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Title: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 6th, 2004, 6:17pm Knowing how much you all hate me, I was a little shy about posting my little offering to this most excellent board. However, I hope you will indulge me this once. Obviously, if you fail to appreciate my talents, or fail to make vocal your respect and admiration for me personally, I shan't bother to finish this latest saga set in that wonderful institute the Chalet School. *************************************************** Emily was lying in bed, determined to be as cheerful as possible. Her first term at the Chalet School had not gone exactly to plan, and now it had resulted in this; at least a month in bed, if not longer. Reflecting on the term that had just passed, Emily decided that although the accident had been a genuine accident, the fault was really her own for her behaviour all term had been hinting at disaster. Emily hadn’t wished to attend the Chalet School, believing it to be an old fashioned institute, suitable perhaps for girls a century ago, but no longer able to offer adequate education to girls of the modern generation. Her own grandmother had attended the school in it’s heyday and had been determined to send her own children there – four sons later she had admitted defeat, and resolved to put aside money for any possible granddaughters. Emily, being the only girl of her generation of the family, amply supported by numerous male cousins and two brothers, had been “the chosen” as the family laughingly referred to her. Upon her slender shoulders had fallen the burden of family tradition. To no avail Emily argued that one grandparent attending a school hardly made it a tradition set in stone, but her grandmother was adamant that Emily was going to the Chalet School. “You’ll have a wonderful time once you re there darling,” she told her recalcitrant granddaughter. “You will have so many opportunities that wouldn’t be open to you if you remained here and went to the local comprehensive! I’ve been waiting all this time to have a little girl to send off to my own old school, wont you try to be pleased for my sake?” “Why can’t YOU be pleased for me and let me go to a different school!” demanded Emily, not given much to quietness and instant obedience. Into her grandmother’s eyes had come a steely glint, a look that had once struck fear into the quailing hearts of Juniors summoned before the Head Girl and her fellow prefects. Emily glared back, refusing to be cowed by the old lady. Eventually Grandmother had sighed. “Obviously I cannot force you to go to the Chalet School,” she began. “Yes!” whooped Emily, pleased to have got her own way. “BUT,” continued Grandmother, “But, I can ask your parents to back me up, which I might add they have already done. They agree that this is a marvelous opportunity for you and one that you WILL take, so if you wish to continue with this disobedience, I suggest you go to your parents.” Grandmother sat back and waited to see what route Emily would now go down. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Esmeralda on Jan 6th, 2004, 6:26pm Ummm - what to say? If this is going to be a story about Emily, with no wanton cruelty, or revenge on CBBers, then please carry on.... Otherwise.... |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 6th, 2004, 6:28pm EBD_Herself, this actually sounds very promising!! Please carry on with it!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 6th, 2004, 6:51pm Interesting! Yes, please continue. But you expected this reaction, didn't you, my dear. You must also expect to receive a good deal of baiting if we feel you are asking for it, so be prepared! ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 6th, 2004, 7:25pm on 01/06/04 at 18:28:43, Vikki wrote:
Vikki try and sound a little less surprised! ;) Please continue with this :) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Carolyn P on Jan 6th, 2004, 8:28pm This certainly looks a promising start, but watch your step dear, no evil revenge allowed here. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Abi on Jan 6th, 2004, 10:24pm I like this beginning, please carry on, as long as you're nice.... |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 7th, 2004, 12:09am on 01/06/04 at 18:17:30, EBD_Herself wrote:
I love how gentle and beguiling this first part is, before EBD's character snaps back to normal with her usual threats. As Esmeralda said, if this is a 'proper' SCS story, then please go ahead... |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 7th, 2004, 9:24am Well, not quite the ecstatic reaction I had hoped for, however I have a little more for your perusal, so indulge me still further if you will. ********************************************************** Emily was, to put it mildly, furious. She knew - oh how she knew! - that arguing with her father would be useless. During every argument over the past year, he had told her that she was becoming a disagreeable person to live with; rude, defiant and in desperate need of a hiding. Mother, a much gentler type and much given to letting Emily rule the roost, had surprisingly, to Emily’s eyes, agreed with her husband, and backed him to the hilt over this issue of school. However, Emily was not prepared to give way too easily, and decided on a campaign of action calculated to make her parents rue and regret ever having sided with Grandmother. Her behaviour and manners deteriorated, and her attitude towards her own family was past the insolent mark and out through the other side. Naturally, this plan backfired completely, making every one of the family glad when the day came for Emily to go to school. Father and Mother had both arranged the day off work to take her to the Airport to meet the rest of the school. Arriving at Heathrow at the appointed time, they were directed to a quiet area near the check in’s, where they found an attractive young lady checking girls off on a clipboard. She smiled as the small family group approached her. “So, this is Emily Chapman?” she asked, knowing it must be so as this was the only girl not yet checked in with her. Emily scowled, not prepared to admit to anything, not even her name at this point. The mistress smothered a grin at this reaction, having seen it on numerous occasions whilst “doing escort”. She kept the smile on her face, but hid her mirth as she spoke to Emily’s parents, explaining that they would have to say their goodbyes immediately as it was just about time to go through to the departure lounge. Once Emily’s parents had left, the mistress began marshalling the group of girls with her through check in, past all the interesting looking shops and into a departure lounge. Emily yawned, deliberately, and sat with her shoulders hunched, every inch the rebel. “Attention please girls!” The mistress was speaking. “Our flight is due to start boarding in about twenty minutes, so please do NOT wander off; yes, I am looking at you Helayna! The Head has not forgotten that you were responsible for delaying the flight last term and she wants no repeat performance thank you!” The girls stood around Helayna smirked as their friend blushed, but as the subject had been discussed to death the previous term, Helena heard no more on the subject. The mistress continued speaking; “The coaches will be meeting us at the airport as usual, so everyone is to stay together once we land, and if anyone even thinks about ‘just going for a look at that shop Miss!’ there will be dire consequences of the most dire kind possible!” This sentence was with a glance at Helayna’s best friend and cousin, Konnie. Those two girls were single-handedly responsible for every disturbance within the middle school, and any mistress dealing with them for more than a term could be heard to claim bitterly that the pair were responsible also for the start of their grey haired days. