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bedlamsbardYou know what is really fucking creepy? I went to the WMEA website to look at the schedule for State Solo Ensemble, and was looking at the tenor-bari sax competitors (I may go down to the college later today to see Birkin play), and found a guy with the exact same name as one of my original MCs. Dude, coincidence. It's not a common name, either. At least chances are that this sax player isn't a genetically-engineered killing machine government agent. Also, there is a sax player with the last name "Saxe." Man, bet he didn't have any choice but to play saxophone.
Five times Luc has regretted wooing (or not wooing) a woman.
1. The Comte L'Estrange's youngest daughter. Because the bint got pregnant, and then the Comte and Comtess descended on the manor with the wrath of God in them, demanding that Julien marry her immediately -- honestly, sometimes life would be so much simpler if Julien and Luc didn't look alike, because Julien wouldn't be caught dead with a woman. He's too high-minded for that. Thank God that Julien had witnesses to say he'd been elsewhere that night, but Luc had to skulk in the stables for the better part of two weeks until the L'Estranges left. Honestly, it wasn't like the girl was a virgin, or even very good in bed.
2. Madame Capucine. If he'd known she was the Dauphin's mistress he never would have gotten near her.
3. Monique, the barmaid from the inn in the village. If the bint had just said she was engaged -- well, at least she was a good few rolls in the hay, and the arm eventually did heal.
4. Claudette. She's a darling, and Luc is fond of her, but he can't shake the feeling that if he'd just tried a little harder -- well, tried at all, actually; he and Claudette are friends who occasionally spend nights together, nothing more -- then this whole mess with Belle would never have happened and Julien would have been human a long time earlier.
5. Belle. It wasn't like he was trying anything with her, but he acts like that around everything with a pair of long legs and a nice rack -- all right, he'll be honest, he's like that around everything with a pulse, male or female -- but in hindsight, looking back, it was a very, very bad idea. She's not supposed to be in love with him, not by a long shot. And he loves her, he does, but he knows it's a horrible, horrible mistake.
Five scenes from Danny's life after he gets Made.
1. "Who the hell are you?" JoJo Macchio demands, staring at Danny without recognition.
"This is Danny Constantine," Carmine says matter-of-factly. He cocks his head to one side. "Val's busy right now."
"Messer," Danny says, throat dry. Carmine and JoJo both turn startled eyes on him. "Danny Messer. Val's my uncle."
Carmine doesn't meet a beat. "Danny's his heir," he says. "You got something for us, JoJo?"
2. "I love Boston," Mordecai Giovinazzo says feelingly and his brother snorts, fingering his beer bottle.
"He's got a girl," he confides to Danny. "Layla O'Donnell."
"Any relation to White Mike?" Danny asks. He's learning.
"Yeah, she's his niece," Michael says. He glances at the watch. "Why am I so not surprised dell'Ferrare's running late? Kid's barely old enough to shave."
"He's twenty-three," Danny points out.
Michael shrugs. "Like I said."
3. "Danny," Ace said warningly. "He went after a made guy. We can take him up in front of the Commission." He didn't sound particularly happy about that fact.
"No," Danny said. He reached down to pick up the gun One-Shot had dropped, surprised at how steady his hands were. Carmine glanced up from where he was sitting on the bed, pale-faced and with blood running freely down from the gash just below his hairline. There was another large stain seeping through the rip in his white shirt. "No, we can't."
Ace glanced over at Carmine, but Carmine met his eyes cleanly and just nodded. Ace grabbed One-Shot's hair and jerked his head up. "You fucked with the wrong Family, buddy," he said.
Danny put the gun against One-Shot's ear and fired.
4. "Hell of a shindig," Frankie said breathlessly, throwing herself down in a chair next to Danny. Smugly, she added, "I told you an Irish wedding would be more fun than an Italian one. We know how to party in Boston."
"How can you tell?" Danny said, laughing. "We're all going to be too drunk to remember anything come morning."
"That's the point," Frankie said, and leaned in to kiss him, whiskey exploding like stars on her tongue.
5. "What the hell is he doing here?" Lindsay demanded, stopping dead in the doorway of the conference room. Angell nearly ran into her back, one hand lingering on her hip as she steadied herself.
Flack glanced up, a nasty edge to his grin. "You've heard of Danny Messer, haven't you, Montana?"
"We've met," Messer said, his chair back on two legs against the wall.
"He's Mafia," Lindsay said. "He shouldn't be here. Why is he here?"
"That's what I'd like to know," Mac said from behind her. "I never wanted to see you in here again, Danny."
Five times Luc has regretted wooing (or not wooing) a woman.
