At 01:59 PM 8/19/96 -0700, an old friend wrote:

...the mists part revealing a blue-striped figure heading toward a house.
She stops at the door and tries to push it open but the door doesn't
budge. (If you're wondering why the door's not locked, nobody in their
right minds would try to enter _this_ particular house without an
invitation. ^_- )

<snip fun description of the "pile o' mail"<g>>

Getting a sign out of her closet (after a brief battle with the ironing
board - 'I really have to organize that closet one of these days'), she
opens the door and hangs up the sign.
On the sign is written:

     The Blue Tigress is IN! ^_^

Panda ambles by (he "ambles" everywhere dontcha know) and spots the sign.
Remembering the excellent cookies the Tigress makes, he decides to stop in
for a visit... of course, he doesn't have an invitation, which tells us
something about whether he is in a "right mind" or not...

"Hi everyone! I'm back. Replies to mail will be forthcoming. It might take
a while though. As you can guess, I've got lots and lots of mail to go
through."
Saf

Panda knocks on the front door and soon hears the sounds of someone wading
through a mountain of messages as they approach the door... The door opens
(after a little bit of shoving) revealing a smiling, but obviously
distracted Blue Tigress.

Saf: Panda!

Panda: Hiya Saf! I saw your sign and-  WOW! You need a hand with all that
mail maybe? <Panda sniffs the air... the scent of baking cookies wafts out
the doorway and directly into his sensitive sniffer> I could be persuaded to
help for a cookie or two... <Panda grins slyly>

Saf: <grins>Hmm, that's strange. I just happened to be making a fresh
batch... Alright then! Grab a pawful and start sorting. I think I have some
tea around to go with those cookies... <Saf wades back through the mail
towards her kitchen, mumbling something about tea and coincidences...>

Panda plunks himself down amid the vast hills of correspondence that have
flowed out onto the porch and begins sorting, happy that another old friend
has returned home.

Welcome home Saf :)

Panda

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