Meanwhile, the Project Lawful researchers have decided that Pilar is usually a pretty nice person so long as you don't punch her directly in her faith, but can be provoked.  Asmodia sends Pilar to ask Maillol for tips on how that sort of thing works with the worshippers of other gods, which Maillol can in fact provide her; though Maillol also informs Asmodia afterwards that he, Maillol, is not particularly tolerant of attempts to duck out potential punishments by sending your subordinate to annoy somebody instead of doing that yourself.

The Conspirators work some on figuring out who they are in alter-Cheliax, and spend some time reading in the library because that's probably what non-Asmodeans do??  If Keltham asks they were mostly reading in the library or getting in some magical practice.

Keltham and Carissa arrive rather late to lunch, but there's sufficient food left to feed them.

Afterwards Keltham announces that he needs to think over the whole Keeper thing in the back of his mind; and also in fact, he does have work to be done at some point which isn't lessons: namely, writing up an interim contract between the Project and Cheliax, and of course writing up a contract for the Project itself.  He's sorry for not thinking ahead to this part earlier, but yeah, everybody go take the rest of the day off, or catch up on things.  He'll figure out by tomorrow what to do about the Keeper business.

And Keltham writes up the contracts, or rather, sketches what should be in them; there's no point in going formal or handing it to somebody like Lrilatha before having negotiated the pieces.  He does successfully remember to actually use the Lesser Restoration on himself when he starts feeling tired.

Keltham takes time for wizard practice as well, and successfully hangs an Auditory Hallucination.  It only targets one person per level, alas, unlike Silent Image, so he uses it to play some of Civilization's professional-level music for Carissa, pieces Keltham has listened to often enough to remember in due order.  He also takes the chance to play back a bunch of Merrin's voice, so he can later show Carissa a Silent Image of Merrin and then try to have Carissa transform into her.

Flirting occurs at dinnertime, but of the girls no longer employed by Project Lawful, only Yaisa attempts to flirt with Keltham.  He doesn't take anybody to the cuddleroom; that part of him feels a little tired, but only in a temporary way.

And then Keltham goes to sleep.

Before the morning comes, he is put into a deeper and enforced sleep by Security, and shortly before dawn becomes a statue.

Meanwhile, the Project Lawful researchers have decided that Pilar is usually a pretty nice person so long as you don't punch her directly in her faith, but can be provoked.  Asmodia sends Pilar to ask Maillol for tips on how that sort of thing works with the worshippers of other gods, which Maillol can in fact provide her; though Maillol also informs Asmodia afterwards that he, Maillol, is not particularly tolerant of attempts to duck out potential punishments by sending your subordinate to annoy somebody instead of doing that yourself.

The Conspirators work some on figuring out who they are in alter-Cheliax, and spend some time reading in the library because that's probably what non-Asmodeans do??  If Keltham asks they were mostly reading in the library or getting in some magical practice.

Keltham and Carissa arrive rather late to lunch, but there's sufficient food left to feed them.

Afterwards Keltham announces that he needs to think over the whole Keeper thing in the back of his mind; and also in fact, he does have work to be done at some point which isn't lessons: namely, writing up an interim contract between the Project and Cheliax, and of course writing up a contract for the Project itself.  He's sorry for not thinking ahead to this part earlier, but yeah, everybody go take the rest of the day off, or catch up on things.  He'll figure out by tomorrow what to do about the Keeper business.

And Keltham writes up the contracts, or rather, sketches what should be in them; there's no point in going formal or handing it to somebody like Lrilatha before having negotiated the pieces.  He does successfully remember to actually use the Lesser Restoration on himself when he starts feeling tired.

Flirting occurs at dinnertime, but of the girls no longer employed by Project Lawful, only Yaisa attempts to flirt with Keltham.  He doesn't take anybody to the cuddleroom; that part of him feels a little tired, but only in a temporary way.

Keltham takes time for wizard practice as well, and successfully hangs an Auditory Hallucination.  It only targets one person per level, alas, unlike Silent Image, so he uses it to play some of Civilization's professional-level music for Carissa, pieces Keltham has listened to often enough to remember in due order.  He also takes the chance to play back a bunch of Merrin's voice, so he can later show Carissa a Silent Image of Merrin and then try to have Carissa transform into her.

And then Keltham goes to sleep.

Before the morning comes, he is put into a deeper and enforced sleep by Security, and shortly before dawn becomes a statue.

Meanwhile, the Project Lawful researchers have decided that Pilar is usually a pretty nice person so long as you don't punch her directly in her faith, but can be provoked.  Asmodia sends Pilar to ask Maillol for tips on how that sort of thing works with the worshippers of other gods, which Maillol can in fact provide her; though Maillol also informs Asmodia afterwards that he, Maillol, is not particularly tolerant of attempts to duck out potential punishments by sending your subordinate to annoy somebody instead of doing that yourself.

The Conspirators work some on figuring out who they are in alter-Cheliax, and spend some time reading in the library because that's probably what non-Asmodeans do??  If Keltham asks they were mostly reading in the library or getting in some magical practice.

Keltham and Carissa arrive rather late to lunch, but there's sufficient food left to feed them.

Afterwards Keltham announces that he needs to think over the whole Keeper thing in the back of his mind; and also in fact, he does have work to be done at some point which isn't lessons: namely, writing up an interim contract between the Project and Cheliax, and of course writing up a contract for the Project itself.  He's sorry for not thinking ahead to this part earlier, but yeah, everybody go take the rest of the day off, or catch up on things.  He'll figure out by tomorrow what to do about the Keeper business.

