synopsychic | [Jaunt] Consequences are hard...

[Just in case there wasn't enough whining on the network, here's Jules again! If he could make this entire thing sound like he were sniffling and upset, he would.]

So I got shot and now I'm in prison again, and I wasn't even doing anything, I was gonna bring the wheelbarrow back, and why'd she have to shoot me, that was entirely uncalled for, and my wings are stupid and useless and I can't fly out of here and I was too slow to portal out of here but now I can't even move very fast because she shot me, and the only thing I've got going for me is that I already lost my tail and it hasn't grown back yet otherwise I would have lost it again, but it doesn't matter because I got shot and why'd she have to go and do that, that wasn't a very nice thing to do, and she never got me a doctor and I probably need one because I got shot in the freaking leg and it hurts like a bitch, and I also want a lawyer, because that was police brutality, so if someone wants to get me one of those fancy TV lawyers that call themselves Hammers or Strongarms or whatever, and maybe a file in a cake or only not because she'd probably shoot the poor, defenseless little cake...

[Some of the thoughts and words might be a little wobbly, as though whoever's doing the thinking here is just a litlte drunk...and that would not be an entirely incorrect assumption to make. He's also going to keep right on rambling on in a single run-on sentence like this until someone shuts him up, so sorry.]

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Thibault is likely to be heading south soon, as his rampant theft has made Koroshima too hot for him and he certainly won't be going north with the Head Summoner making his home there. If he does and you could... keep an eye on him, I suppose... well, you'd be doing us all a favor.

Is it wise for him to be here? Would they hunt him down for what he did in Koroshima?

Mm, not very likely.

If he gets to Koroshima the way we suggested, by using liminal space as a shortcut and having someone already there make the portal to pick him up then there won't be a trail for the Suzuki to follow. And in any case, the provinces aren't on such good footing with each other for the Suzuki to likely think it worth the hassle to try to extradite him--or for the Mibugumi or local nobility to prosecute him for crimes committed in a rival province.

Or, anyhow, I think that's what Bai would have thought of the matter.

[Cassandra hopes Bai would have been correct.]

You don't trust him not to get into more trouble.

[It's not even remotely a question.]

He seems to attract it. And while we have got useful intelligence out of his various mishaps, he'll be more useful if he isn't exiled to liminal space for the entire duration of the Jaunt due to the entire peninsula becoming too hot for him.

You're sensible, Cassandra, and moreover you're strong enough to haul him away from trouble bodily if it comes to it. I can't think of a better babysitter for Thibault.

[Cassandra can think of several people who would be better candidates, but none of them are available.]

Will he accept this?

[Although if he doesn't, then his choices are very, very limited.]

[You're the best they have available, Cassandra. At least to Byerly's mind.]

If you don't actually call yourself his babysitter... yes. I think he'd be able to accept someone staying with him. Especially if you can make the portal to get him to Mibu.

[Cassandra would find that depressing.]

...I hadn't planned on doing that?

[She's not that inept.]

I can make a portal.

Well yes. I should hope you wouldn't.

[He doesn't think she's at all inept. If he did he wouldn't be asking her for her help with this.]

Good. If he asks for help with portals, volunteer.

[Cassandra would probably be mystified by his assessment of her skills.]

All right.

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