[Frances is back, and she's all seriousness.]

For my sudden departure, I apologize, and it would seem I arrived back not a moment too soon. I suppose I can only be too grateful that whatever strange pall this is on our home, it has not affected the greenhouses in any noticeable way, nor my own quarters, as far as I can tell -- understanding this is ( Read more... )

I must express my deepest apologies for my absence from the greenhouses of late. Admittedly, I have been somewhat under the weather, and the flora tend to be sensitive to that -- not in the way that other people are, but if you are unhappy, they tend to be as well.

And so many disappearances! Is there anyone still working up there, or have I ( Read more... )

[People who know the rather eccentric interior of Frances' cabin can tell where this video is being shot right away. There is a short-eared owl perched just in front of the journal, and she delicately lifts a wing to straighten the feathers underneath with her beak. When she fixes the camera with her rounded, amber eyes (the plumage making her ( Read more... )

I've never been to such a place before. What sorts of things would one recommend a person do here? Any words of caution?

[Private to Rex Lewis]

Before we disembark, I understand that you may wish to wander outside of my company, and you will not do so without sufficient protection. Come to my cabin.

[Warden Filter]

This feels an odd subject to raise ( Read more... )

Well -- I suppose I can be glad, at least, that this one skipped me.

I hate to be a poor host, but anyone who's set foot on this ship with preconceptions regarding what should and should not be, with regard to their children or students or whatever these people are to you: those ideas don't belong here. You can't debate issues of life and death ( Read more... )

Assignment. Finally.

Mister Swearengen, I see no point in delaying this any longer than necessary. Suspense certainly has its place, but not here. I hope that you agree.

Whether you do or not, let's make a point to discuss the matter in person. Level one, room one. Whenever you are ready.

(*small note that when I originally wrote this I did not ( Read more... )