“Does He Expect Us”
In this special holiday edition, the stichomancy prompt phrases were all taken from Christmas carols. Jen went in a different direction with it, though. Happy holidays!
- you can do the job when you’re in town
- me, I want a hula hoop
- with a broomstick in his hand
- dressed up like Eskimos
- later on we’ll conspire
- down through the chimney
“Does he expect us to go down through the chimney?” I asked, incredulous. “That place is impregnable. There’s a guard at every door, and I don’t mean the kind with a broomstick in his hand. I mean the kind with guns.”
“Boss says ‘you can do the job when you’re in town,'” replied my partner in crime. “Like it’s easy to assassinate traitors in broad daylight. The man hasn’t been out in the field in at least a decade. His expectations are unreasonable.”
I downed another shot before replying. “When he was on active duty, the Russians all dressed up like Eskimos. Made ’em easy to spot. Let’s just do this damn job. Later on we’ll conspire about a coup.”
The bartender approached. “Another round?”
My partner perused the drinks menu, then said, “Me, I want a hula hoop.”
“Make it two.”