We Float

Who: Tereska Wasserbach and Katherine Athena.
What: Tereska meets Katherine for the first time, and gets to meet a double agent and a band of liberal whackjpbs at the same time.
When: July 10th, 2094
Where: The freeways of Seattle
Status: Closed; complete

"Katherine, just get in the car." Bart looked tired, his hand resting on his hip as he looked at his wife. "You're not solving anything by staying here."

"I don't want a security detail, Bart. I have a meeting at 3:30 with the Chinese trade delegation and a dinner at 6 with the Yakima Black Women's Collective. Those aren't the kind of appointments I can blow off. I've spent months trying to arrange a meeting with Joie Naughton." She glanced at her watch. "How many threats do I receive in a year? Sixty-three in the past six months alone since I co-sponsored the Huxley-Athena Bill. And you expect me to bow down to a bunch of liberal nutjobs who think that the presidency began and ended with Hillary Rodham Clinton?"

"Fine. I wash my hands of you." The gesture that followed was more expansive than Bart normally allowed in public. "I have a flight to catch." He leaned over, kissing her cheek with a faint wince. "Have a good weekend. Dear."

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Who: Tom Sturbridge and Maxxie Delacourt
What: Discussing the future, and whether to take Katherine up on her offer.
When: May 14, 2096
Where: Their dorm at Seattle University
Status: Closed, Complete

Finals were finally, blessedly, over. His last paper was turned in, his last test was taken. He didn't have to think about anything academic again until next semester, and he was more than glad of the break. Because, unfortunately, he had plenty of other things to think about.

He'd managed to shove them aside in his mind to get through to the end of the semester, but now he let them all loose. He had to make a decision, and soon. And that meant finding Maxxie.

He tried the main common room first, and not finding her there, he headed up to her dorm room, knocking and hoping he wasn't going to have to go on a campus-wide wild goose chase to track her down.