Dana Shilling wrote:

I love the idea of Vila beginning every e-mail with "Hi, mum, I am not dead at the bottom of a cliff."

It's a continuing theme in their e-mails! And he does encounter a few cliffs. And he may even have said just that at least once!

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And yes, I know 'going commando' is probably an Americanism, but I

couldn't resist! Never heard it before, but I can imagine. But it takes more than talcum powder to get tight leathers on and off without, umm, personal injury.

Hah! The talcum powder gets a mention too! 'Going commando' is going without. I really couldn't imagine what Avon would wear, but thought, why not nothing?

Now imagining Blake in a Speedo--go ahead, ruin my day.

I did already! It was a toss-up between Speedos and boring old trunks. I don't think I actually specified, though he does wear a pendant on a chain at one point. BTW my fiction is definitely gen in case anyone's wondering.

Nico

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