Mummy Game 009

[9/8/2013 10:22:56 PM] Kate: March 1922. The Nile, near Luxor. [9/8/2013 10:24:59 PM] Kate: At last, in the fading heat of sunset, the little boat has reached the city of Luxor. The Countess has paid for rooms in another hotel for the night--though it won't be quite as luxurious as Shepheard's, of course.

Currently, everyone is disembarking. The Countess has a fair amount of  luggage, none of which she has to carry, as there are plenty of servants around. [9/8/2013 10:26:35 PM] Felix: ((Woot!)) [9/8/2013 10:26:47 PM] Felix: Felix offers to help where he can, of course, as he travels light, himself. [9/8/2013 10:29:03 PM] Kate: It doesn't seem to be needed. [9/8/2013 10:29:59 PM] Kate: David, who has already disembarked, is caught up by an Egyptian boy, who speaks with him and hands him a bundle of paper. [9/8/2013 10:30:10 PM] Felix: Felix helps Ariadne, then. [9/8/2013 10:30:12 PM] Kate: David examines it, and turns an *alarming* shade of purple. [9/8/2013 10:30:25 PM] Felix: Felix raises an eyebrow. [9/8/2013 10:30:51 PM] Kate: Ariadne is helped off the boat on her own two feet, as she prefers it, and then sits back in her wheelchair. [9/8/2013 10:31:45 PM] Kate: David, meanwhile, throws the paper on the ground and stomps on it, shaking his fist and shouting. From here Felix can't hear much, just "THAT DAMNED REPORTER." The Egyptian kid doesn't seem to be worried, and eventually, David stomps off. [9/8/2013 10:31:58 PM] Felix: Felix goes and checks out the paper. [9/8/2013 10:34:29 PM] Kate: It's one of the English-language dailies in the region. [9/8/2013 10:35:19 PM] Kate: Splattered across the front page, although *not* on the top half, there's a headline: CURSE STRIKES EXPEDITION. [9/8/2013 10:35:31 PM] Felix: Felix reads it. [9/8/2013 10:35:37 PM] Kate: By V. E. Grant. [9/8/2013 10:36:09 PM] Kate: It's all about how a man was mysteriously killed on a boat filled with archaeologists! Strange golden dagger and all. [9/8/2013 10:38:13 PM] Kate: It's very complete. [9/8/2013 10:38:49 PM] Kate: The description of Ali's corpse may be a little bit gruesome, but it's also pretty accurate, including the way he was posed. [9/8/2013 10:39:50 PM] Felix: Felix frowns. Violet wasn't on the boat, right? [9/8/2013 10:40:46 PM] Kate: She certainly wasn't supposed to be. [9/8/2013 10:40:58 PM] Kate: Ariadne peers at the paper. "... how did she know?" [9/8/2013 10:41:36 PM] Felix: I have no idea. I didn't see her on the boat. And we never stopped so that she could be told. [9/8/2013 10:42:01 PM] Kate: Ariadne: Well, that wouldn't *necessarily* matter. I mean, I could think of ways to do it. [9/8/2013 10:43:34 PM] Felix: Like how? [9/8/2013 10:44:51 PM] Kate: Ariadne: Well, have another boat come near enough to throw something to, that's the easiest. There *has* been a lot of traffic. [9/8/2013 10:46:36 PM] Felix: Damn. Good point. [9/8/2013 10:46:37 PM] Kate: Paul turns up, rubbing his forehead. "... you saw it, then." [9/8/2013 10:46:52 PM] Felix: Your brother turned purple. [9/8/2013 10:47:29 PM] Felix: Felix continues reading over the story. [9/8/2013 10:47:32 PM] Kate: Paul: I mean the story. [9/8/2013 10:47:55 PM] Felix: Well, I figure he turned purple because of the story. [9/8/2013 10:47:58 PM] Kate: It's very well-written, though it includes no quotes. [9/8/2013 10:48:15 PM] Kate: Paul: Yes, that's a safe assumption. There was also a telegraph waiting for us from the north. [9/8/2013 10:48:29 PM] Kate: Paul: Ali's body has gone missing. [9/8/2013 10:49:23 PM] Felix: ...fantastic. [9/8/2013 10:50:17 PM] Kate: Paul: Of course David thinks the reporter did it, but she couldn't possibly have. There's no way she's strong enough. [9/8/2013 10:51:34 