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Chapter 45 - Group Meet
Sunday 12th February 2017
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"I guess you two had the same done to you as well?" Kate asking as Adastra and Seliha walk into the Kitchen.
"If you mean pallet wrapping the shower so you cannot get into it then yes." Kate laughs a bit. "Seliha has been a bit quiet since she found a piece over the toilet as well which is not the best sign ever."
"I am fine." Seliha puts her bowl on the table taking extra care over not to put it down too hard.
"It was only a farewell joke Seliha." She says nothing but begins to eat her breakfast. Adastra opens her Omni-tool and writes a message. "So is the plan just to try and organise the event today then?" Adastra looks up.
"I assumed so Fosanta."
"Actually all this discussion about messages I have not checked mine yet this morning." Kate opens her Omni-tool to find two messages. The first was from Armali giving a preliminary timetable for the week ahead. She quickly scans over it before reading the second message.
Kate,
My apologies for being late with this message. Attached is a list of individuals and groups that have expressed interest in playing a part in your event. Most of them however wish to be provided with more specifics and a few assurances before agreeing. These are fairly varied but mostly come down to solid details for the event and assurances on security. Some have indicated they are busy and so will only hold the booking for a few days.
I would have helped more but I have no information to do so.
Holana
"It seems I am as popular as Sam now, however I get Holana and not Sha'ira." Fosanta laughs a little.
"Cryptic messages are never fun Kate so be a little thankful. What was the message about though?"
"I have a list of people who have expressed interest in partaking in our event. Some have asked for more specifics before accepting however which makes today quite a bit more important."
"What kind of specifics?"
"Solid details and assurances on security were supposedly the two main ones Fosanta. I guess we are going to have to ask each one on the list individually however."
"That sounds fun."
"You really are not in a very happy mood today are you Seliha?"
"I said I am fine." The three of them leave Seliha alone for now.
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"Are Sam and Athya always this late up?" Silana asking Hymara and Lianta who were having breakfast.
"They are usually a little later up than us but not always." Silana nods and gets something out of the cupboard for breakfast. "Do you mind if I ask about yesterday?"
"What would you like to know Lianta?"
"I was a little curious about last night when Sam and Amistathya came out of the bathroom without you. Given you have just had a shower now and Sam's comment he made."
"What did he say?"
"That it was not as good as he thought it would be and he has some smoothing over to do."
"The two of them seem remarkably comfortable together and I was quite nervous. Given that, it was not really a situation I could enjoy so I asked to leave early."
"I guess Sam has not told you what is in his other box?"
"What other box?" Silana looking a little confused at Hymara.
"Morning." Sam announcing as he walks down the stairs with Amistathya close behind. "It is ok, you can say if you want Hymara as I have no real idea what they are."
"Lianta and I were remarkably shocked after looking. I do apologise for looking but we needed to know it was not a trap or anything. I guess you do not know what the contents are Sam?"
"I barely looked to be totally honest Hymara."
"Sam, What were they?"
"They sort of looked like marker pens Ami but there were a lot of them with white lids. I was going to have a better look this morning." Amistathya looks confused as the two of them see three Asari trying to avoid attention. "I hope you three understand that I have no concept of Asari specific things?" Sam looks to Amistathya.
"I am not sure by the description what they could be. Would you let me see them Sam?" He nods.
"I did not see the box upstairs, where is it now?"
"It is in your room with all your other boxes Sam." He nods and the two of them go down the corridor and into the second room on the right under their bedroom. "Who ended up giving Sam them though?" Hymara nor Silana seemed to have an answer.
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Sam gets a message on his Omni-tool as he pulls out the box. "That can wait as this has really confused and intrigued me now. Why did the other three seem so nervous?"
"I have no idea as I said Sam. It is probably one of those things you learn as you grow up in secondary school." Sam nods and pulls out the box and opens it. Amistathya looks inside for a few seconds before going slightly grey. "I apologise Sam. I never thought it could be."
"Are you willing to explain to me?" Amistathya goes and locks the door seemingly a little nervous.
"I. This is quite difficult at short notice." Sam pats the floor next to him and Amistathya kneels down. He puts his arm around her.
"Just try to calm down a little Ami. I evidently need to know and it seems you are the only chance I have of finding out. Take your time."
