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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2021-01-17 02:08 pm

Sunday Snippet, et. al.

I recently revealed myself on Twitter as a former renfest performer and when someone asked me what I did there, I went down a small hole of looking up photos and y'all look at this picture of me and the largest group of drummers I ever had on a single day. I never knew how many drummers would show beyond the two core leads and Michael Buck (our guitarist, who often drove in with me since he lived a block away). Just so happened that one day nearly everyone showed up and there was someone in the audience with a panorama lens. I miss my drummers, y'all.

Today I've already written several hundred words on Good Intentions so I'm gonna skip doing a question today (I will get through them all eventually!) but I have lots of options for snippets. I posted one on [community profile] brush_and_lantern already, so here's a different bit.

Zhao Yunlan nodded. “Okay, well, we’ve got about an hour before the next scheduled activity.” He grimaced and pretended to shudder. “Some sort of mixer activity.” His eyes flicked to Chu Shuzhi. “You, uh, wanna go for another walk or something?”

Shen Wei looked at Chu Shuzhi, uncertain if this was a group event. The dead stare Chu Shuzhi directed back at him over the cover of the book seemed to indicate the invitation was probably for a party of two. Shen Wei opened his mouth to accept but paused at the recollection of Ye Zun’s slumped, lonely shoulders. At his hesitation, Zhao Yunlan’s face fell and the memory was replaced by Ye Zun’s arrogant sulk.

“I would,” Shen Wei said before he could change his mind again. “Yeah.”