Short story, my ass.

So, yeah, this casefic thing I was hoping would come in at under 5,000 words and be done by the 30th?

It might still be done by the 30th. Maybe. If I can figure out how I'm going to end it.

But I just cracked 6,000 words on it. If it comes in under 10,000? I think I'll call myself "lucky."

But I don't think I want Ben dirtying his hands by killing this guy. This is akin to "taking out the trash" rather than "neutralizing a real threat," and it seems almost beneath him, y'know? I think I'm going to do the Michael Weston thing here and have him manipulate someone else into doing it for him. Yes, we've been watching "Burn Notice" (S2, right now), why do you ask?

Short story, my ass.

So, yeah, this casefic thing I was hoping would come in at under 5,000 words and be done by the 30th?

It might still be done by the 30th. Maybe. If I can figure out how I'm going to end it.

But I just cracked 6,000 words on it. If it comes in under 10,000? I think I'll call myself "lucky."

But I don't think I want Ben dirtying his hands by killing this guy. This is akin to "taking out the trash" rather than "neutralizing a real threat," and it seems almost beneath him, y'know? I think I'm going to do the Michael Weston thing here and have him manipulate someone else into doing it for him. Yes, we've been watching "Burn Notice" (S2, right now), why do you ask?