"This bonding ritual has two variants but if you do not know then tradition dictates you should not be told."
"Two questions then, can we discuss when and agree to do so before we begin? Also how is said ritual started as it would be good to know that?"
"We can in this instance discuss when to do this and agree Sam. To start you must drink the orange lidded one and myself the blue. The rest with the white lids are what they say on the label and are there to cover up the contents."
"Why do I get the feeling this is not exactly normal?" Amistathya picks out the two pens with coloured lids.
"I can answer your questions afterwards Sam. I have to ask you if you really do wish to be my bondmate Sam as this is going to be very difficult for us both. I would be greatly pleased if you will but it is up to you to agree."
"As I said last night Ami I can not imagine being with anyone better than you." Ami holds out the pen with the orange lid which Sam takes. "I must ask is it a wise idea to begin now or should we wait until after we have sorted out the event today?"
"It takes about a day to become active Sam. I can answer better after." Sam nods and pulls the lid off his pen to find there was a plastic cap instead of the nib. Amistathya pulls the lid off her marker and removes the cap over where the nib should be. She turns and nods to Sam with a smile before drinking the contents. Sam does the same.
"Well at least it was a fairly pleasant flavour at least."
"I would not know but I have some important information for you now Sam. We have basically poisoned ourselves and we are each others cure. In twenty to thirty hours we will both get a runny nose. The mucus from the other individual will help you."
"Hold on. I guess that is why it has to be hidden then?"
"It is not exactly legal in council space and is not looked upon favourably on Illium Sam so yes. The method of hiding them is so well known to be useless, however since the containers can be anything which holds a liquid there is still some obfuscation. I need to say it is going to be a long five to eight days Sam. Whoever gave you these knows us well as it should in some ways be a little easier for us." Sam seems to start contemplating who it could be.
"So there are variations on this?"
"This was one of the more popular rituals among Asari tribes before being changed to a four container set a few thousand years ago. This has two poisons and two cures which makes it impossible to kill yourself with the cure. It also reduced the casualty rate down to below one in five thousand pairs because of the use of different poisons. The four container set is legal on Illium if it is produced and labelled correctly, the two container set is a grey area and both are illegal in council space."
"What is the rate for the two container set?"
"Rumour has it that it was around one in a hundred pairs Sam but the only real documentation comes from individuals who had complications and needed medical help so it is probably highly biased. Given its popularity then I would assume it was much less than that."
"That is not reassuring me much Ami although it is not like I can back out now."
"I apologise for that Sam. I will help you along and we will both be fine." Sam takes a breath to forget some of the details a little.
"I think we best get something to eat." Amistathya nods and picks up the empty pens before standing and giving Sam a hug.
"I appreciate you doing this Sam."
"I might be saying I am the one that hates you after all this. I suppose it would be payback for Thessia though." The two of them laugh a little as they exit the room and walk to the kitchen.
"I guess Amistathya has told you now then Sam?" Amistathya puts the two empty pens on the table as Sam nods to Hymara. Silana shakes the pens to see if they are full.
"You agreed?" Sam just laughs at the situation as he gets some breakfast. "Athya?"
"Silana, I think it is obvious enough what has happened. I doubt the two of them will admit to it though since it has been illegal for hundreds of years now." Hymara thinking that plausible deniability is out of the window now, given they have seen the empties.
"Surprisingly so is melding when you are on the dangerous list Silana. That has to stay quiet as well." Sam noting as the two of them sit down at the table to begin eating, Amistathya kneeling on the chair. Sam looks at his message that he received earlier.
Sam,
I would advise you to be a little cautious around Seliha today as I do not think she was that pleased at your jokes. I had a good laugh though. I will recommend meeting by the fish pond as it is a bit more open and the commandos can see us out of their window.
Adastra
"Great. Seliha does not seem in a good mood after the little jokes I played."
"Why do you have to be such hard work Sam?" Hymara looking a little disappointed in Sam rather than voicing her thoughts.
"Sorry Lianta. I thought of cheering Adastra up more than annoying Seliha. Silana, you should be ok but just be a little cautious."
"I will Sam."
"I have two things I need clearing up before we leave. Silana have you thought what you would like?"
