'The dean unexpectedly cancelled a trip that has been publicly moving forward for more than 6 weeks, and the 8 student participants had all bought plane tickets to Mexico' wasn't good enough. They didn't even listen to WHY I was asking for an exception before going on the warpath. Basically, she didn't want to file the paperwork. It's not a deadline set by anybody else, but she doesn't want to do any more of the papers for this SEMESTER. You need to have things set up two months in advance if you wanted to shadow somebody in April, and it's just moronic. It would make more sense if there was a uniform two weeks' notice, with maybe three for spring break.
They could have at least looked faintly regretful. "I'm sorry, but we can't offer any exceptions to the policy" is good. "If I gave one to you, I'd have to give one to everyone" in this chiding tone-- THAT was it. Umbridge. She had the same sanctimonious little "I thrive on your misery and think you are pathetic" thing going, and I was having a rough enough time because I'm still unhappy about Mexico. (But my parents said that we can use the rest of the money I have on credit with the airline at Christmas, which means no 22-hour drives this year, and they feel really bad that I can't go on my cool little trip so we'll probably go somewhere really cool. They also feel a little guilty that they're going to Alaska for about 3 weeks with no kiddies, so... it'll work out later.)
My professor LOVED that paper-- the history of tampons, and I had images filed with the U.S. Patent Office. (Did you know that the 'modern' plunger applicator was patented in 1933? Or that disposable sanitary pads and then tampons exist because Kimberly-Clark had a shit-ton of absorbent bandaging left after WWI, and the nurses used it for just that purpose?)
Human skin book? Creepy!
Right!! I think even the French prisoners would be unhappy with all the blood, because it's going to reflect poorly on their honor and country, but the French aviators were too damn furious that the dragon was taken at all, let alone hatched and bonded to some English pig. (Is it pigs? I know the French are pejoratively called frogs on occasion, but don't know if France chose a specific animal.)
Spain? When are you going? Pretty, pretty country, and some awesome history.
I know 90% of dragons on arrival. I didn't know "gloire" at all, but the names so far have been awesome and I have caught what they mean.
"Yes, it's not like he can go anywhere anyhow. (Until, of course, Temeraire is strong enough to carry a full-grown man in flight... but still, they're in the middle of the ocean, so where would they go?)" Right. The crew will NOT be happy when (not if) Tem grabs Laurence and shoots off for a joy-ride. It's clear on return that Laurence is still sputtering and attempting to make the dragon not do it again-- Tem's fault, and they can laugh a little at the poor English bugger that's more like the dragon's pet than the other way around, but I think they'd be friendly. Laurence has been a very honorable prisoner, and he was an honorable jailer, and now he's an honorable dragon-toy.
"Excellent. Resigned!Laurence is the best." He really is! So damn cute when he sighs and relaxes some principles.
I KNOW!! And some dragons just don't do well when they lose their person, so he REALLY needs a kidlet or eight to keep Temeraire from pulling a Puff the Magic Dragon and vanishing into nothing.
/shifts brain back to thinking about Granby's excellent moment of insolence. Jane might even be the perspective for the opening, if I feel like I have her. She's been summoned on urgent business (mostly because Laurence's entire crew vouched that she'd be able to help), and when she shows up Temeraire is all coiled around a flamme-de-gloire (if that's wrong, I'll get it right later).
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They could have at least looked faintly regretful. "I'm sorry, but we can't offer any exceptions to the policy" is good. "If I gave one to you, I'd have to give one to everyone" in this chiding tone-- THAT was it. Umbridge. She had the same sanctimonious little "I thrive on your misery and think you are pathetic" thing going, and I was having a rough enough time because I'm still unhappy about Mexico. (But my parents said that we can use the rest of the money I have on credit with the airline at Christmas, which means no 22-hour drives this year, and they feel really bad that I can't go on my cool little trip so we'll probably go somewhere really cool. They also feel a little guilty that they're going to Alaska for about 3 weeks with no kiddies, so... it'll work out later.)
My professor LOVED that paper-- the history of tampons, and I had images filed with the U.S. Patent Office. (Did you know that the 'modern' plunger applicator was patented in 1933? Or that disposable sanitary pads and then tampons exist because Kimberly-Clark had a shit-ton of absorbent bandaging left after WWI, and the nurses used it for just that purpose?)
Human skin book? Creepy!
Right!! I think even the French prisoners would be unhappy with all the blood, because it's going to reflect poorly on their honor and country, but the French aviators were too damn furious that the dragon was taken at all, let alone hatched and bonded to some English pig. (Is it pigs? I know the French are pejoratively called frogs on occasion, but don't know if France chose a specific animal.)
Spain? When are you going? Pretty, pretty country, and some awesome history.
I know 90% of dragons on arrival. I didn't know "gloire" at all, but the names so far have been awesome and I have caught what they mean.
"Yes, it's not like he can go anywhere anyhow. (Until, of course, Temeraire is strong enough to carry a full-grown man in flight... but still, they're in the middle of the ocean, so where would they go?)" Right. The crew will NOT be happy when (not if) Tem grabs Laurence and shoots off for a joy-ride. It's clear on return that Laurence is still sputtering and attempting to make the dragon not do it again-- Tem's fault, and they can laugh a little at the poor English bugger that's more like the dragon's pet than the other way around, but I think they'd be friendly. Laurence has been a very honorable prisoner, and he was an honorable jailer, and now he's an honorable dragon-toy.
"Excellent. Resigned!Laurence is the best." He really is! So damn cute when he sighs and relaxes some principles.
I KNOW!! And some dragons just don't do well when they lose their person, so he REALLY needs a kidlet or eight to keep Temeraire from pulling a Puff the Magic Dragon and vanishing into nothing.
/shifts brain back to thinking about Granby's excellent moment of insolence. Jane might even be the perspective for the opening, if I feel like I have her. She's been summoned on urgent business (mostly because Laurence's entire crew vouched that she'd be able to help), and when she shows up Temeraire is all coiled around a flamme-de-gloire (if that's wrong, I'll get it right later).