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Margise was talking to Becci. “You can ask Sadowan, to give me a call. We have a team meeting with the others, in the main theatre.“ It was bitterly cold, the walkway was semi heated which was fine until they got to the corridor of shadows. Open and exposed. They quickened their pace. Past the Gate of Illumination. They grouped and waited, whilst others joined them, before moving off towards the theatre. Kinsey was one Ket, who definitely liked her home comforts.
NOT liking the attitude of some Kets who despite the cold wanted to start another snowball fight. They decided against it. For some strange reason there was a Monicon hovering, watching proceedings. "How weird is that? Normally its a Guardian that follows us around." "Perhaps whoever arranged for it to be here thinks there might be a threat?" Suddenly it took off, heading towards a hatch that opened to allow it inside. GONE. "Weird, very weird."
Elsewhere. Someone was irritatingly bubbly. “It is.” Lumark remarked. “TOO EARLY Kinsey.” To which she simply giggled and joined Seocia to discuss the latest in nail polish as we would call it. “I just looove that color.” Kinsey squeals as Seocia held out her hand. “Its from Dechey.“
Kinsey scrunched her lips. “Too expensive for me.“ Seocia pulled out a small bottle passed it to her. “Let me have it back when you’ve finished.“ She paused, as Kinsey’s fingers, eagerly grasped the bottle, her eyes flared, delighted expression on her face? “On second thoughts, Kay. Keep it. I’ve at least two other bottles and once I reach the end of the second one I’ll be bored with it..” Soniette had been watching them, grinning as she and Anaset talked. “Seocia certainly spends a fortune on chems.“
Anaset said nothing for a moment, looked over to her, as Seocia smiled back. “Hadn’t really noticed.“ It was of course, a lie. Whenever Anaset had the chance she would take time out to get close to Seocia and engage her in conversation. She was, she knew, from previous encounters, a little egotistical and was sometimes a little callous, but not she felt intentionally. It was just the way she was. Seocia? She liked Anaset.
A large number of them had been talking earlier, about YOU KNOW WHO. Narya had made it clear they had no fear, of her interfering. As born out, by Coleja and Cxan, who grinned at the mention of her name Who should appear, looking radiant and well wrapped up? Carianne!
Seocia had been watching, as she moved close to Kinsey. "You wear far too much makeup!" Seocia had also received, abuse, from her. They were glad to see her leave to talk to Alanna, one of the tutors. Kinsey looked at Seocia. "The cheek! With what she is wearing?!"
The arrival of Iophan with Margise and Becci? Everyone could see that Carianne was seething with rage. “Well I don't like her BUT sorry to say, Margise is going to end up without Iophan. That merk, will use every feminine wile she has to trap him. Take him away from her, if only to see her humiliated.“ Carianne had overheard Besai. She moved to talk to her.
“I’m glad someone else realizes the truth. Only pure sovereign blood could ever be his Queen. You are?” "Jogarth." "Ah yes, pure blood not like that Jogarth half breed." Besai felt like slapping her, but held off. Carianne rushed off, heading after Iophan who she had seen leave Margise to head off ? To join Corky. They entered the theatre area, to sit. Ah the meeting! She had forgotten all about it! She took a seat. Soon the place was filled with noisy Kets.
“You’ve settled in?” Iophan nodded. “Mama sends her regards.“ Corky smiled, he was about to say something when La Toyah arrived. “Everyone settle. We have a lot to sort through this morning." She began to speak when she went silent. Her eyes rested on a figure in amongst the Kets. Standing up? Moving out on the main aisle. Seconds passed as she moved to the front of them, swaying as though drunk?
La Toyah was somewhat amused. Anora was ignoring Serenia's request that she return to her seat! La Toyah moved her hand to stop Serenia, as she, sat back down. "Let her continue, it would appear she has something she wishes to say." Anora’s speech was slurred, barely discernible? Some of the Kets were grinning. Anora ignored them. “What, what, what I want to say, is.“ 4.
