To: ivan

Sir,

Thank you for your advice concerning the best route by which to invade Spain.

I had considered a number of routes including several that crossed the Pyrenees. However, other considerations such as the logistics of hauling cannons through the mountain passes meant that these options had to be discarded.

I am aware that the Spanish are preparing to counter my advance but I do not think that they will have been able to concentrate their forces sufficiently to halt the momentum of my advance.

I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,

General C

To: General C, commanding VII Corps

Sir,

I note your stated objective is to enter Spanish territory by way of the coastal plane.

Unfortunately, Sir, the Spanish are well aware of this route and are prepared for defence.

I would recommend that you consider the direct route from Carcassonne to the Col d’Ares via Ille-sur-Tet, Amelie-les-Bains and Prats-de-Molo. This will enable your force to take the Spanish from the rear and so improve your chances of success.

I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,

ivan

They play out who they really are, even if in RL they are too scared to show who they are and how they feel.

Or they play the exact opposite of who they are in RL.

As you mentioned the era doesn’t really matter, the roles are always the same

Oh… Do boys ever grow up…

I think we all secretly miss the “make-believe” we played as children. Our neighborhood mixed-company play, as children, usually consisted of “Pioneer days”, or “Old West” or “Pirates”, but we bored quickly, as there really weren’t any interesting roles for girls in those.

As for superhero play, the only female characters in Batman and Robin were the villainesses. (But in all fairness, the boys wanted no part in our “Charlie’s Angels” either. )

Most days in mixed company play, I ended up playing Wendy to their Peter Pan/ Lost Boys. Wait, I don’t think I quit playing that role …