Quiet room...

[Ant]

*slithers into being from a single point in space but somehow ends up as a puddle*

*lacks the energy to revert to normal physical form*

meh

[bagpuss78]

*oops! accidentally treads in ant, takes off shoe and leaves outside to dry* :-S

[ben]

Having spent most of my time in the Music room I finally pluck up the courage and enter the Quiet room

Reverentially walks past Keef's Lazyboy and nervously mumbles "hello" to all in the room

Sits down on a spare beanbag hoping that it isn't someones favourite seat

Quietly starts to leaf through Mockney's discarded Big Book of Facts

[bagpuss78]

*whispers to ben, Keef's away feel free to sit on 'the lazy boy' I won't tell him*

*thinks to self he comes in hear sits on my bean bag! tsk!* ;-)

[dulwichmum]

Waves to Ben from enormous aubergine velvet armchair by the window - offers him a latte (Ana is about to make a trip to Starbucks)...

Begins list, Bagpus78 and Moi - 2 X Grande Lattes and 2 large slices of blueberry cheesecake.

Anyone else?

[ben]

Thanks Bagpuss for being hospitable and friendly, goes and sits in the Lazy Boy

Ana immediately asks me to move as she hasn't cleaned that part of the room yet

Wanders over to the balcony to take in some of the oft heard about views

[Ant]

*ripples gently*

[mockney piers]

*Wanders in through door after Antarctic stroll to feed the penguins*

*removes fake yak fur gloves and hood and goggles and raises a hello towards Ben, Bagpuss and Dulwichmum*

*pours out 5 hot toddies, hands four out and sprinkles the last over the pudlle - changes into Hawaiian shirt and linen slacks to soak up the evening sun*

*ohh apparently a bee has 5,000 nostrils*

[bagpuss78]

*thinks wow! 5,000 bummer if your a bee with a cold*

[bagpuss78]

*ask if anyone wants to have a skimming competition on ant while he's still a puddle*

*I gots the pebbles*

[mockney piers]

*splt* *splt* *splt* *splt* *splt* *splt*

*a sixer, nice :) *

[Ant]

*cries; grows*

[ben]

accepts DM's offer of latte, medium with 4 shots please - offers a ?5 note

skims a couple of pebbles across Ant, just to be sociable

[ben]

the last pebble bounces straight off of Ant's shin

apologises and tries to explain that he was still a puddle when the pebble left my hand

[bagpuss78]

*rushes to get first aid kit for ant accidentally kuffed him in the heeed! with pebble*

*:-$*

[Ant]

*recognises a certain truth: that beer is the answer*

*wonders whether it is also the question*

*confuses self*

*fancies a pint*

[mockney piers]

* oh dear god yes *

[bagpuss78]

*mmmmmmmmmmm.........Beer*

[dulwichmum]

Tears huge expanse of white fabric from enormous petticoat and ties it around Mr Ants leg.

Gives dirty look to Mr Ben, and thinks to self "this man has a young family to support - poor darling".

Hears distant growling of Mr Batdog from handbag.

Smiles to self.

Takes can of Stella Artois from chiller cabinet in handbag and divides out two half pint measures for Mr Piers and Mr Ant.

[Ant]

Gah! Wifebeater! It'll send me heeeeed all wrooooong!

[ben]

Offer Mrs DM a packet of Starbucks milk chocolate covered Grahams that had been purchased on a recent trip to New York

Had been saving them for a special treat but placating DM is the number one priority now

Offers Ant the choice of a chilled Tsing Tao, Budvar or Asahi

[dulwichmum]

Smiles at Mr Ben, accepts chocolate confections. Texts local mental health professionals regarding Mr Ants strange behaviour. Picks up enormous hand bag and leaves for the evening...

[Ant]

*enters in a more humdrum manner than has become usual: walking*

*seats self by open window and refreshes self in gentle breeze*

Ahhhhh, that's better.

[bagpuss78]

*Enter room, smiles over at ant*

*Plops self on bean bag, picks up mockney's big book of facts and begins to read out loud to ant whether he likes it or not*

"did you know......"

[dulwichmum]

Tramps into quiet room wearing enormous pair of aqua blue Crocs - stained with black coal dust, and pristine white Jeans. Looks down at feet and scowls...

Sits on aubergine velvet arm chair by the window next to chums. Takes three Vente Lattes (Starbucks naturally) from capacious handbag and offers to chums. Takes large cake box from hand bag, containing pretentious cake from Au Ciel in the Village, a large Global Japanese folded steel knife, side plates, forcs and napkins.

Cake anyone?