And Keltham writes up the contracts, or rather, sketches what should be in them; there's no point in going formal or handing it to somebody like Lrilatha before having negotiated the pieces.  He does successfully remember to actually use the Lesser Restoration on himself when he starts feeling tired.  When he's done, he writes up a summary of the key points and ideas, and hands it in to Maillol to hopefully make its way to some appropriate person in Governance.

Flirting occurs at dinnertime, but of the girls no longer employed by Project Lawful, only Yaisa attempts to flirt with Keltham.  He doesn't take anybody to the cuddleroom; that part of him feels a little tired, but only in a temporary way.

Keltham takes time for wizard practice as well, and successfully hangs an Auditory Hallucination.  It only targets one person per level, alas, unlike Silent Image, so he uses it to play some of Civilization's professional-level music for Carissa, pieces Keltham has listened to often enough to remember in due order.  He also takes the chance to play back a bunch of Merrin's voice, so he can later show Carissa a Silent Image of Merrin and then try to have Carissa transform into her.

And then Keltham goes to sleep.

Before the morning comes, he is put into a deeper and enforced sleep by Security, and shortly before dawn becomes a statue.

Meanwhile, the Project Lawful researchers have decided that Pilar is usually a pretty nice person so long as you don't punch her in the faith, but can be provoked.  Asmodia sends Pilar to ask Maillol for tips on how that sort of thing works with the worshippers of other gods, which Maillol can in fact provide her; though Maillol also informs Asmodia afterwards that he, Maillol, is not particularly tolerant of attempts to duck out potential punishments by sending your subordinate to annoy somebody instead of doing that yourself.

The Conspirators work some on figuring out who they are in alter-Cheliax, and spend some time reading in the library because that's probably what non-Asmodeans do??  If Keltham asks they were mostly reading in the library or getting in some magical practice.

Keltham and Carissa arrive rather late to lunch, but there's sufficient food left to feed them.

Afterwards Keltham announces that he needs to think over the whole Keeper thing in the back of his mind; and also in fact, he does have work to be done at some point which isn't lessons: namely, writing up an interim contract between the Project and Cheliax, and of course writing up a contract for the Project itself.  He's sorry for not thinking ahead to this part earlier, but yeah, everybody go take the rest of the day off, or catch up on things.  He'll figure out by tomorrow what to do about the Keeper business.

And Keltham writes up the contracts, or rather, sketches what should be in them; there's no point in going formal or handing it to somebody like Lrilatha before having negotiated the pieces.  He does successfully remember to actually use the Lesser Restoration on himself when he starts feeling tired.  When he's done, he writes up a summary of the key points and ideas, and hands it in to Maillol to hopefully make its way to some appropriate person in Governance.

Flirting occurs at dinnertime, but of the girls no longer employed by Project Lawful, only Yaisa attempts to flirt with Keltham.  He doesn't take anybody to the cuddleroom; that part of him feels a little tired, but only in a temporary way.

Keltham takes time for wizard practice as well, and successfully hangs an Auditory Hallucination.  It only targets one person per level, alas, unlike Silent Image, so he uses it to play some of Civilization's professional-level music for Carissa, pieces Keltham has listened to often enough to remember in due order.  He also takes the chance to play back a bunch of Merrin's voice, so he can later show Carissa a Silent Image of Merrin and then try to have Carissa transform into her.

And then Keltham goes to sleep.

Before the morning comes, he is put into a deeper and enforced sleep by Security, and shortly before dawn becomes a statue.

Meanwhile, the Project Lawful researchers have decided that Pilar is usually a pretty nice person so long as you don't punch her in the faith, but can be provoked.  Asmodia sends Pilar to ask Maillol for tips on how that sort of thing works with the worshippers of other gods, which Maillol can in fact provide her; though Maillol also informs Asmodia afterwards that he, Maillol, is not particularly tolerant of attempts to duck out potential punishments by sending your subordinate to annoy somebody instead of doing that yourself.

The Conspirators work some on figuring out who they are in alter-Cheliax, and spend some time reading in the library because that's probably what non-Asmodeans do??  If Keltham asks they were mostly reading in the library or getting in some magical practice.

Keltham and Carissa arrive rather late to lunch, but there's sufficient food left to feed them.

Afterwards Keltham announces that he needs to think over the whole Keeper thing in the back of his mind; and also in fact, he does have work to be done at some point which isn't lessons: namely, writing up an interim contract between the Project and Cheliax, and of course writing up a contract for the Project itself.  He's sorry for not thinking ahead to this part earlier, but yeah, everybody go take the rest of the day off, or catch up on things.  He'll figure out by tomorrow what to do about the Keeper business.

And Keltham writes up the contracts, or rather, sketches what should be in them; there's no point in going formal or handing it to somebody like Lrilatha before having negotiated the pieces.  He does successfully remember to actually use the Lesser Restoration on himself when he starts feeling tired.  When he's done, he writes up a summary of the key points and ideas, and hands it in to Maillol to hopefully make its way to some appropriate person in Governance.

Flirting occurs at dinnertime, but of the girls no longer employed by Project Lawful, only Yaisa attempts to flirt with Keltham.  He doesn't take anybody to the cuddleroom; that part of him feels a little tired, but only in a temporary way.

Keltham takes time for wizard practice as well, and successfully hangs an Auditory Hallucination.  It only targets one person per level, alas, unlike Silent Image, so he uses it to play some of Civilization's professional-level music for Carissa, pieces Keltham has listened to often enough to remember in due order.

And then Keltham goes to sleep, and shortly before dawn becomes a statue.