It may not surprise you all to learn that writing a funeral eulogy takes a lot out of you. But I'll be officiating my first funeral today, and while doing it off the cuff would have been on brand for this family, I decided I needed to know
Things Fall Apart
Okay, folks, this is shorter than usual, and (spoilers) ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. It's really only about half the chapter as it should be, but there's a bunch of stuff going on right now. It was important to me, though, to get something
I had today set aside for writing a chapter. I spent it driving back into Wisconsin after spending Thanksgiving with family, there, as one of those family members has had a health crisis. There may yet be a chapter this week; just not on its usual schedule.
Things Fall Apart
Between having a cold and having some other things I needed to knock off my TODO list this weekend, a chapter did not get written this week. That said, I have some stuff to say! 6 November marked two years of posting this story (almost) every week. This is a
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Newer York, 8 Tammuz 2541 AS While everybody seemed to be in agreement that they should continue as they had planned, nobody really seemed to know how to move matters forward. Worse, Singer found she was having a harder time than usual keeping other people's emotions out of
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Newer York, 8 Tammuz 2541 AS The next morning was much like the morning two days ago when they'd first traveled to Government Center, except that there was no new report to occupy their minds on the ride. Also, of course, Alexander was with them, this time, zir
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Newer York, 8 Tammuz 2541 AS Singer had briefly considered staying to see all the crew processed, but several factors made her reconsider. For one, she did not want to give any impression of distrust between herself and the local authorities. For another, the point of having Alexander come over
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Newer York, Botanical Gardens; then Boarding Lounge 42, Aft Docks; 7-8 Tammuz 2541 AS The time spent in the gardens had been as restorative as the museum had been disturbing. Singer was aware that it had not been anyone's intention—least of all Ellison, who had proposed the
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Newer York, The Starfall Museum, 7 Tammuz 2541 AS The Starfall Museum proved to be like the administration building, a structure within the core. This was explained easily enough when Ellison, who of course knew the place well, pointed out it predated the buildout of the rings. "They started
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Newer York, 7 Tammuz 2541 AS With everything that had happened in the last two days, and everything still waiting to be discussed, Singer had not expected to sleep soundly. That she fell asleep quickly did not surprise her—she'd been exhausted, without doubt. That she stayed asleep
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Newer York, 7 Tammuz 2541 AS The rest of dinner was not nearly so fraught with personal revelations. The fact that there were no fewer than four trained diplomats at the table, combined with the collective good will of the entire group, served to move the conversation out of what
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Newer York, 6-7 Tammuz 2541 AS Wayra Cadotte was not really much for social occasions, and current events had required them to spend a lot more time around people and not doing their job than they were comfortable with. They were fairly itching for time alone that was not also
