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Post by Cody D'Avalon on Nov 18, 2022 17:33:47 GMT
Cody watches this play with rapt attention. A little misty eyed at seeing a version of his M-unit. Also intrigued at the concept that a child, as an extension of the parent, be a weapon.
It reminds Cody of a poem or lyric that used that imagery.
Vaguely, something to the effect of: 'Firing the child forth like a missile into the future.'
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Post by Brian on Nov 18, 2022 18:21:46 GMT
Then the play snaps....the boy is a man. A maker of wonders...and a bureaucrat in Amber. Hes also a Wizard.
He is sent on a mission with cousins. Investigating an island of monsters for Fi and Bleys....a young Random is also there.
I turn to cody. " Some of these arent purely academic ideas...." seeing Cody's emotions I tend to grow less comfortable....
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Post by Cody D'Avalon on Nov 18, 2022 18:39:42 GMT
"I'm such a sap. Sorry for getting maudlin. That's definitely not me up there..."
"Makes me wonder if I have any brothers or sisters out there, eh"
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Post by Brian on Nov 18, 2022 18:50:04 GMT
I nod.
On the stage the Heroes of Amber, who comment how they are anything but...eventually find themselves in a temple of a Sun God.....random distracts himself with the Harem while our protagonist uncovers the fact the priests are corrupted by a parasitic entity. He then rips off his shirt and challenges them to a sword duel.
It ends with him giving the younger ' Heroes' and Random their due....and he returns humbly to his workshop
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Post by Cody D'Avalon on Nov 18, 2022 19:15:06 GMT
"Oh, this turned out to be a comedy." Cody chuckles.
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Post by Brian on Nov 18, 2022 19:27:43 GMT
" An odd play to be sure...though all three seem to have similar ideas in their tales "
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Post by Cody D'Avalon on Nov 18, 2022 19:45:49 GMT
"Right, we're here to clean up the messes that the elders have made."
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Post by Brian on Nov 18, 2022 20:27:59 GMT
I snort and lead Cody outside. Eventually leading to a horse with a white Raven sleeping on it.
" So back to falling down a hole for you?"
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Post by Cody D'Avalon on Nov 18, 2022 21:43:59 GMT
Cody sees the sleeping Raven and smiles. "I should have gotten a doggy bag for your companion."
Cody laughs at Brian's inference. "As always."
"It's been a few hours. My hole may not have waited around for me. They can be fickle."
"But, the good news is Seminary arranged for me to take a ride on the Logrus. I don't remember taking the test but they tell me I passed. So I can hunt down another hole or just hoof my way back."
"It's nice meeting friends along the way."
Cody reaches into his sporran and pulls out a sticky blob. He takes out his sgian-dubh and with some effort he cuts what looks like a bit of turquoise string from the blob. Cody hands the piece to Brian to demonstrate how strong it is.
"This is the prize that I got from the Arachniform. The silk is really tough. You can knit or weave it into armour that will stop an arrow. Someone said that it is the Abyss' answer to something called Kevlar. You've been very generous with dinner and the plays, so I want you to have it."
Cody hands a couple of balls of the silk to Brian.
"Soak it in a big bucket of stale urine to get rid of the stickiness..."
"Or ammonia. Then knit or weave it how you want."
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Post by Brian on Nov 18, 2022 21:53:32 GMT
I nod a bit and closes my eyes....my armor/ vestments transform to something more rustic and rugged.
" I got shapeshifting armor...but I'm sure this could come in handy."
I furrow my brow
" congratulations on the Logrus.....I sort of fell into all of this myself. I've made it as far as I have by winging it."
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Post by Cody D'Avalon on Nov 19, 2022 3:14:48 GMT
"Well that's a spiffy set of duds. Maybe your lady wife could use the silk."
"Thank you. There are certain sacraments that can't be performed without juggling a few Logrus tendrils."
"Yeah, falling into things and winging it seems to be the way to go. I've been in a few libraries and I still haven't found a manual."
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Post by Brian on Nov 19, 2022 4:23:06 GMT
"Hopefully we can meet again.....unless our long string of luck fails us." I give Cody a salute as I ride my horse into the evening
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Post by Cody D'Avalon on Nov 19, 2022 5:09:25 GMT
<OOC> Speaking of manuals, I might retcon the bit about the Logrus, depending on what the boss sez. 😁 </OOC>
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Post by Brian on Nov 19, 2022 12:46:44 GMT
OOC: hey if you want to get Logrus and Pattern no one is stoping you
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Post by Cody D'Avalon on Dec 5, 2022 3:23:11 GMT
<OOC > Page 249 in the manual. Sort of. More or less... </OOC > Cody watches Brian ride away and then begins concentrating on a space of air in front of him. Anyone nearby might notice something, or more precisely a lack of something hovering in the k-space in front of Cody. A small speck that starts to grow. A small rift is forming with a slight sucking sound. An n-dimensional opening that grows to the relative size of a watermelon. If anyone looks too closely at the Blackness it will feel like the light and colour is being sucked out of their eyes. Cody makes some gestures as though he is manipulating the thing in front of him and it becomes larger. Anyone nearby may also begin to feel a sense of dread or despair as they observe the Void. They may see tiny specs of light swirling in the unfathomable darkness. Sense malevolent forces. Maybe imagine unnatural movement within that k-space. When it reaches the relative size of a beach ball the apature is just large enough. Cody crouches and leaps up and into the rift which then snaps shut when he dissappears into it. As his body passes through the rift it appears to elongate and become a streak of blue light. Like highly charged particles in a stream of plasma. The rift makes a sound like a distant whip crack as it closes.
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