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Rome, Italy [Thursday morning]
The service was held in a small chapel on the outskirts of the city. Nothing fancy, nothing even all that official considering that the Agency itself wasn't involved in his particular event.
( Hilshire looked even more reserved than usual... ) -
Rome, Italy [Monday night]
Triela had slept off and on throughout the day. She's tried to be awake for her friends, but she was just so... tired. She was pretty sure she'd fallen asleep in the middle of at least one conversation, and she knew that was a bad sign ( Read more... ) -
Rome, Italy [Sunday]
The Social Welfare Agency was situated in a massive compound on the edge of the city. It had once been a boarding school. A very high-end one. A massive two-wing dormitory, gardens, classrooms, administrative buildings. Much of it had been repurposed: some of the gardens converted into shooting ranges, some of the classrooms into medical ( Read more... ) -
Room 528 [Tuesday afternoon]
In the back of Triela's closet, there was a long shelf filled with slim little diaries. Each of them was nearly identical: bland beige covers, scrupulously clean and cared for, stacked in little rows. The only thing to differentiate any of them were a pair of precisely drawn numbers on their spines ( Read more... ) -
The Social Welfare Agency, Rome, Italy [Sunday morning]
Triela sat at the table in the center of the room she shared with Claes. She didn't have anything to occupy her hands with since all of her stuff was packed in anticipation of returning to Fandom.
Even though she had no indication that she'd be making said return.
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Room 528 [Tuesday afternoon]
Triela looked around the room. She was pretty sure she'd managed to pack everything. Her closet and drawers were empty, and she'd cleaned out her desk and even packed her collection of bears. She wasn't sure that she wasn't coming back, of course, but it was a distinct possibility. With the Conditioning beginning to deteriorate, it was entirely ( Read more... ) -
Room 528 [Tuesday night]
The tension that had begun building on Monday had only gotten worse throughout the day until, by the end of the evening, she was practically vibrating with it. Which was an interesting choice of phrase considering her purchases yesterday.
And now seemed like an excellent time to... experiment. That might help her sleep calmly tonight.
[Door ( Read more... ) -
Social Welfare Agency, Rome, Italy [Saturday afternoon]
"I've got the final report, Director," Hilshire said, holding out a manila folder for the gray-haired man behind the desk ( Read more... ) -
The Causeway [Late Thursday morning]
Triela was standing at the Causeway when Hilshire arrived to pick her up. She was feeling okay, but the headache was slowly building again. Her back was straight, her posture solid. No trembles today, at least ( Read more... )