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 7th, 2004, 11:09am Ah, well, you see, my dear EBD_herself, if you had been kinder to us in the past, we wouldn't bristle inwardly at the mere sight of your name, and thus we would be more willing to consider your offerings with more generosity. It is, as your characters have said 'a rod to beat your own back'. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Esmeralda on Jan 7th, 2004, 11:30am Exactly. But if you continue to develop this story along it's present lines, EBD, and prove to us that you really aren't totally evil, then I'm sure you will receive the acclaim which you feel is due to you. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 7th, 2004, 12:46pm Please may we have more this osunds very promising :) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 7th, 2004, 12:46pm So far, so good. It's very up-to-date, isn't it? I'm looking forward to finding out who Gran is!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 7th, 2004, 1:45pm Interesting, very interesting. Has anyone else spotted the use of a certain phrase that our esteemed HG was using only this morning?? Wonder if that's a clue? "The lady doth protest too much!" ;) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Phyllis Mathewman on Jan 7th, 2004, 3:37pm Oh dear, do you really think this was a good idea, Elinor dear, are you quite sure that your health is up to it? I really don't know if I'll be able to finish this one off for you, you know. Some people are already suspicious about 'Prefects' you know. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 7th, 2004, 5:39pm *thinks that maybe all these alter egos are getting a bit out of hand.......* Please do carry on EBD dear!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 7th, 2004, 5:43pm You wouldn't have any idea who EBD is, would you Vikki?! ::) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 7th, 2004, 6:01pm I honestly, honestly have no clue whatsoever Pat!! I swear on my plot bunny's life!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Lesley on Jan 7th, 2004, 6:43pm Enjoying the story and would like to see more please. NOT liking the pseudonym - but then you'd hardly expect me too! Prepared to put up with the name if story remains as good. :) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Carolyn P on Jan 7th, 2004, 8:16pm Liking this very much so far, well brought up to date, and a tantalising question as to who Grandma is. Continue in the same vein Ellie and you may yet redeem yourself. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 7th, 2004, 8:27pm on 01/07/04 at 18:43:21, Lesley wrote:
The what ?? Lesley. Please would someone explains what that means *feels incredibly stuipid at not knowing the long word* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 7th, 2004, 9:18pm Chloe, 'pseudonym' means 'pen-name'. *huggles* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 7th, 2004, 9:25pm *Sends hug to Vikki* Thank you my brain couldn't cope with such a big word tonight it has differcultly just spelkling them normally but good on the understadn but unfortuntly not tonight! Please may we have more story! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Abi on Jan 7th, 2004, 11:37pm *chants at EBD_Herself* ??? never thought I'd find myself doing that ??? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 5:31am on 01/07/04 at 13:45:11, Rachel wrote:
So let me get this straight, Rachel. If I deny that EBD_herself is me, you'll think I'm lying, and if I don't deny it, you'll think I'd admitting it. Is there any way I can convince you that I'm not EBD_herself? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 8th, 2004, 8:19am The aircraft arrived in Switzerland without incident and as the girls poured through the arrivals gate, they were met by a host of mistresses, once again armed with clipboards. They began calling certain girls towards them, and Emily surmised that this was the method used to divide the party into coach groups. She soon found herself seated in a coach with a girl named Aimee who chattered non-stop about the joys of the Chalet School and the exciting time they were going to have. Mistresses seated themselves at random throughout the coaches; asking questions, listening to holiday tales, watching out for signs of coach sickness and potentially getting to the afflicted with a paper bag in time and quelling minor rebellions. Emily watched all this activity with a feeling that she had entered a prison. “You can’t even be sick without a mistress!” she thought angrily, even more so because she herself frequently suffered from travel sickness on buses and coaches. She managed to suppress the nausea just long enough however, and Aimee let out a shriek of delight that, whilst almost deafening Emily, also alerted her to the fact that they had arrived at the Chalet School. Somberly Emily climbed from the coach and looked up at the large building she was faced with. While she was still standing stock still, trying to get to grips with the idea that she would be here for a further five years, she was clutched from behind and whirled inside the building; an action that left her gasping for breath and holding her arm. “You cow! You bloody well did that on purpose!” she shouted, deep down remembering her Grandmother’s tales about permissible language and determined to shock them all to the core. “Bloody did not!” replied Helayna with a grin. “Anyway, you have to come in now ‘cos it’s time for Maynie to give her blah de blah speech bit – one of the hangovers from ‘olden days’ I’m afraid, but it will all be over and done with and then we can go stuff ourselves!” With a sensation that she was totally lost now, Emily allowed Helayna to drag her in amongst the huge crowd. She stood quietly, believing in taking stock of the enemy as much as possible before going in for the attack. Listening to the girls around her, she absorbed the fact that, while they all respected Miss Maynard as a teacher, and liked her out of school, the mistress’s failing point was her devotedness to school traditions. “I mean, we all like school well enough, and me and Konnie should for gods sake, but you’d think by now someone would have noticed that this entrance hall just can’t fit everyone in! Not even when they started shoving pree.s onto the stairs and chucking the Kinders straight round to their quarters. Look at us! Battery hens know nothing of how we suffer – all so Maynie can do her big ‘Welcome Back All Of You!’” Helayna’s voice had raised its pitch as she imitated the mistress stood at the foot of the stairs, and judging by the reactions of the other girls, it was an accurate one. Emily tried to listen when the mistress, ‘Maynie’, started speaking, but the crush of girls and muttered “Ow’s!” as people had their feet trampled on made it impossible. “What did she say?” asked Emily at last, having heard approximately one word from the whole speech. Considering that one word had been “And” it hadn’t enlightened her very far. “Told you,” said Helayna. “Blah de blah de blah!” and refusing agree that the mistress it was improbable, if not impossible that any mistress would say that, maintained that was a true and accurate translation of the speech. