Beauty is in the Eye, Etc.
(Hats off to James Stock, but for whom....)
Bond ignored his Russian twin. With fluid grace (he thought), he sauntered to the rope-off chemmy table, glittering with diamonds around the discreet cleavages, including his own. The sous chef stared into Bond's unemotional trout eyes. "This is an exclusive area, monsewer, for guests of the hotel only."
Bond launched his chunky physique forward, arms flailing into the sous chef. "P**s off, you mookeydadah! You remind me of the media!" The chef flew through the air, landing on one of the bejeweled women seated at the table. In a flash Bond recognized her. "Babs!"
The chef loitered serenely for a moment on Bab's lap, like a cooling flambe. She squeeked, "Oh, Chef! But you're much too handsome for me, sorry." She turned and locked eyes with Bond as he sat beside her.
"James ....." she sighed.
Bond ignored her, and turned his attention to the table. He was here on a job, a ruthless job. For one thing, he hated chemin de fer, prefering either poker or fish, he didn't know or care about the difference. Across the table was his target. The man he had replaced, the real 007. Handsome bast***d! Former Naval Commander, recruited into the British Secret Service, unlike himself, who was recruited by Babs. And to add insult to his many bleeding injuries (he had nicked himself shaving twenty times this morning, not neat!), Babs had frocked him a lowly captain in the army, an OF-2 in comparison to 0F-4/Commander. His elderly housekeeper May, said "Sssh, it's an omen, mind ye." She left that morning in a huff after he demanded ketchup on his poached eggs.
F***! And who is that with him? S***!! A dead ringer for Angelina Jolie, good f***! Why couldn't they get her for my movie?
The real 007 smiled at Bond across the green baize. Angelina raised her eyebrows at Bond. Pretender! she seemed to say. Bond grimaced darkly and addressed the shoe. "Banco!" he said in an unemotional, tired voice. S***! if only he could be in the men's room bashing a few heads bloody! That was the real sport! followed by a couple of warm beers, the cheaper the better.
The Canadian women had drifted over. They giggled. Oh, look, Chasma! It's HIM!
James Bond for once showed some signs of life.
And then the Canadians floated over to the other side of the table, and pressed their eager bodies and proud jutting etceteras against the real 007.
Bond pouted.
