A Few Students [7 Hivvem 4385, Barency]

Mirrored from Sythyry.

Me: “That’s rather a lot of students.”

Mump: “Bah! Sixteen students? That would be a small class — a tiny class!!”

Me: “I am not, however, a teacher.”

Mump: “Nor do I expect you to teach them! Alzagonde, Hrone, and Vind are going — they are senior students, which in Vheshrame you might term graduate students, and they will instruct and guide the others!”

Me: “That improves matters somewhat. Still, this list of passengers is quite large.”

Mump: “It has been trimmed down to the barest essentials!”

Me: “The barest essentials average out to more than one non-student per student!”

Mump: “What, do you expect Prince Rastomil to go without a retinue, a bodyguard?”

Me: “There’s a prince on there?”

Mump: “I do not know how it is in Vheshrame, but in Barency, the flower of the nobility attend our school, and many of them study Behavior of Primes. After all, to govern people, one must first understand people.”

Me: “He seems to be specializing in the transaffectionate. This shows his excellent judgment and impeccable taste.”

Mump: “I suppose that is one way to interpret the situation. In any case, many students are bringing along their spouses. This is a matter of some urgency to them! They do not want to be thought to be going along to be transaffectionate themselves!”

Me: “Understandable, though rather insulting. I would like an annotated list, explaining who these people are and what their relationships are like. Otherwise I shall be tremendously confused.”

Mump: “Ridiculous!”

Me: “I shall not fly them otherwise; they may not enter my skyboat.”

Mump: “After various further remonstrations, I shall agree to have a graduate student prepare it.”

And here it is. Even with the list in hand, I am tremendously confused.

Name	Demography	Notes
Alzagonde	Rassimel woman, student	Senior student / instructor.
Amberstripe	Herethroy woman, servant	Chaperone to Rastomil
Arkathia	Orren woman, student	Wife of Burbot and Strappie
Balinbrax	Rassimel man, non-student	Sycophant of Rastomil
Bryef	Cani man, non-student	all the Cani are married, bodyguard of Rastomil
Burbot	Orren man, non-student	Husband of Arkathia and Strappie
Claryelle	Herethroy woman, servant	Entourage of Kerria
Cluthe	Cani woman, non-student	all the Cani are married
Dance-dap	Orren woman, non-student	Wife of Mhebb and Morayfay
Frippin	Orren woman, student	in danger of flunking out
Vind	Rassimel man, student	Senior student / instructor
Gresh	Cani man, non-student	all the Cani are married
Hrone	Cani man, student	Senior student / instructor; all the Cani are married
Invincible Fire Demon	Orren man, student	Son of the High Priest of Flokin, who is also a great lord and hero of Barency
Isko	Rassimel man, student	Some kind of baron
Izet	Cani woman, student	all the Cani are married
Jagraton	Rassimel man, servant	Bodyguard of Rastomil
Kazrie	Rassimel woman, servant	servant of the Cani
Kerria	Herethroy co-lover, student	mari of Tarragina; Grand Baron
Mhebb	Orren woman, student	Wife of Dance-dap and Morayfay
Molazasrie	Rassimel woman, student	disgraced minor nobility from Tauvane
Mongwose	Orren man, servant	Servant of Arkathia
Morayfay	Orren man, non-student	Husband of Dance-dap and Mhebb
Postmarine	Orren woman, student	Some kind of esquire
Rastomil	Rassimel man, student	Sixth child of the Duke of Barency; playboy
Schranie	Cani woman, student	all the Cani are married
Sizzletap	Orren man, non-student	Not sure why he’s here at all.
Strappie	Orren man, student	Husband of Burbot and Arkathia
Tarragina	Herethroy woman, non-student	wife of Kerria
Thivie	Cani woman, non-student	all the Cani are married
Trust	Cani man, non-student	all the Cani are married
Unispike	Herethroy co-lover, student	cosi of the Duke of Barency’s main personal lieutenant.
Vumachs	Cani man, non-student	all the Cani are married
Wentalilla	Rassimel woman, non-student	Secretary and bodyguard of Rastomil
Wetwetwet	Orren man, servant	Servant of the Cani

A Few Students [7 Hivvem 4385, Barency]

Mirrored from Sythyry.