PM] Kate: Ariadne: People can be stronger than you think. [9/8/2013 10:52:28 PM] Felix: What reason would she have to do that, though? [9/8/2013 10:52:48 PM] Kate: Paul: She wouldn't. She's a ghoul but nobody's that ghoulish. [9/8/2013 10:53:44 PM] Felix: ... This trip really is starting to seem cursed. [9/8/2013 10:54:14 PM] Kate: Paul flinches. "Please don't say that in front of my brother." [9/8/2013 10:54:37 PM] Kate: Ariadne looks around, craning her neck. "Where is Asif? I don't see him, he usually meets us." [9/8/2013 10:55:06 PM] Kate: Paul: He's gone ahead of us this time. He's left his son in charge. [9/8/2013 10:55:34 PM] Kate: Ariadne: Which one? [9/8/2013 10:56:30 PM] Kate: Paul: Ibrahim. He's over... I don't know where. This is turning into a nightmare. [9/8/2013 10:56:56 PM] Felix: A man was killed on the boat. I'll say whatever I damned well want. Walking on eggshells never helped anything, Paul. [9/8/2013 10:57:02 PM] Kate: Ariadne: I saw Saleem. He looks so tall. [9/8/2013 10:57:12 PM] Kate: Paul: It *does* help you not get punched in the jaw. [9/8/2013 10:58:38 PM] Felix: Felix sighs, and looks for the countess. [9/8/2013 11:00:21 PM] Kate: She's chatting with Celestine, who is watching the men get the motorcycle off the boat. It's pretty impressive. [9/8/2013 11:00:40 PM] Felix: Felix wanders over with the newspaper. [9/8/2013 11:01:09 PM] Kate: Celestine: What's wrong, darling brother mine? You look so serious. [9/8/2013 11:02:03 PM] Felix: Felix hands over the newspaper. [9/8/2013 11:02:16 PM] Felix: Take a look. [9/8/2013 11:03:46 PM] Kate: She reads it. "... wow, she has us pegged, doesn't she? 'The expedition includes society socialite Celestine Cray, known for her sense of style and panache, as well as knocking out Daniel G. Allenham with a single punch.'" [9/8/2013 11:04:19 PM] Kate: Celestine: To be completely fair, Danny *was* rather drunk at the time. [9/8/2013 11:06:25 PM] Kate: Celestine: And there's you, Yelena. 'Princess Yelena Yusupov, called by her husband's less-impressive title, with her past dogged by tragedy and the faded splendour sunset of the Russian court, is financing the expedition. All eyes look to see how she intends to profit, as with her participation money cannot be far behind.' [9/8/2013 11:08:06 PM] Felix: I'm much more concerned with her blabbing about Ali's murder. [9/8/2013 11:09:53 PM] Kate: Celestine: I don't see you in here... how *did* she know all that? [9/8/2013 11:10:27 PM] Felix: Someone told her, of course. [9/8/2013 11:10:34 PM] Felix: And I'm not interesting enough to get a mention. [9/8/2013 11:11:33 PM] Kate: Countess: 'Miss Cray's brother Felix, long absent from the American social scene, is serving an unknown function with the expedition, but is often seen with Yusupov.' How... delicate. [9/8/2013 11:11:46 PM] Kate: Celestine: Who do you think told her? [9/8/2013 11:12:11 PM] Felix: Felix looks at Yelena. [9/8/2013 11:13:12 PM] Kate: Countess: I have not spoken with the reporter since we left Cairo. [9/8/2013 11:13:27 PM] Felix: Have any idea who might have, though? [9/8/2013 11:13:29 PM] Felix: And how? [9/8/2013 11:13:30 PM] Kate: Countess: And when I did, I mentioned no one but the Driscoll brothers. [9/8/2013 11:14:18 PM] Kate: She frowns. "I am not sure. The men are loyal to the Driscolls, but perhaps the sailors are not." [9/8/2013 11:16:00 PM] Felix: What did you talk to her about before we left Cairo? [9/8/2013 11:19:36 PM] Kate: Countess: Very little. I attempted to bore her with beaurocratic details. Costs, procedures. [9/8/2013 11:20:19 PM] Kate: ((http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/09/dc-comics-call-for-naked-suicidal-harley-quinn-image-angers-fans.html  