Letters in the Lab
I've gone in the lab before, but neglected to read what's on the counters. There are two messages.
Kimberly Thompson got a job at Mt. Holly Manor to "run some turbine tests" with "Moore," though she normally works at SYNKA labs. The house behaved for her like it does for me.
"Moore" must be Randolph Moore. His "Heating and Cooling Curves" paper says room temp is 20C, with complete thaw a couple degrees lower. This test was done at atmospheric pressure 93kpa in Mt. Holly Freezer. That was test 205.
The Shelter
I drafted the fallout shelter for the first time, and I opened the safe. It's easier to remember which date it is to set the timer since I'm doing this actual day.
There's a letter in the safe, which I've (shock of shocks) never really read before.
"Courtney" is writing to "Uncle" about the disappearance of her cousin "Mary" (later confirmed as Marion). Courtney accuses him of smuggling Mary across the "red border" in September, seven months after she disappeared in February. Apparently the red crown disappeared at the same time. She hopes this is true, because it meant the Black Water rebellion (and Uncle) were helping Marion, so he's not a villain. Also, she's hoping for red control of the country to fall.
Wow, I really should have been reading this stuff all along. It's interesting! lol
Based on another letter in the shelter, three people hid in here while the Red Guard was on the manor.
Back to the orchard
With many steps left over, I decided to go turn the valve in the orchard, even though I've not yet gotten what I need for the sun dial.
The groundskeeper log in the shed is signed by Nogula, the staff member who was given an allowance in the cloister. He's keeping better documentation than his "predecessor" so he can spare a future groundskeeper the embarrassment of not knowing how things work. Lovely fellow!
He lays claim to the East Wing gardens and the orchard, but notes the West Wing gardens have fallen into disarray since the death of Lady Epsen (Her Ladyship, I assume). That was when the entire wing closed.
Nogula notes that green rooms can only be drafted on the edges of the East and West Wing. How did I not notice that?
He also notes which rooms have poor/good/rich soil for greenhouse rooms. It strikes me that maintaining these places on a day-to-day basis must be a total nightmare.
Apparently the scepter-wielding is a paragon named Orinda. Nogula thinks the statue should be replaced with Rynna, who is a paragon of gardening, but Anne Babbage disagrees. Rynna is the one with the hoe.
That was a really informative journal, I guess. Heh.
He began the journal in April 1992 but didn't seem to get very far.
This was not a productive day.
What it says on the tin.