Sasha laughs in response. It feels so very good to be dealing with someone who will attack a problem, instead of hiding from it, or plotting some elaborate ambush. If watching Xiulan's gesture hurts, that's just the fucking price of living in the heptarchate.
"Oh, this is the best party in any of several hells. We'll be toasting soon. I asked Sulen to prepare Ashari for the idea of evacuation, and I spoke to Remi and Alaric about the underlying threat. But I haven't had a chance to make a general briefing."
[I spent rather more time than that trying to hack jeng-zai solitaire for the conversation with Ione! I settled on a Royal Marriage variant, mostly because the role of chance is obvious.]
Re: I hope you weren't planning to enjoy this party - Xiulan and Sasha - note for GM and Reshad
"Oh, this is the best party in any of several hells. We'll be toasting soon. I asked Sulen to prepare Ashari for the idea of evacuation, and I spoke to Remi and Alaric about the underlying threat. But I haven't had a chance to make a general briefing."
[I spent rather more time than that trying to hack jeng-zai solitaire for the conversation with Ione! I settled on a Royal Marriage variant, mostly because the role of chance is obvious.]