This isn't where Raafi went to sleep. He'd set his bedroll up on a comfy patch of moss under a tree, and now - he still has the bedroll, at least, and his pack, but the tree and moss are nowhere to be seen, replaced by a strange metal room with still, stuffy air and an implausibly clear night sky out the window.
"Hello?" he calls, getting to his feet.
"I... don't think it's ideal for him to appear in person in the capitol building."
"How about I tell Tomás to start both bindings today, so he doesn't have a final draft before you have word on that, then."
"All right. My contact had some suggestions, too, let me send those to you - he might agree to help, if you think they'd be willing to work with him." He gets out his phone to forward that message.
"You'd be transporting him?"
"We could also summon him, but we'd need his information."
"Mmhmm. I'll write him and ask, he usually answers pretty quickly."
Letter to Cam: It looks like we have the Ganymede situation sorted out, I just need to confirm with Fharlanghn that it's okay to let the professional binding-makers go ahead without me overseeing every little thing. Would you be interested in coming and working with them on it? I can bring the other demons to Limbo today if they're ready for me.
If they want me consulting and the other demons are all set to go then sure. Tell them I recommend the SSA's state of the art generic ungagged if they're not sure how to draw me up.
I haven't asked, I wanted to make sure you were interested first. What name should they use, if they do?
"He's willing to come; I'll need to go get his replacements for the Limbo project first but I can do that as soon as it's all set up."
"When do you estimate he'll be ready to answer the summons?"
"I assume he's talking to the other demons now, that seems like it'll be most of the delay. And they seem to move just as quickly as you do, I don't expect it to take long."
"...does that mean sometime today, or tomorrow, or..."
"I expect today, probably within the next few hours." He checks his phone again.
"All right, I can ask Tomás to have the circle ready soon for whenever he wants it."
He nods. "He says he recommends the SSA's state of the art generic ungagged if they don't have a preference; the name is Campbell Mark Swan."
They're setting up the circle for you now; let me know when the demons are ready and where I'm meeting them. Or how to let them know where to meet me, if that's convenient.
"I might not come back from Limbo right away, is there anything else to take care of before I go?"
Their mailing label is "Limbo Project 2179" and right now they're at the Limbo concordance site in the red brick building.
He nods. "I should be back tomorrow, maybe the day after if I think I can find you a better Limbo expert with the extra time. Is there a conjured mail address I can write to about my conversation with Fharlanghn?"
"Let me give you a subcode for the Mars governmental conjuration directory, I should have done that long ago, I'm sorry. It's 'Marte Central' and you can add 'Raafi MM672' so it'll be directed to whom it may concern."
"Thank you." He notes it. "And it looks like they're ready, I'll just be another minute letting Kat know what I'm up to."
Limbo Project 2179: This is Raafi, I'll be there soon. I'll need a photo of the place I should be appearing.
Katri: Got the Ganymede project wrapped up, more or less. I'm going to drop Cam's replacements off in Limbo and I'll be back in a day or two. Cam will be with Tomás if you want to go meet him.
The Limbo Project sends a picture of their red brick building.
Hell is full of demons! This particular square has the red brick building, a pavilion across from it, and a long, long swath of train track running between them, currently empty. The building's door stands open.
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