A really obscure drabble

[cnoocy]

We were only on board to be the entertainment. The Batyscaphic Juggernaut HMS Bishopsgate was to be the prototype of an entire fleet of submersible craft, and for the gala maiden voyage, the ministry hired the men of the Pataphysical String Quartet and the four of us in the Ladies' Chamber Music Society of Lancashire. When monsters attacked the ship, it was because a helpful and courteous Royal Marines sergeant shoved us into Escape Capsule Amber that we eight survived. So when we arrived at this new and beautiful land beneath the waves, we naturally named it after him: Pepperland.

Comments

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

Delightful!

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[okrablossom (from livejournal.com)]

Sorry to take so long to respond, but this is really a killer first line, Marc, one that really says a lot in a few words and sets up a question for the reader that makes them want to know what is going to happen. Excellent!

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[cnoocy]

Thanks!

Re: 1st

[cnoocy]

I think drabbles have a lot in common with epigrams. They're small enough to keep the whole structure in one's head, and they reward a fair amount of work in a manageable amount of time.