"If you would allow it, the ability to use chairs properly would be nice as kneeling on these hurts my legs."
"I can agree to that." Silana smiles and nods before taking her legs out from underneath herself. "Ami, did you look in your box you got yesterday?"
"I did not Sam. I will go and get it." Amistathya gets up and walks back to the room with the boxes of things in.
"Do you know who sent you the box Sam?"
"You mean the one with the pens in?" Lianta nods. "I have an idea but it may be wrong and I highly doubt they will ever admit to doing so." The three of them look to Sam in interest as Amistathya sits back down next to Sam.
"I have a feeling I could be thinking of the same individual as Sam but unless they say then I would not really like to speculate." The three of them nod and Amistathya carefully opens the box to reveal a small datapad. She turns on the datapad to read the message.
Amistathya,
I hope you find the item in the box useful to you. Armali wished to show that it was a corporate decision and not a personal one. It should at least help you check your messages a little more often as you have one to look at.
She looks confused at the screen as Sam looks over her shoulder before laughing. "I could have guessed."
"Guessed what Sam?"
"That someone is puppeteering all of this Silana." Amistathya takes out the Omni-tool. "That is funny. Now you will have to try and find the mute function in the obscure menu as well Ami." Sam noting the fact it is an engineering model.
"I am sure it is not that bad." She turns it on and not long later, after reading the manual, she gets to her inbox to find one message sitting there which she duly reads.
Amistathya,
While I have not met you in person, a number of individuals have informed me of your situation to which I was interested in listening about. Usually I would never hear about cases such as yours but yourself and Sam have taken a prime location in the galactic medias interest. While Sam has been difficult in the past he does have my upmost respect for sticking to what he believes is correct. I hope that continues. If he needs support in continuing to do so going forward, I will see what I can do to help. If you could also kindly inform him that I have received his recommendation I would appreciate it.
Asari Councillor
"Errm... That cannot be right." Amistathya looking a little bewildered at the message.
"What is it Amistathya?" Sam looks over at the message before yet again laughing.
"It seems you have a new friend Ami. Lianta, if I said the Councillor has sent her a message would you believe me?"
"No Sam. Why would the Councillor send Amistathya a message?"
"Well I think she is saying that she might support the event which would be quite nice. I am however confused as you are because surely she has an awful lot more important things to be doing."
"Sam. While the Councillor's message is probably important, I believe you said we would be with the others for ten."
"You are correct Silana." Sam checks his Omni-tool. "Thank you for reminding me. We do not have all that long." The five of them quickly clear up after breakfast. Amistathya and Silana get dressed and they all leave for the house.
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"Is there a reason you wanted us to meet out here Adastra?" Fosanta asking as she watches Kate try to stroke one of the fish but just succeeding in scaring it off, much to her evident disappointment.
"I thought it was a nice day and somewhere a bit different rather than being inside all the time. I am wondering where they have got to though."
"It is not like it is an appointment Adastra. Also it is a Sunday so we can afford to take it a little easier." Kate talking to the fish rather than at anyone else. A shadow passes over them as the shuttle comes in to land. "They are not that late. I mean I have waited thirty minutes before for some of the individuals who go to Armali."
"Does that not annoy you?" Fosanta a little curious as Kate usually does not talk too much about work.
"It does a bit as the appointments are made by client and they specify the time. I understand it is unavoidable in some situations however." The five of them walk across to the pond from the shuttle.
"I believe I must apologise for being late. It has been a silly morning." The five of them take a seat on the low wall around the pond.
"It is ok Sam. Kate had a message this morning with some more information so we have a few things to talk about."
"Before we start Fosanta. Seliha, my apologies if you did not find the jokes amusing. I was intending for them to please Adastra more than making you unhappy." She nods but says nothing. "I also apologise to you two if I annoyed you in any way."
"We both found the funny side Sam and it was not that difficult to remove. Did you have a good night in your apartment?"
"It was not the best evening ever but I slept well Kate. So what was your message about?"
"It was from Holana giving us a list of people who have expressed an interest in participating."
"That is great news but to be honest I have no idea who they would be and I doubt Ami would either."
"I get what you are implying Sam. Kate said that some of them would like to know some event specifics and some guarantee on security."
"That is a bit more important Adastra. I guess these people will not hang on forever."