Me: “That’s rather a lot of students.”

Mump: “Bah! Sixteen students? That would be a small class — a tiny class!!”

Me: “I am not, however, a teacher.”

Mump: “Nor do I expect you to teach them! Alzagonde, Hrone, and Vind are going — they are senior students, which in Vheshrame you might term graduate students, and they will instruct and guide the others!”

Me: “That improves matters somewhat. Still, this list of passengers is quite large.”

Mump: “It has been trimmed down to the barest essentials!”

Me: “The barest essentials average out to more than one non-student per student!”

Mump: “What, do you expect Prince Rastomil to go without a retinue, a bodyguard?”

Me: “There’s a prince on there?”

Mump: “I do not know how it is in Vheshrame, but in Barency, the flower of the nobility attend our school, and many of them study Behavior of Primes. After all, to govern people, one must first understand people.”

Me: “He seems to be specializing in the transaffectionate. This shows his excellent judgment and impeccable taste.”

Mump: “I suppose that is one way to interpret the situation. In any case, many students are bringing along their spouses. This is a matter of some urgency to them! They do not want to be thought to be going along to be transaffectionate themselves!”

Me: “Understandable, though rather insulting. I would like an annotated list, explaining who these people are and what their relationships are like. Otherwise I shall be tremendously confused.”

Mump: “Ridiculous!”

Me: “I shall not fly them otherwise; they may not enter my skyboat.”

Mump: “After various further remonstrations, I shall agree to have a graduate student prepare it.”

And here it is. Even with the list in hand, I am tremendously confused.

Name	Demography	Notes
Alzagonde	Rassimel woman, student	Senior student / instructor.
Amberstripe	Herethroy woman, servant	Chaperone to Rastomil
Arkathia	Orren woman, student	Wife of Burbot and Strappie
Balinbrax	Rassimel man, non-student	Sycophant of Rastomil
Bryef	Cani man, non-student	all the Cani are married, bodyguard of Rastomil
Burbot	Orren man, non-student	Husband of Arkathia and Strappie
Claryelle	Herethroy woman, servant	Entourage of Kerria
Cluthe	Cani woman, non-student	all the Cani are married
Dance-dap	Orren woman, non-student	Wife of Mhebb and Morayfay
Frippin	Orren woman, student	in danger of flunking out
Vind	Rassimel man, student	Senior student / instructor
Gresh	Cani man, non-student	all the Cani are married
Hrone	Cani man, student	Senior student / instructor; all the Cani are married
Invincible Fire Demon	Orren man, student	Son of the High Priest of Flokin, who is also a great lord and hero of Barency
Isko	Rassimel man, student	Some kind of baron
Izet	Cani woman, student	all the Cani are married
Jagraton	Rassimel man, servant	Bodyguard of Rastomil
Kazrie	Rassimel woman, servant	servant of the Cani
Kerria	Herethroy co-lover, student	mari of Tarragina; Grand Baron
Mhebb	Orren woman, student	Wife of Dance-dap and Morayfay
Molazasrie	Rassimel woman, student	disgraced minor nobility from Tauvane
Mongwose	Orren man, servant	Servant of Arkathia
Morayfay	Orren man, non-student	Husband of Dance-dap and Mhebb
Postmarine	Orren woman, student	Some kind of esquire
Rastomil	Rassimel man, student	Sixth child of the Duke of Barency; playboy
Schranie	Cani woman, student	all the Cani are married
Sizzletap	Orren man, non-student	Not sure why he’s here at all.
Strappie	Orren man, student	Husband of Burbot and Arkathia
Tarragina	Herethroy woman, non-student	wife of Kerria
Thivie	Cani woman, non-student	all the Cani are married
Trust	Cani man, non-student	all the Cani are married
Unispike	Herethroy co-lover, student	cosi of the Duke of Barency’s main personal lieutenant.
Vumachs	Cani man, non-student	all the Cani are married
Wentalilla	Rassimel woman, non-student	Secretary and bodyguard of Rastomil
Wetwetwet	Orren man, servant	Servant of the Cani