"Interstitial Moments" is an extra for Best Foot Forward.
"Interstitial Moments" is a collection of three extras, a total of 25K words, covering the aftermath of
Best Foot Forward as 1935 moves into 1936.
Read on for more details about who's involved. Note that the dates on some of these overlap.
Best Foot Forward causes a tremendous amount of change - not just for
Geoffrey Carillon and
Alexander Landry (and
Lizzie Carillon) but for the other people who care about them. I wanted more of a look at how that played out in some specific places.
Geoffrey Carillon debriefs with his intelligence handler,
Lapidoth Manse, about his adventures in Berlin.
Benton talks with Geoffrey the afternoon he returns home. There are a number of changes in the offing. Benton arranges things, of course.
Later, Lizzie checks with Benton, whether he has questions about the situation, and there is an interesting conversation over supper.
Geoffrey consults Benton about his opinions, specifically about Alexander.
Benton adds the final touches before a gathering.
Lizzie consults with
Thesan about some of Alexander's preferences.
Alexander finds
Isembard in the duelling salle for a conversation with several unexpected twists and turns.
Thesan and Isembard deepen some connections and meet some new ones in a visit to
Ytene.
Isembard and
Gabe get to know each other, doing a thing they both enjoy a great deal. Duelling.
Thesan presses Alexander to answer a few minor points, about how things are changing.
Isembard and Alexander visit
Perry Judson's grave together.
Thesan talks to Alexander about the changes of the past year, and what she understands about it.