crystal

[favoriteanalyst]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Mobius
RECIPIENT: All y'all
NOTES: maybe talk of the granitefelling but like not in the body of the post so

So. [Hi, Riftwatch. How does one do one of these? Is it possible to do it well?] Think it's pretty safe to assume Jude's not on some long-term secret mission, unless a division head wants to speak up.

[There's a moment of silence, though if it's simply out of respect or for trying to figure out what to even say, that's up in the air.]

There's some recipes. So we won't be screwing up his pancakes anymore, among a few other things.

I pity whoever gets that room after, though; the wolf hair's gonna be lingering on everything.

Comments

[heirring]

Oh, not interfering! Is that what you call taking every opportunity to criticize and sabotage the study?

[armd]

How is being critical about your study 'sabotaging' it? Am I not allowed to say what I think?

[favoriteanalyst]

Ladies-

[altusimperius]

You should do the study, Abby.

[armd]

What? Why??

[altusimperius]

Because we might learn something from it?

[With no shortage of self-consciousness, he admits:]

I’m doing it.

[armd]

Or you might lose your mind! Or get corrupted, or lose an arm—

[altusimperius]

I’m not going to cut my arm off.

[A beat.]

No one is going to cut my arm off.

[armd]

Uh huh. Better get that down in writing, in case something happens.

[grindset]

Something could happen at any time, with or without the application of lyrium. The best place for it is under direct study.

[heorte]

Wysteria.

[heirring]

Mister Ellis.

[heorte]

Leave them be.

[heirring]

I will leave it be when they leave it be.

[favoriteanalyst]

Okay, kids, I think we can all learn to play nice with each other.

[heirring]

I am not a child.

[she said, childishly.]

[favoriteanalyst]

Coulda fooled me the way you're carrying on, serah.

[heirring]

I am not carrying on. I am defending my work from unjustified criticism.

[favoriteanalyst]

I'm not getting sucked into an argument about how justified any criticism is with you, but if you guys want a public airing of grievances, maybe do it somewhere else. Take it outside, so to speak.

[heorte]

They're allowed to have misgivings, and speak of them.

[heirring]

But I'm not allowed to address those misgivings.

[heorte]

Are you addressing them?

[heirring]

I'm providing context. She can think whatever she likes, but I'm not about to sit and let her say some ridiculous thing where someone else might hear and consider it legitimate.

[armd]

What part of what I said was ridiculous? It's all true.

[heorte]

Those were accusations, Wysteria.

[ a breath ]

I know you are capable of explaining kindly.