Great job on your two, Dandello!
I'm still sticking to my traditional "using the word as theme without using it in the drabble" thing. That said, here's my shortest drabble ever, only 69 words:
The older man was giving him the boot when she entered. A spitfire whirlwind, all eyes and hair and purpose, she took no notice of him as he stood and offered his hand in introduction. He watched and listened as she wheedled her editor into granting her request in his busy and frazzled state, and knew in split milliseconds that he would never meet another woman like Lois Lane.
"You take turns, advise and protect one another, even heal or be healed when the going gets too tough. I know! That's not a game--that's friendship!" ~Shelly Mezzanoble,
Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress: A Girl's Guide to the Dungeons & Dragons Game Darcy\'s Place
