LMM 240: Grumpy Goat

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 is usually the life of the party.

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Grumpy Goat

Jacques next texted Ginkgo. Predictably, Nonny answered with a glaring selfie. Jacques wasn’t sure if the goat-crosser had been designated Ginkgo’s secretary or if he’d simply picked the fox’s pocket.

You missed Christmas!!!

I’m sure you managed without me

Idiot
I mean YOU missed Christmas
You *like* parties
Argent’s a scrooge for making you work

Jacques couldn’t think of a single glib thing to say. So he told the truth.

Christmas is too depressing
I ran away

Are you stupid?

Yes

Get home
You have a gift and everything

Moi?
Hey, nonny, nonny?

Wut

Is it from you?

Yes
Ass

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Posted: May 13, 2021
Prompt: Runaway, suggested by bella_ami
Words: 100

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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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… and because I can, here’s a reminder of what Nonny looks like: