“Just a reminder of why I like Kel,” Virmad says with a half-smile; at this point he’s sufficiently tired that he's transcended the ability to be intimidated or shamed, or, indeed, to feel any particularly strong emotions. That said, he adds, “Although it’s worth noting that even if he’s technically good at his job, which the spy program suggests he is, a real Rahal — that is, not myself or our erstwhile magistrate guest — would have put their foot down immediately and stopped this kind of fraternization. After all, who knows where or when we’re from? There’s all kinds of danger of cultural contamination — and, thus, calendrical rot. I would describe Teo as scrupulous in terms of his immediate duties but perhaps doctrinally lax.”
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Date: 2018-04-12 05:07 pm (UTC)