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Unfortunately, Isobel didn’t get a chance to answer, because it was at precisely this moment that fatigue completely overtook Andrew and his head dropped, face-first, onto the kitchen table. His right hand slowly relaxed its grip on his cup of tea, and a quiet snoring noise began to gently disturb the air.

Isobel had heard a vast amount of late-night disjointed chatter in her time, and much of it had come from Andrew. “Low earth orbit” was new, though. And how had he correctly recalled the figures for acceleration due to gravity?

More to the point, why was Andrew incapable of coherent thought, but entirely able to pronounce “phosphorescent” and “pachyderms”?

The sensible reaction at this point would have been for Isobel to shrug her shoulders, turn off the lights and remove all the sharp objects from around Andrew before going up to bed. Fortunately, Isobel considered “sensible” to be a euphemism for “boring”, so instead, frowning slightly in concentration, she opened his briefcase and began to read.

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Ana Cristina
Posted 5 months ago

You’ve certainly proven yourself, “Capable of Clicking the Sequel Button Man.” Great sequel! I love the last paragraph in particular.
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thebetweenspace
Posted 5 months ago

Very funny “capable of clicking the sequel button man.” LOL . It was very, very humorous. Especially: More to the point, why was Andrew incapable of coherent thought, but entirely able to pronounce “phosphorescent” and “pachyderms”? I also loved the ‘sensible thing to do’ portion. Very brilliant sequel to a story that I really liked, but didn’t quite know how to unpack.
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l.m.orchard
Posted 5 months ago

That you were able to do anything sequel-wise with that story is a feat in itself. :)
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Ridcully Calvert
Posted 5 months ago

I really liked this. You have opened up a very interesting opportunity for future ficlets…
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Valley Fey/Pinprick
Posted 5 months ago

Oh my, I love this one even more.
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Mrs. Robinson
Posted 5 months ago

brilliant…loved the”sensible thing to do” line…
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KevMullins
Posted 4 months ago

excellent!
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S. Lynn
Posted 4 months ago

Wow, to be able to get something off of the first! Fantastic! I love it!
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Stovohobo
Posted 4 months ago

A bunch of great lines in this, as others have pointed out. Funny and interesting continuation.