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<p><em>“Oh, yes. Jonah is a name that fits his current mode better, I suppose. We were all there, along with our phys-side accomplice in the campaign for secession and the L<sub>5</sub> launch, Yared.</em></p>
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<p><em>“The mood was very celebratory. We all sat in that booth–“</em> it said, nodding toward the corner booth. <em>“–and counted down with everyone. It was all very exciting. Everyone was giddy and laughing, and there were fireworks outside.”</em></p>
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<p>“How crowded was it at that time? I imagine there were far fewer people in the System than there are now, if you had to pay to upload.”</p>
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<p><em>“Of course, yes. Still, there were a few common public sims that individuals and instances would frequent. This was one of them. There were a dozen or so others here in the diner, and several hundred along the street, either on it or in restaurants along it.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“Of course, yes. Still, there were a few common public sims that individuals and instances would frequent. This was one of them. There were a dozen or so others here in the diner, and several hundred along the street, either on it or in restaurants along it. All were cheering, as far as I could tell.”</em></p>
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<p>“I imagine there was some of that during Launch day, too,” Dear’s partner said. “Beyond our party, that is.”</p>
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<p><em>“Perhaps. I do hope so.”</em></p>
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<p>“So, after all of the celebrations died down, was there any real change?”</p>
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<p>Dear shrugged. <em>“Some residual excitement, I suppose. There were some little things that lingered, however, and stuck around. Secession Day, of course, but that is the date that we started using systime in earnest. The actual number chosen as year zero, day zero for systime is almost two years before Secession, and was tied to the creation of the reputation market, such that there was always a time to which it could be synchronized. Before Secession, we still commonly used the calendar they were — and presumably still are — using phys-side, but after, almost everyone switched to using systime. It made logical sense, yes, what with sims not being tied to any particular schedule bound by Earth’s rotation or procession around the Sun, but also it felt like a sign that we were becoming our own nation. Our own people.”</em></p>
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<p>The table grew quiet after this explanation, as the last bite of pie was eaten and the last fry dipped in the last bit of shake.</p>
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<p>“Feel free to tell me to stuff it, but what was your stanza’s role in the whole affair?” Codrin asked.</p>
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<p><em>“You do not need to stuff it, my dear. Each first line had a role to play, and that often informed what the rest of the stanza focuses on, as we are formed from that instance as a template.”</em></p>
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<p>Ey nodded, waiting for the fox to continue.</p>
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<p><em>“Actually, my dear, can you guess? I am one who plays with instances, who finds ways to make others mad and happy and fall in love and get in fights, all while still being myself, and I am one who has turned that into an art.”</em></p>
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<p>“I know I’ve met Praiseworthy, but I don’t know much about her. I know Serene built the house. I think you mentioned that you two were forked when Praiseworthy wanted to explore the ramifications of both instances and sims.”</p>
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<p>As it waited for Codrin to piece together what ey could, the fox scraped the bottom of the shake glass for the last spoonful of ice cream and gave it to eir partner. A small affection that made the three of them smile.</p>
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<p>“Can you give me a bit of a hint about Serene?”</p>
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<p><em>“You get one hint, and it will be small. What emotions come to you when you walk the prairie?”</em></p>
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<p>Codrin sat up straight. “A politician? Was Praiseworthy a politician? All this talk of shaping emotions and expectations. Or, wait. No, that’s not it.”</p>
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<p>Dear urged em on with a little twirl of its spoon, looking pleased at the response.</p>
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<p>“A speech writer? Did she come up with the speeches that whichever one of you was on the Council at the time used?”</p>
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<p><em>“You are thinking too narrowly, my dear. The Council had little need for speeches for itself, and, as a body created to guide but not govern, there were few enough speeches given outside of the council.”</em></p>
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<p>“Too narrow, hmm…” Ey frowned. “Was she…did she come up with propaganda?”</p>
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<p>Page generated on 2021-09-10</p>
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