Snippet, uh, Monday!

[agilebrit]

Since this seems to be the sort-of consensus based on my quick-and-dirty poll.

Setup: Ben made an escape attempt, which went, yeah, about as well as you'd expect. And now he's back in Ange's place, discussing it with her while he recovers. And this one is a bit lighter in tone than the relentless awfulness that Ben's life has been lately.

"I don't know whether to cheer that he got out or clock him upside the head for making it harder for me," Ben said.

"You'd not have cheered this one on, puppy. He was a piece of work who deserved every bit of what was dished to him."

"Who was he?"

She shrugged. "Don't know, he wasn't mine. Rutger somebody. A lot of things changed after him." She eyed Ben and said, "He cut a swath similar to the one I suspect you would, if you ever got the notion. Staked everyone who lived on his floor, and did it quiet enough that no one noticed until it was over and he was gone."

Ben gave her his best baby seal expression, which he knew didn't fool her for a second. "I wouldn't hurt anyone who didn't ask for it."

"I did notice that you considerately left me alive."

"You've been good to me. And I have a thing about beating up women. I try not to." His lips twisted. "Even when they're bigger and stronger than I am, and attacking me. But lying there, sleeping and defenseless like that? No way."

"Knew I read you right." She snorted softly. "Leaving me a note that said 'sorry.' Good god, Benji."

He shrugged. "Seemed crass to just go."

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[lady-moriel.livejournal.com]

Oh, Ben. He and Harry Dresden would get on pretty well, I think, what with the whole sarcasm circuits and chivalry thing. (Also, I still really really really want to see a Dresden movie, or a better show, with RDJ playing Harry, because it would be awesome.)

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaah, you're evil. *beats off plot bunny with a STICK*

That's the one other thing Ben gets from Harry Lockhart (besides the fact that he calls his wife "honey" and RDJ is back to playing him in my head)--the chivalry thing. This makes the women in his life want to pinch his cheeks and tell him how cute he is. ;)

And if you think that the howls of protest over RDJ playing Sherlock Holmes are loud, I can just imagine what they'd sound like if he was tapped to play Harry Dresden. Talk about "too short for the role, by about a foot." OMG. *giggles*

[lady-moriel.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, that's the one problem with RDJ as Harry, but...y'know...movie magic. I mean, if they made 6'1" John Rhys-Davies into a dwarf who's like four feet tall, surely making RDJ a foot taller wouldn't be impossible.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

...

That could work. And it would be AWESOME.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

'baby seal expression' [chortle]

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

*snickers* Well. She calls him "puppy" for more than one reason...

[kensieg.livejournal.com]

does he do puppy eyes?

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

... Look at the picture, and you tell me. ;)

[mela-lyn.livejournal.com]

LOL 'Seemed crass just to go.'

Nice. Very nice. :)

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

My boy does have a well-honed sense of right and wrong. :)

Totally off but on subject...

[mela-lyn.livejournal.com]

http://marvel.com/news/moviestories.9045.Iron_Man_2_Set_Visit~colon~_Part_Four?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Pulse201&utm_content=Link1&utm_campaign=Pulse201Newsletter08042009

*evil grin*