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To:Winc

From:Scratch

Subj:Hermit crab

Whoa. Stop. Never mind. I don’t think I want to do that.

I don’t know what I was thinking. I don’t do groups well. People’s IQ levels drop when they’re all together in a room. Something about processing one idea until every member gets it or something. Then they’ll start writing manifestos to sign, and I’ll object to maybe one little sentence, and then they’ll have to discuss *that* and then send it back to us… signed off by six people. ::throwing up hands:: Then one of us will be wearing a fragrance somebody’s allergic to, or someone will say they can’t abide flash cameras because somebody has epilepsy, and they’ll have to vote about whether we can attend or not, etc.

Let’s just write them a long letter saying thanks but no thanks.

—S.

PS—Well I claim L for lesbian, or maybe B for butch. Kidding. I guess you can too. At least sometimes you can. ::laughing, ducking::

To:Scratch

From:Winc

Subj:Yes indeed you are

Oh, I hadn’t noticed that about groups, but you’re probably right. But I think we might be having an impact. Maybe we *are* in a position to do something.

—W.

PS—I want my own letter. T… for transgender… would do.

To:Winc

From:Scratch

Subj:(Nice to talk again)

Do something about what?

—S.

PS—I wish there were a letter we could both claim.

To:Scratch

From:Winc

Subj:(Yes, indeed it is)

People are getting pissed off, have you noticed? This week I got letters from Star Trek clubs, a disability rights organization, the right to bear arms people, and a million others. They all think we’re role models!!

If we seem to speak to all those people, maybe we *should*!

—W.

PS—New letter. Yes.

To:Winc

From:Scratch

Subj:(Oh, good)

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