Photo by: Claire Fuller
Quitting
Eoghan wanted to quit the gang, but Cassidy made it clear Eoghan’s family would suffer if he did. Eoghan was stuck committing robberies.
“What’s wrong?” said Cassidy from the tires outside.
Eoghan shut the garage door. “There’s a big dog there.”
“Well shoot it!”
“It ate me gun.”
“It what? Ach! Let me see.” Cassidy shoved Eoghan aside and marched in.
A moment later…
“What the…?”
Eoghan shut the door when the screams began. He said, “Did I mention it’s an 8-foot Lockheed Mark-III Military Robot Dog?”
As Cassidy’s bones snapped he said, “Oh, and I QUIT, ye feckin’ barstard!”
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Author’s Notes:
No, Eoghan isn’t an alien name. It’s actually Irish, pronounced like, “Owen.”
Each week the Friday Fictioneers meet in a secret meeting garage in Dublin (maybe not), to imagine 100 words of flash fiction from an image prompt. This time a great one from Claire Fuller. This story is based upon the photo above. Look here for more stories based upon it: http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/11/19/21-november-2014/
EagleAye
You always make me laugh, and I LOVE when people write voices in Irish or Scottish brogue. Ha, and thank you for giving the pronunciation- my Irish cousin once told me that my name (Shannon) is spelled Sionainn, which always seemed mysterious and wonderful 😄
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Awesome. I love that you got a laugh. I was really hoping for that. Irish names fascinate me too, and I agree that they’re “mysterious and wonderful.” That’s a perfect description. I like the name Eoghan because it looks so difficult to pronounce when it’s actually very simple. I love the Irish spelling of your name. I hope you don’t mind if I use it? Thanks so much for your thoughts! 🙂
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Well, that’s one way to give your notice!
Great write —-
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Hehe. A highly effective one too. Thanks much! 🙂
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Now Cassidy really deserved this. LOL.
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Hehe. Yup. He did. Thanks Indira! 🙂
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Nicely done – Irish names and all. You gave me a start. “Quitting – Friday Fiction”, I thought we were losing you. 😦
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No way. Not if I can help it. 😉 Glad you enjoyed the story, and thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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Dear EA,
Hahah! Well done! Consider that an exit interview, too.
Aloha,
Doug
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Hehe. A very brief exit interview. Glad you got a laugh. Thanks much, Doug! 🙂
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A good way to leave your ‘job’.
Claire
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Yep. I very “final” one. Thanks Claire! 🙂
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A Lockheed Mark-III Military Robot Dog? Ahh, obviously a distant relative of Chummy. Wonderful, I loved it 🙂
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Yep. One of his early precursors. Later versions would become AIs. Early ones were still quite deadly and Cassidy discovered posthumously. Glad you enjoyed it, Lyn. Thanks much! 🙂
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I love the look of Irish names but am often at sea as to how to pronounce them. We have a daughter named Shannon, so I’ll have to pass that spelling on to her. Just thought that Gaelic spellings might make great passwords, if you can remember them and unless you are hacked by a mad Irishman/person. 🙂 Anyway, enjoyed the story a lot, a perfect first read of the day.
janet
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I think that’s a great idea. Gaelic words aren’t found in the dictionary so they’d be tough to crack. Maybe an icelandic name would be better. Glad you enjoyed the story. I’m happy to start your day off well. Thanks for the visit! 🙂
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Dear Eric,
And they say there’s no quitting a gang. Guess Eoghan found a way. Love the dialogue. I suppose you could call this biting satire. 😉 Woof.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha! It seems Cassidy really thought he had Eoghan under control, but he was barking up the wrong tree. 😉 There’s plenty of ways to quit gangs, but Eoghan may may hold the record for thinking fast when quitting. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks much, Rochelle! 🙂
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snap! .. would a last word I guess.
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Oh yeah. Last word when the adversary is being chewed to bits. But hey, Cassidy deserved it for his threats. Thanks for stopping in! 🙂
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Okay, this made me laugh. That’s one way to get out of a gang, I guess.
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Whatever works, I’d say. At least his family is safe now. Glad you got a laugh. Thanks much! 🙂
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I’m glad he found a way out. Committing robberies obviously wasn’t to his liking. Maybe he’ll go into the security business now – with a guard dog like that he’d be sure to succeed. Great story.
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I think he’d be happier that way, knowing how the crooks operate after all. And yeah, an 8-foot guard dog would definitely be an advantage. Glad you liked and thanks for stopping in! 🙂
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Haha, good one!
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Thank you! 🙂
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I think I’ve wanted to leave a few previous jobs in much the same way… Nice take on the prompt 🙂
KT
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I think all of us have. 😉 Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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