"I mean that you should tell them your actual deadline in the next two days.  Not that your deadline should be two days from now.  Do get some sleep and check things over with a friend before you make any large life decisions, Merrin, you're exhausted and honorably so."

Rittaen rises.  People expect him to act with gravity, and it doesn't cost Keepers nearly as much sanity points to reconfigure themselves around other people's expectations; so he rises with great formality and departs in a terribly sober and serious fashion.

(That Keepers are nearly the only people in all Civilization who will dress consistently somberly in public, and then not put on cat ears just to show how much they shouldn't be taken too seriously, realistically explains quite a lot of what's going on there culturally speaking.)

"I mean that you should tell them your actual deadline in the next two days.  Not that your deadline should be two days from now.  Do get some sleep and check things over with a friend before you make any large life decisions, Merrin, you're exhausted and honorably so."

Rittaen rises.  People expect him to act with gravity, and it doesn't cost Keepers nearly as much sanity points to reconfigure themselves around other people's expectations; so he rises with great formality and departs in a terribly sober and serious fashion.

(That Keepers are nearly the only people in all Civilization who will dress consistently somberly in public, and then not speak in a high squeaky voice just to show how much they shouldn't be taken too seriously, realistically explains quite a lot of what's going on there culturally speaking.)

"I mean that you should tell them your actual deadline in the next two days.  Not that your deadline should be two days from now.  Do get some sleep and check things over with a friend before you make any large life decisions, Merrin, you're exhausted and honorably so."

Rittaen rises.  People expect him to act with gravity, and it doesn't cost Keepers nearly as much sanity points to reconfigure themselves around other people's expectations; so he rises with great formality and departs in a terribly sober and serious fashion.

(That Keepers are nearly the only people in all Civilization who will dress consistently somberly in public, and then not feel great internal pressure to speak in a high squeaky voice to show how much they shouldn't be taken too seriously, realistically explains quite a lot of what's going on there culturally speaking.)

"I mean that you should tell them your actual deadline in the next two days.  Not that your deadline should be two days from now.  Do get some sleep and check things over with a friend before you make any large life decisions, Merrin, you're exhausted and honorably so."

Rittaen rises.  People expect him to act with gravity, and it doesn't cost Keepers nearly as much sanity points to reconfigure themselves around other people's expectations; so he rises with great formality and departs in a terribly sober and serious fashion.

(That Keepers are nearly the only people in all Civilization who will dress consistently somberly in public, and then not feel great internal pressure to speak in a high squeaky voice just to show how much they shouldn't be taken too seriously, realistically explains quite a lot of what's going on there culturally speaking.)

"I mean that you should tell them your actual deadline in the next two days.  Not that your deadline should be two days from now.  Do get some sleep and check things over with a friend before you make any large life decisions, Merrin, you're exhausted and honorably so."

Rittaen rises.  People expect him to act with gravity, and it doesn't cost Keepers nearly as much sanity points to reconfigure themselves around other people's expectations; so he rises with great formality and departs in a terribly sober and serious fashion.

(That Keepers are nearly the only people in all Civilization who will dress consistently somberly in public, and then not feel an irresistable urge to for example speak in a high squeaky voice just to show how much they shouldn't be taken too seriously, realistically explains quite a lot of what's going on there culturally speaking.)

"I mean that you should tell them your actual deadline in the next two days.  Not that your deadline should be two days from now.  Get some sleep and check things over with a friend before you make any large life decisions, Merrin, you're exhausted even if honorably so."

Rittaen rises.  People expect him to act with gravity, and it doesn't cost Keepers nearly as much sanity points to reconfigure themselves around other people's expectations; so he rises with great formality and departs in a terribly sober and serious fashion.

(That Keepers are nearly the only people in all Civilization who will dress consistently somberly in public, and then not feel an irresistable urge to for example speak in a high squeaky voice just to show how much they shouldn't be taken too seriously, realistically explains quite a lot of what's going on there culturally speaking.)

"I mean that you should tell them your actual deadline in the next two days.  Not that your deadline should be two days from now.  Get some sleep and check things over with a friend before you make any large life decisions, Merrin, you're exhausted even if honorably so."

Rittaen rises.  People expect him to act with gravity, and it doesn't cost Keepers nearly as much sanity points to reconfigure themselves around other people's expectations; so he rises with great formality and departs in a terribly sober and serious fashion.

(Keepers are nearly the only people in all Civilization who will dress consistently somberly in public, and then not feel an irresistable urge to for example speak in a high squeaky voice just to show how much they shouldn't be taken too seriously.  Realistically this explains quite a lot of what's going on there culturally speaking.)

"I mean that you should tell them your actual deadline in the next two days.  Not that your deadline should be two days from now.  Get some sleep and check things over with a friend before you make any large life decisions, Merrin, you're exhausted even if honorably so."

Rittaen rises.  People expect him to act with gravity, and it doesn't cost Keepers nearly as much sanity points to reconfigure themselves around other people's expectations; so he rises with great formality and departs in a terribly sober and serious fashion.

(Keepers are nearly the only people in all Civilization who will dress consistently somberly in public, and then not feel an irresistible urge to for example speak in a high squeaky voice just to show how much they shouldn't be taken too seriously.  Realistically this explains quite a lot of what's going on there culturally speaking.)