"Liane! I'm so glad to see you. You've got to come see New Dover, it's great and it's only there because of you."

"Ah. That's nice." Huff, huff. She takes deep breaths and leans against a wall. "Yeah, I think I want to go there, now." She taps her two metal limbs together. "I've paid an arm and a leg. Heh. Think I've done my bit."

"You really have. Do you need any help?"

"I'll be alright. I am done adventuring, though. Probably never going to be really able to do anything more strenuous than laundry. Which sucks, but, lots of things do. I'll deal. I'll move in to the slavery empire, since it sounds like lots of people will."

"If you can't find anything to do I'll find you something once you've learned Hari. I'm glad you're coming to Har, you have no idea how glad I am. Do you want a hug?"

"You know and like another me, right? I don't really know you that much... I could use a hug sure."

"Oh, I love the other you I know, but she's not the one who got me New Dover. She's not the one who found Milliways and could've been safe and chose to go back to save people - actually she did that too, but that's not the point."

She walks up to him and holds her arms out tentatively - hug?

"I did what I had to, yeah? Hurts, now. But I don't regret it."

He holds her tight. "I bet laundry is still a waste of your talents, you know. We'll find you something more fun and show you the whole town of people you saved and it's all going to be fine."

She's maybe crying a little. And shaking a little. "There's - gonna be a new city. Full of survivors and hope."

"Because of you."

He won't let go until she does.

"Not just me. And - you guys - I could have done this, what you're doing now, the first time..." Deep breaths.

"Nah. If I hadn't had New Dover I wouldn't've taken as many. And getting even ten thousand people all vetted and taught Hari would've been just about impossible, but now I've got more people who can translate and explain things."

"Guess it all works out in the end, huh."

Sigh. Unhug. "...Thanks. I'll see what life brings me next, yeah?"

"It'll be something cool. Well, go on, there's law codes for you to read and a whole new world when you're done with that."

She goes, smiling slightly.

"I'm assuming she's a shoo-in? And... I can see why you like her."

"Unless she tells you she only wants to come so she can kill all the slaveowners, yeah, I want her in Har. Isn't she great?"

"Selfless, steadfast, heroic." Nod, nod. "She's the sort of person who thrives when there's dangerous work to be done. I'm not so sure how she'll cope with safety."

"There's dangerous work in Har but I'm not sure she can do any of it. I'll be keeping an eye out for jobs she can do, though."

"It wouldn't be danger per se - more... Things that need doing."

"There's a lot that needs doing, but she doesn't seem like she'd like trying to figure out child welfare laws that don't create perverse incentives."

"Yes, that sounds difficult and not really to her skills. Perhaps an airship captain. Or emergency responder."

"Yeah. If she were a force mage it'd be easy, I'd have half a dozen jobs to suggest just that I can think of right now."

"I am hopeful it will all turn out fine."

Meanwhile, back to testing out their process. The expedition to London's banking district goes well - the New Dover Resettlement Fund is now pretty rich. They buy lots of stuff - books, tools, vehicles - from Bar to give to the people who want to stay on Earth and rebuild. Three hundred and forty-five people of the group that lives near the door want to move in to Har. A few hundred more want to go live in Milliways with the generous living expenses account Katherine and her cohort can afford to give them, which will last them couple of years. A few dozen want to sign on to the evacuation and rebuilding effort, which picked up the name 'New World Administration' somewhere along the line, and Katherine gladly integrates them. And another couple hundred want to just stay where they are. The weather's been getting better lately, anyway.

(There are more than a few arguments and a few fights, mostly over family drama. One man stabs his wife in the leg and is dragged off to a makeshift prison. There are a few duels, which were legal before the Great Frost and nobody seems inclined to punish the victors of.)

After four days, "I'm fairly confident the ones who want to move to Har will be peaceful and productive. They all passed the imperial and Ira Sani law tests - even the kids - and they've all been interviewed. We have transcripts. Most of the reason they want to move in is to help liberate the place - free land and access to mages who can do wonderful things for industry and science won't hurt, though. We will be able to pay for all that land at a good rate, mind. How do you want to handle final interviews?"