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The fire died down and James got to thinking further.

"I mean, I'm here now. But this still isn't going anywhere."

Margaret came down and gazed at him again in mock-concern.

"Oh, POOR YOU."

Jim kind of sat there calmly with equanimity on his face and didn't give a flying smurf.

Margaret sat down.

"Well, clearly this ISN'T working."

Clearly, thought Jim to himself.

Margaret began brushing her hair ostentasiously.

Jim thinks WHY

The brush is put away. A horse grooming brush is taken out instead.

Jim gazes away, absently.

-

A couple of months later

Margaret: "Well Jim, you sure have spent a fair amount of your earnings here at our dance hall."

Jim: "I'm trying to understand things better. I think I've reached a point where i actually have."

Margaret: " Ah!" she said, with some level of excitement.

Jim: "I think if I keep coming here, at some point, I will understand you better."

M: "I see!" she said, grinning.

Jim *takes a big bite of an apple with drool rolling down his chin*

For that matter, why don;t i just take you upstairs then and

-we cut that scene for the benefit of the forum, *snip*

Jim: coming down the stairs a bit woozy "holy hell that was awesome"

t.b.c
Some of this dialog is good but it''s going nowhere - Jim wrote to himself in his journal.

I need something better to develop!

So back he went to the dance hall.

But this time - another dancer!

Sallly

Sally strolled over and projected some level of threateningness

"Sir! Sir. Dun you want to head upstairs agin"

*sure thing boos*

-

And

-

Ginger

"Jim - seeing as you are an interesting kind of guy, we might as welll continue this discussion, if only to try to seek to understand exactly why thjis ent workin"

Jim nodded vociferously.

mhm and yes i dooo


Ginger: "Seeing as you really are interesintg, shurly theah musht bee a vey

oh no! she was russian

"i tink peerhaps u r int tu gud dynamic with rulplayr?"

ginger: yup


jim had left the scene, of course

t.b.c