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 8:25am That was a nice long posting, but you don't post enough to keep us happy. If you want us to be nice to you, you have to be nice to us, and post lots more. ;D8oo |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 8:28am *agrees with Pat* It's rather nice to hold the whip-hand for once, isn't it? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 8:42am She did ask for nice comments, didn't she? I reckon she has to earn them! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 8:49am Well, she couldn't possibly think that she deserves them as things stand now, could she? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 8:54am Nope! She's leaving us far too much time and space for yibbling. 8oo |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 9:07am Silly woman! We'll fill this thread in no time! She really needs to post more often than once a day! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 9:10am Very true! she's really giving me an oportunity to get my postings up. Come on EBD, give us some more!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 9:13am *wonders if 'EBD_herself' or her alter ego is around at this hour* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 9:19am She was here when I logged on just after 8.30 UK time, and then disappeared. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 8th, 2004, 9:21am on 01/08/04 at 05:31:50, KB wrote:
I would never accuse you of lying! Now can we have some more story? ;) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 9:23am Hmm, might she have been at work and using up time...? :-/ ;) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 8th, 2004, 9:25am on 01/08/04 at 09:19:28, Pat wrote:
What time is that in other locations around the world? My maths skills vanished the day I finished writing my maths exam papers! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 9:35am *lol* Melbourne, Australia, is 11 hours ahead of the UK at the moment, so it's 8:45pm here and 9:45 am there. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachael on Jan 8th, 2004, 10:04am This is good and I'm loving the modern twists ... and also the coach sickness, which must have happened on those winding alpine roads but is never mentioned!! *wondering which Maynard is "Maynie" :-/ * Quite intrigued as to who EBD_Herself is, given her reluctance to reveal herself previously ... I'm tempted to think it's someone who doesn't usually drabble and is attempting to redeem herself before unveiling who she is ..... If I'm right, you're doing a grand job and we'll probably forgive you, ;D, provided you follow Pat's excellent advice and post frequently and copiously!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 10:14am Personally, I'm not sure she will reveal herself. Why should she? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 8th, 2004, 10:16am on 01/08/04 at 10:04:11, Rachael wrote:
PUN ALERT! Rachael! How could you!! Quote:
It would help if we knew when it was set! OK, so it seems modern, but apart from that, it's a bit vague still! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 10:28am *finds it a bit rich that Rachel is scolding Rachael for making bad puns* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 8th, 2004, 10:35am When have I ever made bad puns? ::) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Esmeralda on Jan 8th, 2004, 10:54am on 01/08/04 at 10:04:11, Rachael wrote:
That's what I was wondering, after all there's no reason why she shouldn't have posted this story under her own name, after all, it isn't as if she can't write. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by LauraT on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:00am Incidentally, I had such a weird dream last night! For a start, my school coaches failed to come, so we went home in canoes...then, arranging a holiday at some hotel somewhere with a friend, I logged onto the computer (the CBB) to notice that the last person to post (on that computer!) was EBD_Herself! Got very excited about potentially discovering her identity, and lay in wait for her to come back on the computer (for some reason she would have been coming in my room!) and then woke up! Anyway, am worried that the CBB is plagueing my dreams, and have determined never again to come on it after 9pm...! ::) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:07am on 01/08/04 at 10:35:21, Rachel wrote:
Are you trying to suggest that you don't make them?! ::) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:13am on 01/08/04 at 11:07:07, KB wrote:
Oh no, I would never claim the perfection that is mine. I was merely asking when I had made a bad pun. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:17am I would find at least one if I wasn't in the middle of archiving. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:22am Excuses, excuses, KB!! It's past time for some more of this story! I wonder where it's heading if the author doesn't want to admit her identity?! If it's not going to go down the 'Ellie' path of destruction, why hide who you are? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:28am Out of fear, presumably! *decides that if Pat would like to tempt back the TEM with masses of old posts...* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 8th, 2004, 12:27pm Please may we haev more and anyway isn't EBD_Herself supposed to be coming to the gatehring ??? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by PatMac on Jan 8th, 2004, 1:33pm thinking *EBD has learnt a lot from this board* 2nd thinking *don't be stupid, it can;t be the original EBD, she's dead* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 2:09pm on 01/08/04 at 12:27:05, Chloe wrote:
