Drabble therapy!

[vulgarweed]

Obrigada to everyone who offered condolences and commiserations over yesterday's unfortunate World Cup turns.

Here, have a Good Omens drabble. x-posted to go100


Mislaid Plans
Words: 100
Rating: PG for inadequate profanity
Characters: Aziraphale and Crowley
Summary: Some human passions can easily override the outmoded communications systems of Heaven and Hell.




“Bugger,” Aziraphale said, looking at the parchment. “I was supposed to do something about that match. What a pity they couldn’t get in touch with me yesterday.”

“Why couldn’t they?” said a suspiciously suntanned Crowley.

“Too much prayer interference over London,” Aziraphale said, wincing. Like the rest of the city, he was a little hungover, and not in a good way.

“Oh! Oh yes,” Crowley. “I missed a manipulation memo from my side as well. Same reason, it must be. Too much cursing interference.”

“Were you here?”

“No, I was checking on that ‘Girl From Ipanema’ Muzak project in Rio.”



Not sure if that makes it better or worse, really.

Comments

[dreya-uberwald.livejournal.com]

Love the idea of human static getting in the way of divine/infernal communications.

I wasn't watching the England match (used the fact that the game meant that the town centre was practically deserted during the game to get some shopping done without the usual crowds), but I did hear the collective groan from what sounded like miles around when the penalty was missed.

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you. I honestly can't imagine a prayer on any other theme getting through during the penalty kick phase of that England match. And I'm in the US and I'm only half Brazilian, but that was enough to feel a taste of the collective national gut-punch. Ow.

That must have been an awesome sound.