I asked (via Google Plus) and you answered - you wanted more of the steampunk western, so here it is!
The door to the saloon swung open and in walked a group of men and women Mona hadn't seen previously on the ship, but she certainly knew who they were. All were attractive and wearing clothes that left no one in the dark as to who, or rather what, they were.
A short-haired woman in spectacles and trousers, who had been sitting at one of the tables near the trio, got to her feet, clutching a book in her arm. As she passed the trio, Mona recognised her. She was Pip Green, a distinguished academic and one of the first female professors in the United States. Pip had relatives in No Hope who she visited frequently. 'Time for the whores,' Pip commented, catching Mona looking at her.
'Not staying for the entertainment, then?' Mona asked jovially.
Pip gave her a wry smile. 'I think I'm going to retire to my room with Jules Verne.'
I'm betting the real Pip Green forgot all about me giving her a cameo in the story, lol.
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Gayle Ramage, you have no idea how much that made me jump this morning! *scrapes self off ceiling* Distinguished academic? Lmao!
ReplyDeleteHah! Brilliant - Pip Green rocked :D
ReplyDeleteLoved the Jules Verne line and the whole floating ship / saloon vibe. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteHahah!!! Pip Green!! What a small world.... ;P Kidding. Brilliant. Had a good laugh out loud moment, as I'm sure Pippa did. You've portrayed the character well in a subtle way. Love it. Bring on more!!
ReplyDeleteNice (snippet and cameo)!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I like the new look to the site.
DeleteCool site remod, Gayle!
ReplyDeleteAnd so glad you listened to us on G+ -- the snippet was worth my vote!
:) Heidi
Nice sequence - very much in the vein of the westerns. Nicely drawn - nothing explicit, but the reader is left in no doubt about the newcomers. And I grinned at Pip's name appearing. Nice sequence!
ReplyDeleteI gather it's an airship rather than a space ship or water ship? Just trying to fit it into a steampunk western genre. And I, too, enjoyed Pip's cameo appearance, though where's the red hair?.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Pip. Verne over burlesque any day!
ReplyDeleteLove the steampunk!