THAT is Harley? ... Jesus. She was SEXY BEFORE. SHE WAS WEARING A SKINTIGHT OUTFIT.)) [9/8/2013 11:23:06 PM] Kate: Countess: I said we had not yet found anything and that therefore any talk of a curse was premature; she did not return to the subject. [9/8/2013 11:24:20 PM] Felix: Felix sighs. "Also, according to Paul, Ali's body has disappeared." [9/8/2013 11:24:40 PM] Kate: The countess drops the newspaper. [9/8/2013 11:25:19 PM] Felix: He got a telegram. [9/8/2013 11:25:33 PM] Felix: ....Paul, not Ali. [9/8/2013 11:26:47 PM] Kate: The Countess picks up the newspaper. [9/8/2013 11:26:58 PM] Kate: Celestine: Oh, about Ali? ... why would someone steal his body? [9/8/2013 11:27:15 PM] Felix: I really don't know. [9/8/2013 11:29:08 PM] Kate: Celestine: Hmph. Well, we'd better go, I guess. [9/8/2013 11:29:28 PM] Felix: Felix nods. [9/8/2013 11:29:33 PM] Kate: ((BRB.)) [9/8/2013 11:29:50 PM] Felix: ((okay!)) [9/8/2013 11:31:19 PM] Kate: Celestine: It's way too early to go right to the hotel. Shouldn't we explore? [9/8/2013 11:33:43 PM] Felix: Felix looks around, looking for what there is to explore! [9/8/2013 11:36:59 PM] Kate: Oh, he knows what there is to explore! [9/8/2013 11:37:21 PM] Kate: In particular, the temples of Karnak and Luxor are there, right within the city. [9/8/2013 11:37:26 PM] Kate: Ruins, ancient ones. [9/8/2013 11:38:48 PM] Felix: Explore what? [9/8/2013 11:39:26 PM] Kate: Well, the ruins are there. [9/8/2013 11:39:37 PM] Kate: Celestine: I don't know. Aren't there bars? [9/8/2013 11:40:23 PM] Felix: Not a lot of them in this part of the world. And the ones there are, are opened and run by Westerners. [9/8/2013 11:41:19 PM] Kate: Celestine: Well, introduce me to some seedy, terrifying spot, then. [9/8/2013 11:42:55 PM] Felix: Felix eyes her. "Why do you assume I know all of them?" [9/8/2013 11:43:14 PM] Kate: Celestine: Well, *don't* you? [9/8/2013 11:45:29 PM] Felix: Most, not all. [9/8/2013 11:45:47 PM] Kate: Celestine: Oh, *well*, then. [9/8/2013 11:47:23 PM | Edited 11:49:23 PM] Felix: Keep an eye out for that reporter. I somehow think she's going to show up here. [9/8/2013 11:48:50 PM | Edited 11:48:54 PM] Kate: ((That needs an edit, I think.)) [9/8/2013 11:49:28 PM] Felix: ((Yeah, what the heck, fingers.)) [9/8/2013 11:49:49 PM] Kate: Countess: Indeed? [9/8/2013 11:50:40 PM] Felix: She's determined to make her living for the next few months by writing about this expedition. Now that she knows about Ali's death, she won't leave us alone. [9/8/2013 11:51:30 PM] Felix: And if David finds her first... well, the ensuing confrontation will give her plenty of story fodder. [9/8/2013 11:53:47 PM] Kate: Countess: She could be bribed. [9/8/2013 11:55:14 PM] Felix: Maybe. Maybe not. Either she takes the bribe or writes about how the Princess Yusupov tried to bribe her to stop her from writing about the curse. [9/8/2013 11:56:00 PM] Kate: The Countess takes out a cigarette, does not light it, and puts the holder to her lips anyway. "... an excellent point. What is your suggestion?" [9/8/2013 11:57:40 PM] Felix: ... you could try hiring her in some capacity. Or you could go over her head to her editors. [9/8/2013 11:58:05 PM] Kate: Countess: Hiring her to do what? [9/9/2013 12:01:43 AM] Felix: I don't know. Keep a record of events. Offer to let her get the events firsthand rather than through her current sources. [9/9/2013 12:01:44 AM] Felix: Felix shrugs. [9/9/2013 12:03:00 AM] Kate: Countess: ... a careful approach will be needed. [9/9/2013 12:03:30 AM] Kate: Celestine: *Or* a frighteningly low dive Felix knows around here somewhere? [9/9/2013 12:03:56 AM] Felix: Felix raises an eyebrow. [9/9/2013 12:05:57 AM | Edited 12:06:04 AM] Kate: