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Challenge: M7M Challenge for 1-24-05: use the phrase "Surely you can't be serious!" in a drabble.
Universe: Various
Characters: Seven
Rating: Gen
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Surely You Can't Be Serious
By MMW
Old West - Ezra, Nathan
"... so three days," Nathan concluded, rising from the chair he’d been using to check over Ezra’s head wound.
"But surely..." Ezra began before Nathan cut him off.
"This is serious, Ezra. Three days."
"But surely..."
"Bad things could happen. You could pass out, get injured, all sorts of things.’
"But surely..."
"Ezra. I don’t want to hear it. Three days, no poker, no patrols, no leaving."
"But surely..."
"I’ll tie you down if I have to."
"But surely you can’t be serious! There is a poker tournament going over at the saloon today!"
Nathan sighed in exasperation. "I’m deadly serious and stop calling me Shirley!"
Note: "and stop calling me Shirley" is from "Airplane"
Little Britches Star Trek - Nathan, Chris, (Vin and JD, though they don’t speak)
"Surely you can’t be serious!" Chris demanded. "I’m the captain of this ship..."
"And I’m the doctor," Nathan interrupted firmly. "In matters of health, I out rank you so get back in that bed and pull up those covers." When Larabee only continued to glare, Nathan added, "Now!"
Chris climbed back into the bed, trying to convince himself it was only because he was setting an example for the boys, not because he felt awful and needed the rest.
Nathan nodded his satisfaction. "Vin, JD and I are going down to hydroponics now. Come on boys. Let’s let the captain rest."
ATF - Chris, Josiah
"Surely you can’t be serious!" Josiah cried. "I mean... I just... It’s not... You can’t be serious!" he reiterated.
Chris waited patiently for the Profiler to settle down. He had expected this response.
"How did I end up with this assignment? Surely, Buck or Ezra or..." Josiah tried.
Chris sighed and held up a hand to cut him off. "Travis is the one who selected. Your name was chosen."
"Chosen?"
"He drew names out of a hat."
"Oh."
"Yes. Oh."
"How long do I have to prepare?"
"Two weeks."
"Two weeks! Surely you can’t be serious! I mean... I just... Two weeks!"
Chris sighed and ran his hands through his hair.
Dungeons and Dragons - JD, Vin
"Surely you can’t be serious!" JayDee cried, stunned at what the barkeep had just told him.
"We don’t serve his kind in here and that’s that!" the surly barman stated, walking away.
JayDee could feel anger rising within him at the injustice of the situation. It wasn’t right. One thing he had learned from the other was to fight for what was right. As he opened his mouth to argue, he felt a hand land on his shoulder and turned to see Vin.
"Let it go, JayDee," Vin said quietly, letting his hand drop. "We’ll just go across the way. Ale’s probably better there anyway."
Little Britches ATF - Buck
"Surely you can’t be serious!" Buck gasped, falling further back into his chair.
The man behind the desk turned and stared at him for a few minutes before pushing his glasses back up his nose. "There can be no doubt, Mr. Wilmington," he repeated, folding his hands. "The proof is right there."
Buck just stared at the man trying to absorb what he’d just been told. It couldn’t be possible, could it? It wasn’t as if he remembered every last name. Half the time he didn’t even ask. Leaning forward, he stared into the man’s eyes seeking confirmation. "JD really is my biological son?"
Lost Lambs - Nathan, Judge Travis
The Judge smiled at the stunned man sitting across from him. He had been so sure one of the others would have told Dr. Jackson by now and was pleased when he found out he had the honor.
"Surely you can’t be serious!" Nathan exclaimed, his mouth still opened slightly in shock.
"I am," the Judge said calmly. Then leaning forward, he stared into the brown eyes. "That report you wrote for me was good enough to catch the attention of some very important people. They feel that it will be a great benefit to doctors everywhere and that’s why they want to publish it."
Runaways - Vin, Judge Travis
"Surely you can’t be serious!" Tanner cried. Vin had stepped into the jail to talk to the judge a few minutes ago, happier than he had ever been. Chris had made such a difference in his life that he didn’t want to believe what the judge had told him. "But he..."
Travis held up his hand. "I wish I was joking, Vin. But Chris has an aunt and when she found out he was alive, she insisted he live with her. She will be arriving on the afternoon stage."
Vin collapsed into the chair behind him.
"We’ll fight to keep him here," Travis assured.
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