GNARGH. KILL SEWING MACHINE. STABBY.

[burntcopper]

Had finished sundress. went off to mess around on t'internet, other stuff. Then looked at zip and realised it wasn't on quite right, and this would bug me, so I unpicked it, pinned it into correct place, and then ... the sewing machine started fucking up. Not one setting touched on it, you understand. It had bloody well better work this evening otherwise there will be red-hot pokers in its future.

I really shouldn't get so much amusement from Calormene ambassadors going 'Still awaiting orders and we're at your disposal and would like a nice trade agreement but we'd like to say *right now* that we have no designs on Queen Susan. None. None whatsoever. Not one hair on her head.' Because the Rabadash thing is taught as a lesson and parable in schools and they, er, have rather good records and legends of what a rather well-honed sense of vengeance the old Narnian kings have. (this being during the period while all the ambassadors at the Narnian court are milling around going 'new person on throne, we can handle - oh shit, it's not a Telmarine, it's ... it's the old legendary kings and queens of a thousand years ago? And they're kids? Is there *any* protocol for this?')


So, stuff to work in so far :
Telmarines going 'er, okay, conquerors...'
first scorn - 'children? WTF?' (very deadly children)
Caspian adjusting. Acting as sort-of-go-between as nominated by the telmarines whilst cracking up.
Discovering that the new royalty will not be easily manipulated.
Favouring Narnians.
New laws. 'I suggest you learn them, my lords. narnian law is different.'
Bestiality rumours.
Calormenes - treaties, their records of the Narnians and what their relations with the Telmarines were.
Figuring out hierarchy (Pevensies have authority over all other Narnian royalty according to CS Lewis.)
Borders? re-establishing navy?
Rebuilding Cair Paravel. It's not like there's enough thrones, just for starters. Also, crap defensive position. oh god. I need to find out how long it would take to build...(with added 'you put resources into this?')
Assassination attempts from everyone! Especially the telmarines! (er, how many lords *are* left? How much organised support?)
Re : expanding the kingdom. 'Peter, are you sure this isn't just your ego talking?' 'You do remember why we grew last time, Susan.' 'I tried to blank it out. We'd like to actually see you in Narnia for some of this reign.'
Archenland! Archenland treaties! 'we're perfectly willing to take your son/daughter as hostage ward.' 'Lucy, it was your idea to take Corin as a ward the *last* time.' '


Random lines to run through your head in the shower in the morning : 'This is his dry-cleaning bill : four sweater vests' and 'We do the weird stuff' I may have been listening to Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog too much.

Dan gave me yum-yums apropos of nothing. We love Dan. My favourite bakery treat EVAH, and he didn't even know...

Comments

[random-c.livejournal.com]

Define fucking up. Could be dust, could be in needs oiling, could be not quite threaded right, could be it needs a new needle...

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

tension appears to have screwed up and leaving loops of thread in the wheel thing because they're not drawing back up as they should be. :wails: I didn't touch it besides taking the top spool of thread off so I could do some hand stitching!

[random-c.livejournal.com]

Right, yes, sounds like it's not quite threaded properly somewhere on top. Might be worth checking the bottom as well. Give me a yell if rethreading it doesn't help.

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

yeah, you were right - I'd missed the bottom loop on the top thread. All done now.

[random-c.livejournal.com]

Hee. Sewing machine tech support. :)

[alysscarlet.livejournal.com]

Heard today that Pauline Baynes (Narnia illustrator) has died aged 85. Brian Sibley writes a nice piece on her at http://briansibleysblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/pauline-baynes-queen-of-narnia-middle.html