It's Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday time again.
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To celebrate the release of To Catch A Marlin, yet another snippet.
To Catch A Marlin is a futuristic cat and mouse tale involving Special Inspector Pedroni and the vigilante Jax Marlin, who just happens to be a super sexy woman with ninja skills.
Today, we have Jax onboard the Beemer, a pirate space vessel, and having a discussion with her old friend Taris after a particularly hasty chase...It should be noted, that despite all her escapades and feats, she is quite discomforted with being in space.
“Calm down, Jaxy. This ship’s old but she’s still got moves.”
He did a waddling impression of a belly dancer gyrating, then
grasped her roughly by the shoulders and gave her a reassuring
squeeze. “We’ll just do a big loop and head back—don’t want to
lose that nice ship you left us, now do we?” He clicked his tongue.
“I just can’t understand what you have against space. What with all
the things you get up to, this should be a walk in the park.”
“I like to see the ground.” Jax retorted testily; embarrassment made her grouchy. “Preferably with both feet on it.”
If you are interested in participating in next weeks SFFSat, just click HERE, and follow the rules. Sign up is open every Wednesday - and if you're on Twitter, use the #SFFSat hashtag.“I like to see the ground.” Jax retorted testily; embarrassment made her grouchy. “Preferably with both feet on it.”
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Fun little excerpt, even if the gyrating belly dancer imitation made me groan... ;-)
ReplyDeleteHaha!! Glad you liked :)
DeleteThe belly-dancer made me grin broadly. Jax's response made me laugh. I like this sequence. So what's Jax' relationship with Taris?
ReplyDeleteTaris is a sort of 'uncle.' She's known him since childhood. Glad you enjoyed!
DeleteLove the humor and wryness of this. And as convenient as I can imagine space travel can make things, I totally get Jax's aversion. Great dialogue here.
ReplyDeleteHee hee, thanks! Yep, space...isn't a great as it seems. Like air travel, what a marvel it used to be...now, not so much. :)
DeleteI thought you meant Beemer as in a BMW - I am such a doofus! I had a total visual on that belly dance lol! Thanks for that TK :D
ReplyDeleteHA! Of COURSE it's a BMW!! It's Taris' 'beemer' - his special space vessel, his 'baby'. And in his eyes, it's a BMW!! I'm glad you thought that, it's exactly what I wanted it to be. :)
DeleteYay! I also think you should go for 'special vessel' for the rhyme - although it also sounds a bit phalic!
DeleteHA!!!!
DeleteThe image of Taris gyrating made me lol. :D
ReplyDeleteI bet it wasn't a pretty sight..he's quite portly, you know. :)
DeleteQuite amusing. I can see him belly dancing at the helm.
ReplyDeleteI love Taris. What are the odds of his getting a story of his own sometime? I really think that old pirate's got a tale or two worth the telling.
ReplyDeleteJC, you're putting ideas in my head now..... :D
DeleteLove to see a more vulnerable side of Jax.
ReplyDeleteYes, she does - it all stems from her violent past and her besottedness with her copper :)
DeleteYou really got across Taris' kindly nature in just a few sentences. I like him! He's funny and sweet. Does he have a dangerous side?
ReplyDeleteYep. It's called cholesterol and gout.... :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Jax!
ReplyDeleteCan't argue her logic. That's exactly what my hubs says when faced with flying. :-P
ReplyDeleteHaha. Fun snippet. I love the interaction between her and Taris.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm totally picturing Taris as Phil the Satyr from Disney's Hercules. Just so you know. ;)