5. Written

[cartergetsyou]

[Private to Lua]
Thanks for the tie, love. Much appreciated.

[Private to Angua]
Very funny. Like to explain why?

[Written notice stuck to the inside of a lavatory stall in the men's inmate bathroom. It is printed in block letters and unsigned. This may be taken as a prompt for a ridiculous bathroom graffiti war.If a fellow wanted to acquire some

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[dovehearted]

[private - she got this before my most recent post]

You're welcome. One of the good things about this place.

[cartergetsyou]

[We can call it backdated a day.]

Must say, I'm a bit surprised. Didn't get everything I asked for, but what can you do. I wasn't particularly expecting much.

[dovehearted]

[let's; she's already pretty much made her mind up but just in case]

[ so apparently the Admiral doesn't let you give people drugs for Christmas. ] I asked for more for you, but. Guess there's some things you have to find yourself.

And thank you.

[cartergetsyou]

I'm asking around. Can't hurt to try, I reckon.

And you're welcome. [Smile.]

[uberwaldian]

[Private]

Historical interest, I thought? They're one of the best in Ankh-Morpork. [Her smirk maybe looks a little bit guilty, and she's holding a picture frame in her hands.]

Listen. Er. I wanted to say... [Ffff this is difficult. She lets it out in a breath.] Thank you. That was... thoughtful of you, your gift.

[cartergetsyou]

Last I saw one of these was in a museum. Don't suppose I'll ever get to learn how to use it?

...

You got the picture, then? Mind if I see it?

[He's expecting to get a bit of a laugh. That he'll keep until after they've done talking, that is.]

[uberwaldian]

Oh. [She blinks, gives the screen a curious look.] All right. I suppose I can't see the harm in it. [Although she might be trying to. But no, the request seems pretty innocuous, so she turns the picture around in her hands and holds it up to the screen so Carter can see.

Even in a photo, the impression one first gets of Carrot Ironfoundersson is... muscles. And soap. But mostly muscles. Big, gleaming muscles wearing big gleaming armor, and a big earnest face with a big honest smile. Just... a whole lot of bigness, really. As if to forestall any doubt on that point, Angua's in the picture, too, over a head shorter and positively willowy in comparison.]

[cartergetsyou]

[Carter's face remains largely impassive, but his eyebrows go right up-it's the most surprise he'll allow himself to betray and is standing in for what would on another person's face be a huge gawp. That was not what he was expecting. After a slightly helpless pause:]

...so "dwarf" means something different where you come from, then.