So she says. Won't it be interesting to see who wears the badge!!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 8th, 2004, 2:15pm Maybe we should run a sweepstake on it! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 2:25pm There's a short list of obvious suspects, but maybe they're too obvious? IIRC, EBD_Herself said she was coming beforre KB said she was, so that should rule her out. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 8th, 2004, 2:50pm How sad is this? I've just been for a trawl through the archives to check who declared their intentions of attending the Gathering first - KB or EBD!! And the survey says: Title: Re: Meeting Up - Getting a List Post by KB on Oct 29th, 2003, 8:11pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good idea, Liss! *can't possible imagine how the last thread got so big* ::) Name: KB Coming from: Australia. Well, okay, Germany. Transport: Train and plane Dietary requirements: Nothing particular. Able to offer lifts: Uh, no. I'm afraid not. Other requirements: somewhere to sleep (going to be greedy and ask for a bed if possible) and somewhere to stash my stuff from a month of travel. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Re: Meeting Up - Getting a List Post by EBD_Herself on Oct 30th, 2003, 12:23am -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: EBD Coming from: Secret Secure Location Transport: all sorted Dietary requirements: May be safer to bring my own Able to offer lifts: No, but I do a nice line in death bed sequences Any other requirements: Really can't wait to compare notes with Lesley....... Told you I was sad! Pat, 50p on KB please! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 2:56pm I challenged her by PM this morning, and she denied it! She pointed out that she already had access to other EBD type personas!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 8th, 2004, 4:31pm ** Sadly crosses KB off the list and goes back to re-examine the evidence ** |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Kathye on Jan 8th, 2004, 4:51pm Whats the gathering ? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 8th, 2004, 7:27pm Go to "The Gathering" in "Completly of topic" some of us want to meet each other and so we are going to in March :) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Lesley on Jan 8th, 2004, 7:58pm I'm really enjoying the story at the moment - just a pity there's not more of it! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 8th, 2004, 8:59pm So, EBD dearest, may we have some more soon please? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:24pm Thought I'd better move this back to page 1 in case she gets annoyed! ;D 8) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Susan on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:31pm Dear EBD have only just managed to catch up on this story. It is very good but I would appreciate it if you could write some more. Sue being nice as I'm too scared not to be! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Carolyn P on Jan 8th, 2004, 11:33pm TO WHOEVER IS WRITING THIS STORY It is a great story and we would love to see more of it, whoever you are. As much as possible, as often as possible. as Rachel and I have both discovered, among others it is possible to write a few paragraphs and post the, then continue writing and post quite a few times in a day. Just a little hint. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 9th, 2004, 4:42am on 01/08/04 at 16:31:41, Rachel wrote:
*thanks Pat* My argument, Rachel, was that I wouldn't have needed to create The_REAL_Elinor or borrow 'Elinor' from Rachael if I already had EBD_herself at my disposal. It's not me. I guarantee it. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachael on Jan 9th, 2004, 8:59am Unless you're doing an incredibly sneaky triple or quadruple bluff .............. :-/ |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 9th, 2004, 9:50am Suspect we can write Rachael off for the same reason as KB! She already has an Ellie at her disposal! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 9th, 2004, 10:05am on 01/09/04 at 08:59:02, Rachael wrote:
*whimpers at the mere thought* I couldn't even keep one other 'persona' straight. How could I cope with three or four?! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachael on Jan 9th, 2004, 10:42am Well, you could if you had a split personality ... or two ;D Thanks, Pat :D It also can't be me because I only do SCS Fill-Ins or Horror, as nicked from Lesley! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 9th, 2004, 10:51am If that were the case, I think I'd have had a breakdown by now! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 9th, 2004, 7:47pm on 01/09/04 at 08:59:02, Rachael wrote:
Please don't go there it makes my head hurt just reading it! Please may we have some more whoever is behind this :) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 9th, 2004, 8:37pm She's posting almost as infrequently as Vikki did! ::) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 9th, 2004, 9:23pm Pat, if that was a suggestion that I might be EBD, I'm afraid you're barking very much up the wrong tree!! 'Tis definitely not me!!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 9th, 2004, 9:53pm Emily found herself being dragged around constantly that first evening; firstly to a cloakroom where she dumped her coat and was told to change her shoes, then taken to the “lower corridor splasheries” (which turned out to be loos and washbasins) and then into a large room that looked just like a doctor’s waiting room. “And this would be…?” Emily injected just the right note of enquiry into her tone, and immediately had a dozen girls clamouring to answer. “This is our common room!” shrieked Aimee, determined to get on pally terms with this new girl. Aimee had been at the school since she was eight, the product of yet another “family tradition” that dictated where female children should be educated; yet despite her years at the school, Aimee had no ‘best’ friend. In fact, Aimee had no casual friends either, being extremely unpopular for no reason that she could fathom. It was a source of both mystery and misery to the miniature scale child, and she had great hopes that Emily might be the friend she was looking for. “I see,” replied Emily, at her most quashing and determined to show as little interest as possible. Aimee, refusing to be squashed in any manner, carried on with her explanations. “This is where we spend our free time, where we can carry out whatever activities we choose and-“ “In here?” the disdain was impossible to miss. Emily looked around the room. The carpet had obviously seen far better days. The various sofas and chairs were badly in need of recovering, and certain chairs looked as if they wouldn’t bear the weight of even the tiniest child in the Kindergarten, let alone a well grown girl of thirteen. “Are you telling me we have to spend ALL our free time in this pit?” Emily asked looking around the group of girls. Many of the girls had flushed at Emily’s words, not so much due to being insulted on their school’s behalf, but because they had noticed the exact same things when they first became acquainted with the middle school common room. Helayna and Konnie looked at each other and let out a series of giggles. “You’ll fit,” said Helayna cryptically to the new girl and tried to draw the girl into a quiet conversation. Aimee let out an angry wail. “You can’t have her too! You always take the new ones – who am I going to have as my friend now?” she shouted at Helayna. Konnie looked at Aimee as if she was looking at something that had crawled out from under a stone. “I have no idea,” she answered in her snobbiest tones. “Perhaps the gardener will have found some slugs you could pal up with, although,” Konnie carried on with no regard for the tears welling up in Aimee’s eyes, “perhaps the slugs have standards too.” Turning their back on Aimee with loud comments about “Drips!”, Helayna, Konnie and Emily made their way to the least dilapidated of the sofas. