Armed in Manchester

Don't get too agitated. I'm not saying I'm armed. I'm not saying anyone else is armed, though some undoubtedly are. What I'm saying is, I just got back from meeting this guy, and this guy, who are both the same guy. He was only armed in the sense of having quite a lot to say about a lot of different things, as I did likewise. I collected him from Piccadilly Station, we ate Chinese food, we sorted out a number of issues to our mutual satisfaction and left a few other issues to be pursued in due course, and I walked him back to where I'd first collected him. Armed, liberal - and with a most gentle demeanour.