#fenixtj

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Jessica finds hers stuff packed by the boggans, and Mitra guiding her out "Hurry hurry, trod escorts arranged by a Rover. Tweak will be sharing ruler ship duties with me, and Diego keeping us honest. It's all covered."

"Get th' fuck out a'ready, B!" Tweak calls from where she's giving Shuri a feeding.

"See, when Tweak , Diego and I agree, it's probably the right thing Besides, you need to see your family, and they will want to see you. You kknow they will"

"But the situation here.... with the caravan...."

"Is being fed by DeBukes you helped bring in. House Liam is making contacts. the Consortium has machines to help."

Diego agrees, "24 or 48 hours with the family are not going to cost you"

"Well, yes, but with the Consortium machines helping, won't we need people with Heatherbalm, or medics...?"

"You mean like the boggans here and Fontaine?"

"Well. Yes."

"Right. Go! or I will call your sister , what's her name, Siv? And tell her you're dragging your feet. Then yo ucan explain to your ffather why both his daughters are in Mexico on Thanksgiving because she'll surely come for you."

Ye gads, Eiluned treachery

"Ha! She got ya, B. An' I sure don' wanna see Rigger down here gettin' all bitch-faced and weepy 'bout his widdle-girl."

Jessica gives both of them a sour look, and picks up her bag. "Fine. I'm going. Don't destroy the place while I"m gone...." She heads for the trods.

Mitra waves "havee fun" then a sigh, then "You'll spread the word to your felloww nockeers about a destruction free thanks giving right??"

Tweak sneers. "How that be for a fuckin' vote of confidence? No respect, right, baby girl?" She shifts Shuri to get a burp out of her. "You gotta let 'em blow some shit up outdoors, Moony. I mean, what's a holiday without you got some kabooms? But damaging th' hold and shit? Yeah, I tell 'em...fuck up yer own shit, nobody else's."

"Appreciated," Dryly "I'l make sure our two barons are occupied with eah other so they don't even realize she's gone."

"Good move. Gonna start some rumor that one be talkin' smack 'bout th'other?"

"Well, taking advantage of where the other isn't looking.. I don't want them at war, I just want them distracted for a day or two. Don't worry. I can handle it."

"Pssht. Chicken shit." A resounding burp from the baby, as if in agreement. "You tell her, girlie."

"That's gas, not applause" The EIluned says, though she does give the baby a suspicious look

"You be thinkin' that cuz you don' speak nocker. A fart be a fuckin' effective critique."

"Ah, so when your kith argues it's for the practical purpose of fuel production"

"Multimodal deployment," she responds without missing a beat and while switching breasts.

"Mmm well, unless you're voluntteering, and I don't think you should, I 'll handle the two barons and heir distraction as I see fit. "

"Yeah, yeah...you do you, Moony. I gots me a princess to look after, ain' got no time for no barons."

An admission, "Yes you do. And she is worthy of the title "

That gets a toothy smile. "You ain' wrong, Moony."

The sidhe smiles at the baby and nods "off to work for me. " Shuri's fingers curl in a kind of farewell gesture as she keeps feeding

And mother and baby are left be.

While somewhere, a Westward daughter returns home east.. to bring the joy of her presence to a feast! And recapture a bit of happiness too

(End Scene)