update from sparkleup

writing/post-self/neviim/remote/codrin/004.md

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-# Codrin Bălan#Emissary --- 2346
+# Codrin Bălan#Artemis --- 2346
+
+    Convergence T-0 days, 4 hours, 7 minutes
 
 The Artemisians had continued to fine-tune the new setup of the meeting space for the emissaries, so that the Odists beds were no longer in the same room as their half of the table. Now, there was a small, stone-paved unison room  for their half of the table, at the back of which sat a low bench for sitting and talking, as well as a pitcher and glasses of water. To the side of that, a short hallway led to the two unison bedrooms.
 
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ One upside of this, however, was that it gave em as much latitude as ey wanted t
 
 Tycho laughed. "Yes, though I feel like we've been here for at least a week by now."
 
-"Might as well have been. The room is pinned at point two, so we're already given far more time than we might have on an ordinary day."
+"Might as well have been. The room is pinned at plus point two, so we're already given far more time than we might have on an ordinary day."
 
 "And it's easy to take a long, lazy break," Sarah said. "But yeah. Day three, I guess. What are your thoughts, Codrin?"
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ Sarah nodded, "Maybe, yeah. Unwell. Struggling?"
 
 Ey frowned, silent as ey thought. "Perhaps. It is part of what's going on here, isn't it?"
 
-"It is," Sarah said. "But you don't need to be completely a sponge, soaking everything up."
+"It is," Sarah said. "But you don't need to be a complete sponge, soaking everything up."
 
 "I don't know that I can just turn that off."
 
@@ -50,11 +52,11 @@ Ey smiled, feeling the tiredness in eir cheeks. "You were a therapist, weren't y
 
 "As well as it can be, all things considered. We've not wound up in any thorny patches or anything."
 
-Tycho nodded. "Agreed, though I have to admit that I'm getting kind of bored. Codrin told me I should steal some time with Stolon, but, after the first day, they keep racing off during our breaks, and there just hasn't been much of a chance. I want to be able to engage, but it's just all over my head, and when I do start feeling like I'm getting a hold on it, Turun Ka or True Name will nudge us back 'on topic'."
+Tycho nodded. "Agreed, though I have to admit that I'm getting kind of bored. Codrin told me I should steal some time with Stolon, and I've been doing that all I can, but the rest is just...boring. I want to be able to engage, but it's just all over my head, and when I do start feeling like I'm getting a hold on it, Turun Ka or True Name will nudge us back 'on topic'."
 
 "'On topic' meaning politics and history and the like?"
 
-He nodded. "I knew that going into this that #Artemis would be having much more fun than I would."
+He nodded. "I knew that going into this that #Castor would be having much more fun than I would."
 
 "Well, lets see if we can find you something to focus on," Sarah said.
 
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ His frown deepened, but he nodded.
 
 "Start thinking about what's in that direction and how long it might have taken them to get here."
 
-"You can probably keep track of the math involved with the time scale better than any of us, too," Codrin added. "So you can see where there might have been inflection points in history and if that might've had to do with any of their travel. If there were bit societal changes, then maybe--"
+"You can probably keep track of the math involved with the time scale better than any of us, too," Codrin added. "So you can see where there might have been inflection points in history and if that might've had to do with any of their travel. If there were big societal changes, then maybe--"
 
 Tycho held up his hand, and Codrin watched as his eyes lost focus, staring into nothing for a long few seconds.
 
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ Ey nodded. "If there was strife, it may not have been a good convergence, you me
 
 "Precisely." The skunk wobbled to her feet, accepting Codrin's offer of a hand to steady herself. "Come. Let us see how Why Ask Questions is doing. Better, I hope"
 
-"Given the differences between our systems, the focus on time skew versus forking, I'd like to see what some of the political and sociological differences there are that result from that," Codrin said, starting a new page of notes.
+"Given the differences between our systems, the focus on time skew versus forking, I'd like to see what some of the political and sociological differences there are that result from that," Codrin said, once the meeting began again.
 
 Both Iska and True Name sat up straighter.
 
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ Codrin let the moment pass before continuing. "Thank you. For what occupations t
 
 "I suppose activities have their own requirements for how one utilizes skew. For instance, representative Iska doubtless relies on it quite heavily. Does knowing one's interest tell you about their skew habits? Is there pressure for one to not take up an activity due to the skew habits one has already formed?"
 
