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 Remi is surprised and pleased by Sasha's willingness to protect ''Cantata'' in particular, and moths in general, from harnessing. Sasha has won significant loyalty from him, though of course a commitment to moth freedom may draw the team into conflict with other interest groups within the rebellion, as well as the hept-/hexarchate as a whole. In the same conversation, Sasha explains the more idealistic factors in her choice to leave Naxarat. This revelation signals Sasha's increased emotional commitment to the team. Though Alaric, Remi, and Seyli do not appear to recognize this shift in her allegiance, they also refrain from criticism that might have weakened Sasha's willingness to bond with other team members.
-The newly constituted team is not, however, free from problems. Sulen is quite right to point out that Sasha's reactions to Reshad may pose future issues. Sasha is correct that she has greater problems with authority figures than with people who submit to her authority, but she is reluctant to face her own discomfort with people whom she might find attractive. This may cause future misunderstandings with multiple team members; Reshad and Ione, whose presentation is quite feminine, are particularly likely to encounter unexpectedly strong responses from Sasha. Meanwhile, Seyli is uncomfortable with deceit in general, and with the specific prospect of coordinating with former Shuos. Since Reshad is likely to play a key leadership role and Aymad is the team member with the second-greatest skill in conventional weapons, Seyli's discomfort is likely to create difficulties for the team's operational effectiveness.
+The newly constituted team is not, however, free from problems. Sulen is quite right to point out that Sasha's reactions to Reshad may pose future issues. Sasha is correct that she has greater problems with authority figures than with people who submit to her authority, but she is reluctant to face her own discomfort with people whom she might find attractive. This may cause future misunderstandings with multiple team members; Reshad and Ione, whose presentation is quite feminine, are particularly likely to encounter unexpectedly strong responses from Sasha. Reshad has already noticed that something is amiss. Meanwhile, Seyli is uncomfortable with deceit in general, and with the specific prospect of coordinating with former Shuos. Since Reshad is likely to play a key leadership role and Aymad is the team member with the second-greatest skill in conventional weapons, Seyli's discomfort is likely to create difficulties for the team's operational effectiveness.
 The most obvious potential difficulty, however, is the team's response to Mafyyil. Sasha makes some efforts toward her cultural integration, but is not inclined to respect her skills or provide significant mentorship. Meanwhile, Mafyyil is both energetic and overconfident. The leadership's decision to withhold information from her may simplify their actions in the short term, but is likely to cause unexpected incidents somewhere down the road.

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 Reshad mentions fungal weapons while musing about weapon designs. She remarks, "If I met someone claiming to be from another timeline, I might be more suspicious rather than less. That one, perhaps we should keep in our sashes as a cover for slips." She notes that she's curious about the Lanterners, and then asks, "Do you suspect anyone of having the sort of difficulties in memorization that will make special tutelage necessary?" Sasha is saddened by the mention of the fungal weapons; she tells Reshad that she's "from very early," but has heard of the fungus. She notes that motivation problems are more likely to be an issue than memorization, for cover stories: "Both of the teenagers, Mishka and Fyedlet, are going to be problems, and Alaric doesn't know how to be scared. I'm honestly tempted to bring Fyedlet to the first meeting with Flute, and let her assume our whole team is a disaster."
-Reshad is relieved by Sasha's lack of enthusiasm for fungal weapons. She proposes a cover story: "Let's discard any idea of blending in. We are already flamboyantly different; Fyedlet in particular. Let's use that to our advantage, such that the larger differences hide the smaller, that we wish to conceal. We have blueprints; very well. We stole them. We're the worst fear of several light-years, pirates from some no-name system. Small fish who have escaped into a larger pond, and wish to swagger." She asks Sasha whether there is "a way of handling" people "who think they're worse than us." Sasha answers, "I wouldn't want to engage in a ''fair'' fight, but our resources for sabotage are extensive. You'll find Alaric is a very useful distraction, I think." Reshad offers, "I lack somewhat in military skills, but when it comes to jamming the gears of bureaucracy or shifting attention..." She asks what Alaric is interested in, besides the mothlings, which Sasha already referenced. "Explaining how brilliant he is!" Sasha answers; she's amused, but also suspicious of her own positive response to Reshad. She continues, "We might be able to fake a change of orders for Flute, if we really needed to confuse things. Perhaps if we dropped a message pod near the rift." Reshad ponders, ostentatiously tapping her lips and showing off her manicure. "We can generate a distress message to store on the pod; one that will pull people to some backwater of space. That could be useful." She asks Sasha how much time there will be between the team's arrival and the battle of Candle Arc. Sasha is distracted by the contrast between her own grooming and Reshad's. She tells her, "We'll have two sevendays, if everything's on track. Maybe a few days less, if the rift is unreliable or the timeline is shifting."
+Reshad is relieved by Sasha's lack of enthusiasm for fungal weapons. She proposes a cover story: "Let's discard any idea of blending in. We are already flamboyantly different; Fyedlet in particular. Let's use that to our advantage, such that the larger differences hide the smaller, that we wish to conceal. We have blueprints; very well. We stole them. We're the worst fear of several light-years, pirates from some no-name system. Small fish who have escaped into a larger pond, and wish to swagger." She asks Sasha whether there is "a way of handling" people "who think they're worse than us." Sasha answers, "I wouldn't want to engage in a ''fair'' fight, but our resources for sabotage are extensive. You'll find Alaric is a very useful distraction, I think." Reshad offers, "I lack somewhat in military skills, but when it comes to jamming the gears of bureaucracy or shifting attention..." She asks what Alaric is interested in, besides the mothlings, which Sasha already referenced. "Explaining how brilliant he is!" Sasha answers; she's amused, but also suspicious of her own positive response to Reshad. She continues, "We might be able to fake a change of orders for Flute, if we really needed to confuse things. Perhaps if we dropped a message pod near the rift."
 ==Sasha, Sulen, and Virmad==

