The Red-headed League: Entertainment: The Rat in the Bank Vault

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Red-headed League
Title: Entertainment: The Rat in the Bank Vault (part of The Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

Saturday evening’s entertainment is looking up.  Four men came to perform a play.  It began with two of them prowling round, making comments.  Then there was a boring bit, when they all sat in the dark in silence.  But the finale was excellent: a man popped up like a jack-in-a-box, had a bit of a fight and was marched away.

Comments

[debriswoman]

I bet he didn't pay for a ticket:-)

I like the idea of a bored rat, ready for an evening's entertainment:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Probably thought it was a free show, put on for his benefit.

Weekends in the vault must be very monotonous.

[debriswoman]

I wonder if a whole row of them watched:-)

With popcorn in the boring interval.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Very probably.

And no doubt there was the deaf one who needed all the speeches repeated.

[debriswoman]

And a young rat which couldn't keep still; and a rat in a hat, spoiling the view for the row behind...

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Not to mention the two in the back row, who had other things on their minds ...

[debriswoman]

Oh, they had the torch shone on them by the usherette, and had to leave...

[sabrinaphynn.livejournal.com]

<3
I wonder what the president of the bank thought about the rat

Cultured species, those London rats, eh?
Very nice!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Fortunately he wasn't aware of it.

I wouldn't say they were cultured - they'd have been quite happy with music hall turns.

And thank you.

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Bwahaha, splendid! Was it munching popcorn for sides? XD

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Of course.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Wonderful writing and creativity as always. Enjoyed the story and then the 'continued story' b/t you and debriswoman!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. There's only so much story that will fit in 60 words, and then given such an excellent foil, what else was going to happen?

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Quite fun! Excellent use of such a foil :-)

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

The rat needs more entertainment. Might I recommend the concert hall instead of the bank vault? Probably more goodies to eat there too. :)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Apparently Monday to Friday there's sufficient going on in the bank, but the rat is now considering having a weekend away at the opera house.