1. The Comte L'Estrange's youngest daughter. Because the bint got pregnant, and then the Comte and Comtess descended on the manor with the wrath of God in them, demanding that Julien marry her immediately -- honestly, sometimes life would be so much simpler if Julien and Luc didn't look alike, because Julien wouldn't be caught dead with a woman. He's too high-minded for that. Thank God that Julien had witnesses to say he'd been elsewhere that night, but Luc had to skulk in the stables for the better part of two weeks until the L'Estranges left. Honestly, it wasn't like the girl was a virgin, or even very good in bed.
2. Madame Capucine. If he'd known she was the Dauphin's mistress he never would have gotten near her.
3. Monique, the barmaid from the inn in the village. If the bint had just said she was engaged -- well, at least she was a good few rolls in the hay, and the arm eventually did heal.
4. Claudette. She's a darling, and Luc is fond of her, but he can't shake the feeling that if he'd just tried a little harder -- well, tried at all, actually; he and Claudette are friends who occasionally spend nights together, nothing more -- then this whole mess with Belle would never have happened and Julien would have been human a long time earlier.
5. Belle. It wasn't like he was trying anything with her, but he acts like that around everything with a pair of long legs and a nice rack -- all right, he'll be honest, he's like that around everything with a pulse, male or female -- but in hindsight, looking back, it was a very, very bad idea. She's not supposed to be in love with him, not by a long shot. And he loves her, he does, but he knows it's a horrible, horrible mistake.
Five scenes from Danny's life after he gets Made.
1. "Who the hell are you?" JoJo Macchio demands, staring at Danny without recognition.
"This is Danny Constantine," Carmine says matter-of-factly. He cocks his head to one side. "Val's busy right now."
"Messer," Danny says, throat dry. Carmine and JoJo both turn startled eyes on him. "Danny Messer. Val's my uncle."
Carmine doesn't meet a beat. "Danny's his heir," he says. "You got something for us, JoJo?"
2. "I love Boston," Mordecai Giovinazzo says feelingly and his brother snorts, fingering his beer bottle.
"He's got a girl," he confides to Danny. "Layla O'Donnell."
"Any relation to White Mike?" Danny asks. He's learning.
"Yeah, she's his niece," Michael says. He glances at the watch. "Why am I so not surprised dell'Ferrare's running late? Kid's barely old enough to shave."
"He's twenty-three," Danny points out.
Michael shrugs. "Like I said."
3. "Danny," Ace said warningly. "He went after a made guy. We can take him up in front of the Commission." He didn't sound particularly happy about that fact.
"No," Danny said. He reached down to pick up the gun One-Shot had dropped, surprised at how steady his hands were. Carmine glanced up from where he was sitting on the bed, pale-faced and with blood running freely down from the gash just below his hairline. There was another large stain seeping through the rip in his white shirt. "No, we can't."
Ace glanced over at Carmine, but Carmine met his eyes cleanly and just nodded. Ace grabbed One-Shot's hair and jerked his head up. "You fucked with the wrong Family, buddy," he said.
Danny put the gun against One-Shot's ear and fired.
4. "Hell of a shindig," Frankie said breathlessly, throwing herself down in a chair next to Danny. Smugly, she added, "I told you an Irish wedding would be more fun than an Italian one. We know how to party in Boston."
"How can you tell?" Danny said, laughing. "We're all going to be too drunk to remember anything come morning."
"That's the point," Frankie said, and leaned in to kiss him, whiskey exploding like stars on her tongue.
5. "What the hell is he doing here?" Lindsay demanded, stopping dead in the doorway of the conference room. Angell nearly ran into her back, one hand lingering on her hip as she steadied herself.
Flack glanced up, a nasty edge to his grin. "You've heard of Danny Messer, haven't you, Montana?"
"We've met," Messer said, his chair back on two legs against the wall.
"He's Mafia," Lindsay said. "He shouldn't be here. Why is he here?"
"That's what I'd like to know," Mac said from behind her. "I never wanted to see you in here again, Danny."
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Date: 2007-04-29 03:19 am (UTC)Oh. OH GOD. I just kinda stared at this line, because damn. This is Danny that I love and hate, because he's not the Danny he used to be, and I can't decide if this new Danny is better or worse.
Frankie makes me happy. Irish weddings totally beat Italian ones for partying!
And oh. Oh Mac. And Danny. And Flack. And oh, Mac. "I never wanted to see you in here again, Danny."
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Date: 2007-04-29 06:24 am (UTC)Frankie? Is officially awesome. If Flack didn't want to gut Danny he'd probably approve.
*squints* There is a possibility there is no joy in this story. None at all.
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Date: 2007-04-29 05:22 pm (UTC)Does Danny just have a thing for the Irish?
*sniffs* I'll be sure to find a box of tissues before reading it.
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Date: 2007-04-30 12:34 am (UTC)Actually, I'm not sure if I'll write the whole thing. At least two more scenes (Danny and Flack in the church, Flack bringing Danny back to the Crime Lab). Do you want me to post them, since they're for you?
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