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<p>Dear shrugged. <em>“Perhaps, but she also has had more than two hundred years of study under her belt to find all of the best ways to interact with people. May Then My Name was something of a let-down for her, I think, even from the very beginning, so she had to learn to take on that mantle herself.”</em></p>
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<p>Dear shrugged. <em>“Perhaps, but she also has had more than two hundred years of study under her belt to find all of the best ways to interact with people. May Then My Name was something of a let-down for her, I think, even from the very beginning, so she had to learn to take on that mantle herself.”</em></p>
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<p>“Especially over the last few years, you mean? With Ioan?”</p>
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<p>“Especially over the last few years, you mean? With Ioan?”</p>
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<p><em>“Perhaps, though I think that might be ancillary to the fact that our dear May is not on the LVs at all.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“Perhaps, though I think that might be ancillary to the fact that our dear May is not on the LVs at all.”</em></p>
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<p>Ey blinked, laughed. “Okay, well, fair. I’d almost forgot.”</p>
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<p>Ey blinked, laughed. “I’d almost forgot.”</p>
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<p>The fox gave em a strange look. <em>“You forgot that May Then My Name was not here?”</em></p>
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<p>The fox gave em a strange look. <em>“You forgot that May Then My Name was not here?”</em></p>
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<p>Their partner showed up, a cup of coffee in one hand and a (far too large) thermos in the other. “Are you forgetting things again, Codrin?”</p>
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<p>Their partner showed up, a cup of coffee in one hand and a (far too large) thermos in the other. “Are you forgetting things again, Codrin?”</p>
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<p>“No, no,” ey said, accepting the thermos with a frown. “Or, well, kind of. I didn’t forget that May Then My Name wasn’t here, just the ramifications of that, that True Name might not have her as a tool.”</p>
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<p>“No, no,” ey said, accepting the thermos with a frown. “Or, well, kind of. I didn’t forget that May Then My Name wasn’t here, just the ramifications of that, that True Name might not have her as a tool.”</p>
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<p><em>“That is more understandable, yes,”</em> the fox said. <em>“Perhaps the True Name here on Castor has diverged from that on the L<sub>5</sub> System in that respect, perhaps not. I suspect that both are disappointed, in their own ways.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“That is more understandable, yes,”</em> the fox said. <em>“Perhaps the True Name here on Castor has diverged from that Legrange in that respect, perhaps not. I suspect that both are disappointed, in their own ways.”</em></p>
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<p>Standing, Codrin fiddled with the thermos, ensuring that the lid was a mug when removed — two nested ones, actually — then nodded. “I don’t know how many dimensions she’s thinking on, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if she’d had a cost-benefit analysis on losing her to Ioan.”</p>
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<p>Standing, Codrin fiddled with the thermos, ensuring that the lid was a mug when removed — two nested ones, actually — then nodded. “I don’t know how many dimensions she’s thinking on, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if she’d had a cost-benefit analysis on losing her to Ioan.”</p>
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<p><em>“I would not be surprised, no, which would mean that she has planned around that eventuality. I am sure that May Then My Name is keeping an eye on that. Do not let us keep you, though, my dear. Go for your walk. Think about something else. Enjoy the cold, build a cairn around your worries, and then return safe.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“I would not be surprised, no, which would mean that she has planned around that eventuality. I am sure that May Then My Name is keeping an eye on that. Do not let us keep you, though, my dear. Go for your walk. Think about something else. Enjoy the cold, build a cairn around your worries, and then return safe.”</em></p>
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<p>Ey smiled, leaned down to kiss the fox between the ears, then eir other partner on the cheek. “I didn’t know that was possible, but I’ll try. Back in a bit.”</p>
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<p>Ey smiled, leaned down to kiss the fox between the ears, then eir other partner on the cheek. “I didn’t know that was possible, but I’ll try. Back in a bit.”</p>
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<p>“Like a recorder? Someone who takes notes?”</p>
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<p>“Like a recorder? Someone who takes notes?”</p>
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<p>“Well, in part, but also someone who thinks about what they’re writing,” ey said, tapping at eir temple. “They aren’t a scribe or a court recorder, but someone there to witness and digest a conversation.”</p>
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<p>“Well, in part, but also someone who thinks about what they’re writing,” ey said, tapping at eir temple. “They aren’t a scribe or a court recorder, but someone there to witness and digest a conversation.”</p>
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<p>“Like a clerk?” He grinned. “We used to have one of those for our club, who would take minutes of the meetings and such.”</p>
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<p>“Like a clerk?” He grinned. “We used to have one of those for our club, who would take minutes of the meetings and such.”</p>
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<p>Ey nodded. “Certainly closer to that than a recorder, yeah. I bring this up because that will be my job in all of this, but I think it’ll also be yours. Things like the <em>History</em> are all well and good, and I loved putting the work into it, but I also really enjoy doing this. I may wish that the things I get caught up in weren’t always so dramatic, but I’ll take what I can get.”</p>
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<p>Ey nodded. “Certainly closer to that than a recorder, yeah. I bring this up because that will be my job in all of this, but I think it’ll also be yours. Things like the <em>History</em> are all well and good, and I loved putting the work into the writing, but I also really enjoy doing this. I may wish that the things I get caught up in weren’t always so dramatic, but I’ll take what I can get.”</p>
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<p>“What do you mean, it’ll be my job too?” he asked.</p>
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<p>“What do you mean, it’ll be my job too?” he asked.</p>
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<p>“Just that you will also be witnessing and thinking about this project, and then coming up with ideas related to it to be compiled into a coherent understanding. That’s why we’ll be working together, I think. I’m trained to do this work in particular, but I’ll need your help in making sense of it. I’ll experience it with you as much as I’m allowed, but you’ll have to ensure that I actually understand what’s going on.”</p>
