Hi R,

Feeling twitchy in the wake of your lack of response to my email. Panicking that I might have come off as rude. When I said 'I can't say I'm looking forward to it', I was talking about the work we have to do, rather than anything else. I think I'm learning that you are a co-pilot in this, and as such we are going to have to go to the dark, forbidding place sooner rather than later. Would help me greatly if you could just confirm that you have received and understood the implication of my message. I don't think we particularly need to talk much about what was in there. None of it is news to you, anyway. Could that be why you haven't replied?

See you tomorrow (one more sleep...I'm edgy.)