Tessa: I grew up with an Applesauce. Totally soft.
Arthur: Melanie?
Tessa: Nope. Rhymes with ‘felony’. Also, anytime someone asks her her name, she’ll say, “it’s Melanie” which sounds like “smellanie.”
Arthur: Although who won’t know her name? I mean really?
Tessa: Nope! No Smellanies! For a boy, Evander (Greek for ‘good man’)?
Arthur: Hmmm. Don’t love it.
Tessa: Adding to the list.
Arthur: Maybe we should each name one baby.
Tessa: No veto power?
Arthur: No veto power.
Tessa: I veto the no veto power.
Arthur: Secretly relieved. That quickly felt like a lot of pressure. Time’s up. Tell Applesauce and Moon Unit their father loves them.
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EMAIL FROM DYLAN SINCLAIRto King Winston cc: Prince Arthur, Princess Tessa
RE: Resignation
Dear King Winston,
Please accept this email as my formal resignation effective two weeks from today. I have taught the staff everything I know regarding public relations and am most pleased with the progress made in such a short period of time. The overwhelming popularity of all members of the royal family, particularly Princess Tessa, means that my time with you must come to an end. Like Mary Poppins, I must go where I am needed most. To that end, you will be able to reach me at the Avonian Healthy Pregnancy Foundation, under the employ of Lady Dr. Brooke Beddingfield Cunningham.
The address is below to forward any correspondence, checks, tax forms, etc.
Wishing you all the best, including continued happiness, wealth, and an eternally adoring public (which should be possible if you continue on the path which I have led you down).
Yours,
Dylan Sinclair
