March 16, 2016

• The First Date

  Their first date was that very day,

  Going Dutch to a patisserie.

  Pastry, coffee and flirtation;

  A bit of ganache on her lip,

  A bit of secretion in his pants.

  Hank Williams singing in the background.

  He lied about being an ornithologist;

  The only birds he knew were pigeons

  And cormorants remembered dimly

  From a childhood book.

   “What do you think I am?” he asked.

  “An ambulance driver,” she guessed,

  “A fur trader, a pirate, a garden gnome...”

  “A drone,” he said

  In a rare moment of honesty.

   

  This is Chapter 4 of my Scavenger Hunt nightmare. Looks like Job and Dahlia got off to a good start, but I have a feeling it won't end well. Click the links to read the earlier parts of the story. CHAPTER 1 - CHAPTER 2 - CHAPTER 3

  Here is the list of remaining prompts, with the ones used today lined out.

  43. millipede, going Dutch

  47. ganache, cancellation, magnifying lens, birds

  49. contains a line from a utility bill.

  50. tadpoles, pinprick, bbq sauce, teleportation

  53. port-a-potty

  58. an ornithologist, cormorant

  60. drone, missing, Hank Williams, music box

  61. fur trader, true love’s kiss

  63. secretion, ambulance, tassels

  64. harpoon, faith

  65. botany

  66. spaceship, hot dogs, The Grateful Dead

  67. pirates, foil, needle, turpentine, garden gnome

  69. alchemy

  70. denial, ember, last call, pigeons.

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