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The significance of coffee by SeaStar (PG13)
Fandom: THE WEST WING
Pairing: Ainsley/Joey Lucas
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Why this must be read: Ainsley has one of the most distinctive speech patterns of any West Wing characters, making it difficult to emulate well without the dialogue sounding strained. In this short story the suthor hits Ainsley's verbal circuitousness dead on.
The other characters involved - Sam and Joey - are on too - particularly a flustered Sam after Ainsley's unexpected conversational side-alleys.
"Yes, but before we get to that, I wish to say that while I realise this is not an issue it would generally be considered appropriate to raise in the workplace environment, I do assure you that my reasons for asking, though perhaps not-"
"Ainsley?" Sam interrupted her once more. "I'm having a little difficulty in following what you're saying."
"I apologise. My sentence structure tends to become a little involved when I get nervous."
"I make you nervous?"
"No, not at all."
"But you just said-"
"I did not intend to imply that I was made nervous by you. I am, however, a little trepidatious as to the question which we are, in fact, discussing."
The significance of coffee
Pairing: Ainsley/Joey Lucas
Author on LJ:
Author Website:
Why this must be read: Ainsley has one of the most distinctive speech patterns of any West Wing characters, making it difficult to emulate well without the dialogue sounding strained. In this short story the suthor hits Ainsley's verbal circuitousness dead on.
The other characters involved - Sam and Joey - are on too - particularly a flustered Sam after Ainsley's unexpected conversational side-alleys.
"Yes, but before we get to that, I wish to say that while I realise this is not an issue it would generally be considered appropriate to raise in the workplace environment, I do assure you that my reasons for asking, though perhaps not-"
"Ainsley?" Sam interrupted her once more. "I'm having a little difficulty in following what you're saying."
"I apologise. My sentence structure tends to become a little involved when I get nervous."
"I make you nervous?"
"No, not at all."
"But you just said-"
"I did not intend to imply that I was made nervous by you. I am, however, a little trepidatious as to the question which we are, in fact, discussing."
The significance of coffee