DIRE DIALOGUE
(Dino’s Downtown Drinking Dive)
‘Dodo’s dead.’
‘Dodo?’
‘Dodo
Decourcy – Dorothy Decourcy.’
‘Dancer
Dodo?!... Dead?’
‘Decapitated.’
‘Dahling!...
Damn!’
‘Ditto,
dahling… Dirk’s devastated.’
‘Dirk?’
‘Distinguished director Dirk Donnolly, Dodo’s discoverer.’
‘Didn’t Dirk
Donnolly —‘
‘Direct
Dodo’s dazzling debut? Deification, dahling! Dirk daringly duplicated
Diaghilev’s ‘Duckpond’ -- Dorking, December. Dodo danced divinely, daintily…
Dear, doomed Dodo…’
‘Don’t dwell,
dahling – discuss. Disclose dreadful deed, discreetly. Did Dodo die…
dancing? drink-driving?’
‘During
dining.’
‘Desperate!’
‘Devouring
dahl-dipped dumplings.’
‘Diabolical!’
‘Definitely.’
‘Didn’t Dodo
diet? Dutiful dancers diet devoutly, demonstrating determined dedication.’
‘Dodo’s
downfall… Duleep’s Darjeeling deli, downtown Devizes. Duleep does divine
duck dishes, delicious diabetic desserts – de-sugared. Dodo desired
dhoti-draped Duleep’s devourables, daily.’
‘Daft, duckie.
Diet dichotomy dictates dyspepsia, dietary disorders.’
‘Dodo did
develop dreadful diarrhoea. Disgusting.’
‘Dahling,
don’t digress. Deliver detailed descriptions – Dodo’s demise. Did doctors
diagnose… devilled duck? debauchery? dysentery? deadly dermatological
disease?’
‘Dynamite.’
‘Damnation!’
‘Decidedly.’
‘Describe.’
‘During
Diwali, Dodo dated disreputable Dwight Dewpoint.’
‘”Dinky
Diamond” Dewpoint?’
‘Degenerate
Delaware diplomat Dewpoint! Divorced, dissolute, double-dealing demagogue.’
‘Damnably
dapper, dryly droll…’
‘Don’t
disagree, dahling. Deep distress doesn’t deserve derision.’
‘Desolated,
dahling. Dumb.’
‘During
dysfunctional domestic disturbances, daggers-drawn, Dewpoint’s debutante
daughter Deanna disappeared.’
‘Didn’t
dustmen discover delinquent Deanna dismembered?’
‘Drowned,
dahling. Daddy Dewpoint denied doing dirty deed. Delivered definitive,
dogmatic defence data. Detectives didn’t dare dissent.’
‘Dark doings,
dahling!’
‘Dear doting
Dodo, devotedly duped, discounted damaging disclosures. Dodo deemed devious
Dewpoint distinctly desirable. Daily Dirt-Ditcher’s dreary diary drivel
divulged, “Delicate dancer Dodo Decourcy, discreetly dating/dining ‘Diamond’
Dewpoint…”’
‘Doubtless
Dodo dreamed delightful destinies – designer dresses, deluging dosh, divorce
dividends divisioning Dewpoint’s dollars...’
‘Don’t
deprecate Dodo, dahling. Dear Dodo’s deceased.’
‘Deviation,
duckie. Don’t dilly-dally. Describe Dodo’s deathblow.’
‘Dating
Dwight Dewpoint, Dodo dined Duleep’s. During dinner, desperate die-hards
dynamited deli.’
‘Dire dramas,
dahling!’
‘Detectives
deduced… Dastardly desperadoes – dyslexic dipsticks – decided diamonds
definitely deposited down deli’s drain, deli’s dustbin, deli’s deep-freeze…’
‘Dullards.’
‘Devils,
dahling. Dodo’s dead. Duleep’s deli’s destroyed…’
‘Dewpoint?’
‘Done,
dahling. Deported.’
‘Due
daughter’s drowning?’
‘Due
Dewpoint’s duplicitous drug-dealing.’
‘Denouement!’
‘Deeply
disturbing. Dolorous. Dreadfully depressing.’
‘Drown
despair, dahling. Dismiss dreadful day. Dream, drift, drowse...
Distraction’s desirable --- Dino, dearest drinks-dispenser, dash, dash,
dash… Drinkies, dahling?’
‘Danke,
dahling.’
‘Daiquiri?’
‘Drambuie.
Double.’
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... a few difficulties. Despite dollops of delightful word-choices, initial attempts at a descriptive narrative failed to go beyond a few lines. However, this section did involve very helpful time and relationship words such as December and Daddy (not to mention the handy little verb ‘to do’). Useful.
The words Dodo and dead chimed harmoniously together as they appeared on my screen. We all know the dodo’s dead, don’t we? So why should someone suddenly announce it so dolefully?
Then I realised… this was the start of a discussion, between a duo of decided dahlings. All I had to do was eavesdrop and record their diatribe…