#this was so fun! i love seaching in my writing just for a specific word and seeing what comes up :)

[california-112]

Find The Word

Many thanks to @hogans-heroes for the tag!

Rules: Share snippets of your work containing each of the words the previous poster selected for you (optional addition: if you can't find the words in your WIPs, or you simply don't have any WIPs, you can just write a sentence around the word).

The words I'm working with are jump, rain, scratch, and cost.

The words I'm passing on are button, real, likely, and watch!

Jump

From Red's Peace: Further Adventures, (O) Test-Pilot Work (Part 1). The first of Red's new squadron-mates has arrived.

Red had found himself a sunny window ledge in the crew room to perch on, and was tacking up the hems of his newest battledress trousers with broad, even stitches of black embroidery thread. He was sitting on a bent-up left leg, whilst his right hung stiffly, and his back was bent over his work. His cane was propped nearby, half out of sight. He was so engrossed that he didn't even notice the newcomer enter, and they got almost to his elbow before he acknowledged them with a jump.

"Christ, where did you appear from?" he asked, burying the needle in the material, "Who are you, anyway?"

Rain

From one of my MOTA WIPs, currently called 'Raincoat evening'. I don't have anything particularly soild plot-wise, just some Buck and Bucky friendship and banter on base.

"Bucky, get a raincoat."

"I don't need a raincoat." Bucky replied, continuing when Buck merely raised his eyebrows. "Hey, I took one and didn't need it earlier. It's not gonna rain, Buck, leave it and lets go."

"At least get an umbrella."

"I don’t need an umbrella, let's go-"

"Could you please get an umbrella?"

Bucky made a face, which Buck returned with his usual judging look. Finally, Bucky sighed.

"Do you have an umbrella?"

Buck frowned. "Well yeah, but-"

"Then I've got an umbrella, now can we please get going."

Scratch

From Red's War, (O) Harvesdon. Red is being borrowed by a mysterious officer for an unknown job.

"Alright sir," Red agreed, "I've just got to sign out. Where are we going?"

The officer proffered a pen. "Sign first."

"I've already signed the Official Secrets Act." Red pointed out.

"Not to my knowledge, sign it again. Pilot Officer…?"

"Cosgrove." Red muttered, leaning on the hut wall to scratch a signature. "Now, sir, what should I put on the location board?"

"I'm Conifer," the Flying Officer introduced himself, "and you can put Tangmere."

"Is that where we're really going, sir?" Red asked, an eyebrow raised knowingly.

"You asked for something to put on the board, Cosgrove," Conifer returned cryptically, allowing the corner of his mouth to turn upwards for the first time, "and you've got it."

Cost

From Red's Peace: Further Adventures, (O) Test-Pilot Work (Part 3). After a serious aircraft accident, Red waits in the infirmary for his colleague to recover consciousness, accompanied by his colleague's wife.

He turned away to press a hand to his eyes, trying to stop the tears from escaping; he didn't deserve her sympathy. But a gentle hand turned his face back, prying his hand away and pulling him into a hug. The two stayed that way for some minutes, taking solace in each other's presence, Red watching Kershaw over Verity's shoulder. He couldn't believe that Verity really felt the way she said she did, that somebody could be that forgiving of such an error. He could have cost a man his life, a wife her husband- a child his father! The last thought sent a chill through him, and he closed his eyes. It was something that he didn't like to dwell on, but so many of them in the squadron had families, children- himself included. In their line of work, deliberately pushing experimental machines to the bounds of safety, it was irresponsible to have such dependents…

Thank you for the tag, it was a lot of fun to look through my writing for these words, and I discovered some bits I didn't even remember writing :'D If there are any questions or you want to hear more, please do ask! I love to talk about this!

I'm going to no-pressure tag @lidensword, @enekorre, @black-bentley, and anyone else who fancies a go :) Have fun!