[quote=The Absurd Rogue]Eli: I used to work as a Licentiate. flashes Bazaar permits. That is, a messenger of the True Death. Every Friday at 3:20 AM, a sack gets dropped down my chimney. Inside, payment and permits, as well as a list written in Gant.
It can only be read in complete darkness and some say it can induce irrigo in rare cases.
A question for you.
I had a contact that used to perfume her letters. What about you? Do you leave a special signature with your messages?[/quote]
[li]
Maria: Waste of perfume. Though⌠my letters usually smell of Vodka⌠it isnât really intentional though⌠I just still brew it at my home.
Rysiek: I usually write letters with coal
Agata: Is the fact I write all expect my signature on a typewriter counting?
Maria: In order to survey the market, what would you think of automobiles, horseless carriages?
Eli: It grants the bloominâ benefit of not smelling like "greyfields on a summer morn", which isnât something that most people would pride themselves on reeking of. But most people wash themselves, so they donât need perfume at all.
Better than tha smelly snuff box ya call a mouth. Now ifân this is all ya have ta contribute thoughtfully, and I know ya gots a hard time with tha some days, then Iâll answer anâ say a question instead.
Startinâ ta regret my decision now. What in bloody hell is a klondike bar? Is tha somefink ya made up on tha spot? Whatever, I donâ want ta know.
Better question: I heard some sparse whispers âbout tis but nofink more. Any oâ you know bout a color tha makes ya forget?
Flesh-Stick: YOU KNOW, YOU COULDA JUST LET SOMEONE ELSE ANSWER THE QUESTION (PERHAPS SOMEONE WHO MIGHTâVE HAD A LITTLE FUN WITH IT?) IF YOU WERENâT INTERESTED IN IT, INSTEAD OF USING IT TO TAKE YET ANOTHER SHOT AT ME FOR NO GOOD REASON.
YOU DONâT LIKE ME, FINE. BUT I DONâT KNOW WHY YOUâVE GOTTA GO OUTTA YOUR WAY TO BE RUDE TO ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE IâVE NEVER TREATED YOU THAT WAY.
Her undying loyalty for an autograph. And I am not even that famous.
Hmmmm⌠Crickets (for the bats and for me, I may have developed an habit of eating the things after a week of fungus and rat), Surface currency and a copy of my collated research. I do not really need anything else.
Since I was greedy and answered two questions, I will let the next person answer the last one, too.
(Since Iâm tired, and feeling a bit punchy, Iâm going to answer out of turn the Klondike bar question.)
Dirae Erinyes: Punch a devil. Which how I first got a klondike bar. The real mystery is how it didnât melt considering the average temperature of the embassy. . .
Evensong: Import an icebox from Prussia. Survive a shot out when French agents mistake it for a trade of stolen secrets from Paris. Get a boat. Sail to the cold north. Collect ice and fight off giant crabs. Return home. Fill ice box with ice. Pickpocket one from a devil. Allow it to chill for an hour. Enjoy."
[quote=Professor Strix]
Now, what are your thoughts on Theosophy? Not the one that the Shroud "practices" to earn their living, the principle of the thing.[/quote]
"Theosophy is interesting. Itâs laudable to give people the opportunity to think outside of the confines of orthodox Christianity. I was able to visit the Theosophical Society when I was younger, and I benefited from the experience."
If there were one place in London you could instantly remove from the face of the Neath, which place would you choose?
Eli: I was, until very, very recently, closest to The Criminals of The Neath. I recently broke my Thieveâs Promise for very good reasons. I imagine Iâll be closest either to The Urchins, or if they keep getting pissed at me for sheltering their exiled members, The Church.
Ezekiel: Closest to Tomb-Colonists. Always have lots of vinegar, donât know why.
Answer question.
We all have some sort of claim to fame, otherwise we wouldnât be here. So, what is yours? edited by The Absurd Rogue on 5/27/2016
[quote=The Absurd Rogue]Eli: I was, until very, very recently, closest to The Criminals of The Neath. I recently broke my Thieveâs Promise for very good reasons. I imagine Iâll be closest either to The Urchins, or if they keep getting pissed at me for sheltering their exiled members, The Church.
Ezekiel: Closest to Tomb-Colonists. Always have lots of vinegar, donât know why.
Answer question.
We all have some sort of claim to fame, otherwise we wouldnât be here. So, what is yours? edited by The Absurd Rogue on 5/27/2016[/quote]
(Sigh.) "That depends on who you ask. My debut amongst high society was preceded, rather suspiciously, by the circulation of a portrait that was not meant for public viewing. In some circles Iâm known to take down opponents well outside my weight class, and Iâm a Vâ hunter. But if you look at my Slowcakeâs entry, itâs about the sheer amount of charity work Iâve done. Iâm opening an orphanage soon, too."
If someone were to write a scathing article in the papers about you, what do you suppose theyâd have to say? edited by Lamea Lawless on 5/27/2016
Oh, the usual stuff. "Her scientific work is gibberish", "her temper is terrible", "her penny-dreadfuls are trite and lack the quality to be proper literary works", "her gothic romance has too many monsters", "she is haughty and treats everyone as idiot children, who she thinks she is"⌠and on and on we go.
Bah, I am 56 years old. I am old enough to be the grandmother of half of my acquintances and the mother of most of the other half. I earned the right to be grumpy when young people are acting young and dumb. It is not my fault that my face is stuck on its twenties.
Oh, and the reporters also like to say things about my bats. Well, the Flock of Science is a strictly professional and highly trained small army of messenger bats. Our relationship is as simple as "I give you this cricket, you deliver this piece of paper for me". When I said that I would marry my own sulky bat before I consider marrying any of my suitors, it was a joke. Jesus, people.
In that vibe, have you ever been slandered by enemies? edited by Professor Strix on 5/27/2016
Dirae Erinyes: Of course, like almost everybody else in London. Some of my enemies claim that Iâve seduced their spouses, or stole their money. However, the worst slander is that there is something wrong with my fashion sense. The nerve.
Evensong: I try to never be noticed enough to be slandered.
Question
Whatâs the highest praise you have received?