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If you all keep this up I'm banning you all and turning this into an After Eight Dinner Mints appreciation forum and don't think I won't, I've done it before! *shakes fist*

Seriously, your general lack of suckyness lately overall is just awful, I mean come on guys! You ALL need to improve.

For example when was the last time you made a delicious cheesecake, or partook in a gentle walk in a cool summer breeze?

You remember that time we went up that mountain together right? And you brought a soft drink and I brought the sandwiches.

The view was tremendous, even if it was more of a hill overlooking the buzzing cityscape rather then a mountain overlooking the dizzying beauty of creation.

The calm evening breeze slowly turning into the cold crisp air of night time? We got lost on the way home down those back streets? We danced under the moonlight in the barely lit street?

And even though our cares were gone, we knew quietly at the back of our minds that come morning we'd be forced from our haven back into the rude, busy harsh reality of the world.

Still, that quiet pool club that was open all night was good, I may have lost the session, but I let you win the match. The night slowly rolled on, and through the seemingly twilight atmosphere of a city at night we continued, seeking adventure, for it seemed our last night together would be too much apart.

And then when I awoke, alone on that hill I knew you were nothing but a dream of my lost days of youth and although I was cold I continued to sit there, dreaming away the day, waiting the next.

Maybe, just maybe, one day I'll know just how you made that cheesecake.

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