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[ruinsprofessor]

--"Raine Sage. I can't reach the console right now. If it's an emergency, don't wait to get a hold of me, keep moving. I'm sure I'll hear about it soon. If not, leave a message and I'll contact you when I can."

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[video]

[simulsimul]

[Witness Kratos being impassively linefacey.]

Just how much have you told Ms Potts?

[ooc: after this.]

video ongoing

[ruinsprofessor]

[She witnesses the lineface. And herself grimaces in turn.]

My apologies. I needed to contextualize some things for her. I... never expected you'd be here.

[simulsimul]

Never mind that now. How much?

[He's not blaming, Raine, he just wants to know what he may or may not want to say.]

[ruinsprofessor]

[A breath that sounds a bit like a sigh.]

I filled in the broad strokes of the Kharlan War, and the actions the four of you took then, as well as what that led to in our time. Pepper knows a reasonable amount about the structure of our world.

[simulsimul]

And she knows about Lloyd.

[Although he doesn't know whether it was Zelos who told her that, or whether she knew about him beforehand.]

It might be easier to start with what you haven't told her.

[His tone is, to be fair, neutral.]

[ruinsprofessor]

Why wouldn't I tell her about Lloyd? The reuniting of the worlds wouldn't have been possible without him.

[And Lloyd would not have been in quite the same position, nor have quite the same edge, if he was not Kratos's son.]

Pepper is a good friend of mine; at this point, I've trusted her for years.

[Longer than she has Kratos, Raine doesn't say.]

I haven't gone into detail about the human ranches and the Desians, nor about exspheres and cruxis crystals. Neither did I elaborate on who changed sides, when, or why.

text, backdated to 2/10 or thereabouts

[edgeoftheknife]

Raine, do you have plans for the 14th?

[ruinsprofessor]

Not specifically, no.

[What she had been planning was to throw herself into work and ignore the Foreigner-generated festivities.]

Why do you ask?

[edgeoftheknife]

I was wondering if you might want to go out to dinner with me? Since we're both incredibly attractive and currently unaccompanied.

['Unaccompanied' is the best word he can think of. The least painful one, at least. And he's really hoping Raine knows him well enough by now to know that he's not actually hitting on her.]

[ruinsprofessor]

[Unaccompanied is a kind way to put it. And she knows Erskine isn't going to hit on her when she's still wearing her wedding-ring. They're both still very attached, even if... unaccompanied.]

I don't see why not. I'd like that. Did you have a place in mind?

[edgeoftheknife]

I'm still looking around. Something fancy and expensive, preferably. I'm open to suggestions :)

audio;

[irongaze]

Miss Sage, I trust you are well. I am Arbitrator Eliyen. Your work with the Healers' Guild is impressive.

video;

[ruinsprofessor]

[Browraise.]

Surely you didn't call just to flatter me. Can I help you with something?

video;

[irongaze]

[The feed comes on, and Raine is treated to the sight of an elderly kedan woman, with a close-cropped haircut and a no-nonsense air.]

Not at all, Miss Sage. I merely wish to express appreciation for your work. Many Foreigners don't bother to involve themselves in local affairs, after all.

video;

[ruinsprofessor]

[Hm. There's certainly a motive here; very few people go out of their way simply to express appreciation.]

I've lived in Keeliai nearly four years now. It's as much home as my own world is.

[Certainly, sometimes it feels like a thankless job; but Raine, being who she is, could hardly do anything less.]

[ironthorns]

[Holy shit Kyde being actually serious for once, who knew.]
Hello, this is Kyde, a professor at the college. I know you work hard at the Healer’s Guild, and I’m actually curious about a few things. Do you feel like you’re receiving adequate funding? Are resources and staffing satisfactory?

[ruinsprofessor]

[Raine looks faintly, if resignedly, amused.]

The Healers' Guild, in its current state, runs mostly on donations and the efforts of volunteers. Healing classes and non-emergency procedures bring in some extra income, but the budget will likely always be a concern, since our goal is to provide healing to everyone, not simply those with juulan in their pockets.

In short, we could always use more help.

[ironthorns]

Something a bit more reliable than just donations and good-will, yeah? But you don't want to charge people money just so they can live?

I follow.

Where are you guys weakest in supplies?

[ruinsprofessor]

Precisely.

[Kyde catches her drift quite neatly. Raine inclines her head.]

Those things which are difficult to re-use. And with the hurricane's impact on growing things, some of the herbs we use most commonly are becoming more costly to acquire.

[Not much -- yet -- but it adds up at this scale.]

[ironthorns]

The Hydroponics project could really help with medicinal herbs. If your hands aren't too full, you could try looking into it? Or spread the word. We could definitely use some Foreigner support on it.

voice - during 4th wall;

[denyamenti]

[ lightly: ] I don't recall telling you that you had the week off for our lessons, seba-rekhet.

audio;

[ruinsprofessor]

[It takes Raine longer than average to get back to the console and answer Bakura.]

My apologies-- I should have notified you.

[She got a little caught up.]

Solomon has returned, but only as one of those the Dreaming lets drift through. He'll be taken away again before a month is out.

Re: audio;

[denyamenti]

[ a startled beat, then-- ]

No, never mind the lessons, then. I hadn't heard.

...

If you need anything.

[ Now, or after. ]

audio;

[ruinsprofessor]

[Softly:]

Preparation can only mitigate this loss so far.

[She's not regretting a second of it, but she knows what she's in for.]

I may need to impose upon your time later.

Re: audio;

[denyamenti]

Aa, as needed.

[ Hardly an imposition, but they let each other have their quiet depreciations on themselves. ]