DRABBLE TRIO by JULES RATED FRC

These drabbles were written in response to the 2006 Tracy Island Writers Forum's Drabble Challenge. The challenge was as follows:

Choose three of the following six topics and write one drabble for each of the topics you chose. You will wind up with three 100-word drabbles on whichever three topics you chose. Here are your choices:

A) Scott during a rescue (could be his thoughts, someone observing him, something he's actually doing, etc.).
B) Virgil while playing the piano (again, could be his thoughts, someone observing/listening, etc.).
C) Gordon's and Alan's relationship as brothers (one or both of them thinking about it, one of them thinking about the other, someone else ruminating on their relationship, etc.).
D) Lady Penelope (either her thoughts or someone else's about her/what she does, etc.).
E) The Thunderbirds (perhaps the ship's actual POV or someone's thoughts about one or all of them, etc.).
F) Parody drabble (anything goes, parody style).

Drabble One

Scott during a rescue

Why am I trying to save him? He brutally murdered five people. If there is any man who least deserves us giving him life it's this monster. Why should we rescue him when other, better, people have died? When I ask Gordon he says that it isn't up to us to make moral judgments. John reckons that the guy should serve his time in jail. So I ask Virgil and you know what he says?

"The sooner we rescue him the sooner we get back to whatever Grandma was cooking that smelt so good."

Somehow you can't argue with that. 

Drabble Two

Virgil while playing the piano

Eager to share his news, Scott strode into the lounge looking for Virgil. He stopped abruptly. Virgil was at the piano, his hands were on his lap, his eyes were closed but a sharp observer would just see a tiny intermittent raising of his eyebrows. Scott watched fondly. Virgil must be mid concerto and, while waiting for the piano part to come back in, was playing the rest of the orchestra parts in his head. Scott could speak but he doubted Virgil would hear him. Instead he turned and walked away, wishing he too could escape the world so easily.

Drabble Three

Gordon and Alan's relationship as brothers

Gordon and Alan stood to attention, very much aware that they were covered in mud and their uniforms were a mess.
A pristine Scott shook the proffered hand of the Chief of Emergency Services who began thanking him effusively and steering him towards the Mayor.

Alan turned to Gordon. "How is it Golden Boy sitting at Mobile Control enjoys all the praise and we get to clear up?"

"You really want to take tea with the Mayor when we could be rigging up a mud splatter attack in Thunderbird One?" enquired Gordon, sweetly.

Alan grinned. Gordon was the best brother.