Rosie cursed as the 'puddle' she'd stepped in turned out to be
yet another pothole filled with rainwater. Even the addition of
a well-soaked boot didn't really make too much of a difference
to her appearance unfortunately. The autumn showers had hit the
city as hard as ever but tonight the weather seemed to be trying
to out do itself; even with the umbrella she'd quickly been
soaked to the skin.  Oh well. There hadn't been anyone by in
ages and there was no point standing out waiting in this
weather. All the sane people were tucked up nice and warm in
their beds and it was time to head off to hers. She buttoned up
her coat and began to make her way home.  "Excuse me? How much?"
Rosie blinked. She'd been so busy thinking of how nice it'd be
just to get somewhere dry that she hadn't even noticed the
carriage approach her. She looked up at the young man leaning
out of the carriage door. "Excuse me?"  "I asked how much," said
the man. "You are available, aren't you?"  Rosie sighed inwardly
as the thought of a go