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 <li class="done2"> <a href="secession/sys/Michelle/001.html">Secession: sys-side: Michelle</a> - Michelle meets with Council of Eight, discusses spending a bunch of reputation to fork; meets up with Jonas and pledges True Name - 2293</li>
 <li class="done2"> <a href="launch/phys/Douglas/001.html">Launch: phys-side: Douglas</a> - Douglas feels a feel while working on the launch - 1021 - TODO merge with below</li>
 <li class="done2"> <a href="launch/phys/Douglas/002.html">Launch: phys-side: Douglas</a> - Douglas and May write to each other about the launch - 2722</li>
-<li class="done0"> <a href="launch/phys/de/001.html">Launch: phys-side: de</a> - Disappointed that launch went through regardless, walks the station in a daze, thinking backwards from current thought</li>
+<li class="done2"> <a href="launch/phys/de/001.html">Launch: phys-side: de</a> - Disappointed that launch went through regardless, walks the station in a daze, thinking backwards from current thought - 887</li>
 <li class="done2"> <a href="secession/phys/Yared/001.html">Secession: phys-side: Yared</a> - Yared gives a speech on individual rights, then drawn aside by Yosef, out for coffee, tells of secession proposal - 2608</li>
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 <h1 id="notes">Notes</h1>
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-<li>The ships (identical) are similar to from <em>Accelerando</em> combined with a scissors mechanism a la Ilium and a rail gun. There&rsquo;s a small version of the System (plenty of room for folks to fork, etc), an RTG for power, some external physical manipulators and materials (like 1-2 tons) for repair along the way if needed, a few attitude jets, and a light sail once it&rsquo;s launched on each. Thin scaffold type thing about 10k kilometers long spun around the middle. In the scaffold is a rail gun to assist in propulsion as the ships are flung out into space by angular momentum, each in opposite directions.</li>
+<li class="done4"> The ships (identical) are similar to from <em>Accelerando</em> combined with a scissors mechanism a la Ilium and a rail gun. There&rsquo;s a small version of the System (plenty of room for folks to fork, etc), an RTG for power, some external physical manipulators and materials (like 1-2 tons) for repair along the way if needed, a few attitude jets, and a light sail once it&rsquo;s launched on each. Thin scaffold type thing about 10k kilometers long spun around the middle. In the scaffold is a rail gun to assist in propulsion as the ships are flung out into space by angular momentum, each in opposite directions.</li>
-<li>The launch process is the first time the sys-side and phys-side have worked together in any notable capacity since secession.</li>
+<li class="done0"> The launch process is the first time the sys-side and phys-side have worked together in any notable capacity since secession.</li>
-<li>Release should take the form of an ARG similar to the original Qoheleth.</li>
+<li class="done0"> Release should take the form of an ARG similar to the original Qoheleth.</li>
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 <p>When its tantrum had finished and the urge to toss itself off the torus as well, it turned around, walked back to the airlock and re-entered the station. Doffed its suit. Trudged to its quarters. Fell into bed.</p>
 <p>It was a failure. It had accomplished all the steps that it had wanted to, that its collective had wanted to, and then it had failed to complete the act. Now it was too late, and there was nothing to be done.</p>
 <p>de lay, curled in bed, for who knows how long. It was sure that it slept somewhere in there, though it did not dream.</p>
+<p>When it returned to its senses, it pulled out a pad and began composing the message home.</p>
+<blockquote>
+<p>2325-01-21</p>
+<p>d*,</p>
+<p>I regret to inform the collective that the launch proceeded today without my actions complete. Both LVs are on their way undamaged, and the System continues as it always has.</p>
+<p>The failure rests entirely on my shoulders and there is no excuse for my actions or lack thereof. I can&rsquo;t explain the reasons for them, not yet, but I will continue to meditate on my failure and report back as soon as I have reached an answer.</p>
+<p>I await your response and my penance.</p>
+<p>Yours, faithless,</p>
+<p>de</p>
+</blockquote>
+<p>It did not hesitate to send the message. In all likeliness, the d* collective already knew that its mission had failed, as the news of a successful launch had certainly been received by the Earth elements of the Launch Consortium.</p>
+<p>A response arrived less than a minute later.</p>
+<blockquote>
+<p>2325-01-21</p>
+<p>de,</p>
+<p>Message acknowledged. Decisions in subsequent message.</p>
+<p>Disappointed but not surprised,</p>
+<p>db</p>
+</blockquote>
+<p><em>Disappointed but not surprised</em>. The words hung before de long after it tossed its pad onto its desk and rolled over to face the wall.</p>
+<p>It would meditate. Or it would sleep. It no longer mattered which.</p>
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