The Creeping Man: Vanity thy name is...

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Title: ...everybody.
Canon Story: The Creeping Man
Rating: Gen

So that’s what happened, thought Alice, as she laid the copy of The Strand beside her. Well, it could hardly matter now, but poor Pressie! Men were such vain creatures.

“Will that be all, m’lady?”

“Yes,” said Alice, just as she caught her own reflection in the well-polished teapot, “but if you would, dim the lights before the guests arrive.”

Comments

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

A very good point ^^" Increased wisdom is great, but none of us are really happy getting old. And a nice nod to HOUN and 3GAB ^__^

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Presbury took it to an extreme, but then so do a lot of people, in a lot of different ways.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Certainly not immune, but taking a slightly less dangerous course.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Yeah, a bit milder solution, but then she's only concerned with the outside, not the virility of the inside!

[debriswoman]

Oh...neatly observed...all have their weaknesses

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Heh heh. "And smear some Vaseline on the lens before you start filming."

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Yeah, how far people take go in doing something about it may vary, but I think the urge is pretty universal, to want to retain one's youth, inside and/or outside.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Precisely!