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 By and large, the team acquiesces to Sasha's assumption of leadership, despite her confession of violence at the last team meeting, and despite the scene she and Ashari made at the welcoming party. Interestingly, Iawa, who skipped the party, is more suspicious of Sasha's new role than the rest. Iawa has very valid reasons not to trust Sasha, but may be overestimating her talents for political maneuver.
-Sasha attempts to navigate between Naxorian and heptarchate expectations for her new role. In particular, Naxorian culture recognizes important conversations with toasts, usually involving some sort of alcohol, though caffeine is an option for those avoiding alcohol for medical reasons. Sasha is carefully memorizing the beverage preferences of her team. She confronts Sulen directly about their response to the toast Ashari proposed, and the two work out an accommodation. Sasha and Sulen are making significant efforts to promote team unity, despite their deep personal differences; Sulen, in particular, is very committed to the success of the new mission, despite their natural frustration with Ashari's assignments.
+Sasha attempts to navigate between Naxorian and heptarchate expectations for her new role. In particular, Naxorian culture recognizes important conversations with toasts, usually involving some sort of alcohol, though caffeine is an option for those avoiding alcohol for medical reasons. Sasha is carefully memorizing the beverage preferences of her team. She confronts Sulen directly about their response to the toast Ashari proposed, and the two work out an accommodation. Sasha and Sulen are making significant efforts to promote team unity, despite their deep personal differences; Sulen, in particular, is very committed to the success of the new mission, despite their natural frustration with Ashari's assignments. Virmad has strong personal reasons to be interested in this mission, and shares useful cultural information.
 Remi is surprised and pleased by Sasha's willingness to protect ''Cantata'' in particular, and moths in general, from harnessing. Sasha has won significant loyalty from him, though of course a commitment to moth freedom may draw the team into conflict with other interest groups within the rebellion, as well as the hept-/hexarchate as a whole. In the same conversation, Sasha explains the more idealistic factors in her choice to leave Naxarat. This revelation signals Sasha's increased emotional commitment to the team. Though Alaric, Remi, and Seyli do not appear to recognize this shift in her allegiance, they also refrain from criticism that might have weakened Sasha's willingness to bond with other team members.

