From 06cd758021b7ef1f78d7715551cac4d6f36dc869 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 22:15:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/post-self/mitzvot/031.md | 4 ++-- writing/post-self/mitzvot/032.md | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/writing/post-self/mitzvot/031.md b/writing/post-self/mitzvot/031.md index 2723255b..7a9a92df 100644 --- a/writing/post-self/mitzvot/031.md +++ b/writing/post-self/mitzvot/031.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Debarre --- 2350 -When Debarre received the ping from End Waking, he quickly excused himself from dinner and dashed out into the back yard to respond. The last time he'd received a ping in the middle of a period of overflowing, it had been when the skunk's leg had been impaled on a branch, so he hoped against hope that it wasn't the entire tent washing away in a flood this time. It was getting on in spring --- still a bit early for floods, but one never knew... +When Debarre received the ping from End Waking, he quickly excused himself from dinner and dashed out into the back yard to respond. The last time he'd received a message in the middle of a period of overflowing, it had been when the skunk's leg had been impaled on a branch, so he hoped against hope that it wasn't the entire tent washing away in a flood this time. It was getting on in spring --- still a bit early for floods, but one never knew... "E.W.?" he said. "What's up? You okay? Is the tent?" @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ After a moment's hesitation, he returned the hug. Had she said it in anything le Because of course she had. She was May Then My Name Die With Me. She knew just how to. She was built to. -"You're such an asshole," he whispered back, then kissed her cheek to take the sting out of the words. "I'll do my best. Now, shoo." +"You're such an asshole," he whispered back, then kissed her cheek to take any sting out of the words. "I'll do my best. Now, shoo." She laughed and licked at one of his whiskerpads. "Yes, yes." diff --git a/writing/post-self/mitzvot/032.md b/writing/post-self/mitzvot/032.md index 6dfc1fec..ea536ca6 100644 --- a/writing/post-self/mitzvot/032.md +++ b/writing/post-self/mitzvot/032.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ End Waking smiled. "I know that you do, but it is always pleasing to have confir "Right. With this AVEC technology, I think that Jonas sees an opening to edge True Name out. I do not know why, but she mentioned something about a diversity of governance across Systems. I do not agree with him on this. I think he is playing a dangerous game by treating each of the Systems so differently. Each System treating itself as a separate country is one thing, but potentially destabilizing them by forcing upon each a different form of governance feels like him treating politics as his personal plaything. I do not like it." -The longer End Waking spoke, the deeper Debarre's frown got. "Yeah, ever since they set up that Guiding Council thing over on Pollux, we've been wondering about that. It sounds innocuous enough. Reasonably close to the Council of Ten over on Artemis, I guess, just folks you can go talk to about disagreements and mediation, at least on the surface. That part was inoffensive, but that they would even do such a thing in the face of the *History* is just wild." +The longer End Waking spoke, the deeper Debarre's frown got. "Yeah, ever since they set up that Guiding Council thing over on Pollux, we've been wondering about that. It sounds innocuous enough. Reasonably close to the Council of Ten over on Artemis, I guess, at least on the surface. Just folks you can go talk to about disagreements and mediation. That part was inoffensive, but that they would even do such a thing in the face of the *History* is just wild." End Waking shrugged. "You know more than I on that end. I do not keep up with either LV beyond what you and Ioan care to pass on. There are messages from the clade, but you know my feelings on them." @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ He snorted. "Really?" "Well, fair," the weasel said, finishing his tea before handing the mug back to End Waking to let the skunk snack on the remnants. He'd never really enjoyed them enough to do so himself. "I'm happy for you, you know that?" -He laughed, swallowing the spent lemon balm and mint he'd been chewing. "Happy?" +End Waking laughed, swallowing the spent lemon balm and mint he'd been chewing. "Happy?" "Yeah. Like..." Debarre trailed off, hunting for words. "I've never seen you move forward so much all at once. Or at all, really. Like, it's not a bad thing to have a life that you're happy with, but watching you work on the things you *weren't* happy with is nice to see. Kinda glad May Then My Name talked you into the merge, honestly."