Simon Dillon
1 min readApr 25, 2022

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On behalf of His Imperial Majesty, I, Reginald the Rigorous, acknowledge your response, and hereby address it in reverse chronological order.

3) I think you mean 4), but Imperial honours, promotions, appointments, and so forth, are not within my remit. I shall try to put in a good word for you with the Emperor, but his demeanour is less than cordial at present, as I accidentally slopped tea on his keyboard when he summoned me earlier today. Nonetheless, I shall endeavour to speak to him concerning this subject before the next Dillon Picks. I can promise nothing, but even if the Emperor doesn't consider you worthy for a significant Imperial honour, I certainly do.

3) The correct 3) this time: You are welcome, and the Dillon Empire thanks you.

2) I look forward to your comments on any Imperial pronouncements you might have missed, once you catch up to them.

1) I am pleased so many commenters here are acknowledging my skills a writer. I can only hope the Emperor reads these endorsements and becomes more fully convinced of my skills in this area.

I must now depart, as I've spent too long on this comment, and am forbidden to excessively fraternise with selectees, lest I gain an inflated opinion of myself (the Emperor insists I am far beneath you all, and am not worthy to interact with you).

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Simon Dillon
Simon Dillon

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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com

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