06/16/25 – A Weapon

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As Audri began making her way downstairs, Gerek got up and said, "Wait. Audri." Looking back at him, she said, "What?" Gerek said, "Thank you. I've never had a non-Bollyck stand up for me before. And both you and Lasper did so today. Okay. I'll do it." Looking concerned, Audri asked, "Do you want a weapon or something?" Gerek pointed at the lamp she was holding and said, "Like a lamp?" Audri looked down at the lamp and then said, "Well, it's not like there are any cudgels lying around." Gerek said, "My thought exactly."

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To (untrained) bravery, a lamp is probably just as much a cudgel as a cudgel.

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As Audri began making her way downstairs, Gerek got up and said, “Wait. Audri.” Looking back at him, she said, “What?” Gerek said, “Thank you. I’ve never had a non-Bollyck stand up for me before. And both you and Lasper did so today. Okay. I’ll do it.” Looking concerned, Audri asked, “Do you want a weapon or something?” Gerek pointed at the lamp she was holding and said, “Like a lamp?” Audri looked down at the lamp and then said, “Well, it’s not like there are any cudgels lying around.” Gerek said, “My thought exactly.”

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6 Comments

  1. progan01

    I can almost see the inscription now:

    “Here Gerek and Audri faced down the dozen alien intruders. Send word to Sparta: We whaled on them with the lamp until it broke.”

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