I'm just popping out, does anyone want anything from the shop?

[PinkyB]

Suddenly have a real craving for strawberry milkshake...

[ontheedge]

at this hour hmmm!!

[louisiana]

What's open shops-wise at this hour PinkyB?

[PinkyB]

In the virtual world of the internet, everything!

[PinkyB]

Lion bar for you as usual, Brum?

[brum]

Hmmm, let's see.... a bit of company to keep Mr Lonely away, he's knocking again. I don't mean the type of company that charges for services rendered! No thanks, no way, never never never.

Oh go on then.

[PinkyB]

Excellent, I might join you with a Picnic, which is of course, basically a Lion Bar only with raisins in.

It's on me, I got paid on Thursday.

Gosh, it's a balmy night out there, isn't it? I think these choccy bars are going to melt if we don't eat them soon.

[brum]

Wow thanks I don't mind it melted because I like to lick the wrapper clean anyway.

[PinkyB]

Me too! It's by far the best bit. I'm always secretly rather annoyed in the summer when newsagents put them in the fridge. Chocolate is supposed to be eaten at body temperature. Or something.

[brum]

Chocolate just can't help being damn sexy. Even just talking about it. Mmmm!

[PinkyB]

Have you ever tried that chocolate body paint? I've always wondered about it, but never had the opportunity. I sort of imagine that the idea of it would be better than the practicality, and that after about ten minutes the one doing the licking would start to feel a bit sick.

[brum]

No, I find that it never gets to 10 minutes. I don't need to expand on that do I? Besides, it's better dabbed on in small patches, in my view....!

[PinkyB]

I definitely feel that in this situation expansion is required, actually.

[brum]

Yes one should expect nothing else. Now I feel really hungry!

[PinkyB]

I've got some fishfingers downstairs, how about a fishfinger sandwich? I've got ketchup and tartare sauce.

[brum]

Please! You do like to dangle tempting dishes in front of me don't you?

[PinkyB]

Nice cup of tea? Wash your mouth out from all that warm, sticky chocolate?

[brum]

...love the thought of that. Get that kettle on.

[PinkyB]

(drums fingers while waiting for the kettle to boil)

So are you always up this late or is this a special occasion?

[brum]

I've PM'd you to answer that one.

[PinkyB]

Yes, I noticed. I'm going to deliberately not refer to the content of it in a feeble bid to generate media hype.

(But the answer is yes!)

[brum]

Then our mission will be accomplished, Miss Moneypenny.

[PinkyB]

Do you know, I think those darned elves might have put something in our Lion Bars. I've come over all peculiar, and I can't think of any other explanation.

[brum]

Whatever they did it worked for me too.

[PinkyB]

And I didn't even have a Lion Bar!

curiouser and curiouser...

So, what ARE you doing up at such a ridiculous hour? Apart from eating me out of house and home, that is.