Editing Go for the Throat 23.9

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| work       = Pale
| book       = Go for the Throat
| number     = 23.9
| dateposted = 31-3-2023 
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the thirteenth chapter of [[Go for the Throat]]. Verona scrambles for inspiration in the lopsided Kennet. She and Avery deal with interference and assistance. Lousie makes a decision and Verona introduces people to magic.

==Plot==
Verona works to construct a large diagram outside the [[Kennet Arena]] with the help of [[Julette]], [[Alexanderp]], and her two unnamed homunculi. She hopes that the diagram can help stabilize Kennett Below as it collapses through Kennett Above. 

[[Lis]] appears and tells Verona that the diagram won't work, in part due to the lack of an available power source. 

Avery arrives and checks in with Verona, until they are interrupted by an unfamiliar pair. A failed Practitioner and his greedy technomancy hanger-on. The intruders battle Avery and Verona until Verona is able to negotiate a short ceasefire. They reveal that they were indirectly sent by the [[Aurum Coil]] to deal with [[Alexanderp]]. When the battle resumes, the Others pursue Verona and Avery into the [[Kennet Arena|Arena]], where Verona leverages innocents to gain the upper hand. 

After leaving the [[Kennet Arena|Arena]], [[Harri]] arrives and helps force the Others to flee while [[Nomi]] tells Verona about the situation around [[Kennet]]

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The perspective shifts to [[Lousie]] in a meeting with Avery and Snowdrop in [[Kennet Found]] where they chat about the girl's plan to make Kennet aware.
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Back to Verona as she gathers innocents around the arena and reveals the existence of magic to a large group of residents. Lis warns Verona of the potential consequences of making Kennet aware before Verona leaves to have a conversation with [[Sylvia Hayward|her mom]]. 

==Major Events==
*Verona adds another Leg to the stabilization of Kennet.
*Interference from the Aurum
*Verona and Avery spread awareness to a large group of Kennet residents.


==Characters==
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===[[Kennet Trio]]===
*[[Verona]]
**[[Julette]]
**[[Homonculi]]; Alexanderp and two helpers, one half-baked
*[[Avery]] & [[Snowdrop]]
===[[Aurum Coil|<span style="color:#aa6f0a;">Aurum's Catspaw</span>]]===

*[[Swordswallower|Sword-Swallowed]] Kid Ex-Practitioner
**[[Technomany]] Greedy Other Hanger-on
===[[Red Heron]] Defectors===
*[[Nomi Bearden]]
*[[Harri Maxfield]]
===Kennet Council & New Inductees===
*[[List of Kennet Public 8-9 Class Students|Kennet Public Students]] 
**[[Brayden Black]]
**[[Caroline Gray]]
**[[George Mason]]
**[[Ian Dobson]]
**[[Jeremy Clifford]]
**[[Mia Campbell-St. James]]
**[[Noah Sauve]]
**[[Savannah Pehrson]]
**[[Wallace Davis]]
*Parents
**[[Jasmine Ellingson]]
**[[Sylvia Hayward]]
**Cameron's Mom
**Nomi's Grandmother
**[[Reggie|Reagan, Collin]] and [[Gabriel Necaise]] family and friends
**Oakham's parents
*Aware
**[[Louise Bayer]]
**[[Mrs. Schaff]] and cats
**Unidentified terror tripped Aware
** Various almost Aware

===Mentioned===
*[[Abraham Musser]]
*[[Adrian]]
*[[Anselm]]
*[[Aurum Coil]]
*[[Cameron Merson]]
*[[Charles Abrams]]
*Dog tags
*[[The Family Man]]
*Jack-in-the-box other
*[[Lucy Ellingson]]
*[[Melissa Oakham]]
*[[Miss]]
*[[Mallory]]
*[[Matthew]]
*[[McCauleigh Hennigar]]
*[[Peckersnot]]
*[[Seth Belanger]]
*Perimeter shrine spirits
*[[Sir Toadswallow]]
*[[Tenmercy]]
*[[Yiyun Jen]]
*[[Brett Hayward]]
*[[Nora]]
*[[Clementine Robertjon]]
*[[Melissa Oakham]]
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