Ficlet: Google Earth (SB/VM, PG)

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Title: Google Earth
Author: clocks
Pairing: Sean/Viggo
Rating: PG
Archive: Rugbytackling
Disclaimer: As real as the Easter Bunny.
Author's Note: Warning - can you spell 'C-O-R-N-Y'? Yes indeedy.




GOOGLE EARTH



In the end, it was Henry's incessant prodding and Orlando's gleeful gloating over the phone that he had finally gotten a PC, which made Viggo order a desktop from DELL. It arrived in two huge white boxes, accompanied by a friendly (and very patient) DELL technician, Ryan, who set everything up for Viggo and sat beside him as he taught Viggo step by step how to check emails, download files and surf the internet.

"What are these icons?"

"Oh, it's some free stuff I installed for you. This is Quicktime, which means you can watch movies and trailers and listen to podcasts." Ryan pauses at the blank look on Viggo's face. "Podcasts are like, delayed radio shows you can hear anytime you want."

"Great." Viggo was sincerely grateful that Ryan was here in Henry's absence. "And this?"

"This is Google Earth."

"What does it do?"

"Here – you can enter any address or location, and it comes up here, on your 'puter."

"Really?" Viggo was amazed. "How does it do that?"

"Satellites." Ryan's quick fingers tap on the keyboard. "Anywhere in particular you want to see?"

Viggo thought for a while. "The Pyramids?"

"Done and done." In a few seconds, they were both staring at the majestic pyramids loading on Viggo's brand-new LCD screen.

"Wow."

"You can say that again." Ryan smiled, before glancing at his watch. "I've got another appointment coming up, but why don't you do one before I go, so I can help you get the hang of it?"

"Okay." Viggo looked up at Ryan with an almost shy smile. "Does this thing work with specific addresses too?"

"Sure it does. Just click on the ‘Fly to' button and type in your address."

Viggo cautiously typed in the London address obviously committed to memory, then a satellite image of a bird's eye view of a large, beautiful English house with a sprawling, colourful garden began loading on the screen. Ryan whistled. "Wow, that's nice. Where's that?"

Viggo's smile broadened. "That's my...friend's place. I'm going there to visit him tomorrow."

"Looks like a great place, man. You're lucky." Ryan grinned as he turned and began packing up his equipment, barely noticing that Viggo was still gazing at the screen, imagining that he could see a flash of blonde in the garden, working on a large bed of gardenias.

"Yeah." Viggo reached out with a goofy smile, his fingertips brushing against the image on the screen as he thought about tomorrow. "Indeed I am."


THE END

Comments

[govi20.livejournal.com]

Ah... Lovely ! Such a happy fic : great, thank you !

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you for your lovely comment, glad you liked it!

[angiepen.livejournal.com]

Awwww. Very sweet and low-key. :)

Angie

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading and commenting ;)

[thepixieblonde.livejournal.com]

AHHHHH I want to go to. I love viggo's goofy smile.

[clocks.livejournal.com]

I wish we could ALL go and watch them shag each other senseless in the gardens ;)

Thank you for reading and commenting!

[mooms.livejournal.com]

That is so sweet ! I love Google Earth too !

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Me too! It's so handy. Hehe, gotta love your Xmas VigBean icon!

Thanks so much for reading and leaving a comment! :)

[truly-tazi.livejournal.com]

Aww, that was very sweet. :)

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your lovely comment :)

[alex-quine.livejournal.com]

Cripes! Can they 'do' that? Wow. A charming moment - love the way that the technician is slightly out of the loop, whereas we know the true significance of what they are looking at. Thanks for posting.

[clocks.livejournal.com]

yes, Google Earth is amazing! Heh, I feel like a walking advert for them. I always like to think that a person would grab any chance they could to sneak a peek at their loved ones. Anyway, I liked how you phrased it - 'the true significance of what they are looking at'. Your comment made my day :) Thanks for reading!

[rotpunkt.livejournal.com]

Lovely! :)

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading and commenting! :)

[seleneheart]

Nice use of technology!! *gives you points for that*

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Heheheh, I'm the type to turn any odd, random idea into a VigBean story! :)

Thanks sooo much for reading and commenting! *cherishes points*

[makamu]

That is a lovely and nice piece of writing, and I love how utterly it fits with the popular conceptions ;)

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Awww, you're such a sweetheart! Thanks for your kind words and for reading!

[liars-dance.livejournal.com]

Ah... now that's made me all warm and gooey inside... thank you so much!

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, VigBean always makes us feel all warm and gooey inside! Thanks for reading and commenting! *squishes*

(PS: Wonderful icon!)

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

That was sweet and lovely, and I loved the clever setup of using Google Earth. *G*

[clocks.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'm so VigBean-obsessed that I'll use any premise for a fic ;)

Thanks so much for reading and commenting! (And excuse me while I drool at your icon....)

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

*sigh* How lovely. Happy and content, just as they should be.

[clocks.livejournal.com]

I agree, very much so! I love domesticated VigBean for some reason. Thank you so much for reading and commenting - now I'm eagerly rushing to read your latest chapter!

[stormatdusk.livejournal.com]

*applauds*

[clocks.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Thank you for reading and commenting!