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 <p>&ldquo;That will be Serene!&rdquo; May said excitedly, setting her half-finished plate down and hopping to her feet. &ldquo;I opened the ACLs to a few, hope you do not mind.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Opened&ndash; wait, when?&rdquo; Ioan asked, setting eir own plate down. &ldquo;And to how many?&rdquo;</p>
 <p>But the skunk was already gone, bounding inside to greet the fox with a hug and excited chattering.</p>
-<p>Ioan and Sasha followed after more sedately, both waiting until May had gotten her greeting out of the way before bowing to Serene.</p>
+<p>Ioan and Sasha followed more sedately, both waiting until May had gotten her greeting out of the way before bowing to Serene.</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Ioan, a pleasure! It has been too long,&rdquo; she said, grinning widely. The grin faded, and she nodded to the spotted skunk. &ldquo;And Sasha.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Serene, thank you for stopping by. I was not expecting to see you so soon.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;I do not imagine so. May Then My Name has been conspiring behind the scenes, so this was all worked out ahead of time.&rdquo;</p>
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@
 <p>Sasha dipped her snout. &ldquo;I am assuming that he has picked up on the sentiment surrounding the clade.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>Serene nodded. &ldquo;He read the <em>History</em> and came to the same conclusion that the rest of the System did. Our name is not mud, but, my dear, relationships changed after that knowledge became public.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;I understand.&rdquo;</p>
-<p>&ldquo;I do not want to hear you say that you are sorry, Sasha. I do not think that is how this works as you are now. I do not want to hear your justifications and explanations; I can understand them as well as anyone. I just want to hear your acknowledgement.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>&ldquo;I do not want to hear you say that you are sorry, Sasha. I do not think that is how this works as you are now, not for me. I do not want to hear your justifications and explanations; I can understand them as well as anyone. I just want to hear your acknowledgement.&rdquo;</p>
-<p>After setting her plate and fork down on the low table again, Sasha folded her paws in her lap, sat for a moment in silence, then said. &ldquo;For as much as I tried to do &mdash; for as much as Jonas and I both tried to do &mdash; I do not think we had nearly the effect on the world around us as we thought we did, not on the grand scale. We played our games of politics and influence, but it was a game of relationships from start to finish, you are correct. True Name changed relationships. May Then My Name changed relationships. End Waking played his part. I do not know if it was for the better or for the worse, but I do acknowledge that it made a good many of them far more difficult.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>After setting her plate and fork down on the low table again, Sasha folded her paws in her lap, sat for a moment in silence, then said. &ldquo;For as much as I tried to do &mdash; for as much as Jonas and I both tried to do &mdash; I do not think we had nearly the effect on the world around us we thought we did, not on the grand scale. We played our games of politics and influence, but it was a game of relationships from start to finish, you are correct. True Name changed relationships. May Then My Name changed relationships. End Waking played his part. I do not know if it was for the better or for the worse, but I do acknowledge that it made a good many of them far more difficult.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Well, okay. Perhaps one apology.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;I am sorry, Serene; Sustained And Sustaining.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>There was another moment of silence, then Serene&rsquo;s wild grin returned. &ldquo;Well, that felt good. Praiseworthy did all that shit, too, so, fuck it. Let me finish my pasta and I will fuck your sim up but good.&rdquo;</p>
-<p>Ioan blinked, looking between skunk and fox. &ldquo;Wait, that simple?&rdquo;</p>
+<p>Ioan blinked, looking between skunk and fennec. &ldquo;Wait, that simple?&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Of course, my dear,&rdquo; Serene said around a mouthful of pasta. &ldquo;I already told you of my thoughts on the matter. I have done my processing.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>&ldquo;And now you cannot simply say something about skunks being brats,&rdquo; May chimed in. &ldquo;Though I am pretty sure we all knew that foxes were, too.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>Serene made a rude gesture, still grinning.</p>
-<p>Once they&rsquo;d finished dinner, Serene stood, stretched, and then leaned against the railing staring out over the plain. Her expression was calm, pleasant, though focused on something ey couldn&rsquo;t see. &ldquo;Ioan, I will need ACLs over at least the exterior, including your yard, though I will do my best to keep it intact.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>Once they&rsquo;d finished dinner, Serene stood, stretched, and then leaned against the balcony railing staring out over the plain. Her expression was calm, pleasant, though focused on something ey couldn&rsquo;t see. &ldquo;Ioan, I will need ACLs over at least the exterior, including your yard, though I will do my best to keep it intact.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>Ey nodded, focused, and made the grant.</p>
 <p>&ldquo;Thank you. Now, you may stay out here and watch, but I warn you that it can be a bit dizzy-making.&rdquo;</p>
 <p>Ey exchanged glances with the two skunks and shrugged. &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re all eager to see.&rdquo;</p>
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 <p>&ldquo;That it is. You are a good person, though. You love your partner. She knows this. I know this. You are good to her and it will all be okay. We may hope for neat endings but all we get are more beginnings.&rdquo; She smiled, added, &ldquo;And yes, you may stay until she is feeling better.&rdquo;</p>
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