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A morbid lunacy overtook her.
"Good God, woman, where have you been?" he cried furiously.
A morbid lunacy overtook her.
JKCade wrote:"Yes?" said ZZZ. He templed his fingers and leaned back in his chair. "Why?"
"Ah...it's a long story. Complicated, y'know."
Despite xxxself, YYY smiled in memory.
"Can this still be just between you and me?"
ZZZ tilted his head." All right..."
Book?
YYY?
ZZZ?
"Yes, thank you. The thought that a one-eyed sniper, at a range of two kilometres at midnight in a thunderstorm, could not possibly mistake me for you, is very comfortable indeed."
"Yes, thank you. The thought that a one-eyed sniper, at a range of two kilometres at midnight in a thunderstorm, could not possibly mistake me for you, is very comfortable indeed."
"Er. Are you comfortable?" "YOU" inquired uncomfortably.
"ME"'s eyes glinted. "Yes, thank you. The thought that a one-eyed sniper, at a range of two kilometers at midnight in a thunderstorm, could not possibly mistake me for you, is very comfortable indeed."
"Oh. Well. Yes, there is that, I suppose."
"What weight are you finally going to choose?" XXX asked curiously.
"You're looking at it. Or I wouldn't have invested the fortune in the wardrobe."
"Er. Are you comfortable?" XXX inquired uncomfortably.
YYY's eyes glinted. "Yes, thank you. The thought that a one-eyed sniper, at a range of two kilometers at midnight in a thunderstorm, could not possibly mistake me for you, is very comfortable indeed."
"Oh. Well. Yes, there is that, I suppose."
"Keep exercising," YYY advised him cordially. "It's good for you." YYY sat down and put his feet up.
"YYY?" the ZZZ's voice called from the foyer. "XXX?"
"In here," said XXX.
"Only their socks? I'd think XXX would be more ambitious. Least to hear him tell it."
YYY looked back over his shoulder and sighed in regret. "XXX would have charmed their socks off."
ZZZ dimpled. "Only their socks? I'd think XXX would be more ambitious. Least to hear him tell it."
YYY blushed again, but protested, "They're aaa girls. They'd keep him in line." But after a longish glum moment, added, "If they wanted to."
sarsaparilla wrote:Here's an expansion:YYY looked back over his shoulder and sighed in regret. "XXX would have charmed their socks off."
ZZZ dimpled. "Only their socks? I'd think XXX would be more ambitious. Least to hear him tell it."
YYY blushed again, but protested, "They're aaa girls. They'd keep him in line." But after a longish glum moment, added, "If they wanted to."
"Buying from machines is so much easier. But at least the Appeal to the Irrelevant Authorities at Headquarters works just as well here as at home."
"Buying from machines is so much easier. But at least the Appeal to the Irrelevant Authorities at Headquarters works just as well here as at home."
clearly meant a specific character (other than XXX,YYY or ZZZ).Irrelevant Authorities at Headquarters
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