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<h1 id="ioan-balan-2346">Ioan Bălan — 2346</h1>
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<p>Ioan knew what was coming, so ey was able to brace emself well enough when May came barrelling out of the default entry point on the dandelion-ridden field that ey was not totally bowled over, managing at least a somewhat graceful descent to the ground. The skunk had already looped her arms around eir middle and tucked her head up under his chin before ey was even able to sit up straight enough to get eir arms around her.</p>
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<p>“You nut.” Ey laughed, reaching up to tug at one of her ears affectionately. “Good to see you too.”</p>
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<p>Ioan knew what was coming, so ey was able to brace emself well enough when May came barrelling out of the default entry point on the dandelion-ridden field that ey was not totally bowled over, managing at least a somewhat graceful descent to the ground. The skunk had already looped her arms around eir middle and tucked her head up under eir chin before ey was even able to sit up straight enough to get eir arms around her.</p>
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<p>“You nut.” Ey laughed, reaching up to tug at one of her ears affectionately. “Good to see you, too.”</p>
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<p>“Ioan, I am in no way sorry for knocking you over,” she said, voice muffled, her grip around eir middle tightening. “Though I am dreadfully sorry that this happened again. I missed you.”</p>
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<p>Giving up on the prospect of sitting up straight so that ey could keep both arms around her, ey leaned back onto one hand, propping emself up. “No need to apologize, May. I’m just happy to see you again.”</p>
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<p>Giving up on the prospect of sitting up straight, ey leaned back onto one hand, propping emself up. “No need to apologize, May. I’m just happy to see you again.”</p>
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<p>The skunk leaned away from em enough to dot her nose against eirs. Her eyes were quite red and ey could see tear-tracks in the fur of her cheeks. She looked a mess. “Do not take my apology away from me. I have been saving that one up.”</p>
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<p>“Alright, alright,” ey said, pressing eir nose a little more firmly to hers for a moment before leaning back again. “Apology accepted. Are you feeling better?”</p>
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<p>She sat upright rather than leaning against eir front and nodded. “Yes. I was able to get a lot out that I think has been pent up for a while. Thank you for giving me the space. I promise I did not fuck with your pen collection.”</p>
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<p>“Good. I had it all perfectly organized.” Ey plucked a dandelion from the field and tucked it behind her ear. “Now, do you want to talk about it? Or should we do that later? That was longer than the last few times.”</p>
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<p>“Later, please. I want to say hi to Douglas and wash my face and just be normal for a bit.”</p>
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<p>Douglas Hadje met them on the stoop of his house and, as had become their ritual over the years, hugged the skunk, lifted, and twirled her around, her bushy tail streaming along behind her. </p>
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<p>Douglas Hadje met them on the stoop of his house and, as had become their ritual over the years, hugged the skunk, lifted, and twirled her around. Her bushy tail streamed along behind her. </p>
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<p>“Hey May,” he said, setting her back down again. “Glad you made it through.”</p>
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<p>“Of course I made it through. You still have at least seventy nine years of me haunting you before I can do something else.” She grinned. “And even then, the contract is renewable.”</p>
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<p>“Ornery as ever. Well, want to come in?”</p>
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<p>“Exactly.”</p>
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<p>“I hope they’re still in the talks, too. Codrin sounded hopeful, at least. The messages that they’d been getting from the Artemisians were interesting. I’m guessing the powers that be made em promise not to send the full message text yet, but what they have learned is fascinating. Four races on one ship must be a hell of an experience. The DMZ sim sounds pleasant, though, and all of the work they’ve done to prepare is really kind of impressive.” Ey sipped eir coffee to buy a moment’s time to think before saying, “There was a bunch of stuff in there for you, too, May. We can go over that later, though.”</p>
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<p>The skunk frowned, finished the last of her sandwich, and then settled back in the chair with her coffee. “You cannot leave me hanging, my dear. May I at least have a preview?”</p>
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<p>“Well, Codrin’s worried about you, as is Dear.”</p>
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<p>“Well, Codrin’s worried about you. As is Dear.”</p>
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<p>“The memory thing?” Douglas asked.</p>
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<p>Ey nodded.</p>
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<p>May sipped her coffee, looking out the window to the rolling field beyond. “I am worried, too. You know that.”</p>
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<p>May averted her gaze, looking out the window to the rolling field beyond. “I am worried, too. You know that.”</p>
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<p>“I know. Reading between the lines, though, I think ey’s worried about the whole clade. Ey’s worried about you and Dear, and ey’s worried about how True Name and Why Ask Questions are going to act through this. Dear reacted poorly to the whole time-modification thing.”</p>
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<p>She nodded and sat in silence for a minute before setting her cup down. “We are not doing as well as many of us would like, no. I have news as well, but I would like to share it outside where I can sit in the sun and feel the grass. Is that okay?”</p>
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<p>Ioan and Douglas collected plates and coffee cups, then the three of them trooped out into the field while May spoke.</p>
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<p>“Well, I was promised laying in the grass and baking in the sun,” Douglas said. “So come on, we can at least enjoy the rest of the afternoon.”</p>
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<p>Page generated on 2021-12-19</p>
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<p>Page generated on 2022-01-11</p>
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