Celestine sighs. "We're just standing here talking and we could be *doing* something." [9/9/2013 12:06:53 AM | Edited 12:07:02 AM] Felix: ... you do know what archaelogy is, right? Lots of watching guys dust pottery shards with a toothbrush? [9/9/2013 12:07:34 AM] Kate: Celestine: Shirtlessly. [9/9/2013 12:07:50 AM] Kate: Countess: Wearing robes. [9/9/2013 12:07:57 AM] Kate: Celestine: That can't be right. [9/9/2013 12:08:09 AM] Kate: Countess: The Driscolls utilize skilled Egyptian workers. [9/9/2013 12:11:35 AM] Kate: Celestine: Felix, take me home immediately. [9/9/2013 12:12:02 AM] Felix: Felix chuckles. "Oh no, we're in this now." [9/9/2013 12:12:28 AM] Kate: Celestine grins. "All right, all right. We'll go back to the hotel." [9/9/2013 12:14:06 AM] Felix: Felix nods. "Big day tomorrow." [9/9/2013 12:15:27 AM] Kate: Celestine: *I'm* looking forward to it. I think that boy back there has a crush on me. [9/9/2013 12:16:07 AM] Felix: Which one? I mean, you're probably right, but which one? [9/9/2013 12:17:11 AM] Kate: Celestine: Oh, that Egyptian boy who brought the paper to David. [9/9/2013 12:17:18 AM] Kate: Celestine: He just stared and stared. [9/9/2013 12:18:15 AM] Felix: Well, you are rather eye-catching. [9/9/2013 12:19:43 AM] Kate: Celestine: I am not. [9/9/2013 12:19:55 AM] Kate: Celestine: I'm all full of dust and grime from moving. [9/9/2013 12:20:22 AM] Kate: Countess: That is as well; if it were otherwise it would be gilding the lily. [9/9/2013 12:20:39 AM] Kate: Celestine: I hate lilies. So depressing. Well, I'll see you back at the hotel, then. [9/9/2013 12:20:49 AM] Kate: She heads off. [9/9/2013 12:20:52 AM] Felix: Felix nods. [9/9/2013 12:22:32 AM] Felix: We just can't catch a break. [9/9/2013 12:23:10 AM] Kate: Countess: What type of break did you envision? [9/9/2013 12:25:32 AM] Felix: Felix smiles. "Well, no talk of curses or sacrifices or past lives." [9/9/2013 12:26:24 AM] Kate: Countess: I would take that break also. [9/9/2013 12:29:13 AM] Felix: Let's head to the hotel. [9/9/2013 12:30:54 AM] Kate: She nods! [9/9/2013 12:32:02 AM] Kate: You arrive at the hotel, a posh, beautiful place just a little less impressive than Shepheard's, with the Countess on your arm. Given that they haven't seen Celestine, she attracts a bit of attention, and you get the keys and a bellhop brings you to your room rather quickly, telling you it's the nicest one there. [9/9/2013 12:32:37 AM] Felix: ... I'm going to get spoiled. [9/9/2013 12:33:39 AM] Kate: Countess: I appreciate the small things. [9/9/2013 12:34:15 AM] Felix: Like what? [9/9/2013 12:36:08 AM] Kate: Countess: Comfort. [9/9/2013 12:36:41 AM] Kate: She waits until the bellhop leaves, tipping him, and then hugs Felix. [9/9/2013 12:37:25 AM] Felix: Felix hugs her back. [9/9/2013 12:40:16 AM] Kate: Countess: And this. [9/9/2013 12:41:08 AM] Felix: Yeah, I suppose that's very good. [9/9/2013 12:42:05 AM] Kate: Countess: You suppose? Would you prefer to do something else? [9/9/2013 12:42:27 AM] Felix: Felix grins! [9/9/2013 12:45:16 AM] Kate: Countess: ... I would certainly agree to that... [9/9/2013 12:46:34 AM] Felix: Felix checks the clock! [9/9/2013 12:47:59 AM] Kate: There's time before supper! [9/9/2013 12:48:14 AM] Felix: Well, all right then. [9/9/2013 12:48:24 AM] Felix: Felix grins and kisses her. [9/9/2013 12:49:58 AM] Kate: She kisses him back. [9/9/2013 12:50:35 AM] Kate: And once again, he finds himself kissing an entirely different woman--this time he recognizes her as Taia. Felix still seems to be himself, although judging from the way she's kissing him she certainly sees him as Ramses. [9/9/2013 12:52:14 AM] Felix: Felix pulls away from the kiss, surprised! [9/9/2013 12:53:37 