Primeval drabble: Far Too Eager

[knitekat]

Title: Far Too Eager

Author: knitekat

Word Count: 100

Characters: Tom Ryan

Rating: 12

Disclaimer: Primeval belongs to Impossible Pictures. Certainly not me. Writing for fun and will replace.

A/N: For the P100 challenge 181 'Goodbye'. Thanks to Luka for looking this over for me.

Ryan hadn't regretted leaving Afghanistan and its constant threats of insurgents and IEDs behind him. Body-guarding a bunch of Home Office scientists involved in national security sounded like a well-deserved holiday.

But now, as he surveyed the mess left behind by a creature that didn't have the sense to know it was extinct, he couldn't help but wonder if he'd been far too eager to say farewell to that conflict zone.

At least in Afghanistan he hadn't had things trying to eat him, or mad scientists to keep under control, or snarky bureaucrats telling him how to do his job.

Comments

[canadian-jay.livejournal.com]

Poor Ryan. *g* A great drabble!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks and it wasn't even (really) angsty.

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

as he surveyed the mess left behind by a creature that didn't have the sense to know it was extinct

LOL! Great drabble. I can imagine Ryan looking all put-upon and long-suffering *g*.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks and for looking at it. I'm sure that he is looking like that.

[tay-21.livejournal.com]

Great drabble. This was a fantastic use of the prompt. Poor Ryan.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it just suited Ryan.

[fififolle]

Well, I'm glad he did! Sort of. :(
This was great!!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks, since this is Denial, I'm sure Ryan will be fine (nods). Glad you think so.

[fredbassett]

Great drabble! Captured Ryan perfectly :)

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thank you, both for reading and thinking I got Ryan!

[talliw.livejournal.com]

But in Afghanistan he wouldn't have seen real dinosaurs. Shouldn't that be worth all the trouble?;)

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Hee, true. The dinos (and what comes with them *eg*) will be well worth the trouble (nods). Thanks for reading.

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

Sounds like Ryan should be hot-footing it back to Afghanistan asap! *g* Great drabble!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Only outside Denial *g*. Thanks, glad you enjoyed reading it.

[deinonychus-1.livejournal.com]

Poor Ryan, he does have a bit of a job on his hands dealing with the team, doesn't he?

*pokes drabble* Ooh, practically no angst!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

That he does, but I'm sure he loves it (maybe).

I know, it was the angst-lite drabble for this prompt *g*

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

six of one, half dozen of the other.

sorry, Ryan.

(and Knitekat, this is very fantastic to read; i can well picture the scene before him and in his mind, thanks to you)

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks, good to know you can picture the scene (and that my Ryan is OK).

[bigtitch.livejournal.com]

Oh but he loves it really.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he will once he learns the perks of the job *eg*

[cordeliadelayne]

Heh, Ryan does have a tough job. Nice drabble!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

He does, and he does it so well. Thanks for reading.

[reggietate.livejournal.com]

Spot on - Ryan must have spent most of his time by exasperated by mad scientists :-) Or rather, once mad scientist in particular!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks and glad you think so. Poor Ryan, he did have a lot to put up with.

[kristen-mara.livejournal.com]

Love the end line - you've captured Ryan and his situation spot on!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks and good to know you think I got Ryan.