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<p>Ey showed her where they kept the mugs, then the cream and sugar for doctoring coffee and spoons for stirring. Once the pot finished brewing and all three cups had been poured, ey excused emself back to the bedroom with eirs and May’s coffee to finish waking up with eir partner.</p>
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<p>And so it continued. They would speak in the morning and over dinner, perhaps a few times throughout the day, but otherwise, they worked on their own projects. They’d say good morning to each other, say good night to each other, say polite things in passing. Little of it felt like it was done out of kindness, but rather out of a need to remain aware of each others’ presence.</p>
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<p>The snow first melted and then was replaced when a new storm lay down a delicate few inches; even the weather felt careful.</p>
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<p>It wasn’t until the third full day since their return that the spell was broken, when, shortly after lunch, True Name stepped into her field of view, bowed, and politely requested a conversation with May.</p>
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<p>The skunk frowned and beckoned her over to the couch.</p>
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<p>True Name apologized to Ioan, then set up a cone of silence with secure visual ACLs.</p>
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<p>Three days was just long enough to start building up habit, such that Ioan was left anxious and jittery when they were broken. Seeing it from the outside for the first time, ey was left with a slight sense of disorientation from the way the cone blurred both the occupants and the background, the edges of its boundaries unnervingly sharp.</p>
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<p>There was nothing to be gained from watching the indistinct shapes within. A quiet conversation had them simply looking like two black forms against the relative brightness of the balcony. Ey couldn’t see expressions, couldn’t see but the most grandiose of body language.</p>
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<p>And yet ey watched, slipping over to the kitchen to clean, or at least dream up some chore that needed doing there, just so that ey could keep an eye on the cone.</p>
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<p>It was boring, and that it was boring only drove eir anxiety higher.</p>
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<p>The conversation lasted nearly an hour, and when the cone dropped, ey was greeted once again by the sight of the two skunks. To say that neither looked happy missed the mark: True Name had a dullness to her expression, something between hopelessness and resignation, while May looked apoplectic. She’d clearly been crying quite hard at one point.</p>
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<p>Ey ducked around the kitchen counter as quickly as ey could. “May? True Name? Are you–“</p>
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<p>May waved a hand dismissively and blipped out of the sim. There was a sensorium ping a moment later, a view of Arrowhead Lake.</p>
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<p>“What just happened?”</p>
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<p>True Name shrugged, the movement looking as though she was struggling against hundreds of gravities rather than just one. “I explained what has been happening.”</p>
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<p>Ey frowned, feeling eir own anger rise out of anxiety. “Well? What’s been happening? I don’t exactly like seeing her that upset.”</p>
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<p>“No, I suppose not.” She sighed and slouched against the back of the couch, rubbing at her forehead. “I explained the shift between Jonas and I over the last twenty-five years. I explained the last few weeks.”</p>
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<p>“And pissed her off.”</p>
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<p>She rolled her head to the side, enough get a sidelong glance at em. “I am sorry, Ioan. I cannot be the only one to know these things. I have had all of my existing support removed. All of my forks, all of my cocladists, all of my friends. It is small consolation, I am sure, but I have left May Then My Name angrier at Jonas than I think she ever was at me.”</p>
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<p>Ey blinked and straightened up. “At Jonas?”</p>
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<p>She let her head slip back down off the back of the couch, looking down at her paws. “I cannot tell you, Ioan. Not yet.”</p>
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<p>“Nothing?” Ey shook eir head. “Sorry, True Name, I’m not asking you to betray a secret or anything. I’m just worried.”</p>
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<p>“I understand, my dear.” There seemed to be more coming, but she sat for another minute or so, just staring down at her paws on her lap.</p>
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<p>“I’m sorry, True N–“</p>
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<p>“What was it that he said to you? ‘Sometimes mommies and daddies fight’?”</p>
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<p>“Wait, but…what?”</p>
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<p>She shrugged again, slowly rolled up off the couch to her feet, swayed for a moment, then walked off to her room, the door snicking shut behind her.</p>
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<p>Page generated on 2022-04-07</p>
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<li class="done1"> Conflict — After assassination attempt on TN, learn about TN getting pushed out by Jonas, May offers to merge down, turns into big discussion<ul>
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<li class="done1"> CHAPTER Ioan 2350<ul>
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<li class="done2"> Conflict — After assassination attempt on TN, learn about TN getting pushed out by Jonas, May offers to merge down, turns into big discussion<ul>
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<li class="done2"> CHAPTER Ioan 2350<ul>
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<li class="done2"> <a href="009.html">May’s No Way 2</a> — Upset about the situation; that it’s politics is bringing up a lot more bad feelings about True Name</li>
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<li class="done2"> <a href="010.html">Clearing the house</a> — 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)</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href="011.html">TN’s No Way 2</a> — Trying to salvage this, confronting the reality based on what Ioan passes on from Jonas (that afternoon)</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">Something innocent</a> — 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</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">Bone Town</a> — TN talks with May about Jonas in CoS. Later, she comes up with the idea to merge down (that evening)</li>
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<li class="done2"> <a href="011.html">TN’s No Way 2</a> — Trying to salvage this, confronting the reality based on what Ioan passes on from Jonas (that afternoon)</li>
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<li class="done2"> <a href="012.html">Something innocent</a> — 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</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href="013.html">Bone Town</a> — TN talks with May about Jonas in CoS. Later, she comes up with the idea to merge down (that evening)</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<li class="done1"> Apprehension — EW merges down and TN has to deal; Ioan and May have to consider ramifications<ul>
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<li class="done0"> CHAPTER Debarre 2350<ul>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">May’s Wallow 1</a> — May’s in communication with EW, wants him to merge down, he and Debarre discuss this.</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">May comes over</a> — May later comes over and there’s further discussion</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">TN’s Wallow 1</a> — TN moping about how things have wound up re: her calling</li>
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<li class="done1"> (SNIPPET) <a href="0x1.html">EW merges down</a> — EW merges down</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">Retreat: merge</a> — May talks about EW merging down, then he does</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li class="done1"> Apprehension — EW merges down and TN has to deal; Ioan and May have to consider ramifications<ul>
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<li class="done1"> CHAPTER Ioan 2350<ul>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">Retreat: perspective</a> — TN recovering, trying to reconcile her calling vs penance</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">Retreat: memories</a> — After talking with TN about her memories from EW about Debarre, Ioan starts to feel icky about TN having May’s memory of their relationship</li>
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<li class="done0"> <a href=".html">TN Choose Fear</a> — TN says she can’t deal, pulls back from both May and Ioan, stays at Arrowhead lake with new camping knowledge</li>
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