FIC: The Cook's Tale (Valiant Tales)

[lindenharp]

Title: The Cook's Tale
Series: Valiant Tales
Rating: G
Characters: The Master (Simm), other characters
Genre: drabble
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords.
Summary: A series of drabbles about the people who lived, worked, and suffered on the Valiant during the Year That Never Was.  100 words according to MS Word.
Disclaimer: The sandbox belongs to RTD and the BBC. I'm just playing here, in the corner, making little sand-TARDISs.
A/N: Thanks to garpu  and several non-LJ friends (Pam, Luke, and Lois) for "Catholic-picking" this story.

 

We pray not to be noticed.  I’m a second shift cook; Carmela’s a food service tech.  Except for guards, we never see anyone from the upper decks.  We don’t wear our rings at work – hygiene regs – now, we hide them always.  Satan hungers to destroy love, and That Man is his servant. 

Soon, there can be no hiding.  Carmela’s getting bigger.  I pray to Our Lord and His Mother, and every saint I know.  Time speeds by.  Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Calamity. 

Carmela smiles at me.  “Another saint for our prayers, querido.  The patron of kitchen workers – Martha.”

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