C-mail
Title: C-mail
Word Count (Excluding title): 100
Challenge: Genua
Points: Death
They - the ubiquitous 'they' of legend - said there could be no faster way to get a message from Genua to Ankh-Morkpork than the clacks.
Certainly they were fast. But Roberta Meserole considered that 'they' were underestimating the ingenuity of people. Ten years ago the clacks was unimaginable to all but the dilligent men who sat in workshops and changed the world...A message to Ankh-Morpork could elicit a reply in less than two hours.
Madam considered the clacks from her nephew and smiled. Two hours would be a satisfactory time to plan her next move in their chess game.
Word Count (Excluding title): 100
Challenge: Genua
Points: Death
They - the ubiquitous 'they' of legend - said there could be no faster way to get a message from Genua to Ankh-Morkpork than the clacks.
Certainly they were fast. But Roberta Meserole considered that 'they' were underestimating the ingenuity of people. Ten years ago the clacks was unimaginable to all but the dilligent men who sat in workshops and changed the world...A message to Ankh-Morpork could elicit a reply in less than two hours.
Madam considered the clacks from her nephew and smiled. Two hours would be a satisfactory time to plan her next move in their chess game.