Law Firm from Hell drabble, v.3.0

[agilebrit]

How's this?

Working at the firm we've not-so-jokingly nicknamed "Beelzebub's Barristers," I'd never had qualms about getting terrible people out of big trouble. That's what lawyers do, although usually on a smaller, less supernatural, scale than ours.

But this client destroyed an entire city, and laughed while he did it. Over a million men, women, and children obliterated, just like that. So instead of getting him off, I made sure he was found guilty, sentenced to death, and sent directly to Hell. Do not pass Go.

I figured they'd fire me. Probably send me to Hell to keep the client company. Do not collect your $200 per minute. Yet here I sit, in a comfy corner office, with a fat raise and the partnership I'd always coveted.

And I wonder: Is this a reward? Or a punishment?

135 words.

*facepalms* And I'm sitting here violating my own rules. THESE AREN'T DRABBLES. They're flashfic.

Comments

[ericjamesstone.livejournal.com]

I like the addition of the Monopoly references. Overall, I think it works.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

:) Thankee!

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Sorry to drop in from nowhere but I have to ask, but what fandom is this drabble?

This is really good. I like it a lot.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's not a fandom, it's original. However, it was modified from a Lindsey POV (Angel the Series) drabble I wrote a few years ago. I tweaked the plot so it wouldn't be obvious. :)

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the promt reply! I was reading for my Herald post and liked this quite a lot. Couldn't tell if it was Lindsey or not because it could apply to so much.

It's very well-written.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, it's vague on purpose. :) I mean, the Evil Law Firm isn't just a trope in Angel. Did you ever see "Devil's Advocate" with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves?

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Yes, I did! See, this would fit that too. Heeeee!