"No Sam. Holana specifically stated that, hence why today is a bit more important." Kate seemed to now be concentrating more on the conversation than on the fish. Sam opens his Omni-tool and does a bit of calculating.
"Well using the size of the hanger and assuming we want about a hundred metres for the stage and infrastructure then without excessively packing people in then two hundred thousand would be a good round number."
"How are you working that out Sam?"
"Each person gets two square metres Adastra. That should be enough for each person to do what they want and still allow people to move around." Adastra holds her arms out trying to gauge the size.
"That sounds reasonable without packing everyone in Sam. What do you two think?"
"I think it is a lot of people to have in one place and we have not seen it."
"It is bigger than you think Fosanta. Your number sounds even a little low if we are talking hanger four Sam." Silana seemingly approving.
"We are Silana. How many would you recommend?"
"I would say a quarter of a million but not start turning anyone down before a third of a million as the more people are there the better I guess."
"You think the hanger can take three hundred and thirty thousand people Silana?"
"You could probably get half a million in there Kate. There is a reason Sentix is classed as an emergency shelter point in case of any disaster in Nos Astra and it is because of its scale."
"I think half a million would be too much of a squeeze but I will take two hundred and fifty thousand as a good starting point. I appreciate that help."
"No problem Sam. I must also make a point that Sentix have a barrier curtain in each hanger so that when ships enter and exit they do not burn the building. It is not that solid but should be able to hold off people for a couple of minutes. You could use that to protect people on the stage from the crowd if you wish." Sam smiles.
"Is there anything else we should know about Silana?"
"Unfortunately not Kate. The hangers have hardly any permanent equipment; the barrier curtain and the overhead gantry are the only things I can think of. Everything else is moved in or out as it is needed to make better use of everything."
"It is ok Silana. I was just interested if there was anything else we could make use of. Sam if we sort through the list of interested people this evening and meet you tomorrow evening at your apartment would that be a reasonable idea?"
"Yes but I have to say two things. First Ami got a message this morning which could be important. Second I am not sure what state I will be in tomorrow." Even Seliha looks a little confused at that comment.
"What do you mean by that Sam?"
"I really do not know how much I can say Adastra. I can however say Ami got a message from the Asari Councillor saying she will see if she could make it if we ask."
"Why would any of us get a message from the Councillor?" Seliha seemingly so confused it is making her forget about the joke.
"I could not believe it myself Seliha." Amistathya still a little shocked at the fact she had got a message from her.
"You two are joking, I might have believed you if it was you getting hate mail from her Sam." Sam laughs as Amistathya opens her Omni-tool. She forwards the message on to Fosanta and Adastra. The two of them read it with Kate and Seliha looking over their shoulders. "I apologise for doubting you Amistathya. I still do not know why she sent you the message though as it is very vague. Also what recommendation Sam?"
"I made a recommendation to make first contact with Earth sooner rather than later Adastra. I think it would be better for both sides if that is the case. It is however up to the council to make that decision though. If you also need to know I made that while I was on the Citadel a few weeks ago."
"Is there anything else you are not telling us?"
"Yes Seliha but as I said before I do not know how much I can say. I really want to say but the reaction from Hymara, Lianta and Silana was a bit unnerving." Amistathya taps Sam on his shoulder and gestures to his knee. Sam smiles and nods before she takes a seat. "Hymara should I say or is it a bad idea?"
"You are going to have to explain Sam but be very careful how you word it." Sam nods and thinks for a few seconds.
"We got a box in the things we got to move in. It had a number of what looked like marker pens in it, some with coloured lids, the rest not." Adastra is the first to look shocked after putting two and two together. Fosanta and Seliha soon realise as well leaving Kate confused.
"So you got a box of marker pens? Why is this such a big secret?"
"I will leave it to Fosanta to tell you Kate."
"I was going to ask why but I will not. I just wish both of you the best of luck." Amistathya nods.
"I appreciate that Adastra. Thank you."
"Is anyone going to explain to me?" Kate feeling a little left out.
"Bonding ritual Kate. Asari do not have any official ceremony or anything to celebrate becoming bondmates but it is recommended that you register that you are bondmates with the Asari Republics. Some just announce the fact to others but it is usually customary to take one of the old tribal rituals when you feel ready to commit. I will explain more later."
