From 2960c9e5653ae9cdde3b240553258156a24dc96d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:15:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/post-self/mitzvot/024.md | 10 +++++----- writing/post-self/mitzvot/025.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/writing/post-self/mitzvot/024.md b/writing/post-self/mitzvot/024.md index eeb6a6d9..47f02bcc 100644 --- a/writing/post-self/mitzvot/024.md +++ b/writing/post-self/mitzvot/024.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ # Ioan Bălan --- 2350 -Once they were fed and Debarre was safely on his way home --- or at least merged down-tree --- Ioan begged off from talking any further with Douglas and trudged down the hall to the spare room he borrowed whenever May needed space. Ey claimed to need a nap and, while ey was certainly tired enough, sleep seemed unlikely +Once they were fed and Debarre was safely on his way home --- or at least merged down-tree --- Ioan begged off from talking any further and trudged down the hall to the spare room he borrowed whenever May needed space. Ey claimed to need a nap and, while ey was certainly tired enough, sleep seemed unlikely The walk and cry in the field before ey'd joined Douglas at his house had been necessary, but also had only served to highlight just how woefully out of eir depth ey truly was. -"Hi Sarah," ey said, starting a simplex sensorium message. "Sorry to bother you, and sorry we haven't spoken in a few weeks. I know I was vague when I canceled our last appointment, but things have gone completely sideways. I'm not totally sure how open you'd be to this, but can we meet and talk? Even if I'm restricted to talking in very general terms about what's going on? I need to talk to someone who can help me sort through my thoughts around it, I just can't share details yet. It has to do with True Name, so I'm sure you can appreciate just how complicated it is. Let me know if that's alright. I'm...I'm at Douglas's for a few days. Thanks." +"Hi Sarah," ey said, starting a simplex sensorium message. "Sorry to bother you, and sorry we haven't spoken in a few weeks. I know I was vague when I canceled our last appointment, but things have gone completely sideways. I'm not totally sure how open you'd be to this, but can we meet and talk, even if I'm restricted to talking in very general terms about what's going on? I need to talk to someone who can help me sort through my thoughts around it, I just can't share details yet. It has to do with True Name, so I'm sure you can appreciate just how complicated it is. Let me know if that's alright. I'm...I'm at Douglas's for a few days. Thanks." Then, ey lay down on the bed, still dressed and over the covers, and stared at the ceiling, trying to think about as little as possible. @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Ey was startled awake by a sensorium message. Grunting and wiping eir hands over Ey groaned and ground the heels of eir palms against eir closed eyes, trying to will away the grogginess that clung to em, somehow managing to feel both sticky and slippery. -A quick shower had em feeling well enough to respond, and by the time she arrived, ey had a mug of tea for emself and met her, mug in hand, at the door. +A quick shower had em feeling well enough to respond, and by the time she arrived, ey'd made tea for emself and met her, mug in hand, at the door. Ey bowed. "Thanks for coming on such short notice." @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ She offered em a hug. "It's alright. I figure if whatever is happening has all t "So, uh...well, where to start." Ey spoke haltingly, once they'd made their way out into the grass and light and blue skies. "Right. As of a few weeks ago, for reasons I can't get into just yet, True Name has been staying in an extra room we dug at the house. A few days ago--" -"Whoa, wait. I know you said no specifics, but can you tell me a little more about that? I can't picture that working at *all*" +"Whoa, wait. I know you said no specifics, but can you tell me a little more about that? I can't picture that working at *all.*" Ey sighed. "Yeah, well, that's part of why I'm here and not at home, I guess." @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ She smiled. "I suspected so. I'm used to it, now. So, before I continue, are you "'Should'?" -"Right. Should statement. I'd like to, but they both feel kind of fraught. Talking with May about being friends with True Name feels fraught with how they feel about each other, or at least felt about each other. Hell, I don't know how I'd tell True Name I care about her, either. And I don't particularly want to be the one to broach May merging down with True Name, either. That feels like a conversation they should start as cocladists." +"Right. Should statement. I'd like to, but they both feel kind of fraught. Talking with May about being friends with True Name has come up before but feels fraught with how they feel about each other, or at least felt about each other. Hell, I don't know how I'd tell True NameI care about her, either. And I don't particularly want to be the one to broach May merging down with True Name, either. That feels like a conversation they should start as cocladists." "They're complicated topics, and I'm not saying you *must* talk about them, but it'll only help for the three of you to all be on the same page. It'd be a good exercise for you being more active, as well." diff --git a/writing/post-self/mitzvot/025.md b/writing/post-self/mitzvot/025.md index ef2a06a3..a913c5c6 100644 --- a/writing/post-self/mitzvot/025.md +++ b/writing/post-self/mitzvot/025.md @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ She nodded and slumped down into a chair, cradling her coffee in both paws. "Mos "Well, glad to see you made it through." -"You will not quit me so easily, Douglas. How are you, though? Has Ioan caught you up on everything?" +"You will not quit me so easily, Douglas Hadje, doctor of incredibly boring things. How are you, though? Has Ioan caught you up on everything?" "I think so, yeah. Ey, Debarre, and End Waking did. Assassins, mergers, Jonas being terrible, Zacharias. Did I miss anything?"