Fic: Chips: Gen

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Title: Chips
Length: 221b
Rating: Gen
Notes: for the monthly prompt: code. also inspired the drawesome March prompt: toned paper
Summary: After a long day on one of Holmes' errands, Watson is peckish.




When I alit at Paddington, I was cursing the name of Sherlock Holmes.

That morning, he’d knocked me up, and I’d been sent out without so much as a cup of tea to warm my belly on an urgent quest. I’d spent the day running hither and thither with no time for nourishment. Thus, upon return at dusk, I exited Paddington station in a ravenous state. I immediately spied a maid selling chips, lovely chips, hot and greasy.

I was not the only one drawn to this siren. A man in a green Homburg was queued in front of me and taking far too long with it. Finally, it was my turn, and so dire was my state that I was brusque to the point of rudeness. Nevertheless, the maid must’ve recognised my condition and taken pity for she gave me a double portion.

As I ate, I noticed on the interior of the brown was scratched a message in a familiar code of dancing men. It read:

FOLLOW GREEN HAT.

“Oh Lord,” I grumbled. I looked over my shoulder, but, of course, the maid had disappeared.

Then I caught a second part to the message.

TAKE CHIPS.

“Damn right I will,” I muttered, shoving a hot bit of potato in my maw and setting my sights on that green bowler.

Comments

[smallhobbit]

Poor Watson, can't even eat his chips in peace.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, he's having a time of it. These are called steak fries in the US. I thought they were the closest thing we had to your chips.

[smallhobbit]

Yes, from the picture they look similar.

[happyeverafter72]

Poor Watson! A great little story.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, he's had a bad day. Thanks for reading!

[scfrankles]

That second part of the message "TAKE CHIPS" makes me laugh so much ^____^ I also loved Watson's description of "the maid" as a siren and his description of his hungrily open mouth as a maw. Perfect choice of words ^___^

Oh, and that's such a great picture ^___^ Your dancing men are so elegantly drawn and it's such an appealing composition. (And not just because I want chips now ^___^)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Happy to make you laugh! Holmes knows he's putting much on Watson. I expect he'll get a couple of days holiday when the case is over. I imagine Watson waxes more poetic when he's famished.

Thank you! I wanted to do something with dancing men but the drawsome prompt sort of steered me in the direction. Then I just had to get the right kind of chips! It's a huge compliment that it makes you hungry! A moving piece of art :)

[debriswoman]

All that hithering and thithering, poor lad. Deserves to eat his chips in peace, he does.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, I hope he gets a nice holiday when this case is all over.

[gardnerhill]

Smart man, that Holmes. Watson will do a lot of useful work if you feed him.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, much more obliging with a full stomach!