@torunn saidMy dearest Torunn, this is a "first line" thread, not a "first chapter" π
From his table at the fashionable Metropol restaurant, Richard had a perfect view of people walking up and down the small street connected to Bayswater Road. For a moment he was captivated by the purposeful walk of a young woman, dressed for a working lunch with a determined look and a smart tailored suit. "A lunch date perhaps", he thought, trying to recall when he last had one.
Two discs into the Grateful Dead's 15 CD June 1976 box set, he realized he wanted to listen to the rest of it using Galaxy Buds+™ ~ Samsung's wireless earbuds with 2-way speaker delivering sound by AKG with rich treble and bass, an adaptive 3-mic system for crystal clear calls, and long-lasting battery power ~ and to do so in a sensory deprivation tank having eaten opiated fudge cake.
@earl-of-trumps saidI only wrote the first line and then Pete added the rest, and it continues. Somewhere. π
My dearest Torunn, this is a "first line" thread, not a "first chapter" π
That was the moment when I realized Patricia was not my trophy wife after all and that, instead, it was me who was her increasingly superfluous trophy husband who had served his purpose by uniting the fortunes of the Fanshaw and Wilson-Barrett families. The fact this all happened in the context of early twentieth-century Britain, replete with period costumes, vintage cars, and a strikingly televisual stately home with domestic staff speaking with northern accents, makes this story all the more engrossing ~ and potentially lucrative ~ for me to tell.
@torunn saidOur sentences have alternated so far. Disclaiming responsibility by the third paragraph is a bad sign!
I only wrote the first line and then Pete added the rest, and it continues. Somewhere. π
@petewxyz saidI only referred to the first two - it was written in a hurry, sorry. I didn't give my respons enough time. π We do it together, but you are much better.
Our sentences have alternated so far. Disclaiming responsibility by the third paragraph is a bad sign!