Mini Tesla fic

By which I mean mini Tesla, not mini fic, though I suppose that too ;) Prompted by the awesome discussions on Day 2 of the Sanctuary Countdown. Just a small snippet, no explanation, no nothing. Heh.

Title: Universal Language
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Sanctuary
Characters/Pairings: Henry, de-aged Tesla, Team Sanctuary
Summary: On the coaxing of scared, de-aged vampiric geniuses. Why does this kind of thing always happen to Henry?
Wordcount: 1884
Warnings/Notes: My first time writing Henry, be warned -_-;
Disclaimer: Not mine

( Universal Language )

Random

I keep trying to write out a scene from my original story (Southwark), just, you know, for test purposes. The problem is, that story comes with about five metric tonnes of backstory, and every time I try to pick a scene, I think about having to explain all that, and wondering if I should pick an earlier scene again, and it's gotten to the point where I'm hearing Neddy Seagoon in my head: "And this is where the story really starts!"

If any of you have ever spent time with the Goon Show, you'll know why this is not a good thing to be having in your head when you're trying to write very serious political fic involving elves. *nods solemnly, grins*