American Graffiti immortalized the City of Modesto in the seventies. Creating a city that refused to give up on a by-gone era that truthfully, shouldn't be looked back on in nostalgia. It's a long-drive south for Ariadne to Modesto, the city of 'Water, Wealth, Contentment, and Health.' With a city motto like that, it might be a surprise that there is a modest Consilium there and not the seat of the Tetrarchy.
Vesper, the Herald of the City agreed to meet with Ariadne and welcome Ariadne to the Drowned Consilium. Signaling ahead of time that you were heading to someone's turf, was always polite. The line of power between the Diamond and the Assembly blurs. The Assembly attracts those who want to make a difference with the majority of them working in Migrant Farmers Rights, Immigration Reform, and Farm Unions. Despite all of this, the Diamond has been ascendent over the last decade due in large part to the Ladder of which Vesper claims membership.
The first stop, was Mr. T's Delicate Donut Shop where Vesper asked Ariadne to meet. 'You'll know me by my curls,' is all V said.
Kelreth Ariadne