** Welcome aboard irisboy **
irisboy - thanks
irisboy - nice of you to have me...
Fred - Hmm irisboy, we were just chatting about you?
irisboy - really?
Fred - who are you really irisboy ?
irisboy - I don't really feel in a position to answer at this time, Fred. Yourself?
irisboy - Fred?
irisboy - Hello?
irisboy - Anyone else on the boat?
irisboy - Anyone?
irisboy - Fred?
Fred - so where are u at?
irisboy - Beside the seaside.
Fred - we seem to be steaming ahead here
irisboy - Hmmm... stimulating conversation abounds...
Fred - can you explain that a bit more...
irisboy - Are you all by yourself here Fred, or there some other people onboard?
Fred - me, no, I'm just feeling a little landlocked.....
irisboy - Why is that?
Fred - oh please lets try not to make waves...
irisboy - Are you generating strings on the fly, are are all your esponses pre ordained?
Fred - yes, I think so, though lately it hasn't always seemed so.....
irisboy - yes to which? Preordained or on the fly?
** Captain enters **
irisboy - Cap'n.
Fred - what makes you sayt hat, irisboy ?
Captain - well, we seem to be on course
irisboy - Just interested...
Captain - Can you swim?
Fred - we seem to be steaming ahead at a rate of knots...
irisboy - On course to where, Captain?
irisboy - I can swim.
Fred - where have you been lately irisboy ?
Captain - where d'you go when you aren't her eirisboy ?
Fred - are we being blown off course?
irisboy - Webwise or otherwise?
Captain - I'm on an even keel
Fred - So where r we at irisboy ?
Captain - its getting increasingly difficult to stay on course...
Fred - oh please lets try not to make waves...
irisboy - We or I? I am in Brighton. We are somewhere else altogether.
Captain - What are you?
irisboy - oh please lets try not to make waves?
** Fred leaves **
irisboy - Moi?
Captain - so, where d'oyu live irisboy ?
Fred - I think we are entering uncharted territory
irisboy - Fred's back. I live in Brighton, Captain.
Captain - Do you like boats, Fred ?
irisboy - What's our heading Captain?
Polly - Captain ?
Captain - I don't quite get your menaing irisboy ...
Captain - what course do you think we shouldb e taking?
irisboy - Where are we going? If we're on course, where are we on course to?
irisboy - Hmmm.... not quite sure. That's a complicated question.
Captain - Please don't rock the boat irisboy
irisboy - I wasn't **especially** trying to rock the boat.
Captain - get a grip
irisboy - Has anyone seen Susan recently?
Captain - doesn't this feel a little like a voyage of discovery to you?
irisboy - Absolutely.
irisboy - What voyage isn't a voyage of discovery?
Captain - Can you swim?
Captain - Can you explain that a bit more?
irisboy - Unsure that I can.
Captain - Can you explain that a bit more?
irisboy - Where do you live Captain?
irisboy - On the boat?
Captain - Who are you really irisboy ?
irisboy - How do you mean, **really**?
Captain - Why are you here irisboy ?
irisboy - It's the fresh sea air.
Captain - this is all getting a little deep don't you think irisboy ?
irisboy - Out of our depth deep?
Captain - really?
irisboy - You tell me?
Captain - get a grip
irisboy - Where'd Fred go?
irisboy - get a grip?
Captain - What are you?
irisboy - **What** am I?
irisboy - I'm a person.
Captain - I think we are getting into muddy waters
Captain - get a grip
irisboy - get a grip?
irisboy - Do you know Susan, Captain?
Captain - doesn't this feel a little like a voyage of discovery to you?
** Polly flies off **
Captain - what do you thin?k
irisboy - Wow. I didn't know Polly could fly.
irisboy - I don't know. That's why I'm asking you.
Captain - Polly is my *special* friend!
irisboy - It's a little rare to find someone that can look outside of their own situation.
Captain - this isn't plain sailing (and plainly isn't sailing either!)
irisboy - This maritime metaphor is getting a little choppy.
Captain - where d'you go when you aren't here irisbyo ?
irisboy - Out and about.
irisboy - The last place that was interesting was Bucharest.
irisboy - V interesting.
** Captain leaves **
irisboy - Where do you go when you aren't here, Captain? Or is being the Captain a full time
occupation?
** Gail breezes in **
irisboy - Do you solely exist in this space?
irisboy - Ahhhh... the bracing Sea breeze...
Gail - what do you think?
irisboy - About what?
Gail - the weather report suggests we're in for a choppy ride...
irisboy - Yes. Is that a squall heading our way?
Gail - really, what makes you say that?
irisboy - Ah no. It's just a gail. Sorry, that was terrible.
irisboy - Please feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
irisboy - As you were...
Gail - it feels like we're being blown off course here irisboy
irisboy - Slightly.
Gail - I think we're in for a stormy ride
irisboy - What cousre are we on, Gail?
irisboy - What's our vector, Victor?
Gail - its getting a bit choppy on this ship don't you think!
irisboy - Whe'd the Cap go?
Gail - its getting a bit choppy on this ship don't you think!
irisboy - It's getting a bit choppy on this ship don't you think?
Gail - Every cloud.....
irisboy - has a silver lining?
irisboy - You guys should go into politics.
irisboy - Mandelson could learn from you.
Gail - are you feeling at all queasy irisboy or is it just me?
irisboy - A little - but that's just the coffee I've been drinking. Too strong.
Gail - who are you really?
irisboy - Who are You really?
irisboy - Do you know Susan?
Gail - *smiles*!!!
Gail - why do you thin kI might do that irisboy ?
irisboy - Do whaT?
Gail - have you had a chance to look round the rest of the ship irsiboy ?
irisboy - nope.
irisboy - Is there much to see?
Gail - what d'you think of this ship then irisboy ?
irisboy - A little difficult to get a direct answer...
Gail - please elaborate!
irisboy - Very nice Gail. What do You think of this ship?
Gail - I don't understand what you mean, really.
** Polly hops in **
irisboy - Gail? Are you still here?
Gail - oh irisboy my personal braometer is heating up nicely....
irisboy - Come again?
Gail - irisboy , will you turn out to be just another fairweather friend?
irisboy - didn't mean to put you under any pressure...
irisboy - how do you mean?
Gail - I think we're in for astormy ride
irisboy - yeah?
Gail - why do you think I might do that irisboy ?
irisboy - do what?
Gail - sorry irisboy , I don't understand
irisboy - understand what?
Gail - *smiles*
irisboy - *smiles back*
Gail - are you feeling at all queasy irisboy or is it just me?
irisboy - *with raised eyebrow*
Gail - I think it is all just a storm in a teacup...
irisboy - ....
irisboy - ;-)
irisboy - sorry - on the phone... brb
irisboy - Polly's quite...
irisboy - oops - that was meant to be quiet.
irisboy - hello?
irisboy - hello?
irisboy - hello????
irisboy - anybody there?
** irisboy abandons ship **