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31 October, 8am. Miles Mandelson's house.
*Peter sips his very milky tea and does his best to ignore Miles, who is chattering away about a "very good physiotherapist, he lives in the next village. I'll give him a ring and see if he can come round today." Eventually, he points out that actually, he is perfectly capable of walking and doesn't need any assistance; a notion that Miles quickly shoots down by reminding him of his ill-fated attempts to get out of the car and walk up the garden path by himself yesterday.
His mood further deteriorates when Miles points out that being a werewolf would be an excellent hallowen costume. There's a pang of loss at the thought of his other form, which he doesn't quite know how to deal with. Instead, he gets out his phone, ignoring Miles' protestations about work at the breakfast table and texts John:*
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Bercow,
I haven't died.
Miles is somehow managing to be even more annoying than you.
wish the children a Happy Hallowe'en for me.
-Mandelson
His mood further deteriorates when Miles points out that being a werewolf would be an excellent hallowen costume. There's a pang of loss at the thought of his other form, which he doesn't quite know how to deal with. Instead, he gets out his phone, ignoring Miles' protestations about work at the breakfast table and texts John:*
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Bercow,
wish the children a Happy Hallowe'en for me.
-Mandelson
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Peter,
Congrats! Knew you'd pull yourself together in the end. Now get out there and become a productive member of society.
- Tony
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Tony,
Thank you for your support. Obviously want to get back into things as soon as possible.
Best,
-Peter
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Peter,
I'm sure everything's been in quite a state without your guidance. Good luck making up the lost ground.
- Tony
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His phone buzzes on the table mat, next to Miles' plate, who sighs when he sees the name and pushes the phone across to Peter.*
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Tony,
I've dabbled, here and there. Always good to keep one's hand in. How are the children?
Best,
Peter
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Peter,
Well, I wouldn't know about that. The kids are doing us proud as ever, although they're not really children any more! Kathryn was called to the bar recently and we're all doing fine. How is your
*Tony can't remember how to finish that question. Damn. He's normally so much better at people, but then again Peter's never been very open about this stuff.*
personal life? I hope the whole werewolf thing hasn't been too much of an issue.
- Tony
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Tony,
please pass my congratulations on to her.
No, Miles has risen to the occasion, as ever when there's some sort of crisis.
Best,
Peter
*He carefully doesn't mention Osborne. That might lead to thinking about the whole sorry business.*
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Peter,
Will do. Good old Miles! Say hi to him from me.
We must catch up properly at some point - it's been too long.
- Tony
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Tony,
of course. Do let me know when you next have a spare moment or two in London.
Best,
Peter
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