Café de Nuit

Great, it's all ok then

I understand 'busy', no need to be sorry. Been there myself loads of times.

Thank you, Alastor.

I'm glad that we all seem to prefer, or at least tolerate, slow games.

Sorry for the delay, Alastor and AG. My mind has not been much in games, lately, but if you're still around, let's see if we can move the story forward..

Thanks for your patience.

Victoria leads the group to her office, the priest Niles at the fore, then the distraught Christine and Oliver. Once in her seat of power, she locks the door behind them, as seems to be her usual practice, sits and says. "It is very unusual for students to leave the grounds at night, even to no...

"I am tired of all this back and forth", Victoria says. "Mr Eddisford and Miss Sargant, you may go. Everyone else, we will talk and go to the bottom of this matter in my office. Now!" Georgina looks around, somewhat disappointed that she will not be present. She hesitates, tryin...

Glad to know it all went well.
It's so good to share happiness in family.


Incidentally, I am waiting to see if Niles has anything to say.

Victoria looks at the young theologian, trying to measure him up. But it doesn't take her long to agree, even with a hint of a smile. "Yes, that can be done. But I wonder what you need Mr Eddisford for. What is his connection with all of this, again?" Meanwhile, Oliver seems to have gone a...

Victoria nods at Oliver's curt answer.

"I see. Then I want to see you both in my office" she says to Christine and Oliver.

"Father, you should come as well, I want to understand what's happening here."

Hi Dani, congratulations to your brother, and I wish him all the best for the future, and a lovely party for you. Life here is as usual, things are settling down and am enjoying my new house progressively more. Hmmm... you're right that I left things too ambiguous. Maybe a follow-up is necessary. Bu...

Oliver is angry at the young student, Georgina. Furious might be a better word, all their plans imperilled by her meddling.


"Perhaps I could, but not out here in the open where there are too many ears!"

Victoria returns "I would very much like to hear this story myself, from their own lips. And what about Mr Eddisford there? I was not aware he had been out as well?" At the call of his name, the student that was accompanying Niles blanches. "I... uh... no, not I, I was in my room all ...

The group starts up the hill, and at last the workers go back to their business. None of them seem to have had any chance of understanding what was going on. While it seems that Christine's bluff paid off, her contentment is broken shortly after: as they reach the top of the hill, they meet the Dean...

Oliver easies Christine's head on his shoulder and in that position makes a subtle movement of his head in the direction of the men, prompting them to go away. A few of them return to their places, but the foreman stays about a little while more.

Niles dismisses the girl from his thoughts as he reaches finally the boiler house. There he sees Oliver standing protectively about Christine, who seems in great suffering lying on the ground. There are a few working men around the two students, and one of them approaches the priest. "Hello Fat...

Niles does not waste time in reaching the boiler house, guided by the student. But as he left the quad behind, he couldn't help but notice the urgency of another student, a girl, who ran in the opposite direction, towards the library... or the Headmistress's lodgings.