**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Fri Mar 15 00:15:05 2024 Mar 15 00:15:05 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep) Mar 15 18:50:29 * Morgan (~mads@192.168.1.117) has joined Mar 15 20:04:53 * Molly (~u931732@192.168.1.127) has joined Mar 15 20:05:04 * Molly is now known as HH Mar 15 20:05:53 Hang on... Mar 15 20:05:53 if she can do that, could she have saved Molly from the ball at Pott’s duel? Mar 15 20:05:53 I don't know man, I'm grasping at things I don't understand here Mar 15 20:05:53 * HH chuckles Mar 15 20:05:53 that’s what she said Mar 15 20:05:54 * Morgan snorts Mar 15 20:05:56 Shut up Mar 15 20:05:58 * HH sniggers Mar 15 20:06:00 Once met a lassie who thought it was a magic trick Mar 15 20:06:02 Really? Mar 15 20:07:43 Like Alchemy, making something special outta nothing much Mar 15 20:07:59 * Morgan sniggers Mar 15 20:08:20 Sure? Its not something mediocre out of nothing much? Mar 15 20:10:03 Sorry man, that’s you not me Mar 15 20:10:24 * Morgan shrugs Mar 15 20:10:44 I've come to terms with myself in that respect Mar 15 20:11:07 * HH pats his shoulder “just messing with you, man” Mar 15 20:12:16 * Morgan nods, looking around Mar 15 20:16:47 Heard Edward and Mina finally leave their room a lil while ago. Quiet Two Hours today! Mar 15 20:17:03 I'm just glad they're getting along Mar 15 20:22:54 Getting something, for sure Mar 15 20:23:02 * Morgan nods Mar 15 20:23:03 good Mar 15 20:23:43 Reckon that’s what he was all secretive about earlier. Guess the red curtain has been raised an the show’s about to start Mar 15 20:23:53 It'd make sense Mar 15 20:27:39 * HH nods Mar 15 20:28:17 Guess you managed to spare yourself a week of her being out of action by getting her increasing right away Mar 15 20:28:38 well... we thought she was still affected by the herbs... Mar 15 20:29:48 Mother and I were talking about Da... Mar 15 20:30:47 Yeah? Mar 15 20:31:23 * Morgan nods Mar 15 20:31:31 She was saying what a wonderful man he was Mar 15 20:32:47 * HH nods, smiling “yeah, he was” Mar 15 20:33:37 * Morgan nods Mar 15 20:33:58 He'd be thrilled about Inga catching pregnant... your Ma and mine are going to be over the moon Mar 15 20:34:39 * HH nods Mar 15 20:35:09 Won’t be long before you tell yers, she’s starting to show a bit even with being careful Mar 15 20:35:16 * Morgan nods Mar 15 20:35:36 I know. Martha already thinks she knows Mar 15 20:37:04 How come? Mar 15 20:38:19 freckles. Molly doesn't normally have them, neither does Martha... except every time she was pregnant Mar 15 20:39:40 makes sense. Ma used to get a line up her stomach Mar 15 20:40:01 * Morgan nods Mar 15 20:40:03 She's got that too Mar 15 20:40:13 * HH nods Mar 15 20:40:26 Myst be drivin ya mad! Mar 15 20:40:35 * Morgan nods Mar 15 20:40:46 If only I wasn't so wound up about father arriving Mar 15 20:41:34 Then y’d be wound up about other stuff Mar 15 20:41:56 * Morgan nods Mar 15 20:41:56 Quite Mar 15 20:44:24 Want me to be a buffer? Mar 15 20:45:10 maybe... I don't like needing it with him but... Mar 15 20:46:51 But he might be difficult, yeah? Mar 15 20:46:59 God yeah Mar 15 20:50:10 whatcha doing bout introducing him to Alice an Florrie? Mar 15 20:51:32 I'm going to rope Edward in to helping me think of what to do... though he's got his friends to deal with Mar 15 20:52:29 Yeah, overheard him saying he’s not going to have Mina there when he tells them Mar 15 20:52:43 I can understand that Mar 15 20:56:12 Me too. I don’t envy him Mar 15 20:56:23 * Morgan shrugs Mar 15 20:56:50 It will be difficult... and he won't have me to help like I did when we told father Mar 15 20:59:09 You aren’t gonna? Mar 15 20:59:52 I'll support him if he wishes, of course but... I played father like a harp... I cant do that with them Mar 15 21:01:35 Just gotta make a space for it and keep everyone else away? Mar 15 21:02:05 * Morgan nods Mar 15 21:02:24 Maybe the games room... there's space in there... or my office, make them behave Mar 15 21:04:13 Gonna need to be