LMM 148: Incentivized

Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one who plays games.

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Incentivized

Gingko immediately inducted the lot of them. “Michael wards our beach against sea monsters and sharks, but everyone who lives at Stately House needs to be a strong swimmer.”

“What if we don’t want lessons?” challenged Nonny.

“You’ll miss out on all the best games if you don’t,” returned Gingko.

There was a muddle of questions and translation, with Timur and Suuzu proving their multilingual prowess. Jacques kept Gilen in the loop, but he couldn’t say what games Gingko meant.

With a sly smile, Ginkgo suggested, “Akira, show us the one you were telling me about earlier?”

Tsumiko’s brother grinned.

Posted: June 20, 2020
Prompt: Monster, suggested by Cheesegoddess
Words: 100

Summary: Jacques Smythe brazens his way into Stately House and shows no sign of departing. Like it or not, Lord Mettlebright has himself a butler. An Amaranthine Saga Serial. [Humor, Drama, Family] Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Lord Mettlebright’s Man tag.

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