tea time

[bouchonne]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Byerly
RECIPIENT: Everyone
NOTES: By is actually trying to be helpful and is not just here for the drama. No comment on my own priorities.

It seems prudent, given the current situation, for us to publicly identify those who have been acting out of character. I can understand a desire for secrecy, to take any imposters by surprise, but the risk of one of our own being caught unawares seems much greater.

Who has been strange of late? And when did this change in behavior start?

Comments

[cozen]

[ Bastien would leave it alone, but for the Benedict (and also Byerly) of it all. ]

I think it is a madness that would abate a great deal if you would pay attention to what is happening around you before you speak.

[ —and he will still probably apologize for that, later. ]

[tadpoled]

Of course. Thinking first has never been my specialty.

I’ll keep quiet unless I’m needed.

[Which he honestly doubts.]

[cozen]

[ After Tav's first line there's a sharp inhale, air taken in in preparation for Bastien's additional direct and ungentle commentary.

But the second line makes it unnecessary, at least for now, so Bastien only exhales and leaves him alone. ]

[bouchonne]

[ Later, Byerly will bump Bastien's shoulder in gratitude. Watching him get unreasonably mean was a bit cathartic for By's own miserable state. Even if Tav didn't really deserve it. ]