May 22nd gibbering placidly in the city’s shadowed pockets Joanna’s awakening was successful. No longer cadaverous and vacuous, her reconfiguration is almost complete. She is currently training with Maria and Judith in the orphic practices. She can not yet speak, but that is often the last of the senses to return. The spiritual stamina needed to survive the process is incalculable. The real challenge is living inside the Grand Illusion of Order.
