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    As soon as Aubrey Thyme, psychotherapist, had opened her office door and seen her new client, Anthony J. Crowley, sitting in her waiting area, she was observing and assessing him. At first glance, she paid attention to the following:

    --His clothing was expensive and stylish;
    --He wore very strange but noticeable cologne;
    --His relationship to the seat he occupied could only, very loosely, be described as “sitting;”
    --He looked angry;
    --He was wearing sunglasses.

    What Aubrey Thyme, a professional, thought, upon first seeing her new client was: you’re going to be a fun one, aren’t you?

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    29 Oct 2019

  2. Rec 7

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    Under the protection of Tsarina Irina, Lithvas is recovering from seven hard years. Its tsar is recovering from an ordeal longer than that. This will not be simple, and it will not go quickly. And yet...

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    11 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 23

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    Verso shifts on his feet, jaw tensing. He’s sticking his neck out for the stroke of embarrassment, but perhaps that doesn’t matter. Not when it’s Gustave laughing at him. “Well, I’m asking.”

    Gustave looks over at him now, demanding attention. Verso can only give it. “Asking me what?”

    “Are you going to make me say it?” Verso asks, quieter, tilting his head.

    “Could I?” Gustave looks curious. “Make you?”

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    13 Feb 2026

  4. Rec 54

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    Verso is rinsing out his spare shirt in the river when he hears crunching footfalls on moss. He continues his idle work, which really was little more than an excuse to let the rattled Expeditioners stew over their situation in peace. The steps pause somewhere behind him.

    “Sneaking off already?”

    A man’s voice—it has to be Gustave, Maelle’s guardian. Strange to think it’s the first time he hears it.

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  5. Rec 24

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    He hums, looking down at his dangling feet.

    “Jumping’s no good. Breaks your bones and leaves you gasping.”

    “That’s …” Gustave stops behind him. “Hm. Joking about death is less fun with you.”

    Like a good contrarian, Verso raises a finger in the air.

    “I’d argue it’s more fun with me. Lived experience, and all that.”

    “That is a choice of words,” Gustave chuckles sardonically. A pause, as the breeze fills the space between them. Ruffles through Verso’s hair like a friend. “How many ends have you met, then?”

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    12 Feb 2026