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 9th, 2004, 9:53pm “So,” asked Emily. “Are you ‘sheepdogging’ me?” Helayna and Konnie burst out laughing. “Sheepdogging? No way! That went out years ago! But,” remarked Helayna, “you’ve just given yourself away nicely.” “In what way?” enquired Emily; attempting to do the snootiness she had observed in Konnie. Helayna explained. “You see Emily, years and years ago, this school used to do the sheepdogging thing, putting new girls with an old girl until they ‘found their feet’. But it soon turned out that the staff weren’t that good at matching people up with the kind of people they wanted to be with, so they scrapped the whole idea, and left us all to get on with each other.” “And it works much better now,” put in Konnie. “I mean, we wouldn’t have done the sheepdogging thing for you if we’d been told to, but you seem alright, so we don’t mind helping you out a bit, if we decide you need it.” She added rather ominously, and Emily decided there and then that she would prefer not to get on Konnie’s bad side. “So who do you come from?” asked Helayna, opening up a bit further. “We’ve got everyone! Granny was at school here, then our mum’s and now us – it’s actually a bit depressing because there are still some old crumbly staff rattling round telling us how wonderful our mother’s were, and granny was their dearest friend. Sad!” To Emily, this was the very last conversation she had wanted to have at this school. Her own Grandmother, who was always called “Grandmother” and never ‘Granny’ or ‘Nanny’, had been Head Girl of this school many years ago, and from all that Emily had been told, she had reason to believe that her career here had been memorable. Therefore Emily now said “I would prefer not to divulge that information.” “Why? Think your pedigree is better than ours do you?” snapped Konnie, the telltale signs of her temper flashing a warning to all those who knew her well. Helayna kept very quiet, knowing from past experience that attempting to defuse Konnie was like trying to stop death. Impossible. Konnie was well into her stride now, her voice becoming shriller by the second. “And if you really think you’re something, you can think again! Sod you! Our granny’s sister started this school, so whoever your relatives are, you aren’t going to come close to ours! Come on Helayna!” Konnie marched off swiftly followed by her cousin. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 9th, 2004, 10:13pm Ooooh! I think I have an inkling, who Emily's Grandmother might be.............. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by xanthe on Jan 9th, 2004, 10:31pm *clears throat and starts to chant* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Carolyn P on Jan 9th, 2004, 10:48pm I know who I would guess at...but am continually surprised by drabbles. eta : I might be wrong on reflection because I presume Emily's Grandmother will have to be a contemporary of Konnie's and Helayna's, i.e. around Joey's age and I was thinking of OOAOML. Hmm, Grizel perhaps, or Juliet, no, their families were known...now I'm puzzled, who is it? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 9th, 2004, 10:59pm Ooops!! That's who I was thinking too Carolyn!! *looks embarrassed!!* Unless of course Helayna and Konnie are the kids of some of the younger Maynard kids? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Lesley on Jan 9th, 2004, 11:02pm I was also thinking Mary Lou - although there's an age gap of about 16 years between her and Joey it is still feasible! Please post more - I'm intrigued! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 9th, 2004, 11:06pm Well *I* think she's Madge's grand daughter! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 9th, 2004, 11:13pm But she can't be Madge's grandchild!! Granny was at CS herself, had no daughters and Emily is the only granddaughter!! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 9th, 2004, 11:18pm Oh Yes!! I missed that! :-[ :-[ :-[ |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Esmeralda on Jan 9th, 2004, 11:24pm Well - I don't mind admitting that I don't have the goggiest idea who Emily's grandmother is........but I'm longing to find out |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 9th, 2004, 11:27pm *gives Pat a reassuring huggle* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 10th, 2004, 12:23am *also becoming increasingly intrigued by this* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Susan on Jan 10th, 2004, 1:54am My guess was OOO too. All the other HG's I can think of had daughters |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 10th, 2004, 3:28am There were a lot we didn't know about, though. What about (dare I say it) Robin? Ooh, there's an idea. Maybe those quads aren't Joeys after all... |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Lesley on Jan 10th, 2004, 9:34am Woohoo! Scandel in the convent! That would really be different! *Thinks the author of this drabble should come back and post more!* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 10th, 2004, 10:26am *apologises profusely for any plot bunnies that may come about as a result of my ideas* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 10th, 2004, 2:26pm *detects a touch of insincerity in KB's apology!* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 10th, 2004, 8:35pm on 01/10/04 at 03:28:20, KB wrote:
** Beats plot bunnies down with a stick ** KB, if you're going to make suggestions like that, could you make sure you put a PB warning label on your post? "No Galadriel, Primula needs us more than Robin right now!" |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 10th, 2004, 9:17pm on 01/10/04 at 14:26:49, Vikki wrote:
Well, there wasn't meant to be! *offers anti-PB spray* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Abi on Jan 10th, 2004, 11:06pm I think the author of this has been using your spray, KB. Where is she? Where is more story? *scowls ferociously at EBD_Herself* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 11th, 2004, 12:30am on 01/10/04 at 23:06:13, Abi wrote:
** tries to see who Abi is looking at ** ** falls over due to stretching neck ten feet away from body ** ** lies on floor and eebles for help ** |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by xanthe on Jan 11th, 2004, 12:39am *runs in to rescue Rachel* *takes the opportunity to chant for some more* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 11th, 2004, 1:20am ** thanks Xan graciously but asks if it was entirely necessary for Xan to drag her up by the hair ** |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by xanthe on Jan 11th, 2004, 1:24am *wonders if it's time to renew her First Aid Qualification yet* :-[ |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 11th, 2004, 6:05am *offers Rachel an ice-pack for her head-ache, as well as a neck massage* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Lesley on Jan 11th, 2004, 9:33am *Hope Rachel's feeling better!* It's now almost 36 hours since the author last posted - I'll be losing interest soon! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 11th, 2004, 10:08am Maybe that's her intention, but I don't think it's too smart! Yibbling is taking a strong hold! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 11th, 2004, 10:11am Can we figure out if anyone else hasn't been around for that long? ;D |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 11th, 2004, 10:22am Ooh, sneaky, Pat. I like it. Well, until now, I would have said you hadn't be! