x-celsis.livejournal.comTo: Xavier, Charles
From: Frost, Emma
Subject: The Old Stables
Dear Charles,
I've tried as best I can, but darling, I simply can't stay in that little room anymore. Really, it's not in my nature to make do. Now, I've noticed those old stables are in a bit of a state, and they're only being used to store some gardening equipment and a set of garden furniture that probably should have been thrown out in the 1950s. As for the stablehand quarters above, I think we have a spider collection in there, but we can always move that to the basement now you've evicted Sarah and Jono.
With your blessing, I'd like to renovate the stables and turn them into a little cottage, where I can live, take classes, and run a Fortune 500 enterprise. You'll get to approve the construction plans, of course, and I'm happy to use my own money. Plus, it'll give your brother something to do besides fingertip arithmetic.
Oh, one other thing. I'm going to need you to clear or cover my classes tomorrow, and perhaps for the rest of the week. Scott has asked me to work on adapting one of Jono's containment suits for Alex, but I need time, and we can't really afford to wait. It's a bit of a challenge, to be honest, but a little telepathic cribbing from the world's leading experts, and I should be able to finish the task.
Don't worry, darling. You know I wouldn't dream of it if it weren't a good cause. I'll leave everyone as I find them, and it'll all be gone from the short term memory before you can say Hair Club For Men.
love,
Emma.