Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.
Prompt word:
TRIM
“So, gotta say, Ro, your years in private schools in Europe, paid for by your uncle Lou, seem a bit lacking, were you intending to introduce your friend anytime soon?”
Rue DeNite, having pushed a button on the front console that through a miracle of German engineering combined with a touch of Olympic gymnast flexibility caused her seat to rotate forty-five degrees, rare wood trim squeaking slightly on the leather; allowing her to face the three other people in the car.
“Sorry, Rue, you’re absolutely right,” leaning against the door to her right, Rosetta smiled at the Sophomore, “May I introduce our driver Rocco, and Emily Post there next to him is Rue DeNite, she works for my uncle Lou Caesare at his club. I appreciate your thoughtful reminder to thank him, seeing how his cut of the fives and twenties stuffed in your ‘costume’ funded my academic time-served at Le Rosey.”While not likely to be used as part of a commercial advertising the quiet ride of the Mercedes, the silence filled the interior of the sedan, until…
“Rocco, dude, nice ride.”
The driver ricocheted a smile off his visor’s mirror, “Tried to get spinners, but Lou didn’t want to run the risk of your neighborhood street urchins getting injured…” a gender-specific pause ended with both men doing a perfect Rodney Dangerfield joke duet,”On my street, the kids take hubcaps – from moving cars.“
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It sounds like Rue and Rosetta go back a long way. Now that the Sophomore’s been introduced to the others I wonder when he’s going to become part of the family.
good observation
(Don’t tell anyone but there might be an intersection between Ian’s involvement with Leanne (on a case from a few years ago) and our friends Rosetta and the Sophomore)
There’s nothing like an old joke to cut the tension.
loved his stuff
Have I met the Sophomore before – right here on these pages?
more over at the Six Sentence Café & Bistro back awhile
(backstory: by a mechanism not explained he is a person transported from college in 1972 to the current present)
There’s something wonderfully incongruous about an EQV and a Rodney Dangerfield joke.
ikr?
plus it was fun to present the joke from the perspective of two natives of Y Chromia
Ooh, nice car… nice song, too!
Nice car, nice song too!
A ride in a Merc, a joke and a sing-along song – a perfect way to start my day!
tru dat
I always enjoy spending time with characters that seem more real than many of the people that cross my path.
A fun scene, Cheap Trick totally complementary.
Rue and Rocco – of course Lou would send them for Rosetta! (glad he did)
lol