“I don’t like that, please just call me Arthur.”
“What are you going to call me?”
“Arthur.”
“What?”
“No, just that, Arthur.”
“I suppose that we will not be around each other too long to get confused.”
“I hope not, seeing your face every day would put me off my dinner.”
Just then the Tea Lady popped her head round the door, “Cooee,” she said, “ready for a cuppa?”
“Earl Grey for me,” said Arthur.
“Earl Grey for me,” echoed the Arthur clone.
“Ooh I say, is it twins or are you brothers?” she wondered.
“He is a fully grown clone of me, Mrs. Tea Lady,” retorted Arthur.
“I should have guessed, one lump or two?”
“One for me,” replied Arthur.
“When did you give up the extra sugar?” inquired the clone.
“When I realised that you were putting on weight,” warned Arthur. “Now then, I want to bring you up to speed on what I have been doing so far.”
“You have made me,” grinned the clone.
“Now you have grinned like that I wish I had not.”
“Here you are dearies, one lump for you, two for you,” said the Tea Lady as she handed them each a cup and saucer.
“Thank you,” they both chorused.
“Got any biscuits?” inquired the clone.
“Hobnobs, Rich Tea or Valusian Cheratans?”
“Rich Tea for me,” chose Arthur.
“What are Valusian Cheratans like?” queried the clone.
“Hobnobs and Rich Tea,” replied the Tea Lady.
“I’ll have one of each,” smiled the clone.
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The Sitting Duck
Science FictionArthur, Biggs, Sid, Alf, Lee, With, Fawh, Arianne and Trelainne are at it again, but this time in the science fiction universe. They have followed D'ark there and have found that he has created a dark chocolate empire of evil. It is up to the heroes...
