Academyplot Preludes: Table of Contents

Assembled in a hurry, so if I missed any threads (particularly in the earlier sections), my apologies. It's because I didn't have time to look through everyone's memories and/or forgot about something. --Gen

The Set-up

Roland finds out information via accidental hypnosis. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/5136301.html)

It's time to talk: Cross-tet palaver: we may be cast on. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/5203669.html) (And a bit more palaver afterward.)
Kaylee and Alain have a bit more palaver on the subject later. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/5225777.html)

Beam-dream, and immediate reactions.
Roland and River discuss it (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/5912483.html)
Kaylee and Alain discuss it (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/5825277.html)

Roland asks River about trying hypnosis again sometime, this time on purpose. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/5851952.html)
And does so, with help. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/5939468.html?thread=244848140#t244848140)

The group gathers to meet the Tet Consortium (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6363611.html)
Tang's saloon
And the subsequent palaver

Roland wants to hypnotize River again. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6401330.html)
And does, with unexpected and slightly bloody results.

Weapons and skills demonstration. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6424110.html)

Book gets four magical pendants, in a package from Prior Fell. And leaves them at the bar. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6702431.html)

Cathcart and Charrington: Welcome to 1408, Mr. Tam.
Interlude, with gunpoint threats (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6442318.html) and hypnosis. (And, the next day, an argument.)
And welcome back again, Mr. Tam.
...Did we mention that you can never leave this room?

At the Academy: Lilli has an Episode. (Previously: another Episode, and Dr. Lin gets some news about a new Doctor.)

Eddie writes, and writes. And writes. And dreams.

Tom and Door discuss things, to no real conclusion. A few days later, he talks to Eddie. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6881360.html?thread=286586192#t286586192) But the real help is when Crowley shows Door the Beam out the window. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6917532.html)

Book meets Crowley. And finds that this isn't the A.J. Crowley he thinks it is. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6834445.html) It confuses him.

Tet gets some information. And Kaylee leaves some plans for Bernard. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6836344.html)

A while back, shields were acquired to disguise Serenity. Now, they're tested. Prognosis: rapid revision of plans.
Simon and Kaylee discuss this. And Simon gets a message from the Tet Consortium. He wants to bring Anthy to Praxed

Roland plans. And, incidentally, asks the third question. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6859941.html)
Ace is planning too. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6881360.html?thread=286387792#t286387792)

Hen Night gathering (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6935604.html), Hen Night, and Stag Party (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6932461.html). And a tiny amount of aftermath. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6939148.html) Just because.

And, also just because, the Tonks-Wrangle wedding: pre-ceremony mixing (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6945359.html), wedding proper (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6950743.html), and reception (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6952135.html)

And Bar is Eddie's for the week.

It Begins

Serenity on Praxed: second meeting with the Tet Consortium, and a subsequent rapid reevaluation of plans. Subthreads bracket River, Simon, and Anthy's adventures with HOBs. (Anthy's perspective on that.)

And Anthy's getting further away.

At the Academy:
Anthy River has an interview.
Lunch.
Bedtime.
Anthy meets Doctor Sunshine. (And afterwards.)
Storytelling in the library.
And Dr. Lin finds his life increasingly stressful.


Waiting

Alain feels ka-shume. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6992118.html)
So does Cuthbert. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6997940.html)
And Susan. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7001309.html)
And Eddie. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7007434.html)
And Sheemie. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7005723.html)
And Roland. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7022746.html)
The Tet of Nine shares khef.

Roland holds palaver with Moiraine. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7001558.html) And with Fleur, Simon, and Crowley. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7000640.html)

Assorted threads with a relatively low plot quotient, and other miscellany from the week:
Wash with Ace and Simon. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/6993742.html)
Faith writes a will, and chats with lots of friends. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7010818.html)
Susan with Elaine, Mal, Caspian, Lilly, and Sheemie. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7013672.html)
Crowley with Faith (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7017242.html)
Alain and Lilly discuss ka-shume. And... other things. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7048668.html)
Susan with Raven and Sailor Venus (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7060047.html)
Lilly and Mel's suitewarming party (http://www.livejournal.com/users/slayer_fray/14916.html)
Simon and Kaylee talk, and then... don't talk, in the way that involves FTB.
River and Meg discuss the situation. It does not go well at all. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7094851.html)
Susan cries on Aziraphael's shoulder, and he's confused by her pendant. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7090531.html)
Alain discusses the battle with Gavroche, Faith, Susan, and Svava. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7108384.html)
Meg discusses the situation with Susan and Kitty. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7116258.html)
Susan and Faith distract each other. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7115486.html)

River, in the greenhouse, is not doing well. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7021410.html) Roland finds Moiraine, after leaving a few notes (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7029011.html#cutid1), and they go to River's Garden in the Dreaming. Later, there's a conversation, plus Joe. When she's back on the ship, Simon talks to her about going along for the fight. (He's not in favor. He loses the argument.)

Tom tells Door the date's set. She flees to regain composure, which doesn't go well. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7026307.html)
And Kitty tells Edmund the same. He reacts rather better.

Caspian invokes the Deep Magic on his friends' behalf.
And Eddie gives Wash a key. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7052787.html)
Ted goes to NYC again (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7030382.html), and visits the offices of a certain Corporation.

Crowley tries to get from Milliways to Serenity. It... doesn't so much work. Oops? (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7063312.html) Andronicus Crowley, however, has no such trouble. (Aziraphael, too, proves to be very helpful indeed.)

One day more.
Roland, will half-made, comes down to sit in the bar for the last time. With Moiraine, Crowley, River, Eddie, Alain, Cuthbert, Lilly, and Susan. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7110691.html)
Lilly chats with Kitty and Mordred. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7117246.html) Also with Alain, and then they go upstairs to play Watch Me. And then... distract each other in other ways. The morning after.
The Deans talk to Susan, Simon, and Cuthbert. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7112681.html)
Kaylee and Simon have dinner together. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7115838.html)
Kitty reads to a kitten and chats with Ace in lieu of brooding. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7116749.html)
Andronicus Crowley answers one of Book's questions, and doesn't answer another. He also holds palaver with Roland, and with Susan.
Mal talks to Sheemie and Mel. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7124413.html)
Mal and Zoe are military and business-like. And Mal leaves a gift for Inara.
Wash and Zoe comfort each other.
Cuthbert and Susan do likewise.
And, with some careful repression, so do Tom and Door. Until it's time to go.

And then the troops are assembled, and they go to meet their ka. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7135757.html) Cort comes in just long enough to fetch something. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7137114.html) And Eddie Dean (with Sheemie, Moiraine, Sunny, Crowley, and Archie) waits. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7136086.html)


Immediately post-plot

Some of the troops return. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7139698.html)
River and Tom return to the bar. (http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/7140639.html) River goes home to the aftermath, and Moiraine grieves.
The students go to Taos.
And Anthy is somewhere else.
Eventually, Cuthbert wakes up.
And, a long time later, Roland find a sigul.