Topic: Audrey Horne; a Candidate for All RhyDinians

Magenta

Date: 2012-06-04 20:28 EST
The message, in an elegant, looping, feminine script, has appeared, apparently written in carmine lipstick, on restroom mirrors (in facilities catering to both genders!), across RhyDin. In each case, the words scroll neatly around a lipsticked oval at approximately head height, in which the reader's face will be framed, and beneath which is lettered the caption: "The most important voter in this election will be YOU!"

Greetings. Many of you know me, as I've haunted this realm for some years now. I went by the name of Magenta Grail before my marriage to Ms. Horne and my taking of her surname. You have been my friends (and in some cases my enemies), my, ahem, customers, and my confidants. I'd like to tell you why I believe my ladylove is uniquely qualified to be governor of RhyDin.

Any leader must be adaptable, unfailingly loyal, and fierce in her defense of the good of the electorate. I have personally witnessed (and benefited from, of gods the benefits!) these qualities in Ms. Horne.

In the long relationship that recently resulted in the birth of our daughter, Susanna Quentin Horne, Audrey has stood by my side in the face of unimaginable dangers (not the least of which concerned family troubles, the most difficult of knots to unravel). Because of my checkered past, and the changes that I've gone through as a result, she has been forced to be adaptable, understanding, compassionate, and, at times, firm (oh, the firmness! But I digress).

Again because of the challenges our courtship and marriage have raised, Ms. Horne has been faced with the need to understand a variety of, how shall I say it, cultures and lifestyles. She has met each of these with an open mind and a rare ability to put herself in the shoes of those different from her and to empathize with concerns that she might never have faced in her own life. This breathtaking (and oh, again, how many times has she taken my breath away!) compassion will enable her to listen to and respond wisely to the concerns of what is perhaps the most proudly diverse electorate anywhere.

Audrey Horne is an unfailingly faithful spouse, a model mother, a hardworking and eminently practical businesswoman, and a loyal friend to many. She has personally welcomed a number of you to this realm and is unfailingly generous in providing aid to those for whom the transition to a RhyDinian lifestyle has been difficult and traumatic.

If you want a governor who blends courage and compassion and practicality with kindness, and who refuses to dilute her sense of fair play under any circumstances, I believe you have no better choice than Audrey Horne. She is a woman of RhyDin and for RhyDin, and I personally pledge to allow her ample time away from our bed and our legendary toy chest to do whatever is needed to make this realm safer, better, and more welcoming to our fellow citizens of every race, gender, lifestyle, and proclivity.

If she's been able to handle life with yours truly (and she has handled me, of gods how she's handled me!), governing RhyDin could well prove to be the task she was born for.

I could go on (and I do go on!), but the lipstick is worn down to the tube, and these mirrors are entirely too small! Perhaps that is another task she will take on in the early days of her administration....

Love and kisses,

Magenta Horne