Good Things Come in Small Packages

[rusty_armour]

Last Sunday, my sister gave me a little puppy figurine to add to my action figure collection, so I thought it was high time that I introduced this newest member to my warped menagerie.



I decided to name the puppy "Kiki" as that's my sister's nickname. [1]



Lester!Dog immediately took it upon himself to protect little Kiki from
the more dangerous elements in rusty_armour's apartment.



As Lester!Dog knew only too well, your average cat could eat a puppy for breakfast. [2]



Apparently, Sheppard also had trust issues when it came to Earhart as he swooped in to save Kiki
before Earhart could get near her...Oh, who am I kidding? Sheppard has trust issues about everything.



Unfortunately, it isn't long before McKay tracks down the new puppy as well.

"Oooooh! Puppy! So cute! Let me have her!"



Sheppard shook his head wildly and turned away from McKay. "Back off, Rodney. She's mine."

McKay stared at Sheppard through his big blue eyes (that are even bigger and bluer when he's scared or upset) and pouted. "When I was a kid, I had a dog that ran away. Did I ever mention that?"

Sheppard rolled his eyes. "Yes, about five zillion times, Rodney," he said. "That was when you decided to become a cat person, remember? And, hey, look. Here's your cat. I had to rescue Kiki from him."



McKay picked up Earhart and began to walk away. "Come on, baby. We don't need some stupid dog. Cats are, like, ten times better, anyway."

"Cat people," Sheppard grumbled. "They're all nuts."



"I'm not a cat person." Archer was peeking around one of the legs of rusty_armour's futon with a look of deep longing in his eyes. "Do you know how long it's been since I last saw Porthos? You have no idea how much I've missed him." Archer's bottom lip was trembling and his eyes welled up with tears.

Terrified that Archer would actually start crying, Sheppard thrust Kiki into his arms. "Okay, you can hold her for a few minutes."



"Okay, thanks," Archer said. Then he took off with Kiki under his arm.

"Hey!" Sheppard shouted. "Come back here, you Starfleet bastard!"



Despite all those years of water polo, Archer was no match for Sheppard in a rage. He had run less than a metre across the floor when Sheppard tackled him. However, although Archer was already down and in a fight, he had every intention of taking Sheppard with him as he sank even further into hell.



Puppy forgotten, both Sheppard and Archer tried to beat the crap out of each other. It was only when they heard a disapproving throat being cleared that they froze.

"You should both be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves," Lester said. "Is this any way to set an example for our new friend?" He shook his head in disgust. "Neither one of you should be allowed within ten centimetres of this dog."

Both Sheppard and Archer watched in horror as Lester lifted the puppy off the ground. "But --"



Lester ignored the protests and walked off with the puppy in his arms. "Come along, Kiki. Due to rusty_armour's propensity for crack [3], I'm afraid I'm all too familiar with how difficult it is to be a dog. We'll find somewhere safer and more civilized for you."





[1] I can't remember how old we were, but my sister earned the "Kiki" monniker when she decided to prance around the living room wearing her rather skimpy nightie and her new winter boots. I don't know where it came from, but I found myself singing the following: "Kiki, the Eskimo girl! Kiki, the little Eskimo girl!" Yes, I realize that the word "Eskimo" is politically incorrect. However, I can't remember if this was before the word "Inuit" came into use or if I just knew that it would be even less PC to call a Caucasian girl prancing around the living room in a nightie and winter boots an "Inuit".

[2] Actually, the same thing can happen with adult dogs. I know two cats [See icon above] who chased the neighbour's sheltie out of their backyard.

[3] That would be "crack" as in the fanfic genre [See entry at fannish glossary] not the drug -- even if most of what I write does seem to be the result of an illegal substance.

