Patricia Williams
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I'm glad to see Bridgit didn't come to any lasting harm from her encounter with proper coffee. I'm also glad she's not developing any phobia towards it. I'm also downright ecstatic she brewed me a fresh pot. And cooked a dinner. Because honestly, that audience took three times as long as initially planned and I'm sure father is ravenous by now. For that matter, I rather enjoy the food too, even if I'm not quite that dependent on it. It is rather convenient. I mean, I DO need to eat, but I can eat…-
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"Since lord Ambercrombe had been an offending party and offered no wager, it is up to lady Gillespie to determine what his penance should be." - the king announces, back in the audience hall. The ponce is back, though his face is still grey and his mouth is still twitching each time he accidentally looks in my direction. He looks like a baby who's been spanked for the first time ever. Maybe that's actually so, in his case. His pants, at least, are replaced with dry pair. "I will be satisfied with an oath…
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While I was ruminating on those issues, palace had snuck up around me. Honestly, I didn't even notice the transition from carriage to the audience hall, utterly preoccupied with my worries. Thankfully, courteous behavior is pretty much my default autopilot setting, so no harm nor foul. It seems that the king is... more than a little surprised by being gifted ripple steel. The swords could be mistaken for old supplies, but the handmill is definitely new, given it's my design and all. He actually requests a…
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We have arrived to the capital without any further ado. The manor our family owns in the capital is rather modest compared to some of the lords who tend to live in the capital and steer their domains via messengers and pigeon mail, but has an extensive garden to make up for it. Which suits me just fine, because I'm not really planning on throwing any balls or otherwise host social gatherings. In fact, I wouldn't even be living in the manor save for unexpected situations - Academy attendants are expected to…
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Well, that was.... hasslesome. I didn't expect mom to actually start crying over me going to Academy. I mean, it's been known for years, why... No, nevermind. Moms gotta mom, that's the law of nature. Better just appreciate it for what it's worth. Father has to be in the capital to actually present all the new stuff to the king, get things recorded and licensed, settle new taxes, and while at it, maybe advertise the new and fancy things we're putting on the market. Oh, and if some of our neighboring lords…
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We have a tarpit. TAR. PIT. Pretty much pure asphalt pitch. It looks like a series of interconnected caves all very slowly flooded from beneath by pitch, forming several "puddles" on the surface. Locals don't see any use in the "tar pits" and avoid the whole area. Obviously, no one bothered to tell me that there is such an area, not until I realized people avoided going in that direction and started asking questions. At my direction, ten men with pickaxes and shovels break off pitch chunks and collect them…
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It's been almost a month. We have sixty-seven dwarves now, in total. Of course, only forty of them are work-capable men, the rest are mostly women, four children and one venerable elder making up the difference. Venerable elder is... interesting. This is what happens to dwarves once they cross out second century. Most live for, at best, a hundred and forty, so venerable elders are something like centenarians for humans. On the other hand, apparently dwarves are not out of puberty until thirty, so... This…
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Time slips away like it's greased. Admittedly, for the given tech level, I'm actually making pretty good progress. Dwarves are beginning to arrive. There's nineteen of them now, and they've finally produced a list of things they think they will require set up. Apparently, they intend to use a number of puddling furnaces. By contemporary standards, it is a modern method, even. But for my plans this is insufficient. Oh, I will permit them to set... hm. Two furnaces will be sufficient. But for major works,…
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It had taken me two days to take stock of all options available at home and nearby. Now I can finally venture to the town nearby. I have a project in mind, while at it - collect as many different seeds as possible. Flower-growing is a big thing in this kingdom, given that ikebanas are the base of magic, but they're surprisingly behind on finding gastronomic and pharmaceutic uses for the herbs. Which I'm going to ruthlessly capitalize on. There is not much of note in the town, admittedly. Blacksmith, inn,…
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Actually, while we are on the topic, I just figured out an interesting little tidbit. The reason why Alyssa does not end up married to some schmuck in at least one of the routes? Closet lesbian. Not really aware of the concept prior to me hopping in, but very distinctly finding females way more appealing than males. With subtle beginnings of something I'm not even sure how to explain, because the closest I can think of is Electra complex, but this is aimed at MOTHER. Which is sufficiently fucked up to…
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