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So many interesting things… (Tales from the SSC&B)

Chris Hall44 Comments

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The red-headed writer (aka la Raconteuse) continued to peer down at the street, she was ninety per cent sure that it was the Gatekeeper who had just walked from the taxi; she grinned since she was pretty certain that he would be more than interested about all these tiny steampunk treasures in this room.

Meanwhile, la Raconteuse moved to the next group of objects by the window, as she got closer to this extraordinary tableau, it was amazing – such detail, as she stared around all the little people; but these were not people, no, these were animals and birds.

It was a delightful scene: there was a square in the middle with some shops, a town hall and a church, and just on the edge of the table there was a small button to press, and so she did.

Everything them began to move – as she smiled with glee; she could see a little group of mice who were by the church, the bride was there, but where was the groom… but then that naughty mouse dropped his top hat, and legged it; jilted she was, that tiny mouse, as she flung the bouquet away, then a little bird, a jenny wren, began to sing.

This was more than wonderful, as she pressed the clockwork machine again – such a lovely thing, as she thought to herself.

But she suddenly jerked her head as she could hear a noise beyond the room; she quickly stood up and moved to the door.

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Di of Pensitivity 101 – Wednesday’s Three Things Challenge: JILT, JENNY, JERK

Denise Farley of GirlieOnTheEdge
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44 thoughts on “So many interesting things… (Tales from the SSC&B)”

  1. A delightful scene indeed, Chris, as those treasures move. 🙂

    Then, after another cliffhanger ending, your readers are in a “Rush” to find out what happens next. 🙂

    (Nice to see the link to “Clockwork Angels” four days before Rush starts their first concert tour in 11 years, with a new drummer.)

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  15. how could one pass by and not enjoy the table set before one… the stage is set and all one has to do is press a button and the story begins…. loved every detail… the square was where everything happened…. the wedding, the dance, the bouquet and the song… completely absorbed in the scene/story…. only to be interrupted…. sigh…

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  16. Fascinating or frightening, this room?! Great scene, Chris. I especially enjoyed your description of the tableau, in particular “…. there was a small button to press, and so she did.” Of course, she did! There’s reason she’s known as la Raconteuse and curiosity is no small part, the woman is fearless!

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    • Aww, thanks so much, Denise! We are not scared (yet). I think curiosity comes with the territory… onto the next scene, and ttm will be there with me in the Room 215 – anyone else, I’m wondering…

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  17. We were lucky to visit a unique clock factory and see the largest automated clock go off! The docent set it especially so that everything that could was set in motion! Oh, maybe not the worlds largest, just the one in our state!

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