Comment on Chrysalis Lounging by masemj
"Sorry to interrupt, your majesty, but I'm afraid I have... unwelcoming news."
"Yes?"
"Your majesty... your date had just called and told us that he's not available for the forseeable future, and that today's meeting would be cancelled."
[Keep in mind the majordomo is doing this from a distance, knowing what happens to the bearer of bad news in presence of ruthless tyrants]
"Then... then this means."
"Yes, your majesty, you had been stood up."
"... I... I'll need a lounge, and a box of tissues..."
"Yes?"
"Your majesty... your date had just called and told us that he's not available for the forseeable future, and that today's meeting would be cancelled."
[Keep in mind the majordomo is doing this from a distance, knowing what happens to the bearer of bad news in presence of ruthless tyrants]
"Then... then this means."
"Yes, your majesty, you had been stood up."
"... I... I'll need a lounge, and a box of tissues..."
"And I need some replacement dinner."