Patricia Williams
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The conversation in Krainian continues for three hours. Roxolane has a lot to tell, and all of her family wants to talk to her, apparently. Thankfully, my participation was no longer required, because I'd feel awkweird having to hover around for the whole talk. So instead, I finally pull out the prototype TV and set it up. Girls are curious, but allow me to deflect the questions for now, while me and Bridgit cook up more treats and Moon Unit and Lily-Anne prepare the bed for all of us to snuggle and snack…-
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The week that followed is a whirlwind of activity. The best laid plans of men and mice, indeed. I'm pleased as punch that at least Grenwille didn't present any more surprises. Marisa is proceeding exactly as planned, and as a side bonus, she is clearly recovering from anemia. People of the city They are notably chagrined when Lemand It goes without saying that the expanded delegation Elaine proves her worth as a witness by sending a detailed report to the newspaper each day. As she put it to me,…
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...So listless. And I have no idea why. It would seem that I actually handled all the outstanding issues. Well, the situation in Grenwille is still going on, but we're there mostly as moral support to Lemand now, then anything else. Elaine, much to my amusement, turned out to be a member of Newspaper Club and gleefully informed Newspaper Gals that the cure for consumption is in process of being vetted on the first patient. I'm also amused by the fact she cited Lemand as the principal inventor of this,…
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Sighing, Klaus set aside the latest sheaf of documents and sighed. As much as he hated to concede the ground, he had to admit he's been solidly outmaneuvered out there. For now, at least until the roads are finished, lady Gillespie was completely untouchable. Of course, he still intended to pilfer every last secret she'd let slip, but insofar as rough tactics were concerned, he was explicitly ordered to maintain a strictly hands-off approach. Worse yet, the latest actions had completely fudged his…
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In the end, I didn't end up needing to do as much in Grenwille as I anticipated. Lemand really pulled the weight there. Admittedly, it IS his mother, so there's no wonder he would want to be on this front and center. And since the heavy treatment was done, all that really remained was Lemand periodically administering my makeshift antibiotic mix. I've enchanted a panel for him with the mycobacteria scanner, so that he could monitor his mother without me poking in and went out and about with Moon Unit,…
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I have to hand it to marquis Sadoux. Man moves quickly once he's on the familiar ground. It's barely an hour, and we've all been invited and situated into his manor, rooms miraculously prepared within minutes and most remarkably, the dinner magically appears within half-hour. That's one hell of concerted teamwork. Then again, his address to domestics was 'my dears, I need your help for we have guests!'. That man does not operate on fear in his household, no. It is very abundantly clear he is "dear master"…
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I have to hand it to Mihel - when he wants to, he makes a flawless impression of pissed off drill sarge. Like right now. The walls are literally vibrating from his shouting, and I'm not exaggerating in the slightest - on the scale of a building, it actually measures on the Richter scale. Admittedly, he DOES have the reason for it. This bright and early morning, while more of me went off to cure consumption in the south, some more of me had visited van der Klaases, secured elder's assistance and went down…
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"You know, this is rather unfair." - Lily-Anne asserts petulantly - "You just got back yesterday and are already about to fly off again. And what's even worse - without me!" "Do you really want to hang around Grenwille while me, Lemand and Moon Unit cast light magic on a sick woman for a couple days? I won't be a particularly good company out there, you know." - I object reasonably, as I mentally run down the checklist again - "Have patience, Lily-Anne. The winter holidays are in two weeks. Once the…
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By previous agreement with Abe, I let out all people bound for Parsee in the Academy. As it turns out, he was planning on talking to Newspaper Gals first thing off, so it is most convenient to him, Hiram and Rafiqa. Marceu apparently elects to start his own entrance into the Academy a little earlier, and is also in favor of being dropped off at the Academy, and his father is needed there to discuss his mid-semester enrollment with the dean, so... yeah. The airship is promptly set off for Haver with dad and…
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Thump. Thump. Thump! Orlag set the hammer aside and cast a look over the table. Satisfied with the level of quietness and attention, he nodded sagely and cleared his throat. "I hereby announce this divine meeting open." - he stated, opening the folder in front of him - "Does anyone have any emergent issues to be brought up?" He examined the table yet again. Assorted gods shuffled in their seats, but no one piped up. "Excellent. In that case, let us proceed with the first item on agenda." - he…
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