AM] Kate: Taia: What? Did I do something wrong? [9/9/2013 12:54:05 AM] Felix: ...no. No of course not. Just... got disoriented for a moment. [9/9/2013 12:55:39 AM] Kate: Taia: You're so distracted lately... can I help? [9/9/2013 12:57:40 AM] Felix: No. It's fine, really. [9/9/2013 12:57:51 AM] Felix: Felix looks around, wondering if it's the same room the last 'episode' was in. [9/9/2013 12:59:49 AM] Kate: As far as he can tell, he is. [9/9/2013 1:00:01 AM] Kate: Spacious, brightly-lit from windows. [9/9/2013 1:00:31 AM] Felix: Felix looks at her. "Nothing's wrong.  I'm sorry.  I just haven't been sleeping well." [9/9/2013 1:02:00 AM] Kate: Taia: ... well, let me see if I can get you tired. [9/9/2013 1:02:19 AM] Kate: She kisses him again. [9/9/2013 1:03:04 AM] Kate: It's nothing like kissing the Countess, who is physically passionate but generally fairly unemotional. [9/9/2013 1:04:18 AM] Felix: He kisses her back! [9/9/2013 1:07:16 AM] Kate: She tries to drag him into bed with her. [9/9/2013 1:08:25 AM] Felix: He goes along with it, hoping that he returns to reality.... [9/9/2013 1:09:26 AM] Kate: He does, surprisingly, only to find himself in a similar position with his blonde. [9/9/2013 1:10:44 AM] Felix: ... did you feel that? [9/9/2013 1:13:20 AM] Kate: Countess: Of course. [9/9/2013 1:13:30 AM] Kate: (She's probably referring to something else.) [9/9/2013 1:16:24 AM] Felix: He just proceeds and doesn't mention the episode! [9/9/2013 1:17:16 AM] Kate: She stays very close afterward, as usual. [9/9/2013 1:18:04 AM] Felix: ....what do you think we'll find tomorrow? [9/9/2013 1:19:43 AM] Kate: Countess: I don't know. Do you think I'll dream again? [9/9/2013 1:22:29 AM] Felix: I don't know. If you do, I'll be here. [9/9/2013 1:24:38 AM] Kate: She kisses him again. [9/9/2013 1:26:09 AM] Kate: This time the timeshift is wrenching and painful, and Felix finds himself lying on the ground unable to move much. There's a slowly-widening pool of blood around him and a dagger sticking out of his chest. He's still in the same room as before, but this time, he's alone. [9/9/2013 1:29:43 AM] Felix: Felix cries out, looking around. [9/9/2013 1:30:37 AM] Kate: He hears footsteps, hurrying toward him! [9/9/2013 1:31:01 AM] Felix: Felix probably lets loose with a stream of profanity, as well. Curses of byzantine construction utilizing nautical jargon, reference to martial arts techniques, and the perodic table! [9/9/2013 1:31:43 AM] Kate: At first all he sees are feet in little sandals; then he recognizes Taia, right about at the same time he starts to have enough trouble breathing to not be able to talk, really. [9/9/2013 1:32:12 AM] Kate: Taia: Sese! What... who did this? [9/9/2013 1:32:33 AM] Felix: ... don't know. [9/9/2013 1:35:20 AM] Kate: Tears. She flops down on the ground beside him. ".... I cannot help you, Sese. Not with that wound. Who did this? *Who.*" [9/9/2013 1:37:16 AM] Felix: Felix doesn't know! "Why would someone...? [9/9/2013 1:38:04 AM] Kate: Taia: I don't know. I must *think.* We have so little time. So little time. We should have more time. [9/9/2013 1:39:38 AM] Felix: Felix reaches out for her hand.  