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<p>Ey blinked, lifted the letter, and read aloud, “I do worry that this is the type of thing a Bălan could hold over the head of an Odist, but–“</p>
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<p>The skunk laughed, lifted eir hand, and licked at the back of it affectionately. “You two are so predictable. But yes. I do not think we need to worry about that. You did not learn the name, and Codrin#Pollux will not learn it. It is a delightful strategy. Dear has suggested a move that will preempt most every compunction the conservatives might have. It even used your concerns over power dynamics as part of it. I bet it told Codrin to leave that bit in. It always was good at chess.”</p>
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<p>“But ey still knows–“</p>
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<p>“Who the fuck cares about the Name?” she said, laughing. “It is a stupid hook. It is a way to make us seem more mysterious than we really are. What began as a way of protecting our friend’s identity during a shaky political period turned into a way to control how we were perceived.”</p>
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<p>“Who the fuck cares about the Name?” she said, laughing. “It is a stupid hook. It is a way to make us seem more mysterious than we really are. What began as a way of protecting our friend’s identity during a shaky political period turned into a way to control how we were perceived. It is our own personal MacGuffin.”</p>
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<p>“Wait, really?”</p>
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<p>“Yes, really. Obviously, I do not want to share it. Dear does not want to share it. We are still serious about not wanting to share it. Serious enough to assassinate one of our own, even. This is a dynamic that has arisen over time, though. The Name itself does not matter anymore. The bearer of it has been lost to time, and any reason to keep it confidential is lost with it, but it became a hook, and then it became an identity.”</p>
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<p>“Yes, really. Obviously, I do not want to share it. Dear does not want to share it. We are still serious about not wanting to share it. Serious enough for one of the conservatives to assassinate one of our own, even. This is a dynamic that has arisen over time, though. The Name itself does not matter anymore. The bearer of it has been lost to time, and any reason to keep it confidential is lost along with them, but it became a hook, and then it became an identity.”</p>
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<p>Ey shook eir head numbly. “You’re all completely nuts.”</p>
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<p>“Yes, well, tough shit. You are stuck with me, Ioan Bălan. We have rules to follow, remember? I love you dearly, and I know you love me. I remember who I was. That is no longer who I am. I can imagine who I will be. I can let go of this anxiety around names enough to understand what Dear is doing. And hell it really is fun.”</p>
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<p>“Yes, well, tough shit. We have rules to follow, remember? I love you dearly, and I know you love me. I remember who I was. That is no longer who I am. I can imagine who I will be. I can let go of this anxiety around names enough to understand what Dear is doing. And hell it really is fun. You are stuck with me, Ioan Bălan.”</p>
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<p>Ey lifted eir arm up, nudging May to twirl, balletic, beneath it. “Yes, yes. Stuck with the world’s most annoying skunk. I don’t totally understand, but I trust you on this. You can play your game all you want, but can we head back now? I left my coffee on the table and you have therapy in a little bit.”</p>
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<p>(Ioan and May discuss ramifications on history/mythos, and how none of the Bălans want to write it; Codrin learned the Name; news from Castor is shown to be shaped well by TN/Jonas, data dump from Artemis arriving only after local TN/Jonas have shaped expectations, etc, Odists do a therapy)</p>
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