It's a Long Way to Portsmouth
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Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters: Dr John H. Watson, MD, recently of the Army Medical Department
Summary: An autumn gale
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 24th writing prompt
October 30, 1880
HMMS Orontes
The October gale must have held a personal grudge against the Orontes.
One man clung to the rail praying his insides would remain inside. Hard-won days of recuperation were undone with each pitch and roll.
The crewman had never seen a worse case of mal-de-mer. These situations were usually amusing, but this time the sufferer was a cripple from the war.
‘Sorry, Sir, we’re moving everybody below to ride out the storm.’
‘No safe harbours then?’
‘None 'til Portsmouth. With these winds, we’re better off at sea.’
Too weak for his crutches, the young officer had to be carried inside.
capt_facepalm Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters: Dr John H. Watson, MD, recently of the Army Medical Department
Summary: An autumn gale
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 24th writing prompt
October 30, 1880
HMMS Orontes
The October gale must have held a personal grudge against the Orontes.
One man clung to the rail praying his insides would remain inside. Hard-won days of recuperation were undone with each pitch and roll.
The crewman had never seen a worse case of mal-de-mer. These situations were usually amusing, but this time the sufferer was a cripple from the war.
‘Sorry, Sir, we’re moving everybody below to ride out the storm.’
‘No safe harbours then?’
‘None 'til Portsmouth. With these winds, we’re better off at sea.’
Too weak for his crutches, the young officer had to be carried inside.
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Date: 2011-07-24 08:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-07 11:37 pm (UTC)Poor Watson!
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Date: 2011-07-24 10:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-07 11:35 pm (UTC)(Poor Watson!)
The ship's motion is lowest at the waterline, but without being able to maintain your horizon visually... ugh!
(Thanks for commenting!)
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Date: 2011-07-24 10:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-07 11:38 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting!
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Date: 2011-07-25 03:58 am (UTC)Very nice drabbling.
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