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 Sasha attempts to navigate between Naxorian and heptarchate expectations for her new role. In particular, Naxorian culture recognizes important conversations with toasts, usually involving some sort of alcohol, though caffeine is an option for those avoiding alcohol for medical reasons. Sasha is carefully memorizing the beverage preferences of her team. She confronts Sulen directly about their response to the toast Ashari proposed, and the two work out an accommodation. Sasha and Sulen are making significant efforts to promote team unity, despite their deep personal differences; Sulen, in particular, is very committed to the success of the new mission, despite their natural frustration with Ashari's assignments.
-Remi is surprised and pleased by Sasha's willingness to protect ''Cantata'' in particular, and moths in general, from harnessing. Sasha has won significant loyalty from him, though of course a commitment to moth freedom may draw the team into conflict with other interest groups within the rebellion, as well as the hept-/hexarchate as a whole. In the same conversation, Sasha explains the more idealistic factors in her choice to leave Naxarat. This revelation signals Sasha's increased emotional commitment to the team. Though Alaric, Seyli, and Remi do not appear to recognize this shift in her allegiance, they also refrain from criticism that might have weakened Sasha's willingness to bond with other team members.
+Remi is surprised and pleased by Sasha's willingness to protect ''Cantata'' in particular, and moths in general, from harnessing. Sasha has won significant loyalty from him, though of course a commitment to moth freedom may draw the team into conflict with other interest groups within the rebellion, as well as the hept-/hexarchate as a whole. In the same conversation, Sasha explains the more idealistic factors in her choice to leave Naxarat. This revelation signals Sasha's increased emotional commitment to the team. Though Alaric, Remi, and Seyli do not appear to recognize this shift in her allegiance, they also refrain from criticism that might have weakened Sasha's willingness to bond with other team members.
 The newly constituted team is not, however, free from problems. Sulen is quite right to point out that Sasha's reactions to Reshad may pose future issues. Sasha is correct that she has greater problems with authority figures than with people who submit to her authority, but she is reluctant to face her own discomfort with people whom she might find attractive. This may cause future misunderstandings with multiple team members; Reshad and Ione, whose presentation is quite feminine, are particularly likely to encounter unexpectedly strong responses from Sasha. Meanwhile, Seyli is uncomfortable with deceit in general, and with the specific prospect of coordinating with former Shuos. Since Reshad is likely to play a key leadership role and Aymad is the team member with the second-greatest skill in conventional weapons, Seyli's discomfort is likely to create difficulties for the team's operational effectiveness.

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 Remi is surprised and pleased by Sasha's willingness to protect ''Cantata'' in particular, and moths in general, from harnessing. Sasha has won significant loyalty from him, though of course a commitment to moth freedom may draw the team into conflict with other interest groups within the rebellion, as well as the hept-/hexarchate as a whole. In the same conversation, Sasha explains the more idealistic factors in her choice to leave Naxarat. This revelation signals Sasha's increased emotional commitment to the team. Though Alaric, Seyli, and Remi do not appear to recognize this shift in her allegiance, they also refrain from criticism that might have weakened Sasha's willingness to bond with other team members.
-Sasha can't deal with women, esp. Reshad
+The newly constituted team is not, however, free from problems. Sulen is quite right to point out that Sasha's reactions to Reshad may pose future issues. Sasha is correct that she has greater problems with authority figures than with people who submit to her authority, but she is reluctant to face her own discomfort with people whom she might find attractive. This may cause future misunderstandings with multiple team members; Reshad and Ione, whose presentation is quite feminine, are particularly likely to encounter unexpectedly strong responses from Sasha. Meanwhile, Seyli is uncomfortable with deceit in general, and with the specific prospect of coordinating with former Shuos. Since Reshad is likely to play a key leadership role and Aymad is the team member with the second-greatest skill in conventional weapons, Seyli's discomfort is likely to create difficulties for the team's operational effectiveness.
 Mafyyil is a problem waiting to happen - kangaroo and Sulen

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 ==New Combinations and Intercultural Adjustments==
-general acquiescence to Sasha's leadership, despite her fears and the scene at the party, except Iawa
+By and large, the team acquiesces to Sasha's assumption of leadership, despite her confession of violence at the last team meeting, and despite the scene she and Ashari made at the welcoming party. Interestingly, Iawa, who skipped the party, is more suspicious of Sasha's new role than the rest. Iawa has very valid reasons not to trust Sasha, but may be overestimating her talents for political maneuver.
-Naxorian drinking culture
+Sasha attempts to navigate between Naxorian and heptarchate expectations for her new role. In particular, Naxorian culture recognizes important conversations with toasts, usually involving some sort of alcohol, though caffeine is an option for those avoiding alcohol for medical reasons. Sasha is carefully memorizing the beverage preferences of her team. She confronts Sulen directly about their response to the toast Ashari proposed, and the two work out an accommodation.
 Sasha and Sulen are trying really hard - really, Sulen is working hard in general