Aunt Dahlia At Totleigh Towers - A Challenge!

[random-nexus.livejournal.com]

What Ho, There!

I had an idea tonight (yes, scary, I know) and the one person I mentioned it to (*coughchaoschick13 cough*) didn't think it was a stinker, so I'm offering it to the Ladies and Gents of indeedsir  to see what they (that would be you) make of it.

In "Bertie Wooster Sees It Through", there's a passage where it's mentioned that Aunt Dahlia gets a little destructive when she's really worked up.  In the course of the plot, there's a paragraph mentioning a specific incident in the past.  I'm going to retype that part (narrated by Bertie) below and then explain further:

"When deeply stirred, she (Aunt Dahlia) is always inclined to kick things and throw things.  At Totleigh Towers, during one of our more agitated conferences, she had cleared the mantelpiece in my bedroom of its entire contents, including a terra cotta elephant and a porcelain statuette of the Infant Samuel in Prayer."

EDIT: You'll see below that I didn't connect the dots between this and another incident (shame on me) and was pipped at the post, as it were.  In the spirit of good sportsmanship, I'm rallying around and mustering up a substitute.  As was also commented below, we can still make something of it.  Let's change it to something more general, then.

Challenge:  How about a dust-up between Bertie and Aunt D, comedy, angst, fluffy, or whathaveyou, any who're interested, take them for a spin and see what comes of it.  You're a talented passel of beazels and coves, as I said before, and I'm sure there could be a couple of nifty things out there in this vein.

Comments

[a-grayson.livejournal.com]

Well, actually it's happened because of the offer of Sir Watkin Basset to swap the silver cow-creamer for Anatole (The Code of the Woosters):
"She rose, and moved restlessly to the mantelpiece. I could see that she was looking for something to break as a relief to her surging emotions - what Jeeves would have called a palliative -and courteously drew her attention to a terra cotta figure of the Infant Samuel at Prayer. She thanked me briefly, and hurled it against the opposite wall".

Although I'm not sure how one statuette turned into two. Maybe something to do with English/American versions...

[random-nexus.livejournal.com]

Awwwww... well poo.

So much for that, then.

[random-c.livejournal.com]

Doesn't mean someone can't still use that as a prompt...

[random-nexus.livejournal.com]

Indeed! Agreed!
Thank you!

[chaoticchaos13.livejournal.com]

Oh...I didn't realise you were referring to this incident, lol.

Still though, I do like the idea of Aunt D. being super-destructive because of something Bertie has done. Or maybe something Bertie has taken the wrap for, like the preux chevalier he is.

[random-nexus.livejournal.com]

Feh, it was late, m'friend, I'm sure I didn't explain it adequately. *shakes head at self* Thanks, old thing.

Yes, I'd still like to see if anyone comes up with something in this direction. I like good old Aunt Dahlia, and some of the community members have done good things with her in their works.