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Pat on Jan 11th, 2004, 11:08am I posted yesterday! In fact I've been around every day since she last posted! :o ::) Beside, don't you think I have enough on my plate at the moment? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 11th, 2004, 7:54pm Well, Carolyn's been missing for a day or so...... |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Rachel on Jan 11th, 2004, 8:11pm Oooooooh! So she has! I wonder if there will be more of this when she gets back?? I suppose we have to Watch This Space as they say somewhere about something. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Carolyn P on Jan 11th, 2004, 9:40pm I'm back, why is there no more of this? I was enjoying it. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 11th, 2004, 10:24pm Pleae may we have some more! *thinks EBD_Herslef is mean for not posting any more, sits down and sulks* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 12th, 2004, 12:02am I suggest we either throw this thread open to yibbling, or hand it over to the board to complete the story! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 12th, 2004, 7:30am At this point, events were interrupted by the harsh sound of a bell ringing throughout the school building. Aimee, having rubbed her face dry on her sleeve, approached Emily. "Would you like me to show you the way to the Speisesaal?" the small girl asked. Emily wanted badly to say 'no', but had no idea what that word had meant or where it was located. Nodding curtly, she followed Aimee from the room. Speaking in low tones, Aimee explained that the Speisesaal was the German name for the dining hall. As the two girls approached the set of double doors, an absolute babel of noise came bursting through. Aimee led the way into the room where the two joined on to the end of a queue. "We always queue fro Supper and Mitagessen," explained Aimee. "Breakfast is on the tables and we just help ourselves in the morning, and tea time it's the same, except if you want a hot drink - then you have to queue. It's quite a good system," added Aimee defensively, as if expecting Emily to bite her. "Sounds a bit like the comp.," commented Emily, not in the least surprised by the arrangements. Schools the world over, having to cater for large quantities of fussy eaters had discovered many years before that less food was wasted if girls were given a free choice of what went on their plates. Arriving at the serving hatch, Emily quickly chose a salad, crusty bread roll, grilled chicken and pasta. Seeing nothing else for it, she followed Aimee to a table and sat down. Gazing round the room, Emily noticed everyone laughing, sharing holiday gossip and making plenty of noise. "Where are the staff?" she asked Aimee, subconsciously becoming grateful for the tiny girl's attention. "They have their own dining hall over in the staff block," Aimee answered. They used to eat in here years ago, but nowadays they all do it on a rota. In fact, it seems we have Maynie herself tonight," added the girl looking towards the double doors. Emily looked with interest at the Headmistress of the Chalet School, making mental notes and trying to decide if she liked the look of this woman or not. The mistress was an older woman, probably in her fifties. She had dark hair, cut short and framing her face, fairly tall and athletic looking. Emily couldn't decide if the mistress's face was pleasant or not. In repose Maynie's face looked hard, stern and unforgiving, but as Maynie laughed in response to a comment offered up by the irrepressible Konnie, her whole face changed, softened and Emily was suddenly taken by the impression that this was a woman who really cared about her job and all that it entailed. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 12th, 2004, 7:31am Aimee sped through her meal at top speed, hardly pausing to draw breath between mouthfuls. Emily felt her lip curl up as she watched the smaller girl eat. Emily's own table manners were impeccable. Grandmother had always insisted that her own children should know how to behave at the table, and her sons in turn had passed this fastidiousness on to their own children. Aimee choked down her last mouthful and began to rise form the table. "Are you leaving me alone here?" asked Emily in surprise, having thought that Aimee would take care of her for the rest of the evening. "I can't I'm afraid," began Aimee. "I need to go and speak to someone, before they get too busy. Emily's face tightened but all she said was "I see." Aimee threw her an apologetic grin before dashing from the room. Through the still open doors, Emily saw Aimee make straight for Maynie, and instantly engage the mistress in conversation. As Emily finished her own meal, another mistress entered the room. "Any more new girls in here?" she called loudly. Emily stood up, pleased to see she was not the only one. Five or six girls were stood in various locations around the dining hall, all looking as bewildered as she herself felt. "This way then girls, hurry up please." As the girls drew close to her, the mistress smiled down at them, with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. "My name is Mrs Richardson, school secretary and Head's PA. As you are all new, you will meet the Head tonight in her study. After tonight, if you wish to speak to the Head formally, you need to find me and book an appointment. After you've met the Head, I'll take you to meet your House Mistress and she will sort you out from there. Any questions? No, Good." Barely giving the girls time to think, Mrs Richardson whirled the group away along various corridors until they were in the Head's study. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 12th, 2004, 8:01am Ah, so this is set in the modern era. Presumably Miss Maynard is Cecil and Mrs Richardson seems likely to be Con. Obviously, EBD_herself only has week-day access to the computer. Perhaps, if this story is still going then, we should be a little more forgiving about the long absence next weekend |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 12th, 2004, 10:46am Thank you ;D But i'd still like some more please :) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Abi on Jan 12th, 2004, 12:53pm *echoes Chloe* Thanks for the posts though EBD! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Jan 12th, 2004, 2:47pm Thank you EBD!!! May we have some more please? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Esmeralda on Jan 12th, 2004, 4:14pm Thank you EBD, this throws up quite a few questions though doesn't it? Hope we'll see some answers soon. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Lesley on Jan 12th, 2004, 11:11pm Thank you for the last posts - very intriguing - also think it's Cecil as Head - but would her older sister be her Secretary/PA? More please! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 12th, 2004, 11:17pm Possibly not. Might Roddy have married, and his wife be Cecil's secretary? