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lone_pyramid requested the Warehouse 13 ferrets making an appearance on Fringe.
(Yes, a group of ferrets is really called a Business. I checked. There's an older term, "fresnyng", but not a lot of pun potential.)
Spoilers: No real spoilers, beyond vague hints at both shows.
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Summary: Mrs. Frederic hates interdepartmental cooperation in general and the FBI in particular.
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The Business of Ferrets
Mrs. Frederic hates interdepartmental cooperation in general and the FBI in particular. She finds it easier to railroad people where ever possible, leaving no room for argument. Of course, her traditional traveling partners are so large they don't leave much room for anything, but that's a comfort too.
When she has no alternative, Mrs. Frederic serves tea. Because the Kettle will end up in someone's hand eventually, and ferrets are an excellent way to drive the point home.
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Walter Bishop is a young man when he has tea the first time. Well, he's not a young man, but his eyes are so youthful and full of wonder that it's almost hard to look at. What's harder to look at is the sadness that lurks behind his eyes, something that is not quite grief, but will be someday.
That first ferret has bright eyes and muddles up the electrical wiring of every room it's put into.
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Nina Meyers pours tea with the wrong hand. The kettle had come to her new bionic one, and she'd switched it over almost without thinking. That doesn't make sense. The new arm is much stronger and more capable of fine movement than the arm she born with, but Nina hasn't realized her strength, her gift yet.
Nina's ferret watches the others closely, never playing amongst them, but somehow managing to pull all their strings.
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William Bell speaks in calm, clipped tones. His voice is full of pain and something that cannot be quantified. Something has happened, something he didn't stop and couldn't control. Something that he will fight, even though it's going to cost him his life. The Kettle reflects his face with blurred lines, and he looks old and broken in the mirror.
The ferret never quite manages to fit in with the others, always acting like it belongs somewhere else.
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Peter Bishop is so much like his father it almost hurts. The Kettle is in his hand before he manages to take off his coat, and before anyone can shout a warning, the room is full of ferrets. By the time the Kettle is doused, the chittering mass has eaten all the muffins and trashed the sugar bowl.
These ferrets stick together, sleeping in one great lump together, and one of them always stays awake to watch over the others.
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Walter Bishop is an old man when he has tea the second time. Well, he's not an old man, but his eyes are clouded with something unnameable, and so full of longing it's almost hard to look at. What's harder to look at are the lines on his face, the grief that he lives with every day of his life, and the tiny spark of hope that he'll find rest someday.
The second ferret sits in the centre of the room and doesn't move, almost like it is afraid of what its actions might cause.
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Olivia Dunham holds the Kettle for almost half an hour and produces no ferrets at all.
For the first time in recent memory, Mrs. Frederic is afraid.
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fin
Gravity_Not_Included, August 1, 2010
lone_pyramid requested the Warehouse 13 ferrets making an appearance on Fringe.(Yes, a group of ferrets is really called a Business. I checked. There's an older term, "fresnyng", but not a lot of pun potential.)
Spoilers: No real spoilers, beyond vague hints at both shows.
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Summary: Mrs. Frederic hates interdepartmental cooperation in general and the FBI in particular.
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The Business of Ferrets
Mrs. Frederic hates interdepartmental cooperation in general and the FBI in particular. She finds it easier to railroad people where ever possible, leaving no room for argument. Of course, her traditional traveling partners are so large they don't leave much room for anything, but that's a comfort too.
When she has no alternative, Mrs. Frederic serves tea. Because the Kettle will end up in someone's hand eventually, and ferrets are an excellent way to drive the point home.
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Walter Bishop is a young man when he has tea the first time. Well, he's not a young man, but his eyes are so youthful and full of wonder that it's almost hard to look at. What's harder to look at is the sadness that lurks behind his eyes, something that is not quite grief, but will be someday.
That first ferret has bright eyes and muddles up the electrical wiring of every room it's put into.
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Nina Meyers pours tea with the wrong hand. The kettle had come to her new bionic one, and she'd switched it over almost without thinking. That doesn't make sense. The new arm is much stronger and more capable of fine movement than the arm she born with, but Nina hasn't realized her strength, her gift yet.
Nina's ferret watches the others closely, never playing amongst them, but somehow managing to pull all their strings.
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William Bell speaks in calm, clipped tones. His voice is full of pain and something that cannot be quantified. Something has happened, something he didn't stop and couldn't control. Something that he will fight, even though it's going to cost him his life. The Kettle reflects his face with blurred lines, and he looks old and broken in the mirror.
The ferret never quite manages to fit in with the others, always acting like it belongs somewhere else.
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Peter Bishop is so much like his father it almost hurts. The Kettle is in his hand before he manages to take off his coat, and before anyone can shout a warning, the room is full of ferrets. By the time the Kettle is doused, the chittering mass has eaten all the muffins and trashed the sugar bowl.
These ferrets stick together, sleeping in one great lump together, and one of them always stays awake to watch over the others.
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Walter Bishop is an old man when he has tea the second time. Well, he's not an old man, but his eyes are clouded with something unnameable, and so full of longing it's almost hard to look at. What's harder to look at are the lines on his face, the grief that he lives with every day of his life, and the tiny spark of hope that he'll find rest someday.
The second ferret sits in the centre of the room and doesn't move, almost like it is afraid of what its actions might cause.
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Olivia Dunham holds the Kettle for almost half an hour and produces no ferrets at all.
For the first time in recent memory, Mrs. Frederic is afraid.
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fin
Gravity_Not_Included, August 1, 2010
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Date: 2010-08-01 05:08 pm (UTC)For the first time in recent memory, Mrs. Frederick is afraid.
Dude, I was laughing until that point, and then I went, ".... Damn."
Awesome.
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Date: 2010-08-01 05:51 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-08-01 05:52 pm (UTC)(Random aside: The dude in your icon is going to be a CIA/Buy More employee on this coming season of Chuck! I'm kind of excited.)
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Date: 2010-08-01 07:05 pm (UTC)And Peter. Poor boys.
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Date: 2010-08-01 07:13 pm (UTC)Thanks!
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Date: 2010-08-02 12:24 am (UTC)This is awesome! I like how you (mostly) bookended it with young!Walter and old!Walter, and oh, poor Peter, and oh, poor, poor Olivia.
I am intrigued by Nina's name change.
Great work, especially on short notice! You win at ferret-writing! *g*
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Date: 2010-08-02 12:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-02 12:35 am (UTC)I could also take from it that she has everything she wants and so doesn't have anything to wish for, but that wouldn't make Mrs. Frederic afraid.
What are you thinking? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Date: 2010-08-02 12:38 am (UTC)(Which is not the same as not wishing for impossible things. She had no impossible wishes.)
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Date: 2010-08-02 12:39 am (UTC)I thusly change my response to, poor, poor Peter, and yay Olivia! *g*
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Date: 2010-08-02 12:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-02 03:02 pm (UTC)And this has made me so want to re-watch the first season of Warehouse 13 because I can't for the life of me recall the ferrets.
Also, TEA references for the win of awesomeness!
ETA: okay, just read other comments to this post and have been reminded that ferrets are result of impossible wishes. Now I <3 this fic even more. :)
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Date: 2010-08-06 01:34 am (UTC)This is definitely the fic with a thousand interpretations of the ending! ;)
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Date: 2010-08-06 12:54 am (UTC)Also, I love that Olivia doesn't make any at all.
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Date: 2010-08-06 01:34 am (UTC)Astrid would not tolerate the ferrets at all.