iPhone ringtone set to the theme from<i>The Good, The Bad &amp; The Ugly, </i>Boris let it ring a few times, enjoying the classic melody.  The song always generated a smile, as he recalled memorable lines of dialogue from Blondie and Tuco.  Caller I.D. said it was Pierre, and he already knew why he was calling.  Answering, he immediately transferred the call to speaker.<br/><br/>“What’s up, Pierre?  Though I’m pretty sure as to why you’re calling,” he said with a grin, not that Pierre could actually see it.  Laughter was his initial response, and then he said, “Yeah, I bet you do, my friend.  So I guess you’re aware that<i>Shadow Queen </i>started your RP.”<br/><br/>“Oh, yeah,” Boris replied, with a snicker of his own.  “And she did everything she said she would.”<br/><br/>“Meaning what?” Pierre asked.<br/><br/>“Meaning, she flagged it with the three prefixes she mentioned in our PM, and she tagged me at the end of her post,” Boris explained.  “Reckon she was concerned I might ignore her without the tag.  Yeah, as if.”  He laughed in spite of himself.  “And what’s up with that title?  It sounds familiar.”<br/><br/>Pierre feigned shock with a bogus gasp.  “You didn’t Google it?” he inquired.  “Nah, I don’t automatically Google stuff,” Boris responded.<br/><br/>“Yeah, apparently not,” Pierre teased.  “Well,<i>The Agony &amp; The Ecstasy </i>is from a novel by Irving Stone.  A most fitting title, if I say so myself.  What’d you think of her character’s name?”  Boris paused before answering.  “You mean Candace Frost?  What about it?” he asked.<br/><br/>Incredulous, Pierre said, “Seriously?!  You gotta be kidding me.”  When Boris said nothing, he went on, “It’s like this” (switching to a pervy tone of voice), “Hey little boy, you want some Candy?”  He chuckled at his own attempt at humor.  “Oh, and don’t forget, there’s also Chilled Candy.  And from<i>Aliens,</i>you could tell her to “Stay frosty.”<br/><br/>“Enough!” Boris interrupted, with a laugh.  “You’re having way too much fun with this.”  Pierre was also laughing.  “In all seriousness, I will say this about your new partner.  She’s very reliable and a treat to collaborate with on a story, no matter the subject.”<br/><br/>“How do you know so much about her if you’ve never RPed with her?” Boris asked.  “A fair question,” Pierre stated.  “Because I’ve read stuff on her profile, and from what others tell me about her who have RPed with her.  She’s excellent at communicating, too.”  A lull in the conversation until Pierre enquired, “You got your character all figured out?  Name and everything else?”<br/><br/>“Pretty much,” Boris answered. “Since her character’s 27-years-old, I’m gonna go with a 25-year-old Russian dude, Anatoly Constantinov.  Probably drop my initial post later today, or by tonight for sure.”<br/><br/>“Sounds good, man,” Pierre said.  “Looking forward to it.  And don’t forget, beware the<i>Shadow Queen.  </i>She’s tame now.  You’d best enjoy that.”<br/><br/>“Yeah, thanks a lot, bud,” Boris said, laughing.  “I’ll keep that in mind.  Later, man.”  Pierre hung up while Boris disengaged from speaker.<br/><br/>Now sitting and facing his laptop, he stared at the white, blank page courtesy of<i>Word 2013.</i>