Woo hoo! Look at me go!
As for your questions,
1) Al is hugely in favor of keeping the slabs. After seeing and being in so much trouble for them, she thinks it'd be a waste not to hold out a little longer.
2) Aladari went through a lot last season. She was introduced to a lot more violence that led to a change in her normally happy-go-lucky attitude. Of course, the only change in behavior is that now she drinks to forget rather than for fun. But hey- it's change.

3) I have so many threads from last season to finish up. I've been trying to clean things out, and submit the threads for grading that aren't going anywhere, but I still have a hefty supply of placeholders and incomplete job threads. Hopefully, that'll be fixed in the next week or so, but for now, Fall is on a slight hold.
And, Baran, we should plan something out whenever you're done with your seasonal prep. I would like to thread with everyone in the city at some point, and you're on my list.
