Ask Carolyn Knapp-Shappey

Anonymous: Ms. Knapp-Shappey, there's something I don't grasp about your airdot -- if it costs thousands of pounds to fly each flight, how do you even break even? Esp if you're sometimes flying only one person? Surely people aren't paying $10,000 a flight? Or is my middle class upbringing showing? :)

The people we are flying are usually extremely rich, and sometimes extremely foolish. Some of them will pay a great deal over £10,000 for a flight, and be happy to do so. Most will pay the bare minimum, or even less, especially if they happen to actually look at our aeroplane, or meet the crew.

aura218: ooc: "weird, for me personally, to be making up such intimate details, you know?" Nope, don't grasp it in the least. But it's your RP and your prerogative to run it as you please. And you're doing a fabulous job. <3

((OOC: aww, thanks :D ))

Anonymous: Why didn't you want to run the sweet shop?

Because I didn’t. Do I have to have a reason? I just didn’t want to run the sweet shop, there is no why.

Anonymous: So if Gordon dies, will Arthur inherit everything?

If only it were so. Unfortunately, and bewilderingly, Gordon has replaced me in his life, and so will probably be leaving most of his wealth to this woman, and any odious children they might have. I hope that Arthur will inherit something, but I do admit it’s a small chance.

aura218: Fear of intimacy anon deanoning. Sorry! i'm a fanfic writer, I LOVE making up personal details ab their lives. I'll try again later...

I get where you’re coming from, it’s just a little bit… weird, for me personally, to be making up such intimate details, you know?

Anonymous: Ooc: I'm the fear of intimacy anon. I haven't been there. I wanted to ask Carolyn a person question she might actually answer.

((OOC: Fair enough, sorry for the mistake! Perhaps a slightly less personal question, though? I wouldn’t feel comfortable making up such intimate details of her life.))

Anonymous: Ms. K-S, I hella admire you, and I want to ask you something b/c I'm going through something and I want the perspective of someone who's been there. My mom isn't ... chattable. So, I'm not just being nosy. I hope you won't mind sharing your experiences. My q is, after your divorce, were you afraid of sex and intimacy? How is your relationship with Herc different from your first marriage? BTW I'm a woman, 30s. TIA. <3

((OOC: I can’t really answer this properly, not being Carolyn or having anything even vaguely resembling her life experiences. Perhaps more serious questions like this shouldn’t go to character blogs? Just because I really haven’t been where you are, so I really wouldn’t know how to answer this. Sorry. Normally, I’d just try to do my best, but I really have nothing to base an answer to this on.))

Anonymous: So. You and Herc. Care to dish?????

Absolutely not. I am entirely inclined towards not “dishing”, ever, at all.

Anonymous: I'd like to traveling around the world with your private airlines, but I prefer Douglas Richardson as the pilot, not Martin Crieff.. and I'd like to sit next Douglas Richardson in flight deck, because I believe pilot job is wonderful and this is my only chance.. (I can offer you a very good price)... :D

Although I do understand why you would rather Douglas to be your pilot, I am at a loss to see why you would want to sit next to him. Also, unfortunately, it is slightly illegal for you to do so, no matter how much you paid us. A visit to the flight deck might however be arranged, if you were inclined to be particularly generous.

Anonymous: how much it's cost private flight just me and Captain Martin Crieff from Bali - London? (+accident insurance)

I shudder to think why you would want a private flight with our gallant captain, and regret to inform you that you won’t be able to have it. Unfortunately, our Martin is such a hopeless pilot, it took him seven attempts to be able to fly at all, and even if he were qualified to fly alone, I wouldn’t let him.