When Shoshannah calls Kalen, whether she gets voicemail or him, she sounds like she's coming down with a cold - stuffy nose, scratchy throat, everyone knows how it goes. "I . . . don't know how to do this thing where I ask for more help than a ride somewhere too far away to ride my bike. But I can't go back to the house right now, I don't know how long, and Ginger says Sid and Lena are sick. Can . . . could you maybe . . . I don't know, check in on the house and them, too? And maybe give Pomegranate extra love for me, because I'm staying away from your place too. It's for the better. Oh, and while you're at the house, maybe see if you can find any reference to 'Thakinyan' in the library?" Why it's for the better, she doesn't say - maybe it's because of the way they function - or don't, really - when they're together, but it sounds like there's more to it than that.
Then, to Ginger, still sounding like she has a cold (but that's got nothing on the other thing going around): Anyone who's going out to what's-his-name's house, be forewarned - it's huge, like you could fit two of our place in it easy. A place that big, and probably expensive, might have a good mundane security system as well as magical. And there are at least two people there, a lady who I caught on the phone talking about revenge on - or from, I don't know Italian and the French and Spanish didn't help as much as I'd hoped - the Vienna Chantry, or the Hermetics thereof anyway. She mentioned the word 'Thakinyan' in reference to both the film itself and Joshua Keller. When I was looking, he saw me - so I'm staying away from everyone for awhile. I don't know what 'Thakinyan' means, but if it has to do with not being entirely human, I wouldn't be surprised, so be careful. I asked Kalen to look in at the house for me while I'm away. Hopefully it won't be long and I'll be back by the next time the wards need to be renewed.
Then, to Ginger, still sounding like she has a cold (but that's got nothing on the other thing going around): Anyone who's going out to what's-his-name's house, be forewarned - it's huge, like you could fit two of our place in it easy. A place that big, and probably expensive, might have a good mundane security system as well as magical. And there are at least two people there, a lady who I caught on the phone talking about revenge on - or from, I don't know Italian and the French and Spanish didn't help as much as I'd hoped - the Vienna Chantry, or the Hermetics thereof anyway. She mentioned the word 'Thakinyan' in reference to both the film itself and Joshua Keller. When I was looking, he saw me - so I'm staying away from everyone for awhile. I don't know what 'Thakinyan' means, but if it has to do with not being entirely human, I wouldn't be surprised, so be careful. I asked Kalen to look in at the house for me while I'm away. Hopefully it won't be long and I'll be back by the next time the wards need to be renewed.