Potts, Zench, Heidi, Witts, Dekker, Diana Mar 15 21:04:49 * Morgan nods Mar 15 21:04:53 Not sure about Diana... Mar 15 21:07:03 Me neither. Oh, you mean tellin her? Mar 15 21:07:19 yeah Mar 15 21:10:05 up to him I guess Mar 15 21:10:17 * Morgan nods Mar 15 21:10:45 I suppose I should liaise with him, see how he wants to handle it all Mar 15 21:11:50 * HH nods Mar 15 21:12:13 I’m gon go be a nuisance to our girls Mar 15 21:12:24 * Morgan nods Mar 15 21:12:28 Alright man Mar 15 21:19:22 want me to pass on a message? Mar 15 21:19:34 Just the usual Mar 15 21:20:20 That she’s got great knockers and an ass you wanna squeeze til she jumps yer bones, right? Mar 15 21:20:36 I mean... you're not -wrong- Mar 15 21:24:37 * HH nods “I’ll pass it on” Mar 15 21:24:51 * Morgan nods, squaring his shoulders Mar 15 21:24:55 Best to find Edward then Mar 15 21:25:05 good luck, man Mar 15 21:25:37 * Morgan nods, patting his shoulder before going to look for Edward Mar 15 21:28:42 *This is quite the mission, no one seems to know where he is* Mar 15 21:29:20 * Morgan concentrates, casting about with his magic Mar 15 21:31:40 *he pinpoints a lone adult on the roof* Mar 15 21:31:52 * Morgan nods slightly, heading up there Mar 15 21:32:46 * HH is now known as Edward Mar 15 21:33:11 * Edward is just sat on a little wall, perfectly safe Mar 15 21:34:02 * Morgan moves near him, offering him his flask Mar 15 21:36:17 * Edward takes it, drinking some Mar 15 21:37:54 What's wrong? Mar 15 21:41:01 I just wanted to be alone Mar 15 21:41:19 * Morgan watches him for a moment Mar 15 21:41:24 Would you like me to leave? Mar 15 21:44:51 * Edward sighs “no, brother, stay” Mar 15 21:45:04 * Morgan puts his hand on Edwards shoulder Mar 15 21:45:24 Its not a challenge. If you need time alone, I am happy to respect that and be there when you are ready Mar 15 21:47:03 * Edward shakes his head, drinking a little more before handing it back Mar 15 21:47:13 * Morgan sips it before sitting down Mar 15 21:48:13 Whats going on Edward? Mar 15 21:51:13 I need to tell my friends tonight about Florrie, and Mina is concerned about how they will react, to both myself and her Mar 15 21:51:33 That is one of the things I was coming to talk to you about Mar 15 21:55:02 * Edward nods Mar 15 21:55:08 go ahead Mar 15 21:58:55 You are going to tell Potts, Zench, Witts, Heidi, Dekker and Diana? Mar 15 22:00:21 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:00:25 I am Mar 15 22:01:07 Dekker will keep them in line. Much as they're all free men, they still follow his lead Mar 15 22:03:08 perhaps Mar 15 22:04:23 * Morgan smiles a little Mar 15 22:04:34 They won't be able to help themselves Mar 15 22:05:28 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:05:43 It needs to be calmly delivered Mar 15 22:06:19 * Morgan nods Mar 15 22:06:32 That would be a reasonable assertion, yes Mar 15 22:08:14 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:09:07 I wonder if they’ll arrive before Father Mar 15 22:10:06 Thats a separate problem. Why didn't you tell any of them? Mar 15 22:12:46 Firstly, I was concerned for Mina. Secondly, I was afraid of their reactions, and lastly, I wasn’t sure then how it would go with Florrie or Alice Mar 15 22:13:17 * Morgan nods Mar 15 22:13:25 You trust these people? Mar 15 22:15:04 Yes Mar 15 22:15:21 With Florries life? Mar 15 22:17:41 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:17:45 I do Mar 15 22:18:50 Then I think you owe them the raw, unpolished truth. Don't dress it up. Tell them why you didn't tell them sooner, -honestly-, and tell them you're sorry... if you are. Mar 15 22:20:08 I am less afraid that they won’t forgive me than that I am no longer as respected Mar 15 22:21:47 * Morgan nods, smiling sadly Mar 15 22:22:20 I have always tried to be a man they will look up to Mar 15 22:24:04 There's not a man alive that has made no mistakes... even Theus gets it wrong... but you took action that you believed was in the best interest of your loved ones, didn't you? Which sat larger