He doesn't know what to make of this, but he's scared. [9/9/2013 1:41:18 AM] Kate: She takes his hand, now slick with blood, and cradles him in her arms, singing something Felix doesn't quite recognize. [9/9/2013 1:42:13 AM] Kate: Then she takes her own knife--the one she uses for cutting food and the like--and slices her left palm open, touching the blood to Felix's forehead. "Remember. You will have to remember for both of us, Sese. Remember." [9/9/2013 1:46:04 AM] Felix: Felix watches her. [9/9/2013 1:47:07 AM] Kate: Her wide grey eyes darken for a moment, and Felix feels something seep in through the skin on his forehead. [9/9/2013 1:47:56 AM] Kate: The room begins to go dark; he hears Taia's voice say "I love you. Remember." [9/9/2013 1:48:37 AM] Kate: Then he's back with the Countess again, both naked in a hotel bed. [9/9/2013 1:50:12 AM] Felix: ... he died. [9/9/2013 1:50:19 AM] Felix: He was stabbed through the heart. [9/9/2013 1:51:45 AM] Felix: Felix puts a hand over his own heart, to make sure. [9/9/2013 1:52:00 AM] Kate: No wound. [9/9/2013 1:52:09 AM] Kate: The Countess lays a hand over Felix's. [9/9/2013 1:52:20 AM] Kate: Roll a D10. [9/9/2013 1:52:32 AM] Felix: 9! [9/9/2013 1:52:45 AM] Felix: (( I roll pretty good for Felix.)) [9/9/2013 1:54:27 AM] Kate: He notices something on her hand. [9/9/2013 1:54:42 AM] Kate: Countess: ... and what happened to her? [9/9/2013 1:55:37 AM] Felix: He grabs her hand, looking at it.  "She found him dying. She did something, cast some kind of spell. Said he'd have to remember for the both of them." [9/9/2013 1:57:01 AM] Kate: It's just a scar, a thin white line stretching from between her thumb and pointer finger across the palm. [9/9/2013 1:58:11 AM] Felix: ((Is it where Taia cut her hand?)) [9/9/2013 1:59:05 AM] Kate: Yes. [9/9/2013 1:59:32 AM] Felix: Where did you get this scar? [9/9/2013 2:02:35 AM] Kate: Countess: I don't remember. I believe I cut myself as a child. [9/9/2013 2:03:42 AM] Felix: ... as Ramses was dying Taia cut her hand open, there, and put the blood on his forehead. [9/9/2013 2:04:08 AM] Kate: Countess: ... what does it mean? [9/9/2013 2:04:45 AM] Felix: I don't know.   She said he'd have to remember for both of them.  What does that mean? [9/9/2013 2:05:21 AM] Kate: Countess: ... and he died, and she did not. [9/9/2013 2:05:38 AM] Kate: Countess: I believe it much more likely that I will die before you. [9/9/2013 2:06:20 AM] Felix: Why do you say that? [9/9/2013 2:07:07 AM] Kate: Countess: I have enemies. [9/9/2013 2:08:55 AM] Felix: ... yes, I suppose you do. [9/9/2013 2:11:16 AM] Kate: She half-closes her eyes. "Felix... how many men have you killed?" [9/9/2013 2:13:52 AM] Felix: I don't know. I... always thought it better not to keep track. Maybe fifty. [9/9/2013 2:16:20 AM] Kate: Countess: All in battle? [9/9/2013 2:17:59 AM] Felix: Most. The rest were in other fights. Bootlegging, mercenary work. [9/9/2013 2:18:45 AM] Kate: Countess: Do you think about them? [9/9/2013 2:20:19 AM] Felix: Yeah. [9/9/2013 2:21:27 AM] Kate: She says something in Russian. [9/9/2013 2:21:39 AM] Kate: Countess: What is wrong with me? [9/9/2013 2:22:04 AM] Felix: What do you mean? [9/9/2013 2:23:15 AM] Kate: Countess: I never cared before. [9/9/2013 2:24:39 AM] Felix: Everyone changes. No one is static. [9/9/2013 2:25:09 AM] Felix: Want to know something I haven't told anyone? [9/9/2013 2:25:55 AM] Kate: Countess: Yes. [9/9/2013 2:32:05 AM] Felix: .... I have written and published 47 poems under a pseudonym. [9/9/2013 2:32:52 AM] Kate: Countess: ... tell me one of them. [9/9/2013 2:33:36 AM] Felix: He does! One of the ones he read to her the other night, about a river and a bear. [9/9/2013 2:35:37 AM] Kate: Countess: Where were you when you made it? It reminds me of home. [9/9/2013 2:36:30 AM] Felix: Back in the states, in the northwest. [9/9/2013 2:38:33 AM] Kate: Countess: Is it a beautiful place? [9/9/2013 2:41:28 AM] Felix: It is. Forested mountains. [9/9/2013 2:41:54 AM] Kate: Countess: I would like to see it some day. [9/9/2013 2:44:45 AM] Felix: Maybe we can go together. I'd like to show it to someone. [9/9/2013 2:46:45 AM] Kate: Countess: I would enjoy that. [9/9/2013 2:46:53 AM] Kate: ((And there we should stop, because sleeeeeeeeeep.))