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[April 15th] [The Three Musketeers] I Do Not
Title: I Do Not
Day/Theme: beep beep yeah!
Series: The Three Musketeers
Characters/Pairing: The Inseparables
Rating: G
It was, perhaps, inevitable. In a camp of several thousand soldiers, all of whom were constantly wound up and ready for action, but not even a tenth of whom actually got a chance to fight on any given day, internecine clashes were bound to happen. Nonetheless, no one had expected one in this context. In mere moments, the entire off-duty complement of the Musketeer company had gathered outside the tent in question, and were listening avidly to the aggrieved voices from within. The lackeys, on the other hand, having a rather more acute sense of self-preservation, had quickly made themselves scarce.
Aramis was well known as the most mellow member of the Inseparables, and it was therefore a shock to the listeners to hear his voice raised to the current extent. "I do not," he declared in a tone that bordered on shrillness, "make funny noises in my sleep!"
"Damn right you don't," Porthos huffed. "You make annoying ones. Like a dying mouse." He proceeded to attempt to mimic the said noises; the amusement value of this imitation was only increased by the fact that Porthos' vocal cords did not really allow for squeaking.
"I have never heard such a thing," Athos offered calmly, only to be met by a snort from d'Artagnan.
"That would be because you sleep like a rock, Athos! Or at least, you would if rocks smelled of wine, and were prone to snoring - "
"I do not snore," Athos interrupted, less calmly.
By this time, even the most curious among the listeners had started to edge away. History does not, therefore, record which of the foursome threw the first punch; only that by the time Captain de Tréville rushed in to separate them, not only their own tent but two neighboring ones had been levelled. According to the collected letters of one André Lucien de Bussy, then a veteran member of the Musketeers, this day set a new benchmark of fearsomeness for the captain's scoldings, though as he noted "very little of M. de Tréville's speech may be recounted verbatim, for surely such words would not be deemed seemly in a letter to one's family, nor could my ears retain all the many and varied insults therein." The Cardinal is said to have been amused by the event.
Day/Theme: beep beep yeah!
Series: The Three Musketeers
Characters/Pairing: The Inseparables
Rating: G
It was, perhaps, inevitable. In a camp of several thousand soldiers, all of whom were constantly wound up and ready for action, but not even a tenth of whom actually got a chance to fight on any given day, internecine clashes were bound to happen. Nonetheless, no one had expected one in this context. In mere moments, the entire off-duty complement of the Musketeer company had gathered outside the tent in question, and were listening avidly to the aggrieved voices from within. The lackeys, on the other hand, having a rather more acute sense of self-preservation, had quickly made themselves scarce.
Aramis was well known as the most mellow member of the Inseparables, and it was therefore a shock to the listeners to hear his voice raised to the current extent. "I do not," he declared in a tone that bordered on shrillness, "make funny noises in my sleep!"
"Damn right you don't," Porthos huffed. "You make annoying ones. Like a dying mouse." He proceeded to attempt to mimic the said noises; the amusement value of this imitation was only increased by the fact that Porthos' vocal cords did not really allow for squeaking.
"I have never heard such a thing," Athos offered calmly, only to be met by a snort from d'Artagnan.
"That would be because you sleep like a rock, Athos! Or at least, you would if rocks smelled of wine, and were prone to snoring - "
"I do not snore," Athos interrupted, less calmly.
By this time, even the most curious among the listeners had started to edge away. History does not, therefore, record which of the foursome threw the first punch; only that by the time Captain de Tréville rushed in to separate them, not only their own tent but two neighboring ones had been levelled. According to the collected letters of one André Lucien de Bussy, then a veteran member of the Musketeers, this day set a new benchmark of fearsomeness for the captain's scoldings, though as he noted "very little of M. de Tréville's speech may be recounted verbatim, for surely such words would not be deemed seemly in a letter to one's family, nor could my ears retain all the many and varied insults therein." The Cardinal is said to have been amused by the event.