Anachronic

3rd Apr, 2006 at 9:58 PM

Spike glanced out the window and froze. "What on Earth are they doing?"

"What?" Dawn didn't look up from her observation post.

"There's a bunch of people in the park waving sticks about in slow motion."

Dawn passed Spike her binoculars. "Tai Chi with walking sticks? Golf practice? Self-defence for seniors? "

"They're waving swords about," Spike snorted in amusement. "I think it's the local chapter of SCA."

Joining Spike, Dawn shook her head. "Idiots. I'd have their legs off before they blinked."

"Maybe their plan of attack is to incapacitate their opponent with hysterical laughter."

"I'd say it's working."

open_on_sunday — challenge #158: fools
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ozma914

3rd Apr, 2006 12:18 (UTC)

I can hear the hysterical laughter swelling in the background.

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redwolf

3rd Apr, 2006 12:21 (UTC)

Much laughter. At least they weren't wearing the armour as well.

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ozma914

3rd Apr, 2006 12:47 (UTC)

I'd be wearing the armor. Not against enemies, but to keep from hurting myself. :-(

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msgenevieve

3rd Apr, 2006 12:19 (UTC)

*sporfles*

Having once briefly dated a boy deeply mired in a local chapter of the SCA, I'm with Dawn.

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redwolf

3rd Apr, 2006 12:26 (UTC)

This drabble is almost verbatim from walking the dogs yesterday morning. The things you see in the park when you don't have a gun.

The SCA do tend to be wacky. Well, the ones I've met are. On the bright side, the do seem overly attached to their armour, will don it for any occasion and seem quite happy to let you shoot them. Admittedly, it was only with 10kg recurve bows and the arrows were fitted with rubber stoppers, but I can still make them hurt.

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jans_intentions

3rd Apr, 2006 15:39 (UTC)

LOL, that's great!

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redwolf

3rd Apr, 2006 22:20 (UTC)

Many thnaks!

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chessie_reeves

17th Apr, 2006 06:52 (UTC)

*giggles* I like Dawn's suggestions as to what the stick waving people were doing.

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redwolf

17th Apr, 2006 09:09 (UTC)

Why on earth would you expect people to be waving swords in a public place? I really should have taken a photo of the nutballs that inspired this, it would have made an apt icon.

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