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Debarre was still mostly full from dinner at home, but he had a few bites of fish forked from End Waking's plate. Tasty, but, as always, lacking in salt. Debarre was still mostly full from dinner at home, but he had a few bites of fish forked from End Waking's plate. Tasty, but, as always, lacking in salt.
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ End Waking shrugged. "A little, perhaps. I think it is this upcoming audio-video
"Please do not act on it yet, my dear." "Please do not act on it yet, my dear."
So serious was the skunk's tone that Debarre set down his mug of tea and turned to face him. "I won't, but you gotta tell me why." So serious was the skunk's tone that Debarre set down his mug and turned to face him. "I won't, but you gotta tell me why."
"I am going to be at this meeting. I should probably not even know about their AVEC, but I do because of True Name." "I am going to be at this meeting. I should probably not even know about their AVEC, but I do because of True Name."
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ End Waking smiled. "I know that you do, but it is always pleasing to have confir
"Of course I do," he scoffed. "But I interrupted, sorry. You were saying?" "Of course I do," he scoffed. "But I interrupted, sorry. You were saying?"
"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 giving each a different form of governance feels like him treating politics as his personal plaything. I do not like it." "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, 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."
@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ Debarre grinned. "I'm pretty well used to it by now. You're really going to go t
End Waking nodded, chewing on a mouthful of tisane-bits. "Yes." End Waking nodded, chewing on a mouthful of tisane-bits. "Yes."
"Why, though? Isn't that going to be dangerous? Never mind totally outside your interest. It'll all be politics." "Why, though? Isn't that gonna be dangerous? Never mind totally outside your interest. It'll all be politics."
The skunk was a long time in answering, staring out into the forest and listening to the far-away rush of the waterfall. "There is what Jonas hopes to accomplish and what I hope to learn. Jonas, I think, would like to gloat. He would like it known that he can loop even me into his plans. He would like even me, even the recluse, scared to use as a lever over True Name if she is to come out of this alive." The skunk was a long time in answering, staring out into the forest and listening to the far-away rush of the waterfall. "There is what Jonas hopes to accomplish and what I hope to learn. Jonas, I think, would like to gloat. He would like it known that he can loop even me into his plans. He would like even me, even the recluse, scared so that he may use me as a lever over True Name if she is to come out of this alive."
"And me." "And me."
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"Still thinking of cutting your ties? Dropping the clade name?" "Still thinking of cutting your ties? Dropping the clade name?"
End Waking shrugged. "Would that be so bad? May Then My Name would become simply a friend, rather than a friend and cocladist. True Name would become someone I know. I do not speak with the others. Serene, perhaps? But even then, it has been many years. It would not change my relationship with you. The forest will not care if I am an Odist or if I am not. To it, I am called Nobody, and when I die and moulder beneath the roots, then it will say that it feasts on Nobody." End Waking shrugged. "Would that be so bad? May Then My Name would become simply a friend, rather than a cocladist. True Name would become someone I know. I do not speak with the others. Serene, perhaps? But even then, it has been many years. It would not change my relationship with you. The forest will not care if I am an Odist or if I am not. To it, I am called Nobody, and when I die and moulder beneath the roots, then it will say that it feasts on Nobody."
Debarre sighed. Hearing End Waking talk so much was a rarity, but that the death-thoughts were still there, meant it'd be a while yet before he'd be allowed back to stay. Debarre sighed. Hearing End Waking talk so much was a rarity, but that the death-thoughts were still there, meant it'd be a while yet before he'd be allowed back to stay.
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"Fuck," user11824 said. "I was worried you'd say something like that." "Fuck," user11824 said. "I was worried you'd say something like that."
He laughed. "You're right to worry. Shit's going to get really weird here. Life'll get both more and less simple in the next little bit." He laughed. "You're right to worry. Shit's gonna get really weird here. Life'll get both more and less simple real quick."