the undead are coming (to dinner)!

[inmyriadbits]

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest (unless it's too troublesome to reach and is really heavy. Then go back to step 1).

I was tagged for this by gingerwall, and am thereby honor-bound to carry out my duty, but I was immediately faced with a terrible dilemma. I'm sitting on the chair in my room, which is right next to the bookshelf that extends out perpendicular to the wall, thus leaving about half of the books I own eligible for the claim to "nearest book" fame. Luckily, I noticed that the stack of library books on the floor were sticking out a slight bit closer than the bookshelf, so I took the top one:

"I am the less surprised at what has happened," replied Sir William, "for her superior mastery of the deadly arts and high breeding are known throughout the courts of Europe."

Scarcely anything was talked of the whole day or next morning but their visit to Rosings. Mr. Collins was carefully instructing them in what they were to expect, that the sight of such rooms, so many servants, a personal guard of five-and-twenty ninjas, and so splendid a dinner, might not wholly overpower them.

—from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

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Comments

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

a personal guard of five-and-twenty ninjas,

That is hilarious and awesome.

[inmyriadbits.livejournal.com]

It really is. The scene later where Elizabeth fights Lady Catherine's ninjas blindfolded as a point of honor is even more awesome. :D

[spatz.livejournal.com]

Now I'm imagining the first look at Rosings, with Mr Collins trying to point out the ninjas (in lieu of the windows), LOL.

[inmyriadbits.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY. This is the awesome of zombie AUs: human nature doesn't change, even when you add zombies. :D