Order Only: Scott, Rory and Pleniloquence
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alt_kingsleyScott Brownmiller will indeed leave us to join the Sherwood band. He hesitated for a number of days, both because he hoped his presence might persuade Pleniloquence to open up a bit--we've finally decided it hasn't--and because he was unsure what to do about Rory. I had Jackie Davidson (formerly Jackie Porter) come in to talk to him, since the boy she had with Will is a little over a year old now. Pleniloquence assumed, of course, that Jackie had come to talk to her and I detected a whiff of surprise when Jackie grandly snubbed her and talked only to Scott. I think what Jackie had to tell him about how they were set up reassured him about taking the boy into their camp. Moddey Dhoo was raised as a possibility for Rory, but Scott hates the idea of being separated from his son right now, and I must say, I can't blame him. The boy's just lost his mother, and losing his father on top of that would be more of a blow than any three year old needs.
But there IS the winter to consider. Frank and Alice, we did have another idea: would you be open to the idea of the two of them coming to spend a couple of days there, just for a visit to start? Then, once they've been introduced to the place, if Scott could maybe leave the boy there a day a week. They could work it up to two days a week, then three, then so on. By the time the winter comes, Rory could be there most of the time (if you have room for him), and perhaps his father could come to spend a couple days a week there. Scott's visits would be a way to ferry supplies, messages and so on between the Band and Moddey Dhoo, and it would give Rory a chance to slowly make the transition to staying there with you most of the time, while still maintaining ties with his father. I think that might give Scott the most peace of mind. What do you think?
Other than that, we Players have been rotating shifts to watch Ridley, who is proving as stubborn as ever. Benjy and Caradoc got bored one afternoon and started running lines for the next show that Dorcas is writing, and Ridley was so nonplussed by their behaviour that we've taken rather a sneaky delight in blatantly ignoring her while we run rehearsals. Including some of our most slapstick, outrageous shows. At first, her reaction seemed limited to be a sort of faint contempt. But when she finally asked us acidly what on earth we thought we were doing, Benjy took great pleasure in informing her that the Peacehaven Players were quite the rage in the camps. All over the Protectorate. I don't think it compromises our security too much to admit to that little operation, and I saw a look in her eye for just a moment. Sort of a realisation of all the possible implications.
Something for her to think about, the crotchety old...sorry. I won't say it.
But I'm thinking it.
But there IS the winter to consider. Frank and Alice, we did have another idea: would you be open to the idea of the two of them coming to spend a couple of days there, just for a visit to start? Then, once they've been introduced to the place, if Scott could maybe leave the boy there a day a week. They could work it up to two days a week, then three, then so on. By the time the winter comes, Rory could be there most of the time (if you have room for him), and perhaps his father could come to spend a couple days a week there. Scott's visits would be a way to ferry supplies, messages and so on between the Band and Moddey Dhoo, and it would give Rory a chance to slowly make the transition to staying there with you most of the time, while still maintaining ties with his father. I think that might give Scott the most peace of mind. What do you think?
Other than that, we Players have been rotating shifts to watch Ridley, who is proving as stubborn as ever. Benjy and Caradoc got bored one afternoon and started running lines for the next show that Dorcas is writing, and Ridley was so nonplussed by their behaviour that we've taken rather a sneaky delight in blatantly ignoring her while we run rehearsals. Including some of our most slapstick, outrageous shows. At first, her reaction seemed limited to be a sort of faint contempt. But when she finally asked us acidly what on earth we thought we were doing, Benjy took great pleasure in informing her that the Peacehaven Players were quite the rage in the camps. All over the Protectorate. I don't think it compromises our security too much to admit to that little operation, and I saw a look in her eye for just a moment. Sort of a realisation of all the possible implications.
Something for her to think about, the crotchety old...sorry. I won't say it.
But I'm thinking it.
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Date: 2012-06-27 02:32 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-06-27 02:34 am (UTC)I think it's time we get more specific with ridley about our future plans. see if that makes a difference.
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Date: 2012-06-28 01:04 am (UTC)Benjy's gone to bring in John Turner to speak with her tomorrow. I think that might take us in a fruitful direction.
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Date: 2012-06-28 01:05 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-06-28 01:45 am (UTC)she still wants to be in charge of everything in the camps, and I still don't trust her to work with us. I don't see what turner could do to make that change much.
it's different. not sure I'd call it progress.
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Date: 2012-06-28 01:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-06-28 02:02 am (UTC)we'd be better off with her in france.
