help yourself

[her_imperial_radiance]

Elspeth does not at all feel the way her mama does about mindreading. She is in fact rather the opposite. So she thinks nothing of accepting Downside's admin's invitation to visit and see whether judgesight picks up the memory dump she carries around in her head. Jane drops her right there - Elspeth has her own Janegem, a little yellow charm hanging from a choker she wears - and she goes to visit the admin.

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(The sky switching is very beautiful.)

[her_imperial_radiance]

Elspeth goes back to the library when it's through and continues opening doors. Her sleep cycle decides that the sky switching is sunset, and she goes and crashes in the office when she's tired, then starts up again.

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Downside's library contains a lot of doors.

The number is not technically infinite, but it is enough to ensure that she need not repeat any if she doesn't want to.

[her_imperial_radiance]

Elspeth does tend to get better results from doors she hasn't tried recently, so she doesn't repeat herself.