The house hippo

[mooging]

It came to my attention with my last, fear-filled, post that some of you are unaware of the incredible wonderment that is a house hippo. So watch this:

That is a house hippo. Don't all of you want one? I want one. Also, that is the American version of the advert thingyum. The UK one is slightly different, but still. A house hippo. I will believe everything I see on tv, thanks, because I WANT A HOUSE HIPPO.

Actually, I have one. Clearly. He lives in my wardrobe and is called Henry-Sebastian-Aloysius. What's your house hippo called?

Baftas tonight! *hyperventilates with glee* Also, the Top Gear-goes-to-America special, which I am told should be rather good.

To keep me occupied today, I have decided to pinch a thing fromrionaleonhart, who is generally awesome and made brilliant use of this on many an occasion:

Give me a character (or multiple characters, or a pairing, or a theory, or a ridiculous AU, or anything you like, really) from a fandom (er, preferably one that I'm familiar with. If you don't know whether I know a fandom or not, feel free to ask. Crossovers are absolutely fine), and a theme to go with it (by 'a theme' I mean anything that will give me some idea of where I'm going - be as vague or as specific as you want to be), and I'll write you a one-sentence fic. You may make as many requests as you like. 

I hope you are all pleased that I survived the night in the room of horrible noises.

Comments

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

For Richard, the thing that made the trials of having a house hippo for a pet completely and utterly worth the bother, besides the generally adorable nature of the creature and it being rather sweet and very loyal, was definitely the look on Jeremy's face when Richard brought Percy into the studio on a lead he had haphazardly constructed from a bit of string; the part that brought Richard back to reality amidst James' badly hidden guffaws was the phrase that accompanied Jeremy's dumbstuck demeanor as he took a few disbelieving steps forward and said "Nice to see you playing with someone your own size for a change".

Oh God, that started off okay and then rambled and Jeremy is nasty to write and I have never written Top gear people before and that was such a long sentence. (Also, I keep meaning to ask: what is Richard doing in your icon?)

[rionaleonhart]

Hee! Richard walking his house hippo on a little lead may actually be the most adorable image ever. And he's called Percy! And the look on Jeremy's face would be amazing.

(The icon is from when they had to buy Italian supercars for less than 10,000 pounds and drive them from Bristol to Slough without refuelling; the needle on Richard's petrol gauge is at the bottom and he's stuck in traffic, and the icon is of his adorably terrified expression. You can actually watch the clip on the site (if it's not on the sidebar, click '60+ Classic Clips' and go to '10,000 Supercars' under the 'Mucking About' heading.))

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

(That. Was. Brilliant. I'm going to watch the end of the van challenge now. Bye bye Sunday afternoon, I shall be watching Top Gear clips forever.)

[rionaleonhart]

But, er, now that I've actually glanced at the video on the site, it looks as if it's cut bits out, including the shot this icon comes from. Which makes me sad. WHY, YOUTUBE? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE FULL VIDEOS DOWN?

Also, watch this clip. It's only about a minute long, and it's rather marvellous.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

Ahahahahahahahaha, dungeon bitch. And Jeremy is a hatstand.

THERE SHOULD BE FIC IN WHICH JEREMY TURNS INTO A HAT STAND.

*is completely not insane*

[rionaleonhart]

YOU ARE REALLY, REALLY WEIRD.

I love the way Jeremy says 'dungeon bitch' and firmly believe that it is something he should say more often.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

I KNOW. It would be quite funny though, right? For example:

"I don't have any hands!" wailed hat-stand!Jeremy, "I can't drive!"

Over in the corner, James was laughing. Very, very hard.

Ominous noises fizzed from outside and Richard soon entered, clutching a chainsaw. "We'll soon see who's small, you freakish hat holding goliath!" he said, and approached hat-stand!Jeremy.

Jeremy howled and swore.

"Shush," said Richard, "you're upsetting James. Also, you shouldn't be able to talk. You're a hat-stand." He paused, and quite suddenly turned the chainsaw off. "I've just had a thought."

James managed to look interested while simultaneously dying of laughter.

"We could see how far he would fly," said Richard, looking inordinately pleased with himself and a touch psychotic, "we could shoot him from a cannon and aim him at a caravan!"

"I'll splinter!" gurgled hat-stand!Jeremy, and James began to look interested.

*
See what you have done to me! Look at that abomination! *drops head into hands*

[rionaleonhart]

OH MY GOD, YOU ARE A LUNATIC AND I LOVE YOU. (I love that the thing that most distresses him is 'OH MY GOD I CAN'T DRIVE.' Also, "We'll soon see who's small, you freakish hat-holding goliath!" may well be the greatest thing that anyone has ever said ever.

looking inordinately pleased with himself and a touch psychotic

Genius.)

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

I AM SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT. I cannot quite believe I wrote that.

It was very very fun though. Less than two hours to go until Top Gear hits America! (Although hopefully, in human form and not as hat-stands, incapacitated-by-laughing or chainsaw-wielding life forms.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_la_mysterieuse/]

Ahahahahaha! What did I do before I had you on my flist? Brilliant.

[moogle62.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'm glad you liked it! Also glad to be a welcome addition to a flist, and not just a crack!fic wielding freak ;-)

*cuddles you, just because*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_la_mysterieuse/]

Well I do have a special fondness for crack!fic wielding freaks but you're a lot more than that. *hugs you back*