"Why not now as every one else seems to know."
"Would you all like something to eat?" The three of them nod.
"We will get something ourselves Fosanta." Lianta thinking they may as well see the others. Fosanta nods and gestures Kate to follow which she does.
"So all of that happened this morning Sam?"
"I said it was a crazy morning Adastra."
"How are you finding all this Silana as you seem a bit bored?"
"It is hard to describe Adastra. It has certainly taught me some things, which is never a bad thing. I do think Sentix's idea for making me Sam's servant was not the best idea however as just living together would have been enough to work out how Sam treats Athya."
"Can you remind me about that before Olissa meets us Silana as I will probably forget?"
"I will Sam. I will also help you with Olissa as I can see her not liking what is to happen." Sam nods but says nothing as Amistathya takes off a glove and plays with the water in the pond.
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Fosanta and Kate walk into the kitchen. "Kate I described what Sam and Amistathya are doing but you need to know why we were shocked." Kate nods. "If I say it is illegal to produce and use in council space, then I hope you get why we are a bit shocked."
"Yes. Can I ask why is it illegal though?"
"There are usually twelve containers, four of which have colours on them, the rest being plain. Typically they are blue, black, orange and red. The two lighter colours, so red and orange are harmful and the darker ones are the cure to their nearest colour. Each partner consumes their chosen light colour and the opposite dark colour, so orange would drink black and red, blue."
"Why would you do that?" Kate wondering what kind of idiot came up with that idea.
"The body does not like the cure and so excretes it somehow Kate. Usually it is through mucus as that is the most traditional but since the substance is synthetic it can be any way the designer wishes. I am sure you can work out how they cure each other." Kate screwing her face up and going a little green at the thought.
"I am not sure I can eat lunch now. Thank you for that."
"I am sure you will be fine Kate. Try to think about something else." Kate nods, seemingly not finding Fosanta's advice too helpful.
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Everyone had been outside for only a few minutes after they had finished lunch before Selayla appeared. "Hello Sam." Sam looks up from observing the fish.
"I am seeing if the fish will talk again Selayla. They seem quieter when Ami is with me though." She laughs a little.
"You did seem a little lost last Thursday Sam. I hope you both stay well for a while this time." Sam nods with a smile before going back to observing.
"I am a little confused why you are here Selayla without Kalawa." Fosanta wondering if she will at least partially admit to liking Amistathya.
"I wished to see how Sam was Fosanta, he was not too happy last Thursday when we last spoke."
"I guess everyone will be coming around tomorrow then?"
"We would quite like to see your apartment Sam but it is up to you when we visit."
"Earlier in the week would be better I think Adastra. If you could get together and come up with a couple of ideas for the type of event given the list of people then it would be appreciated. I will make some notes tomorrow for things I must ask Olissa so I do not forget. Ami or I will ask the Councillor if she would be willing to turn up after we have narrowed down roughly what is to happen."
"I should be testing the thruster again tomorrow Sam so I may have some news from that as well."
"I look forward to that Adastra."
"I only have what Sephaila said in my head at the moment. She wished us luck but had no idea how we were to manage this. There is so much to do and only about two perhaps three weeks before most of the content is to be decided upon."
"Everyone, expecting this to go perfectly is doomed to fail as of now. There will be mistakes and things we could do better given this is the first time. All we can do is our best and try to get as much help as we can. An idea I had is that I am sure students from the University of Serrice doing media may be interested in helping us with the advertisements." Adastra smiles.
"I will make some inquiries after tomorrow Sam to see if they will as I still have some contacts there."
"Whesiva also made mention to something I think you said Sam. You said perhaps some short video pieces for the event. Maybe they could help with those as well but we would need to decide who is to do them."
"I will Fosanta as long as I agree to its content and it is done well." Amistathya being the first to voice her support.
"While I would do one, I would like to keep my markings hidden if no one objects. Perhaps more an interview style or something."
"Adastra, would you be willing to show an arm or a leg?"
"I will think about it Sam as I am not sure how I feel about that idea." Sam nods.
"We would all support you Adastra. If you wanted you could even do a double video with Seliha if you feel more comfortable with that idea. It is up to you but we have no set ideas so whatever you can think of we can try to do." Kate's PR skills starting to bubble to the surface. Adastra looks to Seliha.
