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.

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[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.

[altusimperius]

[YEAH]

[pathlit]

[ Yeah. ]

[armd]

I'm not trying to stop you! I don't want to do it, but I'm not stopping other people from doing it either! I don't know why you think I am!

private;

[pathlit]

Abby, did de Fonce approach you about vandalizing her sheet?

private forever

[armd]

No, but she did let me know you filed some kind of suit against me. Is that what this is about?

I didn't touch her stupid sheet.

[pathlit]

[ A moment-- just a quiet melodramatic moment as he drags his palms down his face. ]

That's not what happened. I spoke to the individual responsible. They were supposed to clear the air.

[armd]

(Oh.)

Okay. They didn't. (But she is glad to have confirmation that Jayce isn't off secretly filing suits against her, that does make her feel better.)

[pathlit]

I can see that.

[ The annoyance in his voice is crisp, just like the cooling weather! ]

I’m sorry you’ve been involved. I’ll— [ what, talk to Viktor again? His annoyance swells. ]

Expecting adults to behave like adults— it’s a big ask no matter the world, I guess. Is there anything I can do to make this up to you?

[heirring]

[Her scoff is loud enough that it's amazing it takes a crystal to hear rather than just naturally reverberating through the Gallows.]

[laruetheday]

You all need to back the fuck off.

[heirring]

Perhaps Miss Anderson should pick other avenues for voicing her dissatisfaction with Research's work if she isn't prepared to receive immediate feedback from her peers.

[laruetheday]

You accused her of sabotaging your study. She's allowed to defend herself.

[heirring]

And she has accused our work as being flagrantly irresponsible without understanding it. Are Viktor and I not allowed to defend ourselves?

[grindset]

No, that's not— I-I have no quarrel with Abby, I was simply addressing her concerns—

[heirring]

Well I for one am not content to have her suggest to one of our study's participants that we might happily amputate his limbs given the slightest provocation.

[laruetheday]

So Abby's supposed to literally lay down her life for Riftwatch, but if she doesn't like something she can just shut up about it. That's how it is, huh?

[heirring]

If she doesn't know what she's talking about, then yes. Maybe she should.

[heorte]

[ exceptionally rare crystal appearance to caution— ]

Mind your approach.

[laruetheday]

Why should I?

[heorte]

Are you hoping to escalate this argument or diffuse it?

[laruetheday]

Neither. I'm here to back up my friend.

[heorte]

There's more than one way we support our friends.

[ tfw this is already more involved than you meant to get. ]

Don't wind them up. The disagreement can be settled more quietly than this.