Life ain't just trouble, misery and thinking about Very Serious Things.
It is also remembering to "N'oubliez pas la joie de vivre".
I try not to forget it.
So, here goes, a bona fide first from this "author of note", dammit !
"The Forum of Spies"
Bond killed the engine of the arctic blue Bentley Continental GT “Le Mans Edition”, its 6.0-litre W12 motor with 567 bhp and 516 lb-ft of torque gratefully coming to a rest. Casually tossing the custom made, finger printed, credit card like key to the valet on the sidewalk, he said “Now don’t you try to move it, will you Junior, my car has a temper of sorts”, the request issued without missing a stride or checking to see if the boy had got it, but remembering MI6 Q’s warning “Don’t you dare damage that piece of government’s property !”.
Walking towards the entrance he noticed the presence of Wags, also known as the “Hound from Hell” to those in the trade, rigidly standing at attention by the gate of the Cosmic Club. Well, it was an improvement from his last employer, Bond grinned to himself. That Ivan Yvan was a real unbecoming cup of tea and a even worse paymaster, forever obsessed with the number thirteen and its sinister variants.
“OctoGraviticPussy, time to join some music to your white paper journals” Bond thought, as he coldly dismissed these distractions.
And went forth.