Rococo Babysitting
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rheinsbergAuthor: selenak
Original discussion: https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/167303.html?thread=1915015#cmt1915015,
mildred_of_midgard's prompt: So remember when one of Fritz's "brothers" visited him with two companions and they were all more interested in food than learning, leading Fritz to complain to Suhm that he was forced to entertain when would rather be reading? Asprey claims this was...Henry! Who was all of 10 years old.
selenak: LOL. But Mildred, this is the first time I can believe it, for isn't it the classic situation of older sibling forced to babsysit younger sibling when he'd rather be doing something else? Also, if Heinrich was ten, it was the very same year Fritz told Manteuffel he (and Ferdinand) have bad characters already, as opposed to AW who is still salvagable. Immediately, my mind constructs the following scenario:
SD: Fritz, you've got to babysit your younger brother for a while. He starts to have ideas, and I'm not up to a replay of your interaction with your father.
Fritz: *with clenched teeth* Whatever you say, Mom.
Heinrich, age 10: *arrives from Berlin where he has only been getting the FW approved meals, and immediately pounces on the much better equipped Frederician larder, complete with consuming the very delicious tart Fritz had had his eyes on*
Fritz: You little beast. Not much into sharing, are we?
Heinrich: Not with you. Hey, what's this?
Fritz: My Suhm-translated Wolff, which - OMG! Did you just make chocolate fingerprints on my Suhm and Voltaire letters? Get away from my library, you savage!
Heinrich: I thought you were cool. Wilhelm said you were. But you're really really not.
Fritz: Why don't you go in the park and leave me alone to my books, then?
Heinrich *folds arms*: Because you want me to. *sits down on a chair in Fritz study which happens to have Fritz' flute lying on it. A sound of splintering wood can be heard (from the case, not the flute itself)*
Fritz: OUT! *grabs Heinrich to pull him up, gets kicked into the shins*
Mantteuffel: *arrives* Your royal highness! How nice to see you again!
Heinrich: *tears himself away from Fritz and, assuming the greeting was for him, marches toewards Mantteufel, saying in faultless French, charmingly* Thank you, Monsieur. It's lovely to see you again, too. Why don't you join me? My brother has just suggested a stroll in the park for me, since he's far too busy with his books.
Mantteuffel: *amused* What a charming young man. Yes, your royal highness, let's do that.
Fritz: *writes seething letter*
Fritz, later, when Mantteufel shows up again: THAT KID HAS A TERRIBLE CHARACTER.
Part 2:
mildred_of_midgard's prompt: Fritz doesn't fork over the cost of an expensive salmon to send to just anyone.
Heinrich, being locked out from Fritz' larder after the first successful raid: No kidding!
Heinrich: *avenges himself by writing to Mom and telling her to send Ferdinand from Berlin as well, Fritz would gladly babysit him, too*
Ferdinand: *arrives with self made bow and arrow and promptly manages to hit one of Fritz' dogs (not dangerously, it's a self made arrow, but still)*
Dog: *whines indignantly*
Fritz: You are the vilest creature our parents ever produced!
Ferdinand: *not up for this, has trembling lips and teary eyes+
Heinrich *definitely up for this*: No, that's you!
Fritz: *switches tactics and puts two freshly grown fruits into both their mouths* Now will you two shut up and leave me read in peace?
Ferdinand: *munches*
Heinrich: *munches but simultanously moves towards the latest letter from Voltaire*
Fredersdorf: To be continued!
In whichselenak translates Rococo babysitting into emojis!
🏰🤴🏻📚📝
👦🏻🧳
🤴🏻🧐
👦🏻🍰🥧🍫
🤴🏻😤
👦🏻👅
👶🏻🧳; 🏹
🐶🤕
🤴🏻🤬❗️📝
selenakOriginal discussion: https://cahn.dreamwidth.org/167303.html?thread=1915015#cmt1915015,
mildred_of_midgard's prompt: So remember when one of Fritz's "brothers" visited him with two companions and they were all more interested in food than learning, leading Fritz to complain to Suhm that he was forced to entertain when would rather be reading? Asprey claims this was...Henry! Who was all of 10 years old.selenak: LOL. But Mildred, this is the first time I can believe it, for isn't it the classic situation of older sibling forced to babsysit younger sibling when he'd rather be doing something else? Also, if Heinrich was ten, it was the very same year Fritz told Manteuffel he (and Ferdinand) have bad characters already, as opposed to AW who is still salvagable. Immediately, my mind constructs the following scenario:SD: Fritz, you've got to babysit your younger brother for a while. He starts to have ideas, and I'm not up to a replay of your interaction with your father.
Fritz: *with clenched teeth* Whatever you say, Mom.
Heinrich, age 10: *arrives from Berlin where he has only been getting the FW approved meals, and immediately pounces on the much better equipped Frederician larder, complete with consuming the very delicious tart Fritz had had his eyes on*
Fritz: You little beast. Not much into sharing, are we?
Heinrich: Not with you. Hey, what's this?
Fritz: My Suhm-translated Wolff, which - OMG! Did you just make chocolate fingerprints on my Suhm and Voltaire letters? Get away from my library, you savage!
Heinrich: I thought you were cool. Wilhelm said you were. But you're really really not.
Fritz: Why don't you go in the park and leave me alone to my books, then?
Heinrich *folds arms*: Because you want me to. *sits down on a chair in Fritz study which happens to have Fritz' flute lying on it. A sound of splintering wood can be heard (from the case, not the flute itself)*
Fritz: OUT! *grabs Heinrich to pull him up, gets kicked into the shins*
Mantteuffel: *arrives* Your royal highness! How nice to see you again!
Heinrich: *tears himself away from Fritz and, assuming the greeting was for him, marches toewards Mantteufel, saying in faultless French, charmingly* Thank you, Monsieur. It's lovely to see you again, too. Why don't you join me? My brother has just suggested a stroll in the park for me, since he's far too busy with his books.
Mantteuffel: *amused* What a charming young man. Yes, your royal highness, let's do that.
Fritz: *writes seething letter*
Fritz, later, when Mantteufel shows up again: THAT KID HAS A TERRIBLE CHARACTER.
Part 2:
mildred_of_midgard's prompt: Fritz doesn't fork over the cost of an expensive salmon to send to just anyone.Heinrich, being locked out from Fritz' larder after the first successful raid: No kidding!
Heinrich: *avenges himself by writing to Mom and telling her to send Ferdinand from Berlin as well, Fritz would gladly babysit him, too*
Ferdinand: *arrives with self made bow and arrow and promptly manages to hit one of Fritz' dogs (not dangerously, it's a self made arrow, but still)*
Dog: *whines indignantly*
Fritz: You are the vilest creature our parents ever produced!
Ferdinand: *not up for this, has trembling lips and teary eyes+
Heinrich *definitely up for this*: No, that's you!
Fritz: *switches tactics and puts two freshly grown fruits into both their mouths* Now will you two shut up and leave me read in peace?
Ferdinand: *munches*
Heinrich: *munches but simultanously moves towards the latest letter from Voltaire*
Fredersdorf: To be continued!
In which
selenak translates Rococo babysitting into emojis!🏰🤴🏻📚📝
👦🏻🧳
🤴🏻🧐
👦🏻🍰🥧🍫
🤴🏻😤
👦🏻👅
👶🏻🧳; 🏹
🐶🤕
🤴🏻🤬❗️📝
