Miss Midas, a story for the Giraffe Call
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aldersprigFor ysabetwordsmith's prompt. Thanks to @inventrix and @dahob for helping me figure this one out.
“I don’t want this anymore.”
Jewels flopped onto the doctor’s table, glaring at her hands in their perpetual gloves.
“I tried to get a manicure the other day and nearly killed the poor girl. I can barely eat without gloves on, and gold flatware is just not all that interesting. I thought it was sort of a fun power when I got it, I’ll admit – but it’s really really conspicuous. Last week someone mugged me just to get me to gold-plate his kid’s baby shoes.”
“You know the solution,” the doctor sighed. “Have you found someone willing?”
“Surprised the hell out of me, but I did. Alberta comes from a very poor family, but she’s savvy. She’s been slipping my gold into the markets for me for years.”
“And her hands…?”
“She got one of the old-time ones. She can spin and embroider perfectly. I don’t think I’ll get a lot of use out of it, but, on the other … ha, hand…. it’s not as likely to kill someone, either.”
“Well, you can certainly afford it. And you’re not the first pair I’ve done this for. Very well, bring her in, Miss “Midas,” and we’ll perform the switch.
“Although when we’re done, and your hands have healed, I might mention that I own an alpaca farm…”
ysabetwordsmith's prompt. Thanks to @inventrix and @dahob for helping me figure this one out. “I don’t want this anymore.”
Jewels flopped onto the doctor’s table, glaring at her hands in their perpetual gloves.
“I tried to get a manicure the other day and nearly killed the poor girl. I can barely eat without gloves on, and gold flatware is just not all that interesting. I thought it was sort of a fun power when I got it, I’ll admit – but it’s really really conspicuous. Last week someone mugged me just to get me to gold-plate his kid’s baby shoes.”
“You know the solution,” the doctor sighed. “Have you found someone willing?”
“Surprised the hell out of me, but I did. Alberta comes from a very poor family, but she’s savvy. She’s been slipping my gold into the markets for me for years.”
“And her hands…?”
“She got one of the old-time ones. She can spin and embroider perfectly. I don’t think I’ll get a lot of use out of it, but, on the other … ha, hand…. it’s not as likely to kill someone, either.”
“Well, you can certainly afford it. And you’re not the first pair I’ve done this for. Very well, bring her in, Miss “Midas,” and we’ll perform the switch.
“Although when we’re done, and your hands have healed, I might mention that I own an alpaca farm…”
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Date: 2011-12-28 03:22 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2011-12-29 08:02 pm (UTC)Re: Thank you!
Date: 2011-12-29 09:25 pm (UTC)ROFLMAO!
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Date: 2012-01-01 03:35 pm (UTC)Did you read the Aunt Family story about the sweaters?
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Date: 2012-01-02 03:01 pm (UTC)I can't remember if I read the sweaters story a the MonSter ate my memory years ago. I have this MonSter-given super-power, though, that means I can re-read things and not remember what happens so I read it as if it was the first time - it is the same for watching TV or films as well - useful!
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Date: 2012-01-02 03:04 pm (UTC)Sweater Set: http://aldersprig.dreamwidth.org/201685.html
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Date: 2012-01-02 03:10 pm (UTC)Re: ROFLMAO!
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Date: 2012-01-07 05:01 am (UTC)Whoa, hand transplant? Creepy and cool. And fairy-tale-ish on multiple levels! :D
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