Hey everyone, I'm not dead! Took a little break after a short stay at the hospital. This did take a really long time to finish, however.
Here's some background to go with it. Might affect the mood of the picture, though.
On the question of whether mind wiping is real, there are a couple of instances of me being unable to recollect a period of several hours, and I believe that it’s not just because they were entirely unremarkable. One of those was a routine patrol after which two people were abruptly missing, so I understand where conspiracy theorists are coming from. As for the other one, I don’t have a clue as to whether anything of note had occurred.
Lady Naeva was holding the annual celebration on the second of Dezmether, and, as is customary, everyone of note was invited.
More than the ostentatious displays of wealth on the part of the local elite, I disliked that the team on watch were issued “historically inspired seasonal” outfits so as not to disturb the guests’ mood. It was unlikely that anyone would smuggle a lethal weapon in this situation. But, in case that they did, I wasn’t sure whether I’d first succumb to my wounds or to the embarrassment of dying in such a manner. As the evening went on I was looking forward to seeing the last of the revelers leaving.
I vaguely recall exchanging a few words with the lady Iamphorynne Maedarae. I know just as little about her now as I did back then, but at a glance you could tell she has traceable Antheian ancestry, and an air of “could get away with murder”. She was among the last guests remaining despite her dour look during the entire evening. I’m pretty sure that I eventually learned what was bothering her but the details come up blank.
Eventually Lady Naeva personally came over to talk. My first reaction at seeing her make her way down the twenty-times-the-length-of-my-apartment hall was silent terror that perhaps she mistook Iamphorynne’s enlivened speech for displeasure about something I and Saedrizar did or should have done. We were about to leave to let them talk more privately but Lady Naeva took us aside and said something that sounded like gibberish to me.
The next thing that I definitely remember is waking up for my next shift.
