Straining numerical titles to the limit...

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Here's another segment of the BtVS / Batman crossover Drabble sequence. Comments please, I'll post to archives later tonight.


100-word BtVS / Angel / DC crossover Drabble. Minor spoilers. Characters are the property of their respective creators and are used without any intention of infringing copyright. This story may not be distributed on a profit-making basis. Sequel to First Contact, Second Thoughts, Third Party, Fourth Possibility, Fifth Ring, Sixth Sense, Seventh Seal, Eighth Avenue, Ninth Symphony, Tenth Hour and Eleventh Commandment.

Twelfth Pair

By Marcus L. Rowland

"Did I bite you?" Oz asks on the fire escape. He's back to his usual size, features still changing, clothes ragged.

"No."

"Good. Lycanthropy's infectious."

"What about vampire bites?"

"No." Faith tosses Oz a T-shirt as they reach the roof, says "Your flies are torn."

"Damn. Twelth pair this year."

"Nothing I haven't seen before. You look kinda ragged too."

Batman's clothes are ripped, Kevlar showing through the tears.

"Got anything in my size?"

"There's a straight line..."

"It can wait. We need to talk."

"That's my line," says a familiar voice. They turn.

Floating in mid-air, Superman's watching them.

Comments

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I should have said "A number of...". I know quite a few Americans who can speak perfect English, two or three are even from south of the Mason-Dixon Line. ;o)

However, the scissor usage is even in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, so it can't be that unusual.

The point of my comment was a more general one, anyway. That was just the first that came to my mind.