[Susan is standing just outside of St. Richadis right after the sirens, examining her fire poker with some interest. After a moment, she drops it to her side and gives the NV a frank look.]

I'm not of the opinion that every person must attend school. Education is a benefit, and here, apparently, a free benefit, depending on the level of study. I ( Read more... )

[It's very late, but Susan doesn't look at all tired--only harassed. There are spots of mud on her cheek and her hair is disheveled, initially, but as she speaks, you may notice that it slowly rights itself, creeping back into place, smoothing itself down. There are a great many crayon drawings scattered on the ground, also gathering mud, and Susan ( Read more... )

[The feed turns on to reveal a single steel blue eye fixed on the camera lens. The video then is turned away from her, steadily, and films for a precise three seconds a patch of ground two meters away. The camera is then turned back, this time slightly further back, allowing a woman to be revealed, curled blonde hair loose and untidy about her face ( Read more... )

For all the merits of modernity that have been mentioned to me since my arrival here, it seems particularly poor to put such faith in "electricity". If the comforts provided by this power are wont to be lost during a mere thunderstorm, why trust in it at all. Rather than relying on so unstable a comfort, it would seem wiser to put one's faith in ( Read more... )

[The video begins with a view of a very well-put together young woman. The first word that might come to mind is sensible. She's dressed all in black, in an Edwardian fashion, and her white hair is piled on top of her head. She is also clutching a fire poker, much the same way someone else of her station might clutch a handbag or an umbrella.]I ( Read more... )