Erika's Annex Page 699 - Choosing an Empress

As happens at about this time every year, the Imperial Court has to agree on the individual who will be Empress the next year. This year's decision was fraught with drama, due to the abrupt abdication of the current Empress, Vi, just weeks before the end of her reign. The reasons? Well, as the French are wont to say "Le coeur a ses raisons qui la raison ne connait point". Moi assumes that that clears THAT up. Anyway, the court was charged to assemble at Empress Amanda's house to assess candidates. Moi was pressed to stand, but moi demurred. Moi feels that moi's metier is as an observer, not a participant, behind the camera rather than in the spotlight. Argue with that if you like, but there you go. If nominated moi would not run and, if elected, moi would not serve, so there. .

There was food, of course - this is a predominantly Pinoy affair, including KFC which, moi is convinced, is the Filipino national dish. .

Finally, Karina brought the meeting to order and sought candidates. As moi mentioned, moi demurred, in spite of much prompting. .

Well, there was only one candidate - Jennifer, a former Empress, agreed to serve again as Empress. Whew! moi was relieved. .

After business had been concluded, Jennifer retired to the balcony, where the enormity of what she had agreed to hit home. .

And so we leave the meeting, saying farewell in the customary manner and head back to the Photopage List .