Unto Her Will

We are aboard and enjoying a lovely time away from all the worries and work of home.  All but one of our party are happy and well.  Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to whom is less than their usual perky self?

The boy became unwell due to motion sickness.  He is convinced he is suffering from food poisoning.  I have argued that this can not be the case as we all have eaten and only he is suffering adverse effects. 

I can assure you, he is quite capable of thinking and regurgitating simutaneously.   Whilst being sick he has taken inventory of his recent consumptions and concluded that it was the prawn cocktail that did him in.  No one else partook of it.  He is sure.

Ms finally ordered me to take Michael straightaway to the infirmary this morning.  We attempted the journey only to have the boy nearly faint in the passageway.  Returning to our room, I rang and informed the medical staff that we would not be attending.  They happily sent a doctor to our cabin to assess Michael's situation. 

Oddly enough, he became even more pathetic upon seeing the Doctor, a very lovely  blonde woman whom I would assume to be in her early 30s.  Suddenly he is on death's doorstep.  She was quite sympathetic and he received prompt treatment, a nice stinging jab in the backside.  Which, even allowing for his very real illness, seemed something akin to an erotic pleasure for the boy. 

::shaking head::   

Yes, he has been ill, but must we reward him for it?  

The jab seems to have done the trick.  He has been sleeping, perhaps all afternoon.  I did leave some bottled water by his bed. (This is becoming a habit, no?) 

I left him to rest and joined the ladies, lolling about on deck in the glorious sun.  

It is time for the evening meal.  Perhaps  Michael shall be well enough to join us tomorrow as we will be going ashore.

Ryan 

As others have commented on their own blogs, this morning is somewhat dreary weatherwise.  Not raining tremendously, yet still sending down a constant mist.

We enjoyed a lovely meal and a bit of revelry last evening, hence the reason no one was in the boy's flat on the computer. 

Michael is still asleep in his new space this morning but I will not allow him to lie in til gone ten as he did yesterday. 

He may have a slight hangover to tend to as his intake of wine was a bit much last evening.  Anticipating this,I did wake in the night and place a bottle of Volvic on his nightstand for consumption and he has taken what looks to be about half of it.   What is a big brother for if not to save you from yourself?

I've a treat for Michael today.  We shall be visiting the bookstore and a local art gallery.  In the past he has mildly tolerated such venturing out, but perhaps now that he is well on the road to refinement, his appreciation of literature and fine art will have improved.

I have been given permission to inform my readers that Michael has signed his name to the Beta contract drawn up to agreed upon specifications.  He has, as of 10/08/07 officially agreed to become a full member of our household.  Start of conditions officially begin after the ceremony which will be held, with Network guests present, in October. 

He will realise that the situation now is quite different  to his training status.  He is 'Beta-elect'.  It is only a matter of the oath, the ceremony, and receiving his mark to make it fully official.  For all intents and purposes, in the eyes of MsV and the Network,  Michael IS Beta in this household and Ms may continue his refinement as She sees fit.

As Michael has accepted the Beta position and will be staying on for a minimum of four years, Ms has made a few decisions regarding his further education as a proper gentleman suited to Her tastes.  

She has felt for sometime that it would be pleasing to have the boy learn a musical instrument.  It was only a matter of deciding what would suit him.   

After much consideration, it has been decided that he shall start piano lessons in September.  I shall be his tutor.  It will be interesting, to say the very least.  Truly though, I believe it will be enjoyable for both of us;  yet another area to relate to, another tie that binds.

In light of suggestions by more than one of Her dear friends, MsV is also considering sending the both of us to dance lessons.  Modern, Ballroom and Classical/Ballet being the primary considerations at this time.  Michael will learn of this today, as well as of the musical training.   

In truth, our holiday is as much to celebrate our joy at Michael's decision as it is to simply get away from our daily surroundings and enjoy a well deserved rest.  We shall depart here on Tuesday morning and be away for approximately two weeks.

It is now nine o'clock and I must wake the boy, and together we shall prepare breakfast for the Ladies of the household, as is the tradition.   I shall be visiting with my parents this afternoon as well.   I wish all of you a very pleasant Sunday.

Ryan

We've one final weekend before our holiday so there are many ends to tie up.  We are very settled again here in our family.  Once the decision was made to block IMs and emails from the clone names the problem rather magically evaporated.  I suppose this follows the basic premise 'out of sight, out of mind'.

For the duration of our time away Ms has hired a company to maintain household security.  Fiona will be staying on here and working on various odd tidying projects whilst we are away.  I do not know what the tasks are specifically but they likely involve a bit of organising in storage.  It matters not as long as my personal areas are left untouched.

Michael seems to be a bit hardened since the start of the troubles online.  He is still the laughable, playful boy here amongst us, but given a bit of time on the computer and he comes away from it quiet, with a seeming resolve to never trust another living soul.  He has finally begun to accept that the antics of the clone are not his fault, but he still insists that had he never gone in the chat and made friends this never would have happened. 

At times his reasoning exasperates me but at least he knows that he is deeply loved here.   He has officially committed to accept a permanant position serving MsV.  If anything good has come out of all the recent sadness it is this realisation the boy has come to, that he could not be loved more elsewhere, that his place is here with us.

I've not much more to add this morning.  I shall make this a public post.

May all be well with each of you.

Ryan

Ms Victoria, Ms Grace, Michael and myself have a booked a holiday away that will commence shortly. I will try to continue the Friends Only blogs along the way as Michael is bringing his new laptop.

I am also particularly pleased to say that my parents will be joining us at our final destination for a few days and flying home with us. They too deserve a break.

Ms feels that taking time to relax and be a bit more carefree would be beneficial to all.

Be Well,
Ryan

For the meantime, due to cloning of our screen names on AOL and vicious attacks being made on our character using my blog and the facts therein as a reference point, all of my future posts will be made to Friends Only.

Tis truly a shame that it has come to this, because a blog is meant to be a place where one can express him or herself freely without fear of hateful abuse.

Although it is a sad state of affairs, for the sake of the feelings of those I love and their protection I shall gladly make the adjustment.

Thank You for Your Understanding.

Ryan