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From Russia with Love
Feb. 23rd, 2003 12:24 pmFirst this ( meme )
So to the last weekend. This was spent somewhere on the Latvia/Lithuania border, in the company of members of the party, some of whom turned out to be war criminals, and others were smuggling weapons into Afganistan... Still, the KGB catering was excellent for the most part, and the scotch as good (or is that bad) as I remembered.
There's something quite sad, as I discovered, about being an ex-MI5 defector who has sunk into alcoholism and depression, but on the other hand even old dogs can have there day - and its nice to be on the right side when the waiters get our their AK47 variants.
I was pleasantly surprised by Tim's latest freeform, it wasn't infected by Martians, Squid or Aliens; no-one's half-dead grandmother burst through the wall - and it was as it had said on the tin - political roleplaying. This meant it was a bit dry, but needless to say the fine company rose to the challenge - talking about the infamous Molotov Cocktail parties, how the British attempt to fake moon landings with bits of pink sock, and my own favourite - the Rizla game using "Heroes of the Revolution". I did think for a moment I should make a comment about always seeming to play good-guys at LRP these days - then I remembered Omega and NWO. Certainly though, at these small freeforms I tend to end up as a "straight man" rather than an "evil manipulator" - but then I'm sure the latter would be so difficult for anyone to suspend disbelief on knowing my normal good humour and character.
In "real-life"... used some handy fire-extinguisher on a poor old bridge, which suffered a lot of burning a while ago and was still smouldering. Not sure how stable it is yet - but awaiting fire-inspectors report. Unlikely to be suited for heavy goods - but maybe for pedestrians.
Now I'm back - could do with food, coffee and rest before seeking out![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
boglin and ephraim later.
So to the last weekend. This was spent somewhere on the Latvia/Lithuania border, in the company of members of the party, some of whom turned out to be war criminals, and others were smuggling weapons into Afganistan... Still, the KGB catering was excellent for the most part, and the scotch as good (or is that bad) as I remembered.
There's something quite sad, as I discovered, about being an ex-MI5 defector who has sunk into alcoholism and depression, but on the other hand even old dogs can have there day - and its nice to be on the right side when the waiters get our their AK47 variants.
I was pleasantly surprised by Tim's latest freeform, it wasn't infected by Martians, Squid or Aliens; no-one's half-dead grandmother burst through the wall - and it was as it had said on the tin - political roleplaying. This meant it was a bit dry, but needless to say the fine company rose to the challenge - talking about the infamous Molotov Cocktail parties, how the British attempt to fake moon landings with bits of pink sock, and my own favourite - the Rizla game using "Heroes of the Revolution". I did think for a moment I should make a comment about always seeming to play good-guys at LRP these days - then I remembered Omega and NWO. Certainly though, at these small freeforms I tend to end up as a "straight man" rather than an "evil manipulator" - but then I'm sure the latter would be so difficult for anyone to suspend disbelief on knowing my normal good humour and character.
In "real-life"... used some handy fire-extinguisher on a poor old bridge, which suffered a lot of burning a while ago and was still smouldering. Not sure how stable it is yet - but awaiting fire-inspectors report. Unlikely to be suited for heavy goods - but maybe for pedestrians.
Now I'm back - could do with food, coffee and rest before seeking out
boglin and ephraim later.
