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[still_ineffable]

Are all the ports this sordid and terrible?  One must admit to a certain measure of curiosity.

I appreciate that it's been a long time waiting for some but in my very humble opinion, the sooner we leave this wretched place, the better.  I'm starting to think I rather preferred the original ancient Rome.

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[you_run_i_chase]

I sure hope they aren't. I'd have to kill someone if they were.

The original Rome?

[still_ineffable]

I was there for a few years - between the reigns of Constantine and Theodosius, if memory serves. They as a society had a great deal more going for them than Britain did at the time but it wasn't what one would call fun.

[q_uery]

Depends on your social status.

As with practically everywhere...

[still_ineffable]

I speak of the period in general terms but that's a sentiment I'd be inclined to agree with.

[thnxforsmoking]

See, this is why I stayed on the boat. If our new captains wanted to impress me with their choice of port, they could have done a hell of a lot better than Rome. In the Stone Age. With no electricity and a ton of pleasant smells.

[still_ineffable]

Oh, the Stone Age was much worse. Even a rudimentary system of public sanitation is better than none whatsoever; in terms of cleanliness, Rome was rather ahead of its time.

One does wholeheartedly agree with regard to electricity and odours, however.

[thnxforsmoking]

Stone Age, Bronze Age, it's all the same to me. It's before my time.

[warmscalpelhigh]

Awwww, Azi! You aren't even having a little bit of fun?

[still_ineffable]

I'm afraid not, Miss Sweet. Although I confess that I could imagine why you are.

[warmscalpelhigh]

You just need to loosen up a little...learn to have fun.

[still_ineffable]

I know precisely how to have fun. The sort of thing I enjoy simply hasn't been offered by this particular port.

[tadwizard]

Well...some are heavier on the terrible and lighter on the sordid...and some are just 'huh?', but a few are way better than this.

[still_ineffable]

I'm rather relieved to hear that, Mr. Foster. I'll look forward to seeing you proven right.