'caboose' would make a good band name

[aria]

So not only did I [a] mainline a children's show and [b] actually tear up at the end of it (I am apparently overinvested in CKR's characters having happy family lives, damn yooou, Ray Kowalski) but I then [c] wrote fic about it.

In this particular case it is china_shop's fault for making encouraging happy sounds when I said that I totally wanted Eric and Fraser's adventures Being Good People together. That is ... not quite what this fic is, because this fic is actually a riff on the tune of "Post-quest Fraser goes to take a Canadian posting somewhere without Ray and is not happy," except that in this particular case a Canadian posting somewhere is Gimli. So I decided to write it for the current (nearly expired, ahaha) ds_flashfiction challenge. WHY NOT. (I think it might also have the distinction of being just as random and obscure as the HCL/Slings & Arrows crossover. Can I get some sort of C6D medal for Pointless But Fun Crossover Fic? That would be awesome.)

Anyway: 1500 Kilometers (& A Caboose). For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, Fraser is BFFs with Eric Johansson. And Johnny and Ray look kind of alike for no particular reason. And Zoë is awesome. And ... mostly I just really like the word "caboose."

Comments

[china_shop]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I've printed it, and will read it after a) I've finished work, and b) I have discouraged random chickens from entering my house! (*flaps hands* I don't know what to do about the chickens -- I suppose I should put them back in the neighbour's yard, but I don't want to pick them up!)

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[aria]

O.O Good luck with those chickens!

I should probably mention that somewhere out there is a happy fluffy fic about Fraser and Eric doing good things together, and this is ... not really it. But it is happy in the slightly melancholy way MLaaD generally is! :D?

(By the way, I adore that icon. Hee.)

[china_shop]

Thanks. I don't have a lot of experience with chickens. *peers outside to make sure they're still there*

And awwww, I'm looking forward to the fic very much. (You made it slash! \o/)

We had chickens for several years.

[yarngeek]

I find that walking toward them can work for awhile, but the darn things are so stupid that scaring them doesn't work really well. Are they actually trying to come in, or just wandering your yard?

(Doesn't your neighbor want to keep the chickens alive? Loose chickens are hawk and fox-food!)

Re: We had chickens for several years.

[china_shop]

They were wandering around my yard and peering in the back door occasionally. They've gone home now. :-)

(Doesn't your neighbor want to keep the chickens alive? Loose chickens are hawk and fox-food!)

I live in NZ -- we don't have foxes, and it's very rare to see birds of prey in the city.