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 13th, 2004, 7:34am on 01/12/04 at 00:02:17, KB wrote:
KB perhaps you think you could write this drabble better than I can? If you wish, I shall stop posting and leave it up to you. I had thought this board welcomed drabbles from everybody without imposing a time limit between postings. Obviously I was mistaken! ____________________________________________________________________________ The six girls stood in a row in front of Mrs. Maynard's desk eyeing up the mistress as much as she was eyeing them. After a few moments of mutual eyeballing, Mrs. Maynard cleared her throat. "Welcome to the Chalet School, you will all be as happy here as you allow yourselves to be. If you want to enjoy your time here, it requires as much effort on your part as it does on ours. If I can help you at any time, feel free to make an appointment to see me; otherwise, your house mistress will be your first port of call for all things. Any questions? Good." Once again the girls found a mistress answering her own question before they had time to formulate a coherent thought, but they barely had time to recognize this fact either before Mrs. Maynard was speaking again. "You have been placed in a form appropriate for your ages, all of you, and we expect you to stay there. Many years ago," Mrs. Maynard leaned back in her chair, "this school was run along very different lines, which met the needs of the schoolgirl population at the time. But times change, and education moves on. No longer can we allow pupils to work with other pupils many years different in age. Now it is up to you to work your hardest in lessons, make use of all the study periods we allocate you, and make sure you achieve the highest results available to you. By the time exams come round next Summer, you will have been taught everything you need to know for them; whether you pass or fail those exams depends solely on you." Suddenly this stern lecture was broken by a smile. "I hope you will all be happy here," said Mrs. Maynard in conclusion. Mrs. Richardson led her group of girls off to meet their House Mistress, a role she informed them was held many years ago by a Matron, but in this modern era the title of House Mistress had seemed more appropriate. "She will be, as the Head said, your first port of call. All girls are allocated to one of five House Mistresses, according to which house you have been placed in. Let's see," murmured Mrs. Richardson, running her finger down a list. Findng the names of the new girls in turn, she took them to various locations in the school, handing over a girl or two to each House Mistress until only Emily was left. "St. Clare's for you dear," murmured Mrs. Richardson absently, much in the way of one who has performed this role on many occasions. Let's go and meet your House Mistress." The pair walked in near silence along the various corridors, confusing Emily completely as to the lay out of the building. Emily was beginning to hope that GPS equipment would be issued, as she felt sure she would never find her way around otherwise. Mrs. Richardson tapped lightly on a door marked "St Clares HM" and pushed the door open when told to enter. With a hasty conversation comprising of "Here's your newbie!" Mrs. Richardson gave Emily a gentle shove into the room where the girl found herself alone with the youngest mistress she had yet seen. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Jan 13th, 2004, 7:35am Emily couldn't keep the surprise from her face, at which Miss Rosoman burst out laughing. "I get this reaction so much of the time!" she assured the startled Emily. "I am old enough to do this job although I don't quite claim to be old enough to be your mother! As I'm sure you will find out very soon, if you haven't already, I have a younger sister still at school and," checking her list, "It seems you are in the same form as her. As she is bound to tell you, I am twenty years old, attended school here myself, know the workings inside out and am quite capable of looking after all of you lot. I should also warn you," she added with twinkling eyes, "That I was also Head Girl here just a few years ago and I know every trick in the book - so don't try it on young Eleanor!" "My name," said Emily with great dignity, "is Emily. Do you think you can remember that without me wearing a name tag?" This was too much cheek even to be permitted under the first night/new girl banner. Sharon Rosoman's face flared with colour and the twinkle died a rapid death. "That will do. Cheek and attitude are not permitted towards any member of staff, and you will not be regarded as either clever or funny if you try it on. You are sleeping in room 6, with three other girls. Here," placing a great pile in Emily's arms, " are your sheets, pillow cases and duvet cover, and here," another pile was added to the first, "here are your first week's towels. Place soiled laundry in the bins provided and your bed changing day is . . ." Sharon had to check back on the chart once more, "Bed change is on a Friday. Please make sure your bed is totally stripped by 7am on a Friday, and all linen in the laundry bins. If you miss this deadline you will be required to do your own laundry for the following week. Room 6 is that way," she added pointing out of the door. Emily stalked from the room and followed the vague direction Sharon Rosoman had been pointing, wondering how long it would take to find room 6. Fortunately, all the rooms were clearly labeled, and room 6 proved to be merely at the end of the corridor. Pushing open the door, Emily heard voices and surmised that her three roommates were already there. They were. Helayna, Konnie and Aimee were standing in the middle of the room, Aimee crying once more and Helayna and Konnie very obviously bullying the smaller girl. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Lesley on Jan 13th, 2004, 8:42am Thank you for the latest post. Haylana and Connie do not come across as very pleasant individuals - despite their lineage. *Wonder if Miss Rosamon's slip with name was a Freudian one.* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Carolyn P on Jan 13th, 2004, 12:03pm Thank-you for the post, it was worth waiting for. I notice that the school has gained some darker undertones as it has entered the modern world, and some of thre old girls seem to think that the 'old ways' were definatly wrong. This is very interesting. The Helayna, Konnie, Aimee, Emily mix is going to be interesting as well. Oh, if you can't post at weekends, just say so, that's all takes to keep this crowd of your back, they are quite understanding really. Look forward to more dear Ellie. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Chloe on Jan 13th, 2004, 4:12pm Thank you EBD_Herself, but please may we have some more :) |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Jan 13th, 2004, 10:39pm on 01/13/04 at 07:34:47, EBD_Herself wrote:
