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Drama in the Bakery

Vaulting Ambition For Max Fisher, it was just another day at his bakery, selling freshly baked goods to customers who were willing to pay just a little bit more for local produce, when Lucy Richardson breezed through the front door with grace. “Abysmal weather, isn’t it?” Lucy said, removing the hood of her anorak fromContinue reading “Drama in the Bakery”

The Barber Next Door

Vaulting Ambition Cygninia MP Joseph Benson loved nothing more than having a haircut at his local barber’s. He always felt like a new man after he strode out of there, ready for a new day of politicking. Joseph was so excited about his most recent cut that he ignored the hole in his left sock,Continue reading “The Barber Next Door”

The Teenager who Couldn’t Cry

The Oxford Set 3rd February 1925- Prologue The firefighter hid the letter before retreating from the charred remains of the country house. He wanted to be sure that whoever found him would understand that the boy who seemed to be lost was, in fact, not and that they didn’t need to reunite him with his parents.Continue reading “The Teenager who Couldn’t Cry”

The Forgotten Law

Vaulting Ambition It was one of many weird days in September that began as a quintessentially chilly Autumn morning and ended with a rather pleasant sunny afternoon, more common in Summer. The Administrators in Ardenvale gathered in their small board room alongside Chief Administrator Sir Gordon Ainsworth and Joseph Benson, the town’s recently reelected MP.Continue reading “The Forgotten Law”

The Birth of Lord Flooding

Vaulting Ambition The hot, sunny day outside did nothing but add a lot of salt to Lord Christoph Flooding’s intense wound. The Progressive party had won a landslide general election victory, and former Shadow Justice Secretary David Blair was now Prime Minister. In Ardenvale, Joseph Benson had managed to keep hold of his seat comfortably.Continue reading “The Birth of Lord Flooding”

A Time For Change

The Oxford Set The ground outside Perceville Hall was a sparkling silver, and it wasn’t just the weather that was frosty. ”That’s it, it’s time for a change of leadership,” Harold Perceville, Conservative MP for Chinewrde and Sucham, said after he discovered the results of the local council elections. ”I agree, sugah, this would neverContinue reading “A Time For Change”

A Question of Masculinity

Baseless Society Gordon Ainsworth, a man who considered himself a paragon of masculinity, was a little reluctant to see the Barbie movie. He felt a respectable retired brigadier such as himself should not be seen watching a film with fluorescent pink houses and somewhat effeminate men in it. Oppenheimer, a film about the man whoContinue reading “A Question of Masculinity”