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"This has been far and away the worst Secession day I have had," True Name said. "This has been far and away the worst Secession Day I have had," True Name said.
Ioan and May both snorted, then worked to finish their bites so that they could apologize. Ioan and May both snorted, then worked to finish their bites so that they could apologize.
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"Well, not alright, necessarily," May added. "But I am glad that you are not dead." "Well, not alright, necessarily," May added. "But I am glad that you are not dead."
"Thank you, May Then My Name. I appreciate it." "Thank you, May Then My Name. I do appreciate it."
They fell back to silence, then, Ioan and May self-consciously finishing their sandwiches while True Name simply stared into the fire. She had made herself half a sandwich, explaining that she wasn't terribly hungry, and had yet to touch it. They fell back to silence, then, Ioan and May self-consciously finishing their sandwiches while True Name simply stared into the fire. She had made herself half a sandwich, explaining that she wasn't terribly hungry, and had yet to touch it.
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"I am surprised that you stuck around long enough to listen to him, my dear," May said. "He sounds like he was in rare form." "I am surprised that you stuck around long enough to listen to him, my dear," May said. "He sounds like he was in rare form."
"I mean, I don't know what he's like the rest of the time, but he was doing a really good job of being as insulting as possible. The 'my skunks' part. "I don't have the training your pretty little skunks have", he said, and "sometimes mommies and daddies fight, Ioan"." "I mean, I don't know what he's like the rest of the time, but he was doing a really good job of being as insulting as possible. The 'my skunks' part. "I don't have the training your pretty little skunks have", he said, and 'sometimes mommies and daddies fight'. All these little things"
True Name ground the heels of her palms against her eyes. "I am sorry that you had to go through that, Mx. Bălan. It does indeed sound like he was in fine form. Did he explain his reasons for having you along as amanuensis at all?" True Name ground the heels of her palms against her eyes. "I am sorry that you had to go through that, Mx. Bălan. It does indeed sound like he was in fine form. Did he explain his reasons for having you along as amanuensis at all?"
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Ey nodded. Ey nodded.
"Twelve. Two per room, two extra in the kitchen, two on the balcony, two in the yard." "Five. One in the den, one in the bedroom, one extra in the kitchen, one on the balcony, one in the yard."
"Who were the other five, then?" "Who were the other twelve, then?"
She tilted her head quizzically. "You swept seventeen? Those were likely Jonas's, I imagine." She tilted her head quizzically. "You swept seventeen? Those were likely Jonas's, I imagine, there to watch his plan unfold."
May's voice was steeped in sarcasm as she spoke. "Find out any juicy details?" May's voice was steeped in sarcasm as she spoke. "Find out any juicy details?"
Her cocladist held up her paws. "There is no excusing my actions. I know that there is little that I can do to earn your trust, May Then My Name, and at this point, even I suspect that I do not deserve it. There were few details of note enough to report back to me. We knew of your career changes. We knew of your...your feelings towards me. We...well, they learned about the Artemisians early on when you got your letter from Castor, though in the last decade, the reports that I have received have decreased in number, which I attributed to a lack of interesting goings on. That they did not report on the letter is a red flag I should have paid attention to sooner." Her cocladist held up her paws. "There is no excusing my actions. I know that there is little that I can do to earn your trust, May Then My Name, and at this point, even I suspect that I do not deserve it. There were few details of note enough to report back to me. We knew of your career changes. We knew of your...your feelings towards me. We...well, they learned about the Artemisians early on when you got your letter from Castor, though in the last decade, the reports that I have received have decreased in number, which I attributed to a lack of interesting goings on. That they did not report on that letter is a red flag I should have paid attention to sooner."
Ey shot May a questioning glance, but she shook her head. *Perhaps she really doesn't know about Codrin and the Name,* ey thought. Ey shot May a questioning glance, but she shook her head. *Perhaps she really doesn't know about Codrin and the Name,* ey thought.