*chuckles evilly at having goaded EBD_herself so successfully* And I love the way the status of the women changes from Miss to Mrs and back again! A true EBDism! 8oo |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Today at 1:04am *looking forward to the next installment!* |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Today at 7:31am Emily watched in silence for a few seconds; Konnie and Helayna had looked round at her entrance to the room but seeing who it was had turned back to their victim. "We don't even want you in this room, do you know that? If it wasn't for you, we could have had a room to ourselves again. But oh no! You have to go moaning at home about how much you hate being the odd girl out, and wishing you had friends! Why did we get lumbered with you?" Konnie's attack on Aimee was vicious in the extreme. The words were poisonous, and had clearly been going on some time. "Why don't you leave her alone?" queried Emily. Emily had no desire to become close friends with Aimee, but equally she had no desire to stand back and watch someone smaller than herself being bullied in such a malicious manner. "And why don't you keep your nose out of our business?" asked Konnie softly. Helayna cleared her throat. "You ought to make your bed," she told Emily nervously. Miss Rosomon will be in soon to check, and you haven't even started yet. Emily looked at the tableau made by the three girls, wondering why Konnie was so angry, why Helayna so nervous and why Aimee was so pathetic. Looking from face to face, Emily noticed for the first time that all three girls bore a resemblance to each other. This wasn't such a surprise in Konnie and Helayna's case, as Emily already knew they were cousins, but the concept of Aimee being related to these girls was astonishing. In a rush of pity for Aimee, Emily asked casually, "Want to give me a hand Aimee?" "Sure," muttered Aimee, accepting the lifeline Emily had so casually flung. The two girls entered Emily's cubicle, where Emily placed her pile of linen onto the bed before standing back to survey her new domain. The whole room had been partitioned off with plasterboards, forming six small "cubey within a room", and each smaller room had three walls plus one curtain, which could be drawn across to enclose the space. The "cubey" was painted in a shade that could only be described as "Industrial Magnolia", but the bedding and curtains throughout the whole room were shades of blue. Each cubey contained a bed with wooden head and foot rails, a small desk with chair, a wardrobe, chest of drawers and small vanity stand. Emily supposed she would be able to fit all her possessions in this space, but said to Aimee "It's going to be an absolute nightmare." Aimee knew exactly what Aimee was referring to. The trouble with these bedroom spaces was a distinct lack of storage space for all the things a modern girl deemed necessary. When the school had converted the dormitories into these partitioned cubeys, the old itinerary had still been in place; the number of items each girl was permitted to bring to school had been strictly limited, and everything had fitted beautifully into these spaces. Nowadays, although each pupil had a list of required items to bring to school, she was also permitted to bring other home comforts, extra clothes, and a selection of personal items to make her time at school as pleasant as possible. "You also have space in the common room to keep things like books and games, you know, playing cards and stuff like that. But you have to show everything to Mrs. Richardson first. She checks it all to make sure it's suitable, and then issues everyone with labels so nobody can mix their stuff up for yours." Aimee was trying her hardest to help Emily to fit in, but Emily just looked at her. "If you think I'm going to leave my things lying around down there for anyone to nosy into, think again! I'll keep it all in here - I suppose I am allowed to do that?" "If you like. But it means you wont be allowed to take your things into the common room, and you wont be allowed to borrow anything belonging to anyone else." Aimee replied. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by EBD_Herself on Today at 7:31am Helayna and Konnie were still stood together in the communal space in the middle of the room. Konnie's scowl, which seemed to be permanently etched on her face whenever there were no mistresses present, was growing bigger and bigger. She listened in shamelessly to Aimee and Emily's conversation, holding on to Helayna's arm and preventing her cousin from going to attend to her own bed making. The door opened, and Sharon Rosomon entered with a beaming smile for her little sister. Quick as a flash, Konnie's dropped Helayna's arm and her face was smoothed out and beaming in return. "Sharon! I wanted to come and find you earlier, but Maynie said I should wait a while. Have you come to chat?" Konnie asked, hanging onto her big sister's arm. "Silly! Of course not! I haven't time for a chat now, but you can come and have tea with me tomorrow if you like? Helayna too?" Helayna's eyes lit up, but Konnie quickly said "No, just us tomorrow Sharon, please?" as Konnie turned adoring eyes on her sister, Sharon laughed and said "Sure, just us then. You don't mind do you kid?" to Helayna. "No, course not," mumbled Helayna, partly disappointed and partly relieved. Sharon popped her head into Helayna's cubey and reappeared with a slight frown. "You aren't very far on Helayna! You'd better hurry." Sharon repeated this exercise in Aimee and Emily's cubey, again adjuring them to hurry. The three girls did as they were bid in silence. The only one still chattering was Konnie. Despite her denials of having time to chat, Sharon was very soon in Konnie's cubey, making Konnie's bed, unpacking Konnie's suitcases and allowing Konnie to "rest" in the desk chair. "I suppose you're dead tired from the journey aren't you?" Sharon asked her sister. Konnie replied with a huge yawn, patently false to all those listening apart from Sharon. "I suppose I am a bit," acknowledged Konnie, still watching as her sister completed her unpacking for her. The two sisters had a short conversation on family issues, conducted in low tones, before Sharon glanced at her watch and gave a squeak of dismay. "I'm running late! Oh do hurry up you three! Why are you so slow!" With a last despairing glance, Sharon fled from the room to attend to her much neglected duties in other bed rooms. Konnie stretched and stood up. "You coming to the common room Hel?" she asked. Helayna gave her a sour look. "I am unpacking. I will be down as soon as I have finished - unless you want to help me?" she added hopefully. "Not a chance!" replied Konnie, cheerfully slamming the door on her way out. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Today at 7:45am on 01/14/04 at 07:31:33, EBD_Herself wrote:
Hey, look, another EBDism! But it's lovely to have two nice long parts! And I don't like Konnie at all! |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Carolyn P on Today at 9:35am Argh, what I really need now is a nice list of who is related to/descended from who. Konnie and Sharon are Rosomon, that was Daisey's family wasn't it? So who married one of her boys. And who were Helayna's parents? To say nothing of Aimme and Emily! Love the further developments though, and Konnie gets worse and worse, it seems to be her leading Helayna astray as well. |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by KB on Today at 10:51am on 01/14/04 at 09:35:08, Carolyn P wrote:
I don't suppose Adrienne could be involved somehow, could she? |
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Title: Re: Indulge me please! Post by Vikki on Today at 2:28pm Well, I'm guessing that maybe one of Daisy's boys married one of the younger Maynard girls, and I'm not sure about the other two! (there are so many possibilities with the Maynards!!) |
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