Neil the Seal just wants to be left alone, he also wants to take over Tasmania but that’s another story…….

The dialogue between Servalan and Dayna is marvellous. Josette is gorgeously naïve playing Dayna and Servalan is beautifully arch.

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That's very kind of you! But I really didn't enjoy it last year - people were so unfriendly, and although the cast were interesting, it was a rather lonely experience. It would be more of a draw if I knew other people who were going, to be honest.

But I'm so sorry you aren't going to be able to make it.

Since Dayna has been in hiding from the Feds all her life, I'm surprised she even speaks to Servalan.

What a horrible little table, even if they did put silver tape on the legs.

She's bursting for some socials. After all, there's no FB, IG or Tik-Tok.

By people, read boys. I could possibly rustle up a couple of boys who aren't too bad. Will get back to you. If not, I might make it a last-minute bid-for ticket somehow.

I have just googled Neil the Seal - grey seals would be quite a bit smaller, with rather dog-like faces. And they don't invade the streets of Bamburgh!

I like the design of the yellow ship.

Presumably it's Klegg and his men - but it doesn't look like a Federation military ship.

No, Neil is a Southern Elephant Seal. He's still a youngster. He'll be dead ugly and a lot bigger by the time he grows up. Grey Seals are cute.

That would make a considerable difference. Last year was so disappointing - I had imagined it might be a bit like this forum, but no-one seemed to want to talk to anyone they didn't know already. The management should have done more to get people to mix, IMO.

I always assumed that that was Tarrant arriving before the Feds turn up.

Apparently, you don’t put blankets over you when you sleep in the third century of the second calendar.

Dayna has her 'computers' for that.

Well, at least Avon still has his head screwed on properly, but I wouldn't believe Servie about there being no Federation but she's the President. Something doesn't add up, somehow.

They should. I'll see if certain folks are going to be there who could help introduce you.

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Re-shaping the Federation in her own image probably means managing without annnoying things like a High Council, or any other representative (or elected) advisory body. And possibly even the Justice System. Unless and until it had all been remodelled to her satisfaction,

remodelled to her satisfaction,

Including the ballroom?

Including the ballroom?

# Then the man in the wig
said nobody dig
and it turned upon some ballroom writs.

Ballroom writs!
Ballroom writs!

One of the best exchanges in B7 for me:

'I shall want a gun'
'There is only one'
'I only want one...'

Done to perfection by two very good actors. Great stuff.