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<p>Ey sent May a quick I’m-okay ping, then started riffling through the perisystem architecture for information on how to completely sweep a sim. There was nothing in there ey could find about checking who was swept, but it was still possible to sweep everyone who didn’t currently have their home set to the current sim, and to receive explicit confirmation that this had been completed and how many instances it affected.</p>
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<p>Ey sent May a quick I’m-okay ping, then started riffling through the perisystem architecture for information on how to completely sweep a sim. There was nothing in there ey could find about checking who was swept, but it was still possible to sweep everyone who didn’t currently have their home set to the current sim, and to receive explicit confirmation that this had been completed and how many instances it affected.</p>
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<p>Focusing on the set of steps required, ey triggered the sweep, then checked the log that it had left, eyes-only, for em in the architecture.</p>
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<p>Focusing on the set of steps required, ey triggered the sweep, then checked the log that it had left, eyes-only, for em in the architecture.</p>
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<p><em>Seventeen swept.</em></p>
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<p><em>Seventeen swept.</em></p>
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<p>“*S,” ey mumbled. Ey’d checked the whole of the inside of the house, and could see no footsteps out in the snow, so unless everyone was hiding under the balcony or up on the roof, ey’d clearly missed at least some of them inside.</p>
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<p>“<em>Să-mi fut una,</em>” ey mumbled. Ey’d checked the whole of the inside of the house, and could see no footsteps out in the snow, so unless everyone was hiding under the balcony or up on the roof, ey’d clearly missed at least some of them inside.</p>
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<p>Now wasn’t the time to be thinking about it, though.</p>
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<p>Now wasn’t the time to be thinking about it, though.</p>
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<p>Ey spent the next five minutes locking down and fine-tuning the ACLs for the house. By the time it was done, the house would only let em and May in as owners along with anyone they intentionally brought with them by hand. It was also now marked as invisible to all but a short list of allowed individuals. Debarre, End Waking, True Name, A Finger Pointing, Douglas, and a dozen or so others ey could think of who might conceivably want to know when they were home.</p>
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<p>Ey spent the next five minutes locking down and fine-tuning the ACLs for the house. By the time it was done, the house would only let em and May in as owners along with anyone they intentionally brought with them by hand. It was also now marked as invisible to all but a short list of allowed individuals. Debarre, End Waking, True Name, A Finger Pointing, Douglas, and a dozen or so others ey could think of who might conceivably want to know when they were home.</p>
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<p>At last, ey stepped away from home and back to Arrowhead Lake.</p>
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<p>At last, ey stepped away from home and back to Arrowhead Lake.</p>
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<p>The skunk gave em a quizzical look, then laughed. “Gross, Ioan.”</p>
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<p>The skunk gave em a quizzical look, then laughed. “Gross, Ioan.”</p>
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<p>“Not me! Them!”</p>
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<p>“Not me! Them!”</p>
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<p>“Yes, yes. I agree, awkward. But here comes True Name, no need to be more awkward than we already are.”</p>
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<p>“Yes, yes. I agree, awkward. But here comes True Name, no need to be more awkward than we already are.”</p>
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<p>They stood up and brushed off their pants as the skunk came padding around the last bend in the trail, looking utterly exhausted.</p>
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<p>They stood up and brushed off their pants as the skunk came trudging around the last bend in the trail, looking utterly exhausted.</p>
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<p>“Thank you for giving me the space,” she said, bowing. “And my apologies for the trouble of today.”</p>
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<p>“Thank you for giving me the space,” she said, bowing. “And my apologies for the trouble of today.”</p>
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<p>“It’s not–” Ey caught emself up short and shook eir head. “Well, are you okay?”</p>
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<p>“It’s not–” Ey caught emself up short and shook eir head. “Well, are you okay?”</p>
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<p>The skunk shook her head. “I am not, no. I am very nearly on the edge of collapse. I feel like I could either sleep or cry for three days straight. Both, if it were possible.”</p>
