From TamsinP: Fashionably Frequently Flying Pulp Ladies (30 points)

Extracts from the journal of TamsinP, Time Traveler, Society Girl and Adventuress

13th March, 2020, London

Feeling somewhat depressed after reading how the world as we know it might end, I find myself in need of a stiff drink. When I open my drinks cabinet I am confronted by a complete absence of bottles. How can this possibly be?

Realising I have no other option, I reach for my device and set the location and date - I should be able to get a great Martini in 20's New York. the rift opens and I step through...


13th March 1928, Harlem

...and find myself in front of the famous Cotton Club. I check my attire and I do appear to have been changed into an appropriate outfit. I walk up to the door and am admitted. Ascending to the top floor of the building, where the club is located I find myself greeted by the Maitre D who has me escorted to a balcony table overlooking the stage. The smart young waiter asks what I would like to drink.

"A stiff Martini, then champagne please!".

"Certainly madamoiselle."

He disappears and returns a few minutes later with my Martini. I take a sip - it's a bit rough (well, what do you expect from bootleg gin?) but perfectly acceptable. I sit back and look around. I have a good view of the club's orchestra, led by Duke Ellington, and of the stage.

I am suddenly disturbed by a wave of commotion through the club as four fashionable young ladies arrive. In their wake, one of the club's bouncers roughly ejects a photographer who has tried to follow them in.  I don't know who they are, but they must be famous or important because I see them being personally greeted by Owney Madden, the club's owner. He shows them to a booth under the balcony and I don't see them again.

I finish my Martini and the young waiter replaces it with champagne. Actual champagne, not some rubbish home-brew. The waiting sees the confused but delighted look on my face.

"A gift from a Mr Doyle of Salutesville. He says he has seen you there and would like to show his appreciation."

I bet he would. But he'll have no joy. 

"Please thank him for me." I tell the waiter.

I sit back to enjoy the show while sipping the champagne. The waiter is very attentive and my glass is topped up as soon as it is almost empty.

The show reaches its end and I depart feeling somewhat less depressed about the potential apocalypse. 

As I reach the street I see a familiar hot air balloon floating above.

"Ahoy, Lady S!" I call out. "Do you have room for me aboard?"

""I most certainly do" she calls back, letting down the rope ladder.

I climb the ladder and ease myself into the gondola. The champagne seems to have hit me more than it should have. It is quite possible that more than one bottle arrived at my table. 

"I think I need some coffee and a lie down." I inform our bold aviatrix. 

"I think you do." she replies, an amused grin on her face.

I collapse on one of the many very comfortable sofas. A few minutes pass and then Sarah arrives with a steaming pot of coffee and a mug for me.

"Get this down you." she tells me. "Frequent Flyers movie marathon starts in an hour - we've got all the 1970s Musketeer films!"


Four Fashionable 1920s Ladies

These 28mm figures are from Eureka Miniatures and were great fun to paint. they are also the last of my prepped-and=primed pulp figures (although I do have more which haven't been prepped and primed - maybe they'll show up next year?

For scoring:

4 x 28mm foot @ 5 = 20 points
Frequent Flyer bonus (6th balloon ride) = 10 points

Total = 30 points


Great work on these very fashionable young ladies.  I have really been enjoying your work on this project so I'm sorry to hear that the bath tub is drained of gin.  I would be worried about any drink offered by Doyle, you never know what might be in it.  But I'm sure Lady S will float you safely yo your next stop.

PeterD


Edited to Add:

Whoops! In my alcoholic haze I forgot to say where I want to be dropped off - Docherty's Docks please, Lady S!