in your mind, Mina or their reactions? Mar 15 22:26:34 it was about equal Mar 15 22:27:29 I see. I think... they will respect your protecting your wife, but I do not know them as you do Mar 15 22:29:42 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:29:55 I know Mar 15 22:31:11 What would you have me do, brother? Mar 15 22:32:14 I am unsure Mar 15 22:32:34 My particular brand of helping isn't much help in this instance Mar 15 22:34:53 * Edward nods “Father will be an additional challenge “ Mar 15 22:35:34 But... we have mother to help Mar 15 22:37:21 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:37:48 Yes, we do. How is Molly, Mina said she wasn’t quite right Mar 15 22:38:10 She thinks she had no eaten enough. She is now under instructions to get more rest and stop doing so much Mar 15 22:39:02 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:39:39 She will stay in the coach to Innesbruck and then to Sudlachenburg, I hope? No riding Mar 15 22:40:29 I've told her she is not to ride. Its too risky, even before she felt faint Mar 15 22:41:14 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:41:53 If it was not so important to her, I would not take her to Sudlachenburg if she were my wife Mar 15 22:42:04 * Morgan nods Mar 15 22:42:10 But it -is- so important to her Mar 15 22:44:04 * Edward nods Mar 15 22:44:34 After that is Zench’s wedding, and it’d be poor form to miss so important an event... Mar 15 22:45:03 * Morgan nods Mar 15 22:45:04 Indeed Mar 15 22:47:21 Though might I recommend you extend the travel so that you take a rest day at each stop? Mar 15 22:47:32 * Morgan nods Mar 15 22:47:38 I see the sense in that. Mar 15 22:52:02 Molly’s well-being is paramount, as well as the next Veisgraf’s Mar 15 22:52:22 * Morgan nods Mar 15 22:52:26 Yes, it is Mar 15 22:55:10 There is not one hinderance to that Mar 15 22:56:32 Go on... Mar 15 22:59:44 Molly. Mar 15 22:59:51 Meaning? Mar 15 23:00:43 She will chafe at the perceived delay Mar 15 23:03:27 Yes, I imagine so Mar 15 23:04:56 You will need to be a firmer Captain in the months ahead Mar 15 23:05:14 * Morgan nods Mar 15 23:05:17 I am aware Mar 15 23:06:37 That will be a challenge for you? Mar 15 23:07:29 Potentially. I will do what is needed to keep them safe Mar 15 23:09:23 * Edward nods, looking out over the land “I hope this is a problem I too will face in the next few months” Mar 15 23:09:47 * Morgan nods Mar 15 23:09:49 It will be Mar 15 23:12:45 * Edward nods Mar 15 23:13:38 some time in the next fortnight Mar 15 23:14:06 * Morgan nods Mar 15 23:14:08 Scared? Mar 15 23:14:47 No, I do not think so Mar 15 23:14:56 * Morgan smiles a little Mar 15 23:15:12 How do you wish to handle father meeting Alice and Florrie? Mar 15 23:16:00 I have considered asking Alice if she will wait until tomorrow to meet everyone Mar 15 23:16:24 I can see a certain amount of sense in that Mar 15 23:18:21 I do not want dinner to be full of tension Mar 15 23:19:14 I rather suspect that is a given Mar 15 23:21:00 * Edward nods “But we can minimise it” Mar 15 23:21:19 * Morgan nods Mar 15 23:21:35 Maybe. But... this is the last time she should be asked to keep to her room... Mar 15 23:23:17 * Edward nods “I agree” Mar 15 23:24:18 I anticipate father being quite difficult Mar 15 23:26:12 * Edward nods Mar 15 23:26:34 I expect a further lecture about my former sexual pursuits Mar 15 23:26:50 Oh, he'll be much too busy being angry with me Mar 15 23:29:35 Are you telling him tonight that Molly is nearly five months pregnant? Mar 15 23:29:43 * Morgan frowns Mar 15 23:30:00 No... we were planning to wait until after the baptisms... though not telling mother earlier nearly killed me Mar 15 23:31:47 * Edward smiles Mar 15 23:32:26 After how strongly you had wanted a baby before my wedding, I am not surprised this is a tough secret to keep Mar 15 23:32:43 * Morgan nods Mar 15 23:33:02 We'll see how it goes Mar 15 23:35:09 If you are waiting until after that, it is not many days to wait now Mar 15 23:35:20 No, it isn't