therookery | crystal.

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Gwenaëlle Baudin
RECIPIENT: All y'all.
NOTES: There's a new junior dad in town. Tell her all about your sick magic weapons and how buff or noodly your little nerd arms might be. (Happy to do action spam here or in her inbox for any office threads!)

Alright, Riftwatch, I assume I don't need to introduce myself,

( possibly because she hasn't been paying strict attention to recent arrivals, but she is certainly not herself a new face, )

but if you have somehow mistaken my accent for Alexandrie, this is Gwenaëlle Baudin, and if you haven't noticed my taking up the office, I am now your acting Captain of the Watch. ( because they are still pretending that dad might come back (with smokes) and that rowntree's appointment might be temporary. she has already begun studying nevarran, but she isn't all that optimistic about when she's going to need to know it by. ) I've started with inventorying our armoury, and as such I have a couple of requests to make of, primarily, those of you not in Forces. If you are in Forces, I need to know if you possess any personal weaponry of note that we should be taking into account. You can provide details by crystal, book or at my office. If you are not in Forces, I would like to know that, but disclosure is voluntary unless your division head decides to make it mandatory.

( yes, she checked with rowntree before announcing it's mandatory for forces. )

Further, if you are not in Forces, I'd like to have an overview of the combat readiness of our ( nerds ) general non-combatants and what their, your needs are. If you'd like particular training, or if you specifically wouldn't. If you're going to be particularly vulnerable in the sort of emergency we recently experienced, or if it'd be useful for me to be aware that you won't. Again, we can have these conversations by whatever means suits you.

( there's a brief pause. )

And to be clear, I'm not assuming all diplomats and researchers need to be provided personal fainting couches, and you will not be considered clever for getting up in arms about having your toughness questioned. If you would like to be provided a personal fainting couch, ask the Seneschal.

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If you would. I'm off for a fainting couch.

[ stephen she'd said, of his first introduction. stephen, while bloody and stupid with shock, amid the ruins of an era.

so like. not that different. ]

( you know how sometimes you just hit the exact right button to refocus a person— )

Julius will probably bear you off to it personally if you ask him nicely enough.

Oh, no. I intend to hide under it. Do the pair of you much keep up these days?

[ you know. when he was living in her house and people thought they were fucking. ]

Here and there. I warned my Uncle Marius off asking after him when he took up with our strapping Commander, though.

( he just seems like he might put his cigarette out in someone's eye about it; she can see the appeal. )

[ just writing down marius bellerose ]

Diplomacy could do with an incident or two. I worry they get bored.

I'm not convinced that's what worries you.

I can multi-task. In any event, I shouldn't fret for my safety. It's a work in progress — and like to remain so.

[ one doesn't grow deadly overnight, gwenaelle might attest. training every day won't bring isaac anywhere near a true soldier; might buy him a few seconds. it does matter. he does know.

he also knows that if he can't cast, he is still just fucked. ]

But if you want a combat healer, I'm presently what we have. I've considered alternatives before, for those unable to hold their own; there are certain corrosives that — mn. Perhaps you don't need another task.

[ he isn't actually the boss of her. ]

( he really isn't, but she is still thinking about the prospect of field procedures for the healing tents, )

You can't just say 'corrosives' and then shut up, Isaac, at least tell me what the interesting thing you were about to say was and I can decide whether or not it's my problem.

[ oh so now he's interesting. thank you. toll paid: ]

A knife can be turned against its wielder. A crushed phial, a tossed sachet? More difficult. The elements of surprise and expendability both favour the untrained, and offer a degree of separation from violence which may encourage self-defense.

Powdered caustics, a strong acid — even some temporary irritant, Maker knows I've processed enough Rashvine this month —

They're not without risk, but we might set Research to mitigating that.

I hate to say I like the way your mind works,

( and yet. )

Indeed, please refrain, you know what pride does to a mage. I don't see the point in pestering Niehaus until we've anything to show — I'll put out a call next time it's quiet.

[ no one is easier to bully than research. they already want to do their jobs. ]

( there's barely a sound before the crystal is off, and then a moment later on again as if that had never happened, )

I can find somewhere suitable to experiment with them in what we'll call a controlled environment.

( experience tells her that's always optimistic. )

crystal.

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