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Book 2, Chapters 1-6: Denedien

“Now class.” Instructor Dainanan leaned forward, smiling.  “While this is a class mainly on theory, we are always going to have some practice involved.  So each of you has a small piece of linen and several colors of embroidery thread. We no longer know exactly how the ancients wove aether into their outfits, but what we do know is how they sometimes put codes and meanings into their embroidery.  Work in small teams, come up with a code, and see if you can work in something that your teammates can read.”

Denedien looked at his school-assigned teammates and stifled a sigh.  They were nice people. They were even clever people. Uzharrienie was even quite pretty.  Kivsi was very entertaining. But they had absolutely no interest in the finer things in life.

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Date: 2018-06-03 02:42 am (UTC)
sauergeek: (Default)
From: [personal profile] sauergeek
I suspect that there is a saying much like "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" in this culture. I wonder if he'll embroider that in his code.

Dear Denedien: maybe put that sort of effort into working with your assigned team? You'll likely not get the chance to build your own once you graduate, either, and you'll end up having to learn to deal with people you're not fond of either way.

Date: 2018-06-04 12:30 am (UTC)
clare_dragonfly: woman with green feathery wings, text: stories last longer: but only by becoming only stories (Default)
From: [personal profile] clare_dragonfly
Hrm. Can't say I like this guy much. Steamrolling over his teammates just to flirt!

Date: 2018-06-12 08:28 am (UTC)
kelkyag: notched triangle signature mark in light blue on yellow (Default)
From: [personal profile] kelkyag
Well, he's proactive, but I can't say I much like Denedien from that snippet.

Meaningful embroidery, though ...

Date: 2018-06-12 05:53 pm (UTC)
kelkyag: eye-shaped patterns on birch trunk (birch eyes)
From: [personal profile] kelkyag
So rude, lewd, inobservant, and possibly spoiled ...

Date: 2018-07-20 04:52 am (UTC)
kelkyag: eye-shaped patterns on birch trunk (birch eyes)
From: [personal profile] kelkyag
All four are, IMO, though one of them might be convenient for other people on occasion ...

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