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<p>“Just that you will also be witnessing and thinking about this project, and then coming up with ideas related to it to be compiled into a coherent understanding. That’s why we’ll be working together, I think. I’m trained to do this work in particular, but I’ll need your help in making sense of it. I’ll experience it with you as much as I’m allowed, but you’ll have to ensure that I actually understand what’s going on.”</p>
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<p>Tycho laughed. “Well, I’ll do my best, but it’s not like I have much experience working with Artemisians, either. I’ll help with the technical aspects as best I can, though.”</p>
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<p>Tycho laughed. “Well, I’ll do my best, but it’s not like I have much experience working with Artemisians, either. I’ll help with the technical aspects as best I can, though.”</p>
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<p>“Excellent,” Codrin said. “Thank you for that. I’ll be managing most of this part, so you won’t have to worry too much about the minutiae, but I figured it’d give you a better idea of what to expect when we work together.”</p>
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<p>“Excellent,” Codrin said. “Thank you for that. I’ll be managing most of this part, so you won’t have to worry too much about the minutiae, but I figured it’d give you a better idea of what to expect when we work together.”</p>
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<p>He nodded.</p>
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<p>He nodded.</p>
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<p>“On that note, lets come up with a basic idea of what’s next for us. We mostly talked about immediate next steps, but it might be a good idea to start thinking on a larger timescale.”</p>
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<p>“On that note, lets come up with a basic idea of what’s next for us. We mostly talked about immediate next steps, but it might be a good idea to start thinking on a larger timescale.”</p>
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<p>“I guess. I’m assuming it’ll be pretty loose, given that we can’t guess the particulars?” He waited for Codrin to nod, then continued. “Then we have a few weeks before they reach their closest approach as long as we both stay on our own heading.”</p>
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<p>“I guess. I’m assuming it’ll be pretty loose, given that we can’t guess the particulars?” He waited for Codrin to nod, then continued. “Then we have a month or so before they reach their closest approach as long as we both stay on our own heading.”</p>
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<p>“Does that mean a few weeks before they upload?”</p>
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<p>“Does that mean a month before they upload?”</p>
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<p>He shrugged. “Not necessarily. They can upload whenever they want, so long as our Ansible is on and the DMZ is ready. I don’t think it’s on yet, though.”</p>
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<p>He shrugged. “Not necessarily. They can upload whenever they want, so long as our Ansible is on and the DMZ is ready. I don’t think it’s on yet, though.”</p>
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<p>“Alright. Have we received any further communications from them? Their message said that they had a similar mechanism in place. Is that something we’ll be able to use? Or want to use, even?”</p>
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<p>“Alright. Have we received any further communications from them? Their message said that they had a similar mechanism in place. Is that something we’ll be able to use? Or want to use, even?”</p>
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<p>“No further communications that I know of,” he said. “But True Name said that all communications will be gated through her, and I don’t know if that means that I’ll be getting them or just Tycho#Artemis. Hopefully both, if you and I are to be working on this as well.”</p>
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<p>“No further communications that I know of,” he said. “But True Name said that all communications will be gated through her, and I don’t know if that means that I’ll be getting them or just Tycho#Artemis. Hopefully both, if you and I are to be working on this as well.”</p>
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<p>“That feels like a question for True Name, not me,” he said after a long pause.</p>
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<p>“That feels like a question for True Name, not me,” he said after a long pause.</p>
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<p>Ey finished eir coffee and replaced the cup on the cap of the thermos. “One of us will have to work up the courage to ask her, sometime. But for now, is it something you would want to do?”</p>
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<p>Ey finished eir coffee and replaced the cup on the cap of the thermos. “One of us will have to work up the courage to ask her, sometime. But for now, is it something you would want to do?”</p>
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<p>“What? Upload to Artemis?” He looked startled by the question.</p>
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<p>“What? Upload to Artemis?” He looked startled by the question.</p>
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<p>“Yes. If it’/ possible, I mean. I figure it would just be an instance rather than completely investing, though I’d also be curious to hear your opinions on that as well.”</p>
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<p>“Yes. If it’s possible, I mean. I figure it would just be an instance rather than completely investing. I’d also be curious to hear your opinions on that as well.”</p>
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<p>Tycho tilted his head back until it hit the wall of the hut, staring up toward the ceiling. He sat like that for a good five minutes, during which Codrin remained silent, before leaning forward to pour emself another cup of coffee. “Yes. I don’t know that I’d invest completely, but yes, I think I would. Would you?”</p>
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<p>Tycho tilted his head back until it hit the wall of the hut, staring up toward the ceiling. He sat like that for a good five minutes, during which Codrin remained silent, before leaning forward to pour emself another cup of coffee. “Yes. I don’t know that I’d invest completely, but yes, I think I would. Would you?”</p>
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<p>Ey smiled, though ey felt just how tired ey was as ey did so. “Perhaps. I have attachments here, though. So the Codrin who uploaded — if ey remains a Codrin — would be severed completely from those ey loves. As romantic as the idea of sailing away on some alien spacecraft might be, it’d be painful to leave, even knowing that a Codrin remained.”</p>
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<p>Ey smiled, though ey felt just how tired ey was as ey did so. “Perhaps. I have attachments here, though. So the Codrin who uploaded — if ey remains a Codrin — would be severed completely from those ey loves. As romantic as the idea of sailing away on some alien spacecraft might be, it’d be painful to leave, even knowing that a Codrin remained.”</p>
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<p>“And if your partners uploaded with you?”</p>
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<p>“And if your partners uploaded with you?”</p>
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<p>Conversely, would ey be able to argue one way or the other, to convince them to come with em or not?</p>
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<p>Conversely, would ey be able to argue one way or the other, to convince them to come with em or not?</p>
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