"Only if we keep the content about the markings."
"Seliha your duality syndrome could be worth mentioning, you do not have to be specific but just show that while you can be a little scary that you are a good person. Could you do that?" Fosanta asking the question Sam nor Kate dared.
"I am sure that we can make a point without giving any personal specifics Seliha. I would quite like you to be in the video with me but I would prefer it if it did not look like we went with each other for just the markings."
"I see your point. I would like to think about it first."
"Well Adastra wants some time as well so perhaps discussing it between yourselves would be a nice idea." Seliha nods to Sam. "I would recommend you and I Kate not do one as I would hate the media to get the wrong idea about our species."
"That I agree with Sam. Is there anyone else?"
"I would Kate but I have nothing relevant to talk about unfortunately other than being a servant." Sam has a think.
"Silana, we are going to need extra help for things like registration when people arrive for example. I unfortunately guess they will end up being servants whether from Sentix or Armali or somewhere else. Would you be up to the challenge of organising, keeping these individuals happy and ensuring they are treated well?"
"If I can have some help from you and Sentix allow me to then I will Sam."
"I am glad you said yes as I need someone I can trust and I know this sounds a bit mean but given your position now they may see you as someone who is a little more approachable than myself." Silana nods with a slight smile. "Kate I know it is a bit mean but can you handle the media as I know that is roughly what you used to do back home?"
"As long as I am given all the facts I need, I think I can do that Sam. I will need Swathana and Yasmari with me though to stop anyone of asking personal questions." Sam nods.
"What are you to do Sam?" Fosanta wondering how he has not got a role yet.
"Between myself and Ami we will have to be prepared to fix the thrusters if they break. I know I might choke but since this was my idea originally I have the envious task of making a stage appearance, possibly at the beginning to explain what is to happen and why this all came to be. I could also do some media work on the technical side if needed."
"I suppose it is just me left to find my position."
"I am sure we need an announcer Fosanta. I cannot see why you would need to make a stage appearance at any time."
"Kate's idea sounds ok to me. Would you do that then Fosanta?"
"I can Sam as it is not difficult to talk." That gets a laugh out of most of the group.
"I feel myself and Seliha are not really putting as much in as everyone else."
"I think Sam just wants us to do something Adastra, however small."
"I could not have put it much better myself Silana. However if you do the video then you have done more than most Adastra as without you designing the thrusters, we would have no sound. That is a big contribution however you look at it. All I want is everyone that offers something to have a good experience not to feel like this is a chore." Sam gets a few nods with that, a more emphasised one from Adastra however.
"Well this has turned out quite a bit more productive than I thought it might. I guess you five will want to head back to your apartment."
"I would Fosanta as I have a few things we need to get from Nos Astra on the way back. I will look forward to hearing from you all tomorrow."
"I hope tomorrow is ok for you Sam."
"Again I appreciate your concern but I will be ok Adastra. I hope you have a pleasant day tomorrow Seliha." She nods. "Same goes for you two as well."
"We will Sam, have a good evening." The five of them leave with their shuttle taking off in the late afternoon sun.
"Well that was rather impressive how you sorted so much out so quickly."
"There is a lot left to discuss and sort yet Selayla. This is just the bare minimum to get started."
"I will leave you all to do so. Sleep well." The four of them nod and Selayla heads back to the house with everyone else heading in for food shortly after.
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The five of them enter the apartment, each with a bag of something. "I wonder why Kate and Fosanta do not have the same problem as we do with journalists." Sam putting his bag on the kitchen table.
"Have the two of them actually gone anywhere on their own Sam?"
"I have no idea Lianta, although to be honest if they have it is not as often as we do." She nods.
"Sam could we talk?" Sam nods to Amistathya and the two of them go to their box room.
"What would you like to talk about?" Amistathya begins to take her outer clothes off as she answers.
"I know you may not like to hear it Sam but I have some details of what will happen." Sam nods. "The reason why the ritual can cause complications is because the cure at the right amount causes the most amount of pain Sam.
"Let me get this right, it is less painful when you are going wrong?"
"Yes Sam and it is a fine line to tread as your body will begin to crave the cure. Basically if you begin to feel better then stop taking the cure. If it gets better still you know it is the wrong way."