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Date: 2012-06-28 02:05 am (UTC)Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:07 am (UTC)I also meant to say that I was very sorry about your disappointment on Sunday, the way the vote turned out with regard to Neville, I mean. I'm sure that must have been very hard on you and Alice.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:14 am (UTC)he'll be of age in a few years.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:18 am (UTC)Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:25 am (UTC)it's everyone else.
they can't leave well enough alone, and I've got to sit by and watch it happen. and then, I get to sit my kids down and explain how they can't leave, not yet, even though they're going through merlin knows what, because whatever it is, it's better than being fugitives for the rest of their lives.
you know, it's not a walk in the fucking park, arthur.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:32 am (UTC)that she's got to see that bastard mclaggen every day, sitting in the common room, walking the halls, and worry about what he's going to do
and that it's better than the alternative.
is it?
because I sure as hell don't think so.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:35 am (UTC)Merlin, Frank, what's happened?
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:41 am (UTC)hope to merlin it isn't worse than that, but I'll find out.
last summer, she said she was worried about mcclaggen, because of the way he went after her friend, and now he's gone after her.
snape passed it along to us. neville hasn't told us yet. don't blame him, it's not like we can do anything worth a damn.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:49 am (UTC)So if Snape passed it along to you, that means that he must have learned it from Neville somehow?
I hardly know what to say, Frank. If Ginny ever...my goodness. I'm so sorry; I think I must have some inkling of how you must feel.
I can set Fred and George to keep an eye out for her for you. Frankly, I think it might be wise to give Ron a heads up, too. I promise I can be discreet about it, but simply warn him that I've heard word from other parents that McLaggen is not to trusted.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 02:52 am (UTC)Does the girl have anyone to talk with? If Neville comes over to the Burrow for another Quidditch day, I could ask Molly to make it clear that Evelyn's invited, too. But I'm not at all sure she would confide in Molly.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 03:06 am (UTC)I told the twins to keep an eye out for mclaggen right before the end of term, but nothing specific. they might need to do more.
she has a friend, katrina bundy. she has her family. that's about it.
neville's a strong kid. he's got a solid group of friends, and he knows how to handle himself in a fight.
but evie,
merlin, arthur, she's my baby girl. she just got done with her second year. and now she's got this to deal with. getting punched or hexed, that's something I know how to help with.
this is different.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 03:09 am (UTC)He will be watched carefully, I promise you. And the twins can be very creative with hexes when needed. If there is anything further that Molly or I can do, please let us know.
Re: Private message to Frank Longbottom
Date: 2012-06-28 03:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-06-28 02:10 am (UTC)and if she uses her network to bomb civilians and create chaos, I'm pretty sure we'd be better off if it died quietly.
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Date: 2012-06-28 02:35 am (UTC)Arthur, I'm sorry to have left your question hanging yesterday. I began to write earlier, but today was- today was actually quite pleasant, but very busy. I promise to sit down and let you know a bit more fully what's happened on my front and where I'll be when for this first fortnight of so-called freedom.
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Date: 2012-06-28 02:51 pm (UTC)so what we're looking at is more of the same. she goes back to dogstar, we stay in our circles. she keeps doing what she has been, which leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and maybe, and this is a big maybe, if we call her and coordinate a large movement in the camps with whatever else we've got planned, she might do it. that's how useful she can be to us. If I could trust her to help us when we needed her. which I don't.
she's a loose cannon, poppy. yes, she wants to overthrow the protectorate, but she doesn't care about the costs or how it's done. and she's kept very quiet about how she thinks things should look after the dust settles too. I get the idea she doesn't care if she leaves england broken beyond repair, or if she has to kill a hundred innocent people to get to the one she wants the most.
I told her that grabbing power through fear and terrorism sounds an awful lot like what the bastards we've got running things right now did to get there. let's just say we've got some pretty big differences in how we think the world works.
right now, dogstar doesn't have a functioning head. their numbers are down, there's confusion and fragmentation. we could take advantage and see what recruiting we could do without her help. because things are so uncertain for them, we've got a greater chance than we ever had of picking up where she left off, and if she's not a part of it any more, we'll have more control over what they're doing and how they're doing it.
Private message to Arthur Weasley
Date: 2012-06-28 01:53 am (UTC)I don't know if I should say anything but...
All right, I will. Frank's done good work today, but just wanted you to know: he seemed off to me. Not quite himself. Peaky, too, sort of pasty-faced, as if he hadn't slept well.
That might have been a good thing, in a way. Because he was brusque with her, and maybe she responds better to someone who matches her one-for-one in ruthlessness. She might have more respect for that than for someone who's trying to be pleasant.
I might have simply written it off as the wearing effect of Ms Ridley's less-than-jolly personality. Except he's been like that today with all of us. Decidedly tetchy, from the very moment he arrived this morning, before he'd said a single word to her. Even Benjy muttered something under his breath, wondering what doxy had bit him on the arse.
I don't know of anything amiss at Moddey Dhoo, and it's certainly unlike him to quarrel with Alice. I dunno. Maybe he's still bruised over that vote on Sunday concerning Neville?
Re: Private message to Arthur Weasley
Date: 2012-06-28 01:55 am (UTC)