Day 16 - Write a scene on horseback

[lilfluff]

This a Flashfic based on a prompt from ravenswept's 30 Days of Flash Fiction Meme

My 30 Days of Flashfic Index Page

Day 16 - Write a scene on horseback

A short Tales of the Mascot piece below.

Note: Actually did two for this prompt. This one, and a rougher (somewhat darker?) one over on my DW account. Apparently I ended up cutting out this note when I first posted as I remember writing it.



Lydia looked over at Kyle, who was once more perched on her shoulder as they rode back to the manor. "What?"

"What, what?"

"You sighed. What is wrong."

"The horses, that's what's wrong."

Lydia looked around at the group's horses. "They look fine to me."

"Huh? No, I don't mean they're injured."

"Then why did you say something was wrong with the horses?"

"Because they shy away every time I try to get on one of them. Some of them even try and stomp on me!"

"But why should they not? You are clearly a predator. They are prey. Letting you climb onto them would be foolish."

"And that is what's wrong. I come to an awesome place. Castles, magic, the kinds of legendary events I've studied for years! Then what happens? I get turned tiny and I have to be carried everywhere!"

"I see. It could become worse."

"Oh no, that's a trap. Don't ever try to position anyone you like into saying things can't get worse! The fates hate it when you say that."

"But it could get worse. If you don't stop stomping on my shoulder for emphasis, I will remove you from my shoulder."

"Eep! No more stomping. Don't make me ride in the bag again. That bag is a dark and horrible place."

Jules shook a finger at him. "Now you're in for it."

"What now?"

Lydia grabbed him by the scruff of his neck, holding him eye to eye in front of her. "That bag was a present from my mother."

"Eep. Jules? May I ride with, no? Tamitha? Carl? Anyone?"

Comments

[aldersprig.livejournal.com]

Aawwww! :-)

[lilfluff.livejournal.com]

Kyle: "No wonder Luna was always a grump in Sailor Moon. No respect! Ack, now I'm sounding like Rodney Dangerfield!"

[aldersprig.livejournal.com]

*giggle*

[mjkj.livejournal.com]

Nice :)

But you might have got it wrong - you should write a scene on horseback.... *grins*

mjkj

[lilfluff.livejournal.com]

Kyle: "That's what I tried to say. But no, just because I've got claws and sharp teeth now. Horses are speciesists!"

Tamitha: "Is that even a word?"

Lydia: "No."

[mjkj.livejournal.com]

Gah, it swallowed a word while posting (I hope it shows now):

you should write a scene [while] on horseback :)

[lilfluff.livejournal.com]

Well... I could try. But it's been years since I was last near a horse and even more since I last rode one. But from what I recall what I would turn in would be a page covered with illegible lines going every which way. :p (The horse I rode thought I was being really dull and lazy and that we ought to be galloping everywhere)

[mjkj.livejournal.com]

Well, if you use your computer/laptop/handheld/smartphone you could even write legibly... :D