This is 
a bit of a drive-by WIPpet post, as I started it on Wednesday night and then my Internet browser went funny, and I sort of forgot to come back to it. It’s now 7am Thursday morning in Australia, but it’s still Wednesday in plenty of parts of the world, so.
I apologise to everyone for not getting around to your WIPpet posts this past week, or even replying to comments on mine (I intend to still do that much, at least). I can guarantee anything this week, either, since I am heading up to my parents’ place on the weekend and while Internet there is not as scarce as it used to be, I’ll be trying to keep of it regardless. I probably won’t post a Wednesday post next week either, though I do have my Monday and Friday posts scheduled, at least.
As for the WIPpet. I have added the two digits of the day together and have three paragraphs from Unicorn Love to share. Lydia has gone out on her Cupid rounds, despite still not feeling the job any more. This is the first draft and yes, I am aware that a few words and phrases are a bit repetitive.
She saw a dorky Chinese guy in a bookshop furtively glancing at the sales assistant. Probing a little into his thoughts, she learned that he had been there the past several Friday nights because he knew this girl worked the late-night shopping shift, but so far he hadn’t worked up the courage to actually talk to her.
Despite still feeling all the frustrations with her job that she had earlier that day when she was with Aphrodite, she found herself taking some pity on the guy, and strung two arrows in her bow. She fired them off and then used her fingers to guide them towards their intended targets. Each of them blinked slightly, and the salesgirl took a step backward from the shelf she was tidying, nearly bumping into the Chinese guy. She spun around to apologise to him, but her words caught in her throat.
Lydia watched as the awkward small talk took place, hoping that if this was to be one of her last jobs, maybe it would work out. There was a time when this first meeting of two supposed soul mates would have made her heart speed up a little and her head spin with giddy euphoria, but those days were long past. Now she couldn’t help the cynicism.
Join us for WIPpet Wednesday by posting an excerpt of your WIP that somehow relates to the date, and then link up here. I need to start getting ready for work now, but I’ll hopefully see you all soon!
A Keyboard and an Open Mind 
Brief but sweet. I love the whole cupid operation thing and how she is playing as cupid. So cupid arrows is the key to finding your soul mate, interesting. 😊
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Thanks! In my head, there’s a whole operation of Cupids world-wide and they get sent to different postings every year or so, but the story doesn’t really allow for going into it too much.
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Aww. The sniffles. 😦 I can feel all the disappointment that must have led to the jadedness.
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Oh, what an interesting scenario. I like that this hints at for the story’s setting/premise. Also, it’s a sweet contrast between the tentative new love and her jaded view of it. I like it!
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I love the name Lydia, but I keep thinking of her as Lexie. I think I like her better with that name.
I hope this all works out, for her and the new couple. And I’ll miss you next week.
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I get this image of her not even really looking at the targets, almost hoping she misses as she lets the arrows fly, and then shrugging… c’est la vie.
Sounds like a busy schedule. We’ll miss you, but I’m sure we’ll be here when you get back. 😀
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Aw. I feel really bad for Lydia, actually, that she’s lost the love of her job that she used to have, but it’s sweet she still hopes that it’ll work out for them…
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