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KS HOTLINE MEETING #8

Valentine extravaganza : King of hearts

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Context: This was written to celebrate Valentine’s day. It kinda took a life of its own. One word of caution: remember to breathe when you read it. <g>

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KING OF HEARTS Part one

Chantal was reviewing the week’s program. There was new recruits to train, it was Melite’s turn to do it. "I’ll have to see with her about setting a time" said Chantal to herself. And there was the Valentine day Thud week program suggested by Becky. A list of activities culminating with the Grape meeting Saturday was on Chantal’s desk.

"Wow, she really did put some thoughts into this" she read: item one, a poker game with Sov in the game room on Friday night. "Yep, that’s a good one. We’ll have to draw the names of the players to see who will battle with Sov but great idea." Item two, a chocolate conference by Birdly with a demonstration of chocolate body paint with amazons and Simple Herk volunteering as models. " Definitely a keeper. I’ll have to ask Birdly if my order for a jar of that chocolate came in." Item three, the best one, a kissing booth on Saturday for the Grape meeting with Simple Herk, Kull and Sov. "Becky, you are a genius. SHerk will need some training but I’m sure Deeva won’t mind the work at all." "Wow, with that program the week is looking like a bumpy but yet exciting one."

Chantal picks it up but makes a mental note to get an administrative clerk. "Hello, KS Hotline, Chantal speaking. Hey, friend, how are you? You’re where? No. Really? Wait right there. I’ll send someone to pick you up. See you in a bit. This is so cool."

It was a quiet morning. Tedras was manning the phones. Cokie was catching up on her paperwork. Calico was doing inventory.

"Okay, we are out of lemon tea. Low on pink lemonade and grape juice. What a surprise! Nobody even touched the cranberry juice. I bet if it was grape/cranberry, it would be flying out the frig!" Calico mumbled, chewing on her pen.

"Grape cranberry juice. Yummy. I’ll try that, Calico!" Castalia was coming in her cheeks all red from the cold. "If anybody asks me about grapes one more time, I am not responsible for the damage!" Calico said laughing and pointing her purple pen at Castalia.

Chantal walks in. "Watch out for Calico’s purple pen. She’s on the hunt for inventory!" says Cokie looking up from her paper her dark blue pen in hand. "Well, I was looking for Melite. Anyone seen her?" "Try Becky’s office, she’s helping Angelika with the video library. I think" chimes in Tedras.

"Okay, I’ll do that. Oh, you’re almost done right? Could you do me a favor? I need you to pick up someone at the airport. Here’s the gate number and the name of the person." Chantal gives her a card.

Tedras take a look . "Really? Cool! I’m on my way. Cas, it was a very slow, you should be able to study your lines. As Tedras and Chantal walk out the phones start ringing. All ten of them. Castalia looks at Cokie. "I think we need help." "Yep, I think so." replies Cokie.

Angelika and Melite were only at their fourth tape. Chantal knocked. Got no response. Knocked again. Nothing. Finally she came in. The TV screen seemed to be in a non ending loop of the scar sequence from the Underworld movie. Melite’s eyes were a little glazed and Angelika was almost in a zombie like state. "Hey, sorry to disturb you ladies, but I need to talk to Melite" snapping her finger in front of Melite "Melite, come back…." Melite looked up. "Oh, hi, you’re back. How are you? Any war relapse?" "No I’m fine, thank you. I wanted to set up the training of the new recruits with you for this afternoon. If you think you can tear yourself away, of course!"

"New recruits!? Is it my turn already? Gee, can’t anybody else do it? I’m helping Angelika here. She’s been a bit under the weather, you know." Melite was looking at Chantal with puppy eyes. "I’ll tidy up your office" she added. "Oh, fine, I’ll get someone else. But this is the last time. And I expect my office done by four o’clock.

After Chantal left, Melite smiled at Angelika, "Works, every time. Now, where’s that Minotaure tape?"

The administrative area was in chaos. The phones had rang off the hook for the better part of the morning. Cokie and Castalia had enlisted every amazons they could get their hands on. Zuell, Dicez and Alcyone who had been on their way to advanced training, instead got their first taste of action.

"Now. Stay calm. I will get a hold of the distributor and we’ll get back to you. Do not get anywhere near the post office, please." Zuell was frantically looking for the Canadian Postal Service number. "Gods, I can’t believe they’re holding the Hercules trilogy for inspection again. There is something fishy here."

"Count to then at least three times before answering the clerk at the video store. He has a right to his opinion, even though it’s wrong, way off base and ultimately totally and completely unjustified. Kull is a very good movie. Just smile and leave" finished Dicez. The usually very calm and poised amazon was a little agitated as she hanged up. "That clerk, I’ve met that clerk, he’s so…… insufferable."

Cokie was talking a grape obsessive caller through the first steps of the program, sort of. "Now, you have to switch from grape juice to lemonade. Also, lock up the Hammer tape, send us the key. Now, take the Fancy Free tape and enjoy" she ends the conversation. "Hey, one less grape addict, one more lusty lemonade amazon for Kara."

Alcyone was handling the calendar inquiries. "No, we don’t have them, and won’t. But they are expected very soon. Early March. It’s your choice, to buy or not. We, at KS Hotline don’t officially endorse the product." (Note of the author: this is my opinion and mine alone, it doesn’t reflect anyone else’s)

Castalia was finishing the fifth call about the Sov ep. She was getting tired. When, suddenly, all the phones went quiet.

Everyone looked at one another, let out a sigh: LUNCH!!!

Giggles and laughs were heard. "This is so cool. Why didn’t you tell me you were coming. Who did you leave in charge back there? I mean, I left, what, three days ago. You could have told me, Kendaa?" said Chantal with a smile. "Well, I needed some time away, you know, go back to the basics, what started it all: HERK. So can I join in and play?"

"Why not, one more war nut case, euh, I mean fellow Sorbonne/Arestocrat is okay with me. Let’s go to lunch. Everyone will be so happy to see you. So who *did* you leave in charge?"

"Laurissa, of course" laughed Kendaa. "Who else? She’s as much knee deep into it as us. She’ll go fine."

When Chantal entered her office, it look exactly like yesterday. Not one thing had been done. "Melite, well you, little…"

Angelika and Melite, who had been join late last night by Hygea and Cyrene, were lying on the floor, eating grapes and sipping lemonade (At least it looked like lemonade lol)

"You know, I believe the best THUD scene is the one in Fancy Free" said Melite.

"Well I like that one, of course, but for me, the one in As Darkness falls gives me goose bumps" answered Hygea.

"Not a bad choice but the one that gets me every single time, is the one in Prince Hercules, you know with the flowers… " adds Cyrene.

"I don’t disagree with you, girls, but the ultimate, you have to admit is the grape scene. I mean, come on, we’ve been watching it non stop for… What time is it? Wow, nine o’clock. Wow, 12 hours. New record. Yipeee!" laughs Angelika.

The door opens. "Yeah, new record. Congratulations Angelika, you will get a promotion very soon. Now Melite, about the new recruits training. This afternoon, two o’clock. No excuses, no bribes, no nothing. Be there" said very calmly Chantal.

"Two o’clock, wait a minute. That’s the time for the pre conference practice with Simple Herk and the chocolate body paint. I can’t train new recruits then…" replies Melite.

"Well you should have thought of that yesterday. Two o’clock." The door closed.

Melite stared at it for a few minutes. Then a very wicked smile made its way on her face. "She said to train them, not where to train them…"

Part two

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