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While I'm on the subject of good things that come in small (but highly portable) packages, I'd like to thank jackycomelately again for letting me have her second generation iPod touch after upgrading. I now have some new fic on it and even some free classics waiting to be uploaded through Kobo. Of course, when I brought my new toy with me for Thanksgiving weekend, my family had a blast playing with it. Well, my dad actually stopped at one point because he was afraid he would become addicted and have to buy one of his own. *g*

Comments

[crimsoncorundum.livejournal.com]

Very cute dogs and cat. :) And of course a funny story. :)
Speaking of iPod Touch (or iPhone) - I have been thinking about posting about the free e-book apps for the IOS, I just never got round to actually doing it. In any case, I have found two different apps that include all the Sherlock Holmes stories, not to mention all kinds of other free classics for iBooks, Kobo and a couple of others. I'm sure you've found many of them already, but if not, it's easy to search for more.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Very cute dogs and cat. :) And of course a funny story. :)

Oh, thank you, crimsoncorundum! I'm glad you got a kick out of the story and thought the animals were cute! :-)

Speaking of iPod Touch (or iPhone) - I have been thinking about posting about the free e-book apps for the IOS, I just never got round to actually doing it.

Well, I'd certainly read that entry most eagerly if you did post it. Hell, I'll rec it here as I'm sure there are people on my flist who would be interested. Well, jackycomelately at least. *g*

In any case, I have found two different apps that include all the Sherlock Holmes stories, not to mention all kinds of other free classics for iBooks, Kobo and a couple of others. I'm sure you've found many of them already, but if not, it's easy to search for more.

I have a feeling that jackycomelately might have installed most of the available apps, but I'll send you a PM and let you know what's on the iPod already. And I'm delighted to say that jackycomelately had actually downloaded some Sherlock Holmes stories already! Okay, I'll admit that it was my brother who found her secret stash. Actually, it was my brother who found a lot of the cool stuff, damn him. *g*

[morganstuart.livejournal.com]

LOL! Love it! "Kiki" is adorable and well worth fighting over. ;)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you very much, morganstuart! I'm happy you enjoyed this and felt that Kiki was adorable enough to fight over! :-)

Yay!!!

[jackycomelately.livejournal.com]

More Action! Figure! Theatre! Yay!!!

Awwww...Kiki is adorable! Is she a Scottish terrier? Go Lester!Dog—hee!

Poor Rodney! His attitude toward his pets was such a classic canon moment. I'm not touching the cat/dog debate. I just know that way badness lies!

"Archer was peeking around one of the legs of rusty_armour's futon with a look of deep longing in his eyes." Okay, apparently I have a thing for peeking, but that is such a hilarious image. Once again I can never get over how expressive you make them. Emo!Archer. I howled at the photograph of Archer stumping away with Kiki as fast as his plastic legs would carry him. That couldn't have been an easy scene to set up. I also love the frozen suspended fight with Kiki staring up at us/Lester. Too too funny.

I look forward to the continuing adventures of Kiki! Golly, she hasn't even met the Giant Hand yet! Or, you know, the Other Giant Hand!

I'm so glad that you are enjoying the new toy! And that it entertained your family! I really rely on mine when I'm visiting family without internet. Luckily your family is better equipped! If you are adding fic it sounds like you are well on the way to figuring out all the bells and whistles which is awesome. Have you checked out the SketchBookX app on it? With your interest in drawing you might enjoy it. I just doodle in it basically.

Re: Yay!!!

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

More Action! Figure! Theatre! Yay!!!

Hee, hee, hee! I thought you might approve! :-D

Awwww...Kiki is adorable! Is she a Scottish terrier?

I'm pretty sure that Kiki is some kind of terrier, though I'm not sure if it's Scottish. She does look like a Scottish terrier, so I'm sure you're right.

Poor Rodney! His attitude toward his pets was such a classic canon moment.

I know. I felt kind of bad about poor Rodney, but I just couldn't resist referring to "Letters From Pegasus". That story about his dog is gold. *g*

I'm not touching the cat/dog debate. I just know that way badness lies!

Uh, yeah. I can imagine the results of such a debate and they aren't pretty. *g*

"Archer was peeking around one of the legs of rusty_armour's futon with a look of deep longing in his eyes." Okay, apparently I have a thing for peeking, but that is such a hilarious image.

Unfortunately, I accidentally revealed my hand (You can see my index finger if you look at the image closely), but the picture turned out surprisingly well despite the boo-boo. And I think you might actually be to blame for Peeking!Archer as I'm pretty sure I was thinking of that SGA comic strip you have on your iPod -- specifically the panel with McKay peeking around the corner as Zelenka is talking. *g*

Once again I can never get over how expressive you make them. Emo!Archer.

