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[airshipswank]

[ Just enjoy the automated default spiel and be thankful nobody bothered to
tell the 17th Century guy that he could customise this message. ]

BEEP!

Comments

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[strangeboy]

you have a fine horse.

text;

[strangeboy]

seems a pity that you don't pay him more attention

nothing (so far);

[airshipswank]

[ And for many days there will be absolutely no response, on account of the good duke being nowhere near within the network's reach. ]

do do dooo quick succesion;

[strangeboy]

[No response? He must not be trying hard enough.]
Are you ill?

sdfsdf;

[strangeboy]

are you attempting to ignore me?

wheeeoooo;

[strangeboy]

have you hurt yourself?

hurrr;

[strangeboy]

are you in need of assistance?

ok done

[strangeboy]

I can't promise anything but I may have the spare time necessary to help you

OOPS I LIED I'M A LIAR;

[strangeboy]

unless you're not even here. that's it. I'm coming to check on you.

AND FINALLY, ON THE 28TH OF AUGUST

[airshipswank]

Your concern is moving, but I am quite well. I merely followed my wish to see England again. I hope I have not kept you waiting for too long..

[strangeboy]

You went home, then? I hope it was enjoyable. And not too long, no, I became preoccupied with events of my own.

[Call] on the 13th

[justrunsasaloon]

[THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.]

Hey, your Lordship, where are you? Got a proposition for you.

[airshipswank]

[ Buckingham recognises the voice, but only just. He was about to leave his private stable, but that revelation can wait until he's told more of the matter at hand. ]

And what might that be?

[justrunsasaloon]

[Ellen's chuckle is husky and inviting.]

A bit of wine, a bit of fun, pleasure on both sides and nothing more. In what I imagine is your decadent bed, something I'm sorely lacking in my life.

[airshipswank]

[ He could feign confusion at her intentions, but as unexpected as the offer may be, he cannot claim that it is anything but straightforward and well-understood. ]

Well, colour me... surprised.

[ But should it also be well-received? A proposal such as this, from one of the few women he had no mind to court, surely that ought to deserve some deliberatio-- ]

Shall I have the wine ready within the hour?

[ ...On the other hand, sex. Period. ]

[justrunsasaloon]

Well, if it'll take you that long to get ready... I'll see you in an hour, your lordship.

[click]

[airshipswank]

[ Arranging it sooner would have been no trouble, but the connection is cut before he makes the suggestion. He shakes his head. All the more time to finish his work in the stable. And then... ]