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<p><em>Convergence T-minus 22 days, 3 hours, 10 minutes</em></p>
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<p><em>Convergence T-minus 22 days, 3 hours, 10 minutes</em></p>
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<p>It took both both eir partners to talk Codrin down from eir desire to simply get right to work.</p>
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<p>It took both eir partners to talk Codrin down from eir desire to simply get right to work.</p>
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<p><em>“My dear, if, as he said, Tycho was going to take a nap, perhaps you ought to do the same.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“My dear, if, as he said, Tycho was going to take a nap, perhaps you ought to do the same.”</em></p>
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<p>“I know,” ey replied, shoulders sagging. “It’s hard to get out of that mindset of having to just work.”</p>
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<p>“I know,” ey replied, shoulders sagging. “It’s hard to get out of that mindset of having to just work.”</p>
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<p>“I know it’s enjoyable,” eir other partner said. “But seriously, Codrin, even if you’re not going to take a nap, take a thermos out onto the prairie and walk for a bit. Tycho is going to need quite a bit of help, given what you told us of him–“</p>
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<p>“I know it’s enjoyable,” eir other partner said. “But seriously, Codrin, even if you’re not going to take a nap, take a thermos out onto the prairie and walk for a bit. Tycho is going to need quite a bit of help, given what you told us of him–“</p>
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<p>“I’m guessing you said yes to both the job offer and the fork?”</p>
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<p>“I’m guessing you said yes to both the job offer and the fork?”</p>
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<p>He nodded. “It all just sounded so normal. There didn’t seem like anything else to do.”</p>
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<p>He nodded. “It all just sounded so normal. There didn’t seem like anything else to do.”</p>
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<p>“Can you tell me more about both?”</p>
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<p>“Can you tell me more about both?”</p>
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<p>“Well, she said that she a knew good deal about the communications and that she’d like me to come help her with the mechanics of that. She’d help me out with resources and I’d teach her what I learn about Artemis as I learned it.”</p>
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<p>“Well, she said that she knew good deal about the communications and that she’d like me to come help her with the mechanics of that. She’d help me out with resources and I’d teach her what I learn about Artemis as I learned it.”</p>
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<p>“Artemis? Is that what they’re calling the remote…ship? Vehicle?”</p>
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<p>“Artemis? Is that what they’re calling the remote…ship? Vehicle?”</p>
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<p>He nodded. “Vehicle. She said they’re calling it Artemis, that I should tag my fork #Artemis, and that those on the ship were either Artemisians or Sea People, which I didn’t get.”</p>
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<p>He nodded. “Vehicle. She said they’re calling it Artemis, that I should tag my fork #Artemis, and that those on the ship were either Artemisians or Sea People, which I didn’t get.”</p>
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<p>“Sea People might be a reference to something from the <em>Mythology,</em>” Codrin leaned back in the seat, thinking. “Or it could be a reference to a theory about a marauding group of seafarers during the Bronze Age collapse. One that had sacked much of the ancient near east and northern Africa, leading to the prolongation of the collapse.”</p>
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<p>“Sea People might be a reference to something from the <em>Mythology,</em>” Codrin leaned back in the seat, thinking. “Or it could be a reference to a theory about a marauding group of seafarers during the Bronze Age collapse. One that had sacked much of the ancient near east and northern Africa, leading to the prolongation of the collapse.”</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 earlier, but it might be a good idea to start thinking on a larger timescale.”</p>
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<p>“On that note, let’s come up with a basic idea of what’s next for us. We mostly talked about immediate next steps earlier, 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 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>“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 month 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. There’s probably an effective range beyond which the Ansible won’t work well.”</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. There’s probably an effective range beyond which the Ansible won’t work well.”</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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