Fifty Seven - BF
Neither of them spoke to the other until they were on the plane heading home.
"So..." Virgil eventually said. "What did you think?"
"He's..." Scott struggled to find the right words. "...a little odd..."
"That's putting it mildly." Virgil commented.
Scott continued. "But I kind of liked him and what's more, I trusted him. What about you? You two seemed to be getting on like a house on fire."
"Only after I asked about the Constable. He was ignoring me up till then."
"So what did you think?"
"He's... eccentric is being polite. You should have seen what he was wearing."
"Let me guess. For you to notice it must have been something clashing. Pink bow tie, green shirt and fluorescent orange trousers."
"Oh no. I couldn't fault his colour sense." Virgil chuckled. "Everything was perfectly co-ordinated."
"Then what was wrong?"
"He was wearing a rabbit outfit."
"You're kidding me!"
"I'm not! Right down to the floppy ears and the fluffy tail. You heard him jumping about the room. He was hopping like a rabbit! It looked so weird watching you get examined by this giant rabbit and you didn't know a thing about it!"
"Heck." Scott exclaimed. "I'm glad you didn't tell me at the time.... So apart from the eccentricity, what did you think?"
"Believe it or not, I liked and trusted him too."
"So what was it with that 'But he still expects Scott to pay for his own operation'" Scott mimicked Virgil's soft voice, "rubbish you were spinning."
"He seemed a little too keen on getting his hands on Father's money. I had to be sure that he wasn't taking you for a ride."
"And now how do you feel."
"Guilty! Really guilty!" Virgil admitted. "I could have spoilt everything for you. I think he genuinely believes he can help you."
"And can you and Brains make his machines?"
"It looks fairly straightforward."
"Great!" Scott thought for a moment. "Another question. Just what did you have in mind when you said, 'But we've both had... commitments... if you know what I mean'." Once again he'd mimicked Virgil's voice.
"You know, I could get very annoyed with that, very quickly." Virgil said mildly.
"So what were you thinking of?"
"Nothing really. I thought I'd leave it up to his imagination."
"The mind boggles at what he could be thinking."
The plane soared on for a few miles more.
"Is that true what you said about why you took up technology?" Scott eventually asked.
Virgil shrugged. "I've never really thought about it. I guess so. It sounded good anyway, he seemed impressed."
"It impressed me."
"Really." Virgil seemed surprised.
Tracy Island came in to view.
"Nearly there."
Neither of them spoke to the other until they were on the plane heading home.
"So..." Virgil eventually said. "What did you think?"
"He's..." Scott struggled to find the right words. "...a little odd..."
"That's putting it mildly." Virgil commented.
Scott continued. "But I kind of liked him and what's more, I trusted him. What about you? You two seemed to be getting on like a house on fire."
"Only after I asked about the Constable. He was ignoring me up till then."
"So what did you think?"
"He's... eccentric is being polite. You should have seen what he was wearing."
"Let me guess. For you to notice it must have been something clashing. Pink bow tie, green shirt and fluorescent orange trousers."
"Oh no. I couldn't fault his colour sense." Virgil chuckled. "Everything was perfectly co-ordinated."
"Then what was wrong?"
"He was wearing a rabbit outfit."
"You're kidding me!"
"I'm not! Right down to the floppy ears and the fluffy tail. You heard him jumping about the room. He was hopping like a rabbit! It looked so weird watching you get examined by this giant rabbit and you didn't know a thing about it!"
"Heck." Scott exclaimed. "I'm glad you didn't tell me at the time.... So apart from the eccentricity, what did you think?"
"Believe it or not, I liked and trusted him too."
"So what was it with that 'But he still expects Scott to pay for his own operation'" Scott mimicked Virgil's soft voice, "rubbish you were spinning."
"He seemed a little too keen on getting his hands on Father's money. I had to be sure that he wasn't taking you for a ride."
"And now how do you feel."
"Guilty! Really guilty!" Virgil admitted. "I could have spoilt everything for you. I think he genuinely believes he can help you."
"And can you and Brains make his machines?"
"It looks fairly straightforward."
"Great!" Scott thought for a moment. "Another question. Just what did you have in mind when you said, 'But we've both had... commitments... if you know what I mean'." Once again he'd mimicked Virgil's voice.
"You know, I could get very annoyed with that, very quickly." Virgil said mildly.
"So what were you thinking of?"
"Nothing really. I thought I'd leave it up to his imagination."
"The mind boggles at what he could be thinking."
The plane soared on for a few miles more.
"Is that true what you said about why you took up technology?" Scott eventually asked.
Virgil shrugged. "I've never really thought about it. I guess so. It sounded good anyway, he seemed impressed."
"It impressed me."
"Really." Virgil seemed surprised.
Tracy Island came in to view.
"Nearly there."