And back to the word mines

[la_marquise]

1626 new words today, which is not at all bad after a break. Qiaqia has turned vigilante, though she isn't sure why.

"So easy, to kill, to silence that blood than jumped and flowed beneath the skin. The girl was staring at her out of eyes that were huge and scared and confused. On either side, the man’s friends stared, too, trying to account for their friend’s sudden withdrawal. She might stop his heart, let him fall where he stood. It would be so very easy…"

Skirt of the day: long black winter-weight.

Comments

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

Impressive word count!

Ooooh...great snippet.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you!

[marina-bonomi.livejournal.com]

I am curious, how do you pronounce 'Qiaqia'? I keep reading it as if it was transcribed from Chinese and I wonder if I'm right.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

You're right, yes (Chee-a-chee-a).

[stina-leicht.livejournal.com]

welcome back to the mines... or something. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

They are being remarkably douce and law-abiding. I am grateful: I hope this seam holds out.

[anna-wing.livejournal.com]

Perhaps just inducing a sudden attack of sneezes, vomiting or uncontrollable diarrhoea would serve the same purpose, make her feel better and avoid irrevocable actions.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

She settled for paralysing his right hand.

[anna-wing.livejournal.com]

Speaking as one who has a somewhat similar problem (temporary, I trust), that would work very well as a massive inconvenience, especially if it's his dominant hand.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I hope your own problem goes away very soon.
And yes, that was the idea: he had used that hand to molest a young woman, and Qq decided to make that much harder for him in future.

[anna-wing.livejournal.com]

Something along the lines of a massive allergic reaction would work too. You know, every time he comes within 2 metres of a woman he starts sneezing uncontrollably.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Oh, that's a lovely idea. Sadly, I don't think she can do that -- she's an aspect of death. But all the same...

[ex-triciasu.livejournal.com]

I like this snippet a lot!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you, Tricia.

[uk-sef.livejournal.com]

"that blood than jumped"

→ "that blood that jumped"

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I am a terrible typist: thanks.

[themis1.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you.