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<p>“Twisted. He twisted my fork into something that neither the me of today nor the me back then would have agreed to.” May wiped at her face. “He turned that version of me into a way of influencing True Name.”</p>
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<p>“Yes. It was a long game. He drifted in and out of my life, over the centuries, and then, shortly before Launch, he showed up again and we began to get close. A few years after Launch, they took me out to dinner and dropped the whole thing on me all at once. I am told they did the same on each of the LVs as well, to different effect.”</p>
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<p>Eir head was swimming at the flood of information, and when rubbing eir face didn’t work to clear it, ey waved a glass of ice water into being and sipped. “Which I don’t get. Why are you so overwhelmed here and not on the LVs?”</p>
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<p>The skunk twisted her wine glass between her fingers for a few quiet moments. “I was focused on continuity and stability. I think that Jonas was, as well, enough to go along with the launch project, but once it was done and that continuity was assured, he let them go their own ways — the </p>
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<p>The skunk twisted her wine glass between her fingers for a few quiet moments. “I was focused on continuity and stability. I think that Jonas was, as well, enough to go along with the launch project, but once it was done and that continuity was assured, he let them go their own ways — the Guiding Council on Pollux and the previous status quo on Castor — while he focused on cementing his power here on Lagrange.”</p>
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<p>“Is that what this is all about?”</p>
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<p>She nodded. “We were in a steady state for many years after they explained everything. I was not happy, but I still liked the work that I had chosen and I did not know how to do anything else. It was the new tech from the Artemisians that pushed things over the edge. Audiovisual extrasystem communication changes things quite a bit and even though we agreed on what was to be done about it, I think he does not want to risk his own vision not coming to fruition.”</p>
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<p>They sat in silence, then, while Ioan tried to digest this. Ey was still furious at Zacharias, but now that fury had gained a layer of what almost felt like despair, that someone such as that might have their roots in eir May.</p>
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<p>At least it had all gone a long way towards explaining the dynamic on the three Systems. Who knew why the other True Names had decided to treat this one like they had, withholding valuable information, all but cutting her out of their plans. Perhaps those few years between launch and Jonas and Zacharias’s announcement had included additional shaping.</p>
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<p>“Fuck.”</p>
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<p>May kicked eir shin lightly beneath the table. “Language, Mx. Bălan.”</p>
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<p>True Name looked between them, then grinned. “No, May Then My Name, Ioan is correct. Fuck.”</p>
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<p>“The Only Time I Know My True Name Is When I Dream of the Ode clade, you watch your mouth,” May growled.</p>
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<p>They all laughed. Ey couldn’t help but. It was all too much, and the humor so perfectly timed to defuse eir anger that it had to be intentional. Some of that anger must have showed on eir face.</p>
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<p><em>Ah well, trust and Odist,</em> ey mused. Aloud, ey said, “You guys continue to be completely nuts. Thanks for explaining, though. I’m not going to figure it out tonight, so I’m going to have another glass of wine and space out on the couch.”</p>
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<p>“Fantastic idea, my dear,” May said. “If I have to think about it anymore, I am going to start shedding and not stop until I am bald.”</p>
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<p>Still grinning, True Name nodded. “That is quite enough of the topic, yes. I am going to go outside for a bit and then I am going to go to bed.”</p>
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