Escape 066

[prefers_chess]

[Letter | Public Because Rudy Has No Privacy]

Dear Mom and Dad

Comments

[adamantined]

I keep trying to tell people about the bears, but no one listens.

[prefers_chess]

And thus our numbers shall continue to dwindle as bear-related casualties go on the rise.

[adamantined]

You should be alright, though, if you can write a letter and escape from a bear all at the same time.

[prefers_chess]

Are you aware of the maxim about escaping from bears?

action;

[laughs_for_two]

[Mike has found the post. Which means he is not so much working on his own project (which entails sanding a board. He doesn't know if he'll make it into anything. But that is going to be one epic-ly sanded board) as he is nearly catatonic with laughter.]

action;

[prefers_chess]

[When he gets the chance, Rudy surreptitiously ensures that he is working on his project at the same table as Mike, just as it should be. Naturally, despite Mike's hysteria, Rudy's expression never changes, and he waits until his compatriot is slightly calmer before engaging in conversation.]

Have you noticed we're under surveillance?

action;

[laughs_for_two]

You mean the counsellors? Or how your letter showed up by itself?

action;

[prefers_chess]

The counsellors, primarily. Though it's hardly surprising that they're screening our mail, too. Chip would approve.