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#1: The Visit Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:39 pm

Kathye wrote:

Am still expecting them to turn up at a Gather in the near future.... Wink

Bunny bit me!

The flight had touched down some two or three hours late; that, combined with the time taken to get through Customs and Passport control on an exceptionally busy Friday afternoon at Heathrow, meant that, by the time the two women were ready to set out on the last stage of their journey, the evening rush hour had started with a vengeance. After a short discussion the pair abandoned their plans for renting a car and instead hired two powerful motorbikes, reasoning that they would be more likely to get through the traffic.

After completing all the preliminaries the two walked out into the cold, damp late-February air, as they did so, both women involuntarily shivered. The man from the hire company noticed,

“I expect it’ll seem very cold in comparison with where you’ve come from?”

“You could say that!” one of the women replied with a slight grin.

“At least you weren’t here last week,” the man continued, “It was snowing then!”

“Oh, I think we’d both have enjoyed seeing the snow,” the other woman said gently.

The bikes were checked over and the two women swiftly, and with some experience, packed their luggage into the panniers, a short time to change into suitable clothing and they set off into the traffic. As they had thought, having motorbikes rather than a car meant that their journey time was far swifter, although one of the women chaffed noticeably at the speed restriction through all the road works. Eventually, however, they managed to leave the M25 behind, travelling on another busy motorway toward their destination.

When they had left the motorways behind they managed to get themselves lost trying to find the correct turning. Stopping at a bus stop on a fairly busy road they tried to decipher their directions.

“This is ridiculous!” The woman sounded rather annoyed, “Don’t these roads have signs? It’s not War time, you know!”

“You were the one that said you could follow these directions,” the other, somewhat calmer voice returned, “you are supposed to be an expert in geography!”

“Hah!”

The two women’s wrangling stopped when a helpful passer-by pointed them in the right direction. The two sped off. When they finally reached the little village, it took them three attempts at the one-way system to locate their destination. Not that the house was small, but without any numbers to guide them, they kept going past and it was a one-way street. Eventually they knocked at the door.

Inside they could hear a number of women’s voices, chatting, as the knocker sounded the voices grew louder, wanting to know who had arrived.

“Sounds like quite a party!” whispered one of the women to the other, then stopped as the door was opened.

The woman at the door was tall, slim with dark eyes and hair. Her face was in a wide grin as she prepared to welcome some more guests. As she saw the two standing there the grin faded a little, “Sorry, you must be new ones, not been to one of these before, who are you?”

The two women smiled, the taller one spoke, “You mean you cannot recognise us straight away? I think I’m a little disappointed!”

The other woman continued, “Yes, we thought this place would be full of fans, we must be mistaken.”

The woman at the door slowly shook her head, “I’m sorry girls, you’ll have to give me a clue, I…” she stopped and her face went white, she swallowed, “It can’t be!” she said faintly.

The two women smiled, “She recognises us now!” one of them said with satisfaction.

The woman swallowed again, then, “Holy Sh*t!”

Without another word the woman ushered her two guests into the lounge, there were perhaps fifteen women there, all ages from late teens to early sixties, they were all calling out a welcome. As the two women walked into the room they started to call hellos, but these died as each person suddenly recognised the pair.

Rachael swallowed a rather large lump in her throat, “Er,” she began, “These are all the Friday night people for the February Gather,” she smiled slightly at the two women, then, turning to the suddenly silent group of women she continued, “These are Hilda Annersley and Nell Wilson!”

Last edited by Lesley on Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:54 am; edited 1 time in total

#2: Author: Sophoife, Location: down under Down Under

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:49 pm

whaddya mean, "complete"? Razz

#3: Author: Gem, Location: Saltash, Cornwall (holidays), Aberystwyth (termtime from September)

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:50 pm

*giggles*

They had better stay till Saturday Lesley! I didn't get there until then! Sad

#4: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:51 pm

Gem wrote:

*giggles*

They had better stay till Saturday Lesley! I didn't get there until then! Sad

This is next year's Gather Gem!

#5: Author: Gem, Location: Saltash, Cornwall (holidays), Aberystwyth (termtime from September)

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:55 pm

Oh good!