-Iska was practically purring at this turn in the conversation. "Had one of us asked that question, I would have said 'no', but hearing it from you has made me think about it in a new way. I would have said that one simply would not think to take up that activity, but now that you say such, I think that this is the case. I am uncomfortable with not utilizing skew, yes, but for activities that are pinned to common time such as cooking and storytelling, there is an expectation that I would not be a good cook or storyteller, yes. Were I to pick up an interest in cooking, I would be looked on with a small amount of concern. One would say about me: "I hope that they do not burn the food by shifting to slow-time" or "I expect that their food will be very rushed"."
+Iska was practically purring at this turn in the conversation. "Had one of us asked that question, I would have said 'no', but hearing it from you has made me think about it in a new way. I would have said that one simply would not think to take up that activity, but now that you say such, I think that this is the case. I am uncomfortable with not utilizing skew, yes, but for activities that are pinned to common time such as cooking and performing music, there is an expectation that I would not be a good cook or musician, yes. Were I to pick up an interest in cooking, I would be looked on with a small amount of concern. One would say about me: "I hope that they do not burn the food by shifting to slow-time" or "I expect that their food will be very rushed"."
 
 Codrin grinned as ey took down notes of the answer. "One of my romantic partners, as an instance artist, has stated that it can't understand what a life without profligate forking would look like, but has never said that it feels as though it is not able to take part in another profession. That said, there are several interests or professions that one would not expect taskers or even trackers to go into. Many would sneer at a tasker trying to go into instance artistry. Does the same apply here? Are there more interests or profession that are out of reach for those who do not use skew than for those who use skew often?"
 
@@ -182,11 +184,11 @@ Sarah sat forward, leaning on her elbows on the table. "Can you expand on 'prest
 
 "We have decided that there are not any that are seen as distasteful," Turun Ka said after another conferral with its delegates. "But there are many that are seen as frivolous. Some view contemplative or spiritual life as frivolous, particularly among secondrace, which is very old."
 
-Codrin frowned, making a note to ask about that later. They had the concept of spirituality, and even the concept of a life lived in in contemplation. It raised several other questions besides, such as why it was that the second oldest race bore the brunt of that assumption, and why it had been implied that firstrace was immune. Were religions shared between the races? Were religions time-bound? In eir hundred and twenty-eight years of life, the world had yet to end, despite countless predictions.
+Codrin frowned, making a note to ask about that later. They had the concept of spirituality, and even the concept of a life lived in in contemplation. It raised several other questions besides, such as why it was that the second oldest race bore the brunt of that assumption, and why it had been implied that firstrace was immune. Were religions shared between the races? Were religions time-bound? In eir hundred and twenty-eight years of life, time had run out on countless end-of-the-world predictions.
 
 Ey shook the rumination from eir eyes in time to hear True Name asking, "What is the population's the view of the Council of Eight?"
 
-Turun Ka rocked its head from side to side. Amusement, Codrin#Artemis had written. "We are seen as almost vestigial except during convergences. What guidance we provide we do so through through advisory not--"
+Turun Ka rocked its head from side to side. Amusement, Codrin#Castor had written. "We are seen as almost vestigial except during convergences. What guidance we provide we do so through through advisory not--"
 
 It was interrupted by a bang as Answers Will Not Help, who had been nearly in a stupor up until this point, slammed her fists down on the table. "I must keep no veil between me and my words. I must set no stones between me and my actions."
 
@@ -214,12 +216,12 @@ She jolted to the side with a quiet grunt, pulling her hand back as though burne
 
 "It's an honor."
 
-She rolled her head back once more to stare up at the ceiling. "Have you heard further from your counterpart back on the LV?"
+She rolled her head back once more to stare up at the ceiling. "Have you heard further from your counterpart back on Castor?"
 
 "Ey mentioned that the common tongue is remarkably well-preserved for being on the system for four thousand years, and suggested that there might be political implications behind that."
 
 "Right, yes," True Name said, closing her eyes. "Should Why Ask Questions start feeling better, perhaps we can have that discussion more in depth, but I will ask either way. Anything else?"
 
-Codrin#Artemis had clearly picked up on eir hint, and had hinted in return. There would be much to think about, and ey had a return letter planned, as well as a discussion with the other three delegates. It had been a good guess on #Artemis's part that Tycho had been the one to spot the subterfuge.
+Codrin#Castor had clearly picked up on eir hint, and had hinted in return. There would be much to think about, and ey had a return letter planned, as well as a discussion with the other three delegates. It had been a good guess on #Artemis's part that Tycho had been the one to spot the subterfuge.
 
 "No," ey said. "They wish us well."