Quiet room...

[TillieTrotter]

*gives a weary wave to Citizen and says night night*

[citizenED]

*turn the lights down lower on your way out, if you will, dear Tillie*

[Michael Palaeologus]

*Bonjour! Je suis back from the Loire - anybody fancy a splosh of Sancerre?*

*Go away for a week and the Forum changes completely, its all too confusing*

*Settles into comfy chair, pulls ou a copy of Bean-Growers Monthly and waits for chums to arrive*

[Huguenot]

*harumph*

*family members starting to arrive in prep for the wedding on Saturday*

*weather forecast for Perugia p1$$ing down with rain all weekend*

*anyone sell really big umbrellas???*

[Michael Palaeologus]

*I sympathise - I spent much of last week peering at Chateau through sheets of rain*

*Hands over French Umbrella and crosse fingers*

[citizenED]

*opens eyes - squints a little*

*holds out glass to Michael - huge splosh of Sancerre for me please*

*notices dusty floor - wipes a finger over the bar - yuk*

*gets out dustpan and brush*

*anyone for a spring clean?*

[bagpuss78]

*puts on dusty mop shoe thingies and glides around floor in ballerina fashion*

*Sups on a crushed ice drink, pink grapefruit and orange flavouridge! yum yum*

*alcohol is off the menu for a bit*

[peckham_perkster]

*crumples up sheets from the many old newspapers lying around and starts to use them along with soapy water to clean the windows*

*yelps once the windows are clear seeing the amount of debris in the place including dead owls, feathers, peanuts and a smashed Pimms jug*

*can't face doing anymore after the long walk yesterday*

*swigs a pink grapefruit and orange crushes ice thingie as well, yum*

*dashes out the door before she gets roped into anymore cleaning*

[citizenED]

*lounges in deck-chair, knotted handkerchief on head*

*drinks crushed ice drink, pink grapefruit and orange flavouridge; raises glass to Bagpuss*

*ties dusters to feet, slides them up and down, lazily*

[Michael Palaeologus]

*D-M, can Ana do some cleaning please? I will sit in the corner with a glass of Sancerre and just -watch*

[TillieTrotter]

*advises Hugo to pop to San Gimignano first, tis known as the city of umbrellas*

*wishes him loads of luck for the big day*

*Mike, any of that lovely Sancerre left Darling*

[dulwichmum]

Ana walks into room with enormous vacuum cleaner and bottle of Mr Sheen, followed by DM.

DM sits and watches suspiciously while Ana gets on with the damp dusting.

Smiles to self when remembers growling dog and cattle prod in handbag.

Thinks to self "I'm watching your Mr Paleogoggles..."

[citizenED]

*stops dusting*

*puts feet up and lies back to watch a true professional*

*takes notes as Ana cheerfully cleans every nook and cranny*

*is in awe of the fact that she's smiling as she goes*

[Huguenot]

*thinks to self, what the hell a couple of days left...*

*accidentally strolls too close to Ana and dusts her very pert botski with the outside of my hand as she peers in the hostess trolley*

*eeeevil huguenot*

[Keef]

*Walks in just in time to see Huguenot's behaviour*

*Trys to look disgusted, whilst thinking "good work sir" ;-) *

[Michael Palaeologus]

*Provides Tilly T with a large glass of Sancerre*

*Looks at Huguenot in a Neanderthal jealous sort of way*

*Sidles over to Ana "Oh look Ana, there is some dust on the floor just infront of me, you should really bend over and deal with it"*

*"Keep that mut away from me D-M*

*Finds periscope*

[TillieTrotter]

*accepts the kindly offer of glass of Sancerre but immediately spits it out when sees the antics Mr Mike is up to*

*ooh you are naughty Mr Mike but I like you*::o

[citizenED]

*sneezes (quietly) due to all the dust*

*puts on dust mask*

*sh!t, that makes drinking difficult*

*lines up cocktail shakers and starts mixing*

[dulwichmum]

Small growling dog leaps from handbag and sets about Huguenot and Mr Papadopalopagus with enormous fangs, while Ana joins in with the electric cattle prod.

DM settles into enormous velvet armchair and takes out a nail file, and begins a short manicure.

Thinks to self - "looks like the honeymoon is off then Mr Huguenot"...

[SeanMacGabhann]

* just knew that dog would make an appearance to save the day *

* warns DM to go easy on that filing - you are more tense than you realise young lady *

[TillieTrotter]

*slumps in feeling battered and bruised after multiple thrashings from Mogs* *at scrabble, dont get excited*

*Whats on the drink trolley this evening folks?*

[dulwichmum]

Thanks Mr McGabhann.

Agrees I am tense, looks around for cork screw, and then realises that this chablis has a screw cap!

Anyone fancy a glass while we watch the show?

Wonders what on earth Ana is doing with that cattle prod...

[Michael Palaeologus]

*Get that dog off my parts and that cattle prod from out of my chuff!!*

*No, on second thoughts, you can get the dog off me, but the cattle prod can stay*

*Hoofs small, disusting mutt across the Lounge, extracts cattle prod (it does come a bit sharp) and launches it spear-like at Dat-Bog*

*Gazes and sighs at Ana, poures another glass of Sancerre for Tilly T*

*Eases self into comfy seat and pulls out copy of Bean-Growers Monthly - hmm, the lovely read-headed Miss Fagiolli 2007 looks rather familiar*

[citizenED]

*stirs from slumbers*

*joins Tillie at the drinks trolley for liquid refreshment*

*makes sideways glance at antics of Mr. P*

*is this the premier of "Carry On in the Quiet Room"?*

[Michael Palaeologus]

*You aint seen nuthin yet*