It’d be more fun to make the talisman randomize your scent within the normal parameters of your moods, though.

No kidding.

Sounds like someone might deep down be nicer and more forgiving than his pride would like to allow.

Might I make a few suggestions, as a friend? You are becoming something of a small celebrity here, Sir Bright Blue Plumage {VB note: Floosh is using the honorific for a Herethroy co-lover noble here; she doesn’t know the Zi Ri one.}. If you want to make discreet inquiries outside of the University libraries, at a temple or a clerk’s office just for an example, it’s probably worth a few lozens to you to hire someone to go on your behalf. The fact that you were working on finding out quite how bad everything was, theoretically, is bigger gossip than the fact you moved in there in the first place. s’far as I can tell. I wouldn’t be surprised if Dustweed had heard where you were before zie went to talk to you.

Sorry so much trouble! Come get a couple of poptaloops and advice from me next time — I am not so fast to tell stories about people I like as are Theology graduate students.

Floosh!