A drabble by Lezli Farrington
They’ve been with me
across the world, always creating controversy. I don’t know where I’d be without
them, to be honest: a little piece of home. People moan about them, about the
racket they make, until there’s something and then they’re not so bad after all,
and really make an occasion special.
Eyebrows were raised
when I brought them to Skybase, but the old man just
gave one little nod to them and that was the end of it. But this isn’t the kind
of occasion made special by my pipes. Today, I wish I’d never brought them to Skybase.
Author's note
This came to me whilst
I was writing the episode guide for 'Instrument of Destruction', and refers to
Captain Black's funeral, where poor Captain Grey has the dubious honour of being
the lone piper. It set me thinking about how he came to have a set of pipes with
him in the first place, and how he would feel about having to perform this duty
for a colleague and, possibly, a friend.
This was originally
posted on FanFiction.net on 6th March 2009.
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