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 <li class="done2"> <a href="launch/phys/Douglas/006.html">Launch: phys-side: Douglas</a> - Talks with May about launch-era political machinations from phys-side - 2140</li>
 <li class="done2"> <a href="secession/sys/True-Name/003.html">Secession: sys-side: True Name</a> - Starts to think of phys/sys dichotomy in political terms, forks on the sly (only Jonas knows), so that forks can handle both, leaving her as figurehead who appears to know all - 2765</li>
 <li class="done2"> <a href="launch/launch/Codrin-pollux/004.html">Launch: launch-side: Codrin#Pollux</a> - talks with Dear about secession and the mood before and after in general, but also w/in clade, Dear hints that Praiseworthy started shaping the history even before secession and the art of propaganda - 2265</li>
-<li class="done0"> <a href="launch/sys/Ioan/006.html">Launch: sys-side: Ioan</a> - Ioan and May share growing concerns from LV messages</li>
+<li class="done2"> <a href="launch/sys/Ioan/006.html">Launch: sys-side: Ioan</a> - Ioan and May share growing concerns from LV messages - 2034 (probably needs work)</li>
 <li class="done0"> <a href="secession/phys/Yared/006.html">Secession: phys-side: Yared</a> - Demma is a bit grumpy that Yared talked to sys-side, but mostly pleased that they seem to be on board with it; presses Yared for more information, hints at distates for System; told to ignore latest update, team will get him a new one.</li>
 <li class="done0"> <a href="secession/sys/True-Name/004.html">Secession: sys-side: True Name</a> - Meets with Praiseworthy to discuss propaganda angle, thus getting more on sys-side to support political acts. He suggests softening her features to be more approachable, cute, meek, etc.</li>
 <li class="done0"> <a href="launch/launch/Codrin-pollux/005.html">Launch: launch-side: Codrin#Pollux</a> - interviews Why Ask Questions Here At The End Of <em>All Things</em>, who was tasked by True Name and Jonas to meddle with sys-side politics and increase support for secession</li>

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 <p>&ldquo;Walk? You don&rsquo;t want to just leave?&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;If you are going to drag me out on a hike, then so help me God, take me on the hike, Ioan.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>They walked back along the deer trail, back the way they came. The water was now to their left, and where their eyes had been drawn to it before, they were now drawn to the pine forest that rimmed the lake. Trees reached straight for the sky from their brown bed of needles.</p>
-<p>And as they walked, May talked. &ldquo;I worry about them. Both launches, both families. The interview with Ezekiel, yes, but both of them, both Castor and Pollux, are starting to get closer to the center of it all.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>And as they walked, May talked. &ldquo;I worry about them. Both launches, both families. I worry about me and you. The interview with Ezekiel, yes, but both of them, both Castor and Pollux, are starting to get closer to the center of it all.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;The center?&rdquo;</p>
-<p>&ldquo;All three of us &mdash; Dear#Castor, Dear#Pollux, and I &mdash; have warned all three of you Balans that there is </p>
+<p>&ldquo;All three of us &mdash; Dear#Castor, Dear#Pollux, and I &mdash; have warned all three of you Balans that there is a lot behind this.&rdquo; She was panting now as she walked. She had taken the lead, and was drawing em along behind her as she spoke. &ldquo;We couch it in humor and jokey language as though they are riddles for you to solve, but Ioan, I worry that all it will do in the end is sow distrust between our two clades.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>Ioan worked to keep up with May as she nearly jogged around the last bend in the path. &ldquo;We can stop, May. If you don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;ll lead to anything good, then we can just stop. We can look elsewhere. We can go back to interviewing musicians and astronomers and shitty authors. There are still stories to tell, and I&rsquo;m sure that they will lead to just as many myths.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>She shook her head. Or at least Ioan thought she did. It was hard to tell, with the two of them jouncing along down the path.</p>
+<p>&ldquo;May, please, at least slow down! You&rsquo;re going to pull me over.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>Rather than slowing down, the skunk all but skidded to a stop, leading Ioan to nearly collide with her. As it was, ey had to stumble to the side to keep from bowling her over.</p>
+<p>&ldquo;May?&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>Ey frowned at the stricken expression on her face. &ldquo;Do you want us to stop? Stop talking to Odists? If you want to help guide us to better places to look, we can take a break from it.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>She was already shaking her head. &ldquo;You are not going to be able to avoid it, Ioan. I am worried, and I will not stop being worried, but you will not be able to avoid the inevitable end of this line of thought. You did not know it, but you were not even able to avoid the beginning of it.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no way to stay behind, you mean.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>She laughed, and the laugh was choked. &ldquo;You are a brat. But yes. There is no way to stay behind, there is no going back.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re just worried?&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;I am just worried. You are not at serious risk of anything but learning the truth, but I am still worried.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;Alright.&rdquo; Ey drew May in for a hug. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t understand you Odists. I never have. You seem to have all these countless dramatic events spiraling around you.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>She laughed as she rested her head against eir shoulder. &ldquo;We do, yes, and you love it.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;It keeps life interesting, no denying. I just worry about you in turn.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;I am glad you do, dear.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;Good,&rdquo; ey said.</p>
+<p>&ldquo;Now, take me home and talk about literally anything else for the rest of the night.&rdquo;</p>
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