“Hi Jess, Just a quick message to say a big thanks for playing softball for us last wk. I hope the bruising wasn't too severe! The team is a combination of people at our agency, but we can use up to two 'outsiders' for each game.. … so the big question is - Do you fancy joining the fantastic Portland Pirates??!! Most of the games from now on are on a Wednesday night in regents park and start around 6.45pm. I think we have about 9 games left. You would be a great addition to our team. Cheers, Nick C PS – Zuki gave me your e-mail just in case you wondered how the hell I got your details!!!” Fun fact: We exchanged 17, multi paragraph emails before I, Jess, had to find a way to slip my phone number into conversation. The successful approach was to say I would no longer have access to my email after 5:30 pm.