diff --git a/.tags b/.tags index e46c9a8c..10f5eec3 100644 --- a/.tags +++ b/.tags @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ chapter writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/012.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/q chapter writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013 chapter writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001 chapter writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002 +chapter writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a chapter writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b chapter writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007 chapter writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008 @@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ fiction writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/012.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/q fiction writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013 fiction writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001 fiction writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002 +fiction writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a fiction writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b fiction writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007 fiction writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008 @@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ novel writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/012.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoh novel writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013 novel writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001 novel writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002 +novel writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a novel writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b novel 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vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b post-self writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007 post-self writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008 @@ -261,6 +265,7 @@ qoheleth writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/012.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/ qoheleth writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013 qoheleth writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001 qoheleth writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002 +qoheleth writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a qoheleth writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007 qoheleth writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008 qoheleth writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/009.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/009\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/009 @@ -323,6 +328,7 @@ scifi writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/012.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoh scifi writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013 scifi writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001 scifi writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002 +scifi writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a scifi writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b scifi writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007 scifi writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008 @@ -380,6 +386,7 @@ writing writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/012.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/q writing writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Carter/013 writing writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/001 writing writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/002 +writing writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a writing writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/006-b writing writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/007 writing writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008.md 2;" vimwiki:writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008\twriting/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/008 diff --git a/writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md b/writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md index 226eef54..ae30774a 100644 --- a/writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md +++ b/writing/post-self/qoheleth/Ioan/003-a.md @@ -1,29 +1,37 @@ %title Ioan Bălan --- 2305 :writing:novel:chapter:fiction:scifi:post-self:qoheleth: -The first message was not long in coming, arriving about an hour after Ioan\#c1494bf arrived home. At least it wasn't high priority; ey had the choice to accept then or experience later. Half duplex, though. Would be an actual conversation. +The first message was not long in coming, arriving about an hour after Ioan\#c1494bf arrived back at home. At least it wasn't high priority; ey had the choice to accept then or experience later. Half duplex, though. An actual conversation rather than a recording. Ey sighed, closed eir eyes, accepted. The things ey did for work. -*"Hi Ioan,"* came Dear's voice. It was still seated on the couch. *"Long time no see, hmm?"* +*"Hi Ioan,"* came Dear's voice. It was still seated on the couch. *"Long time no see, yes?"* -Ioan nodded, subvocalized, "Yeah, took you ages. Have something for me?" +Ioan nodded, subvocalizing eir response. "Yeah, took you ages. Have something for me?" *"Maybe. We've got a file from someone down-tree. Or, well, hmm."* It appeared to think for a moment before continuing, *"Someone down-tree from me found a file, and she thinks it might be a file from the clade, maybe one of the original ten."* -Ioan waited until the fox was done before responding, "Alright, send it over." +"Alright, send it over." -The file arrived promptly. Eir shoulders sagged. It began with `-----BEGIN AES BLOCK-----` followed by thousands of apparently random letters, numbers, and punctuation. +The file arrived promptly. Eir shoulders sagged. It began with `-----BEGIN AES BLOCK-----` followed by hundreds, perhaps thousands of apparently random letters, numbers, and punctuation. "What's an AES block?" -*"An old encryption algorithm. And I mean **old**."* Dear looked a little embarrassed. *"We like old things. That's why she figured it's probably from one of us."* +*"An old encryption algorithm."* Dear looked a little embarrassed. *"And I mean **old**. We like old things. That's why she figured it's probably from one of us."* -"You don't sound convinced, yourself." +"You don't sound convinced." -*"I'm not. You must understand that this isn't something any of the clade wants known. It's just a name, yes, but it is important to us in a way that is hard to overstate."* Dear sighed. *"Much of the clade is of the opinion that, if we could simply wipe the Name from our minds, we would."* +*"I'm not. You must understand that this isn't something any of the clade wants known. It's just a name, yes, but it is important to us in a way that is hard to overstate."* Dear sighed. *"Much of the clade is of the opinion that, if we could simply wipe the Name from our minds, we would. For a member of the clade to break that trust is nigh unthinkable. It's acting against our very nature."* -"You're right in that I probably can't understand the importance here." Ioan frowned. "I'm trying to square your use of the poet's work in your very names with your desire to forget the Name itself." +"You're right in that I probably can't understand the importance here. Still, I trust you on that. A friend, maybe? A mutual?" + +The fox frowned. If anything, it sounded less convinced when it said, *"Perhaps."* + +"An enemy?" + +*A valid concern."* + +Ioan frowned. "I'm trying to square your use of the poet's work in your very names with your desire to forget the Name itself. That sounds like something someone could use against you " *"Names bear power."*