I sort of wondered what sort of messages were trying to be sent.

Yeah, wasn't Ricky gay? Which sends a clear 'not the same person' vibe.

A Scarlet Pimpernel story, "Helpmeet" and a Nutcracker one. Both were very excellent.

Nice! And I was actually pleasantly surprised! My recipient liked their fic, I got an AWESOME assigned fic, plus about four treats, all of them really entertaining.