"I appreciate you telling me that Ami as I guess I probably would have messed up otherwise. How much of a margin for error do we have?"
"In the first three days including today, very little as you need to neutralise it as quickly as possible. It is a lot less critical after this important time."
"I guess getting an early and a good nights sleep will be the best idea then."
"Yes Sam as it will be the last decent night for a few nights."
"I think we best get back to the others." She nods and the two of them head back to the kitchen. "How big of a problem is this situation we are in as I am a little worried?" Sam asking no one in particular.
"If you continue to do as I asked then in the short term it is nothing to be bothered with Sam. This will eventually get out and it is just a matter of time. I am not sure what you should do then."
"How much would you all hate me if I asked Silana to see if Olissa will come around tomorrow?"
"I do not think we will be too annoyed if you do not admit anything Sam." Lianta nods in agreement with Hymara but seems a little reluctant.
"Sam, whether you admit or not, this is probably going to ruin the chance you have for working at Sentix. As I said I will try to help you as much as I can but I feel my voice may not be heard."
"I will not admit anything but it will probably be pointless Hymara. Silana, I need your experience now. Is Olissa rather open-minded or is she just pleasant but dislikes out of the ordinary?"
"I do not know unfortunately as I have only really met her twice. I however feel she will see you as someone you are not if you do this Sam."
"I am sure you have an opinion Ami."
"If Olissa comes around tomorrow I would recommend asking her to meet again at a later date, possibly the end of the week. That way at least she does not need to make any decisions relating to us tomorrow."
"I knew there was a reason I value your input. Silana, could you contact Olissa and ask if she could meet us here at about seven? I feel it would be a good opportunity to discuss things about the event."
"I will do my best Sam but I will not guarantee anything." Sam nods.
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"Well that was a rather impressive list of people. I am sure Sam will be happy with our suggestions." Kate nods as she gets undressed. "You seem a little lost in thought Kate."
"I am a bit as you were not overly specific at lunch time about why it was illegal."
"It has the potential to kill Kate. It was typically rather small as the selected poisons are not that potent, about one in ten thousand I think it was but it still does not sit well with people."
"It is an unnecessary chance to be fair but I am sure I have probably done something just as dangerous before so I guess the legal issue is more about principle?"
"It is the potential to deny the other individual of the cure that causes the largest legal problem Kate."
"That makes more sense now." The two of them get into bed. "I guess you would like to do one of these rituals at some time Fosanta?"
"I would but I need to inform you that it is the Asari or the one who has agreed to be the mother of the first child who asks their chosen partner to undertake a certain ritual."
"So I do not get to help choose which one?"
"If I choose then in some cases yes, although another Asari who knows us can choose for us. We can still turn it down if that happens but it is a little impolite to do so. An outside person has to ensure they know the individuals well and know they are ready, which makes it fairly uncommon. I guess that is basically what happened with Amistathya and Sam however."
"I hope you get to choose Fosanta but we need to get to sleep."
"I agree and I will try to pick something you can have a say in Kate." She nods. "Sleep well."
"You too Fosanta." Fosanta smiles before turning the light out.
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"I can only think of Sha'ira who may have been able to organise this. I doubt that she would risk her reputation for something quite so trivial however."
"Sha'ira knows Sam and Athya that well Hymara?"
"Possibly but I am not sure Silana. I was trying to think of someone who might have the contacts needed to achieve this and she was the only individual I could think of."
"I think I best go to bed as well. I guess I may be helping Sam and Athya a bit tomorrow."
"Have a pleasant night."
"Thank you. Hope you both do too." The pair of them nod as Silana walks up the stairs to her room, a couple of hours after Sam and Amistathya.
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Notes.
I thought a nice chapter with everyone working together was just what was needed about now. I know the chapters may seem a little plain at the moment but there are a lot of ties from these chapters that extend to much later in the story.
I have decided that the Councillor is not the same individual from the Games as Councillor Tevos looks too young to be nearly nine hundred. You can expect similar personalities and a conservative approach to her decisions in much the same way as Tevos had. I assume that kind of personality would be what the Asari Republics would look for in potential councillors. She will get some character development in future chapters which should make the similarities and differences clear.
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