The Sausage Shake-Down
For the "Gaspode" challenge at the discworld100 community on LJ.
"No," said Gaspode.
"I hadn't said anything yet," said Carrot, looking hurt.
"I know how this goes, all right? There's the polite enough opening, some innocent banter, then comes the unreasonable request followed by the freats and bribery."
"I-"
"An' I'm telling you I ain't interested. "
"But-"
"So you'll just have to make do wivout ole' Gaspode this time."
There was a moment of silence.
"There's a pound of Uberwaldean sausage in it for you."
Gaspode gave this some thought.
"Oh, all right then," he muttered, hating himself.
Pride was all very well, but a sausage was a sausage.