Oneida
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Zoe and Wash have a discussion about the finer things in life. Set pre-series and post-BDM.
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For the Friday challenge prompt "silverware". Not beta'd.
Zoe raised a sceptical eye. “She wants to know what?”
“Our pattern.”
The tall woman stilled, trying to process this bit of information that seemed to be making no sense in her brain. “Wash, dear, I don’t know what she means.”
He grinned at his future wife, his Zoe-to-be-mine-forever. “The place settings. You know. Plates and dishes.”
“Why in the ‘verse would your mother want to know that?” She took another drink of tea, her face relaxing into a slightly less bemused state.
Wash shrugged and continued setting up his plastic palm trees on the console. “Something about wanting to find matching silverware.”
“Honey, we live on a spaceship. On the edge of known space.”
“Sure, sure. I know that. You know that. The palm knows that.” He thrust the toy plant towards her. “But my mom doesn’t.”
Zoe straightened in the co-pilot’s chair. “Does she think that you’ve gone on extended vacation?”
“Ha! That’s funny. Strong. Intelligent. Humourous.” He focussed intently on his dinosaurs. “There’s just so much to love about you.”
The woman rose and towered over her seated man. Her arms were now firmly folded across her chest and if she’d been another kind of woman, her boot would have been tapping on the floorboard. She opted for flaring nostrils instead.
“Now honey-bunches, did I mention just how much there is to love about you? Your ability to be understanding being tops.” Wash pleaded, unconsciously pushing himself back into the chair as far as he could. “There didn’t seem any reason to worry dear old mom.”
Zoe glared.
“Only son here.” He attempted a grin that quickly faded. “Wants to keep him safe and all that.”
A thought occurred to the woman. “She does know that I fought for the Independents.”
“Huh...well...see that’s the funny part.” He attempted a
It's in Central New York. Mohawks joined later on. Runs from Upstate south and west into the Fingerlakes. Try not to trip over the Casino on your way by.
They do have some pretty big names in entertainment pass through the place.
The silverware company's not doing so very well of late,but if they get another 50-100 years and you take care of your settings why not?! Oneida Silver was named after an intentional community that settled in the area sometime in the 1800's I believe. It was not exactly a group marriage. The spiritual leader got to breed with everybody. Kind of interesting reading there.
The stainless is pretty ubiquitous, Wash's mom would probably be able to scrape up a worn but matching set for at least 4.
You can't take the sky from me
Still...I honestly thought "Oneida" was gonna be code for something that would tell Wash's mom something big if she was a sympathizer of the Independence movement. Though the meaning used here is all good too;)
BEB
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