I wish I could take some credit for that, but I don't do anything to make them that way. Okay, a certain amount of posing helps, along with camera angles, but that's all I do. So, really, it's just dumb luck most of the time. *g*

I howled at the photograph of Archer stumping away with Kiki as fast as his plastic legs would carry him. That couldn't have been an easy scene to set up.

I have to admit that I can't look at that without cracking up. And it wasn't so much a challenge setting it up as trying to get a picture in which Archer actually looks as if he's running. Well, okay, that didn't really happen. After several attempts, the picture you see is the closest I could get to that. *g*

I also love the frozen suspended fight with Kiki staring up at us/Lester. Too too funny.

That was actually pretty easy to set up and the picture turned out better than I could have ever hoped. :-)

I look forward to the continuing adventures of Kiki! Golly, she hasn't even met the Giant Hand yet! Or, you know, the Other Giant Hand!

You're a very brave woman. *g* Well, I'm sure poor Kiki will have more adventures and, no doubt, she will meet one or both of the Giant Hands.

I'm so glad that you are enjoying the new toy!

Yes, I've been enjoying the new toy a lot, though I haven't had as much time with it this week as I would like. I'll have to try to make up for that tomorrow.

And that it entertained your family! I really rely on mine when I'm visiting family without internet. Luckily your family is better equipped!

Oh, it was a real hit with the whole family. I'm embarrassed to confess that I couldn't figure out how to connect to the internet, even though my parents have wireless. I'll have to do some research on that. Fortunately, the fic I downloaded was from my own computer (before I left).

If you are adding fic it sounds like you are well on the way to figuring out all the bells and whistles which is awesome.

Well, you gave me excellent instructions on how to download fic through iTunes, so I had no trouble when the time came to upload some stories. And, yes, I did figure out some things on my own. Mostly. My brother may have given me some pointers as well because he's infuriating that way.

Have you checked out the SketchBookX app on it? With your interest in drawing you might enjoy it. I just doodle in it basically.

Actually, it was my mom who came across the SketchBookX app (Probably not a surprise as you're both the same person *g*) and she had a ton of fun playing with it. In fact, she went back for more because she enjoyed it so much.

[njc2007.livejournal.com]

Thank you for giving me a fit of the giggles.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Well, thank you very much for reading this, njc2007! I'm happy it gave you a laugh! :-)

[boobamiaow.livejournal.com]

Haha brilliant-you should post more of these!

(Is it un-pc to say Eskimo? I've never heard that it was and would still use it!)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Haha brilliant-you should post more of these!

Thank you kindly, boobamiaow! I'm happy you enjoyed it! :-) I don't know if you saw it when it was posted, but I wrote an action figure fic recently for jackycomelately's birthday called Fall Out Boy Fall Out (http://rusty-armour.livejournal.com/91318.html). You might find it amusing...or possibly just strange and disturbing. *g*

(Is it un-pc to say Eskimo? I've never heard that it was and would still use it!)

Well, it's definitely not PC in Canada. Let me do a quick check to see what I can find... *Quick check ensues* Okay, you're fine. According to what I found (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_politically_correct_term_for_an_Eskimo), it's basically within Canada and Greenland that "Eskimo" is considered to be politically incorrect. If most Brits use the word "Eskimo" then it shouldn't be a problem.

[funkyinfishnet.livejournal.com]

Awww that figurine is so cute :) I have a weird little collection of china bits and pieces back at my parents house thanks to my grandma. Here, we have a collection of Mr Potato Head, which all belong to Anthony. They're a lot of fun to buy for him :)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Awww that figurine is so cute :)

Oh, thank you! I'll be sure to let my sister know you think so! :-)

I have a weird little collection of china bits and pieces back at my parents house thanks to my grandma.

That sounds familiar. I know we used to have some tiny figurines that belonged to my grandma, though I'm not sure if they're still around.

Here, we have a collection of Mr Potato Head, which all belong to Anthony. They're a lot of fun to buy for him :)

Well, it's hard to go wrong with Mr. Potato Head! I'm glad you both have fun with that collection! :-)