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: 2012-06-28 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.