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<p>The skunk shook her head. “I am not, no. I am very nearly on the edge of collapse. I feel like I could either sleep for three days straight or cry for three days straight. Both, if it were possible.”</p>
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<p>May took a deep breath, held it for a slow count of three, and very carefully let it out. “I am sorry, True Name.”</p>
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<p>May took a deep breath, held it for a slow count of three, and very carefully let it out. “I am sorry, True Name.”</p>
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<p>She stood rigid, jaw working as she clenched her teeth in an effort to maintain control. After several long seconds, she sniffled, opened her mouth to say something, then shook her head and bowed deeply.</p>
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<p>She stood rigid, jaw working as she clenched her teeth in an effort to maintain control. After several long seconds, she sniffled, opened her mouth to say something, then shook her head and bowed deeply.</p>
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<p>Watching nervously, Ioan fiddled with the hem of eir vest. So much had happened in the last hour and a half, and now this exchange between eir partner and her cocladist was enough to start that anxiety rising within em again. True Name trying her best not to cry openly and May clutching tightly at eir arm, both of them interacting with each other was a different sort of stress than the assassination attempt, but no less intense.</p>
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<p>Watching nervously, Ioan fiddled with the hem of eir vest. So much had happened in the last hour and a half, and now this exchange between eir partner and her cocladist was enough to start that anxiety rising within em again. True Name trying her best not to cry openly and May clutching tightly at eir arm, both of them interacting with each other was a different sort of stress than the assassination attempt, but no less intense.</p>
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<p>“True Name,” ey said carefully. “There’s no rush, but Jonas was there at the house. We can talk about it later, but I figured I’d give you a heads up.”</p>
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<p>“True Name,” ey said carefully. “There’s no rush, but Jonas was there at the house. We can talk about it later, but I figured I’d give you a heads up.”</p>
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<p>The skunk gave up on maintaining her expression and hid her face in her paws, nodding. “Thank you,” she croaked.</p>
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<p>The skunk gave up on maintaining her expression and hid her face in her paws, nodding. “Thank you,” she croaked.</p>
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<p>Once she’d washed her face and calmed down enough to speak, the three of them set to work deciding what the next steps were. May suggested they stay at the lake for the night, explaining that they’d need time to sort out a living situation for True Name and that she wanted to go over their place with a fine-toothed comb before spending the night there again, anyway. After hearing about the spies, she was quick to agree. </p>
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<p>Once she’d washed her face and calmed down enough to speak, the three of them set to work deciding what the next steps were. May suggested they stay at the lake for the night, explaining that they’d need time to sort out a living situation for True Name and that she wanted to go over their place with a fine-toothed comb before spending the night there again, anyway. After hearing about Jonas, she was quick to agree. </p>
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<p>True Name merely nodded. “Is there a place here that I can stay?” she asked.</p>
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<p>True Name merely nodded. “Is there a place here that I can stay?” she asked.</p>
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<p>May winced and shook her head. “It would be camping. We can make that work for tonight if we can scrounge up some gear, but a long-term solution is not feasible. This is not our sim and we do not have ACLs to build here.”</p>
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<p>May winced and shook her head. “It would be camping. We can make that work for tonight if we can scrounge up some gear, but a long-term solution is not feasible. This is not our sim and we do not have ACLs to build here or remove any unwanted visitors.”</p>
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<p>She nodded. “I understand. I will dig–“</p>
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<p>She nodded. “I understand. I will dig–“</p>
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<p>“You will stay with us,” May said quickly, as though rushing to get it out before second-guessing herself, a sentiment echoed in her expression.</p>
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<p>“You will stay with us,” May said quickly, as though rushing to get it out before second-guessing herself, a sentiment echoed in her expression.</p>