NOTHING of any sense! It was garbled, mumbo jumbo as we might have said. Certainly it appeared there was an 'Elephant in the room.' What was all to clear! She was NOT being very complimentary. Lets say if she had wanted to get things off her chest, Anora certainly indulged herself! Illia was laughing at his sister making a complete fool of herself. Heir to the throne! NEVER!
It was her final outburst, aimed at Carianne, as she waved her hands and gestured, some more than apparent rude gestures, that you did NOT need words to know exactly what she was saying? Serenia did not need a hint from La Toyah as she made her move towards Anora. Carianne was BRIGHT red in the face with rage building up inside her. The fury in her eyes? “And I just like to say.“ Anora started to wobble again, swaying from side to side. “You ‘ca ca carry on’ are a waste of space and Prince Io Iooo pha phaaa phan, is gor gor gorgeous.
Another wobble before finally collapsing at La Toyah’s feet, caught by Serenia. “Oh heck. “Colfra rushes to help her, with Anaset lending him a hand. “This will cost us merits.” La Toyah had been amused but she demanded to know, was this Ket drunk? She dismissed most of them, telling them to come back in the afternoon. “Perhaps we will be more resigned to LISTENING and BEHAVING.“ Iophan had now joined Margise and with Colfra and Anaset were telling La Toyah.
‘NO way’ had Anora, taken any drink, that would have made her drunk. La Toyah, was convinced they were not lying. “Take her back and get a Medisent, to check her over. Perhaps she is not well? I could, get a Medisent to check her over here, but it will make sense she is back in her own domicile should she be given anything requiring her to rest. At least she can walk, if not wobble back there.” She let them go, telling Serenia to check the Medisent’s report and to let her know if they were lying.
Resting her on the recline unit, in her domicilary, Iophan picked up her glass. “I’ll get her some water,” He moved to fill the glass, stopped. Noticing a slight discoloration at the bottom of the glass, barely visible but definitely there. He sniffed the glass. Moved it quickly away, from his nostrils. The chemical when it dried had left a rather pungent and acrid smell. Reaching for another glass, he filled it and passed it to Colfra who was fussing over Anora. She was propped up still gabbing away.
He raised the glass to her lips. She sipped the water, seeming a little more composed but complaining of her head hurting. The Medisent that made its presence known, was moving them away from her, so it could examine her. Margise had been watching Iophan. She moved in closer to him. “Something wrong?“ He produced the glass showed her then tucked it back into his pocket. “I’ll get it tested, but I think she was drugged.” “Let the Medisent see that glass. Iophan let her have the glass as she showed it to the Medisent. They don’t have a sense of smell in the olfactory sense but its nemnode systoids picked up the chemical along the line of the scum.
A neural toxin. Pretty powerful one! Moixan Triamphisomine, Whoever had used this, was a Ket who had no sense of morality. It scanned the glass to see if it could pick up any clues as to the identity of the would be assassin? Nothing! Treatment via an antidote that was not 100% a complete cure. Nasty side effects? Still it had no choice or this Ket was going to lose all of her neural functions. Cabbage like as we would know it? An injection into her tiny arm. She squealed.
The Medisent vanished not before recording details into the main system taking a note of the ident r41dsa from Colfra, to record WHO had called it. Colfra looked at Margise and Anaset. “They’ll put a mark against her, if she does anything stupid like that again. Put her up for dismissal. Iophan looked around then saw two figures step, into the domicilary. It was Van Ea, followed by Illia, but it was Illia, that caught his attention. It is often said, that the perpetrator, likes to return to the scene of the crime to gloat?
Seeing the glass in Iophan’s hand, he plucked the glass from him, accidentally dropping it as it smashed into bits? Iophan had seen the flare of his eyelids, when Illia had glanced at the glass Panic? Guilty? Margise may have wondered why, but said nothing as Iophan excused himself! “I’m off I’ll talk to you later “ “Her family will look after her, please leave. Colfra moved in on Anora as Illia again growled telling him to go away? Anora the antidote working, to give her some, comprehension of things, was NOT pleased, to hear Illia talking to Colfra, in such a manner. “I want Colfra here with me. The rest of you, can LEAVE.“
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