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* Alter: Should you make a fow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you and there would be an offense in you. And you should refrain from making a vow, there will be no offense in you. The utterance of your lips you shall keep, and you shall do as you have vowed in the Lord your God, the freewill gift that you spoke with your mouth. * Alter: Should you make a fow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you and there would be an offense in you. And you should refrain from making a vow, there will be no offense in you. The utterance of your lips you shall keep, and you shall do as you have vowed in the Lord your God, the freewill gift that you spoke with your mouth.
* [X] Ecclesiastes 9:10: * [X] Ecclesiastes 9:10:
* Sefari: Whatever it is in your power to do, do with all your might,. For there is no action, no reasoning, no learning, no wisdom in Sheol, where you are going. * Sefari: Whatever it is in your power to do, do with all your might,. For there is no action, no reasoning, no learning, no wisdom in Sheol, where you are going.
* [O] Conversation --- Ioan's been hanging out with TN, May is actively working on letting go, and has gotten to the point of being cordial, polite, occasionally kind * [X] Conversation --- Ioan's been hanging out with TN, May is actively working on letting go, and has gotten to the point of being cordial, polite, occasionally kind
* [X] *What lives we lead we lead in memory* --- The grandest contribution offered by newborn immortality is the ever-living memories of the dead. Our lives become a ceaseless eulogy. * [X] *What lives we lead we lead in memory* --- The grandest contribution offered by newborn immortality is the ever-living memories of the dead. Our lives become a ceaseless eulogy.
* [X] CHAPTER Ioan 2349 * [X] CHAPTER Ioan 2349
* [X] [Coffee date - Nov 2349](001) --- Ioan and TN get coffee, which they've been doing about once a month or so for a few years now. * [X] [Coffee date - Nov 2349](001) --- Ioan and TN get coffee, which they've been doing about once a month or so for a few years now.
* [X] [May's monologue, Ioan's critique](002) --- May's writing a monologue, so she delivers what she has to Ioan who offers a critique. It's about her own history, so they get to talking about her past * [X] [May's monologue, Ioan's critique](002) --- May's writing a monologue, so she delivers what she has to Ioan who offers a critique. It's about her own history, so they get to talking about her past
* [X] [Coffee date - Dec 2349](003) --- Ioan talks about adapting *Perils* for stage, gets to talking with TN about the conservatives' side, realizes TN#Castor never told her about the Name business * [X] [Coffee date - Dec 2349](003) --- Ioan talks about adapting *Perils* for stage, gets to talking with TN about the conservatives' side, realizes TN#Castor never told her about the Name business
* [X] [Meet Cute](004) --- Ioan and May talk about how much they wind up talking about TN; Ioan, on a whim, heads out for a walk at Arrowhead, conversation with TN about how much they wind up talking about May; ey draws conclusions about how much they think still think about each other * [X] [Meet Cute](004) --- Ioan and May talk about how much they wind up talking about TN; Ioan, on a whim, heads out for a walk at Arrowhead, conversation with TN about how much they wind up talking about May; ey draws conclusions about how much they think still think about each other
* [O] CHAPTER Debarre? 2350 * [X] CHAPTER Debarre? 2350
* [O] [Something innocent](005) --- something innocent to break it up a bit. Debarre and End Waking being *really* furry, maybe? Rebuilding the rammed earth back wall of the tent? Maybe a flood took the old one out? * [X] [Something innocent](005) --- something innocent to break it up a bit. Debarre and End Waking being *really* furry, maybe? Rebuilding the rammed earth back wall of the tent? Maybe a flood took the old one out?
* [O] [May's No Way 1](006) --- Still resentful of TN but conflicted about Ioan seeming to be getting a lot out of talking with her, how much to trust her, discusses with Debarre, hints at considering EW merging down. * [X] [May's No Way 1](006) --- Still resentful of TN but conflicted about Ioan seeming to be getting a lot out of talking with her, how much to trust her, discusses with Debarre, hints at considering EW merging down.
