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I OPERATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO ME. THERE ARE NO OTHER SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS.

The last thing that Jaina and Temeraire agreed upon in the library, before they’d both decided to retreat to their respective abodes for the coming night, was that Jaina needed new clothes. Or, rather, Temeraire had stated it cautiously, and Jaina hadn’t disagreed, and when he’d pressed that he would like to offer her company while she went through the process of finding something nice to buy, she hadn’t turned him down.

He’d never gotten to help Laurence choose clothes, before. Oh, he’d had a say once, but he’d never been quite small enough to really be actively involved. And, though he pretends he does not know it, he thinks Laurence perhaps does not wish for Temeraire’s input on the choosing of clothes. He does not, Temeraire suspects, like to look so nice as Temeraire sometimes wishes for him to. It is nice that sometimes he does it anyways, for Temeraire’s sake.

It feels like the warmth of a hearth. The heater, was it on? There was... too many sounds for him to continue sleeping soundly. But there it was. Sounds. and more sounds, there was... something odd. golden eyes slowly open , vision blurry for just a moment. 

 Then they snap open. Clearing right away because -

 “Where...” It looked like the allagan spaceship but where and which part of it. 

Thank you, Jaina! ♡

You have redeemed:- 1 buyback voucher: Frost Magic

Thank you for your request, Jaina!

You have been promoted to RANK 3.

Based on your stated preference, you are awarded:

1 Transportation Voucher

1 Standard Toolkit

1 Home Item (Common) Voucher

1 buyback voucher

You are also awarded 50MP as a reward for completing the September challenge.

You may redeem your rewards at the Commerce Protocol.

Thank you for your request, Jaina!

You have been promoted to RANK 2.

Based on your stated preference, you are awarded:

1 Transportation Voucher

1 Standard Toolkit

1 Home Item (Common) Voucher

You are also awarded 50MP as a reward for completing the September challenge.

You may redeem your rewards at the Commerce Protocol.

Even with the comfort (as it was) that the goddess-queen-empress provided, Temeraire has found little solace in this place. Nothing catches his eye, nothing entertains him. Nothing pleases him. How could he be pleased, when Laurence is not here, is not anywhere that Temeraire can find or reach? Things that are bright and soft seem painful to the eye, now, when they would normally be pleasing, so he gets on the train, to find solace in the vast emptiness out the window.

What he finds is the Sea of Crises, and it fits his mood so well that he stays there a while, wandering, until he hears mention of... of a library? Books cannot cure all ills, but he could certainly use something to focus on other than the full-body ache he feels, how heavy he is in heart and body. So he finds his way to the indicated building, and finds his way into one of the libraries, grateful he has figured out elevators, at least.

Of course, he can hardly read a book, his claws being what they are, and he sinks down in despondence right then and there, curling himself into a ball, tail tucked under his leg and head nestled against his stomach, until he looks like little more than a spiny hillock and a sloped side, all smooth gleaming scale. He’s ready to stay like that until hunger drives him out- if he ever can feel hunger again, with this weight on his heart- but then there’s a rustle, and he feels the weight of several books fall on his haunch.

And then slide off.

With great effort, he drags his head out from where it was tucked into his stomach, under his wing, and he sticks his face directly into that of the human putting books on him, slit pupils flaring a little to examine her, breath hot from his nostrils.

Welcome to the Ark, Jaina! You will be housed in Lampadias Suites, first floor.

You are assigned the rank New Moon. You also receive a holophone, train pass, and 50 Moon Points.

You retain the use of telekinesis over non-living items weighing less than 100lbs. Your staff will be taken away for safekeeping.