Ah, my first thing posted in the Leviathan series section. Odd that it should be this and not Blood Ties, which I've been killing myself over. (grumbles something about not enough accurate information)
Anyway, I hope y'all enjoy this because this is what happens when you're at your younger cousin's fourteenth birthday party and the only ones close to your age are your younger sister, her boyfriend, and your older cousin.
Disclaimer: I hold not legal rights over characters, places or settings. They legally belong to Scott Westerfeld... and to other countries and times.
Promt: Bovril eats Bovril, cannibalism?
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by iOc
Bovril
"Hey, Alek?"
"Yeah?"
"What's Bovril eating?"
"I don't know. It looks like Bovril."
"Huh."
"What do you mean, 'huh'?"
"It's not really a food. It's a spread."
"So?"
"Think about it. And that raises another question, how did he even get that stuff to begin with? I didn't think we had any on board!"
"...You know, you should really think about working on not squeaking when you yell. It hurts the ears."
"Sorry, old habits don't die hard. But, I mean, seriously! Where did he get that?"
"Dylan?"
"What?"
"Be quiet."
"Oh, shove off."
"Mr. Sharp."
A giggle.
Silence.
"Dylan?"
"I thought I told you to shove off."
"You did, but I was wondering..."
"...Well?"
"'Well,' what?"
"Well, what were you wondering?"
"If Bovril is eating Bovril, does that make him a cannibal?"
Hah. It's not really that funny. It's more of an amusing whim than anything.
I would like to mention the title. "Nephilim" are the offspring of the "sons of god" (sometimes described as angels) and the "daughters of man." It's an unholy pairing, which is kind of like Deryn and Alek (however one-sided it may be). A lot of these stories will either be comedy or Derlek pairing.
Hey, look at that, I created a title for our favorite couple. It was either that, or Alryn.