* [O] CHAPTER Ioan 2350 * [X] CHAPTER Ioan 2350
* [O] [Ioan's No Way 1](007) --- Feeling weird about being stuck in the middle, fighting against the need to fix things (walk around lake at first, then dinner out with May; they shouldn't be homebodies just because I am) * [X] [Ioan's No Way 1](007) --- Feeling weird about being stuck in the middle, fighting against the need to fix things (walk around lake at first, then dinner out with May; they shouldn't be homebodies just because I am)
* [O] [Coffee date - Jan 2350 (TN's No Way 1)](008) --- Assassination attempt (actual assassination may not be until most of the way through a few thousand words after talking with May), the fact that Ioan's been meeting with TN's root instance hits home * [X] [Coffee date - Jan 2350 (TN's No Way 1)](008) --- Assassination attempt (actual assassination may not be until most of the way through a few thousand words after talking with May), the fact that Ioan's been meeting with TN's root instance hits home
* [O] Conflict --- After assassination attempt on TN, learn about TN getting pushed out by Jonas, May offers to merge down, turns into big discussion * [O] Conflict --- After assassination attempt on TN, learn about TN getting pushed out by Jonas, May offers to merge down, turns into big discussion
* [X] *To hone is to trade ends for perpetual perfection* --- The danger in ceaseless memorialization is just how close it lies to idolatry. To elevate the dead to such a status as false god (for what being that is limited to the perfection of memory is not false?) is to ceaselessly perfect the imperfectable. * [X] *To hone is to trade ends for perpetual perfection* --- The danger in ceaseless memorialization is how close it lies to idolatry. To elevate the dead to such a status as false god (for what being that is limited to the perfection of memory is not false?) is to ceaselessly perfect the imperfectable.
* [O] CHAPTER Ioan 2350 * [O] CHAPTER Ioan 2350
* [O] [May's No Way 2](009) --- Upset about the situation; that it's politics is bringing up a lot more bad feelings about True Name * [X] [May's No Way 2](009) --- Upset about the situation; that it's politics is bringing up a lot more bad feelings about True Name
* [O] [Clearing the house](010) --- Ioan goes to clear the house and lock down ACLs. Bounces all the assassins, meets Jonas and talks with him for a bit. He's a dick. They still decide to stay the night at the lake with some basic camping amenities, EW comes over to help, TN is elsewhere, stomping around the lake off sending messages and such (EW brings two of things, Ioan corrects to three) * [X] [Clearing the house](010) --- Ioan goes to clear the house and lock down ACLs. Bounces all the assassins, meets Jonas and talks with him for a bit. He's a dick. They still decide to stay the night at the lake with some basic camping amenities, EW comes over to help, TN is elsewhere, stomping around the lake off sending messages and such (EW brings two of things, Ioan corrects to three)
* [O] [TN's No Way 2](011) --- Trying to salvage this, confronting the reality based on what Ioan passes on from Jonas (that afternoon) * [X] [TN's No Way 2](011) --- Trying to salvage this, confronting the reality based on what Ioan passes on from Jonas (that afternoon)
* [O] [Something innocent](012) --- TN moves in with Ioan and May through attached townhouse, trying to figure out how to work this so there's no cat^H^H^Hskunkfights * [O] [Something innocent](012) --- TN moves in with Ioan and May through attached townhouse, trying to figure out how to work this so there's no cat^H^H^Hskunkfights
* [O] [Bone Town](013) --- TN talks with May about Jonas in CoS. Later, she comes up with the idea to merge down (needs to be filled out) * [O] [Bone Town](013) --- TN talks with May about Jonas in CoS. Later, she comes up with the idea to merge down (needs to be filled out)
* [O] CHAPTER Debarre 2350 * [O] CHAPTER Debarre 2350