#6: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 8:43 pm

Now I'm looking forward to the Feb G even more.
Is anyone else looking forward to seeing Lesley's face? Hiding

#7: Author: patmac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 8:49 pm

Do fictional people (not that I am for one minute suggesting that Hilda and Nell are fictional of course, this is just a general enquiry you understand Wink

) show up in photographs? I do trust Vikki has her camera(s) to hand.

#8: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 9:01 pm

I wouldn't worry too much Pat. Vikki's a photo-fanatic!!! I'll have mine there too.

#9: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:38 pm

Lesley. I don't think this is complete, after all they have only just arrived. You wouldn't tease us like that now would you?

What am I thinking of, this is Lesley I'm talking about, of course you would. Will pleading have any effect? Bribery? Anything??? We are not worthy

#10: Author: Helen P, Location: Cheshire

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:04 pm

I don't think I have anything to bribe Lesley with but I can plead with the best of them:

Dearest shiny wonderful Lesley, please, PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE may we have a little more of this? I would so love to see everyone's reactions and the subsequent conversation!

Please?

#11: Author: Rachael,

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:41 am

*g* Nice one, Lesley Laughing

Agree that more would be good!!

#12: Re: The Visit Author: Kathye, Location: Laleham

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:54 am

Lesley wrote:

Kathye wrote:

Am still expecting them to turn up at a Gather in the near future.... Wink

Bunny bit me!

Thinks I need to watch what I say more closely Shocked

Thanks Lesley

#13: Author: pim, Location: St Andrews (right next to the beach)

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:31 am

Thank you Lesley. *will be very disappointed if they don't show up to a Gather now Wink

#14: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:37 am

Excellent, thank you Lesley, they had better show up now!!!

#15: Author: Nell, Location: London, England

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:12 am

Wonderful! Thank you Lesley!

Would be great but then again might wonder slightly at my sanity...

And of course more would be appreciated! Wink

#16: Author: Rachael,

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:43 pm

Nell wrote:

Would be great but then again might wonder slightly at my sanity...

Undoubtedly - especially if you did your world-renowned duck dance!! Wink

ETA - or did you mean you'd wonder at your own sanity if Hilda & Nell turned up? Embarassed

#17: Author: Nell, Location: London, England

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:28 pm

I actually meant the latter but consider the embarrassment should they turn up when I was doing the duck-dance... Embarassed

Note to self: make sure posts are not ambiguous unless its deliberate!

#18: Author: Catriona, Location: South Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:35 pm

Lesley, that was wonderful!

#19: Author: Mihiri, Location: surrey england

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:29 pm

Fantastic Lesley. Wouldnt it be ondeful if we really could meet them...

#20: Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!!

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:29 pm

Lesley, thank you! This was wonderful, and just what i needed to cheer me up! (and thanks to Kathye for bring the inadvertant inspiration!)

*Would also like a bit more please!*

#21: Author: Emily, Location: Land of White Coats and Stethoscopes.

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:30 pm

Wow, wouldn't it be fantastic if that did happen!

#22: Author: Kim, Location: Tipperary, Ireland

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:17 pm

just think of the quantity of smelling salts that would be required party

#23: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:09 pm

perhaps a couple of newbies who none of us have met, but who fit the physical descriptions, could appear as H&N.... it would be a lovely joke!!!!

#24: Author: Charlotte, Location: Casterton, Kirkby Lonsdale

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:34 pm

when you put "complete" you didn't really mean it did you!?!!
wish i was old enough to be there in feb!!!

#25: Author: Marianne, Location: Lancaster

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:06 am

ooohhh, thats good!

like to read more!

#26: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:21 pm

Due to being so far behind on the board at the moment I have only just read this. Wonderful story Lesley. Just wish it could happen.

#27: Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England

Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:07 pm

I know Oxford is the preferred EBD university town, but if they turn up in Cambridge tomorrow, let us know, won't you. Laughing

Liz

#28: Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!!

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 12:06 am

Well, they DID show up in Cambridge in RCS4, so you never know...... Wink

#29: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 1:46 am

*impressed at Vikki's encylopediac knowledge* I can remember what happens, but not necessarily chapter and verse. Except RCS1 of course. We couldn't possibly forget the nitty gritty of that! Shocked

#30: Author: Alex, Location: Manchester

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:22 pm

If such illustrious company is going to be persent I am definately coming to the Feb Gather!

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