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<p>Both True Name and Ioan stared at her until she wilted. “I am sorry. I know that things have been difficult between us and that a large part of that is on me, but that does not mean that I do not want you safe. If we have a place that we have complete control over from ACLs to building, that is safer than this security-through-obscurity abandoned sim, and our proximity will discourage further attempts on your life.”</p>
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<p>Both True Name and Ioan stared at her until she wilted. “I am sorry. I know that things have been difficult between us and that a large part of that is on me, but that does not mean that I do not want you safe. If we have a place that we have complete control over from ACLs to building, that is safer than this security-through-obscurity abandoned sim, and our proximity will discourage further attempts on your life.”</p>
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<p>End Waking rested a paw on Debarre’s shoulder before the weasel could speak again. “Perhaps you can expand on this soon, but for now, what do you need?”</p>
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<p>End Waking rested a paw on Debarre’s shoulder before the weasel could speak again. “Perhaps you can expand on this soon, but for now, what do you need?”</p>
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<p>“I will, I promise.” <em>And apparently I need to,</em> ey added mentally. “We need stuff to camp for the night at Arrowhead. We can’t make anything there, and May’s worried about us going back home to procure anything that might tip folks off.”</p>
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<p>“I will, I promise.” <em>And apparently I need to,</em> ey added mentally. “We need stuff to camp for the night at Arrowhead. We can’t make anything there, and May’s worried about us going back home to procure anything that might tip folks off.”</p>
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<p>The skunk nodded, looked thoughtful for a few seconds, and then waved his paw, bringing into being between them two folding camp cots, two bedrolls, a tent, two bundles of firewood, and some simple food — bread, salami, and cheese.</p>
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<p>The skunk nodded, looked thoughtful for a few seconds, and then waved his paw, bringing into being between them two folding camp cots, two bedrolls, a tent, two bundles of firewood, and some simple food — bread, salami, and cheese.</p>
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<p>“I will come help you set up,” he said. “It is all fairly straightforward, but tents require four hands.”</p>
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<p>“I will come help you set up,” he said. “It is all fairly straightforward, but tents require four paws.”</p>
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<p>Ioan sighed, nodded. “Thank you, End Waking. We’ll, uh…we’ll need three sets, though.”</p>
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<p>Ioan sighed, nodded. “Thank you, End Waking. We’ll, uh…we’ll need three sets, though.”</p>
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<p>He paused in the act of bending down to lift one of the cot-and-bedroll combos. “You will need three?”</p>
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<p>He paused in the act of bending down to lift one of the cot-and-bedroll combos. “You will need three?”</p>
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<p>Apparently unable to hold back anymore, Debarre spoke up. “Ioan, I’m going to go crazy if you don’t give me at least something, here.”</p>
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<p>Apparently unable to hold back anymore, Debarre spoke up. “Ioan, I’m going to go crazy if you don’t give me at least something, here.”</p>
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<p>When the skunk had left, ey quit and merged back down to eir root instance.</p>
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<p>When the skunk had left, ey quit and merged back down to eir root instance.</p>
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<p>“Well, that’s us settled for the night, I guess,” ey said. “We’ve got stuff for sandwiches, if you’re hungry.”</p>
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<p>“Well, that’s us settled for the night, I guess,” ey said. “We’ve got stuff for sandwiches, if you’re hungry.”</p>
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<p>Both skunks shook their heads.</p>
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<p>Both skunks shook their heads.</p>
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<p>“Alright,” ey said. Ey wasn’t hungry either, ey realized. The tail end of eir anxiety just had em jittery. Once ey set that aside, ey realized just how exhausted ey was.</p>
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<p>“Alright,” ey said. Ey wasn’t hungry either, ey realized. The tail end of eir anxiety just had em jittery, wanting to keep moving. Once ey set that aside, ey realized just how exhausted ey was.</p>
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<p>They sat in quiet well into the evening, instead, each of them trying to digest the day in their own way.</p>
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<p>They sat in quiet well into the evening, instead, each of them trying to digest the day in their own way.</p>
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