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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7309672" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 36, Part Four - Return to Cauldron Hill</strong></p><p></p><p>When they first visited the Mayor’s Mansion, Isaac told them to come at back at dawn, so they did.</p><p></p><p>On their way back down, they were visited by Gale – still accompanied by her retinue of rajput – who told them she had been unable to find Isobel Travers. They reassured her that they would look into the matter, and had a feeling it might coincide with their current mission. Gale then departed as quickly as she came.</p><p></p><p>The next morning, the cheery Lieutenant Dale met them and – having enacted his <em>cherry pie technique</em> to ward off despair – accompanied them up the hill with a squadron of his specially-trained men. After several hours climbing they reached the huge breach, where Borne had smashed through to the surface. It was decided that Lt. Dale and his company would not come into the facility with the unit; more people attracted more spirits. Instead, they would wait on the surface for the unit to return. They lowered well-secured ropes and rappelled down into the gloom.</p><p></p><p>To reach the right part of the complex was not easy. Collapsed rubble and twisted metal barred their way in places, the dolorous chill of the Bleak Gate seeped through in wide swathes, and moaning spirits were drawn to them like moths to a flame. (If only Uru had been here, they might have been able to find their way through the service hatches.) It took just as long to penetrate the furthest recesses of the base as it had to climb the hill and they were physically and mentally exhausted by the time that Kasvarina began to pick up memories.</p><p></p><p>First they saw a montage of brief, incidental memories of Kasvarina touring with Leone Quital, watching the colossus being built, or her laying <em>geas</em> spells on the key workers there, or doling out punishment to workers who try to sneak out and return to the real world. She also spent a great deal of time with Alexander Grappa and the golem prototypes he built, training them and raising them so they would be trustworthy (and encouraging them to ignore Tinker who tried to teach them all kinds of nonsense). During one of these scenes Gupta was astonished when Kasvarina began to sing to the golems. This was the exact same voice she had heard just a few days ago on the gramophone in Slate! (Grappa could be seen on the fringes of the memory, recording Kasvarina’s lullaby on some new-fangled device.) She reported this to the others, who were equally astonished. (“Called it!” said Matunaaga.) Right now, though, they did not have time to ponder the ramifications and pressed on in search of other memories.</p><p></p><p>Kasvarina’s most important discovery here followed a brief memory in which she and Quital discussed Grappa’s evident disloyalty over a bottle of fine wine and some bromagio cheese. Quital maintained that Grappa was sowing doubts in the minds of his charges – particularly Colin. Kasvarina said she would speak with him. And so she did, in the company of his finely wrought bronze golem:</p><p></p><p><em>Grappa welcomes her to sit and at first begins to deny the accusations and exonerate himself before suddenly reaching out a hand and placing it on her face. He casts a powerful spell to lock away her memories and then apologises. “All people are is the sum of their lives. I’m giving you another chance to be a decent person. Perhaps someone will do the same for me one day.” An earthquake shakes the facility and the memory event ends.</em></p><p></p><p>Kasvarina blinked. “It seems I owe a lot to this Mindmaker,” she said.</p><p></p><p>Again, time and the elements were against them, so they pressed on – this time pursuing Uriel’s memories into the main colossus chamber. This enormous room had seen some of the most catastrophic damage following Borne’s escape and was choked with mountains of debris. They found a broad, empty space at its centre, and Malthusius’ deaths scene began to play out. (Malthusius had disappeared a day before the unit’s assault on the complex. Somehow he had ended up here, in the clutches of Leone Quital, who wrapped him in barbed wire and threatened to kill him if the unit did not surrender. Determined not to allow this, Malthusius caused himself to disintegrate, and cast his spirit far away to reincarnate in Shale.) Uriel was uncertain how this would affect him, and had asked them to interrupt the memory if he was unable to resist disintegration. And so the unit was watching him intently when a figure stepped quietly from the rubble behind them. </p><p></p><p>Matunaaga turned first, followed by the others. </p><p></p><p>“Please allow me to introduce myself…” said the man in the stove-pipe hat.</p><p></p><p>He reached up to doff it, and revealed his bright sprite companion hiding beneath. She unfurled her wings and irresistible hypnotic waves of colour and emotion washed towards them.</p><p></p><p>They were transfixed.</p><p></p><p><strong>End of Session</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7309672, member: 79141"] [b]Session 36, Part Four - Return to Cauldron Hill[/b] When they first visited the Mayor’s Mansion, Isaac told them to come at back at dawn, so they did. On their way back down, they were visited by Gale – still accompanied by her retinue of rajput – who told them she had been unable to find Isobel Travers. They reassured her that they would look into the matter, and had a feeling it might coincide with their current mission. Gale then departed as quickly as she came. The next morning, the cheery Lieutenant Dale met them and – having enacted his [I]cherry pie technique[/I] to ward off despair – accompanied them up the hill with a squadron of his specially-trained men. After several hours climbing they reached the huge breach, where Borne had smashed through to the surface. It was decided that Lt. Dale and his company would not come into the facility with the unit; more people attracted more spirits. Instead, they would wait on the surface for the unit to return. They lowered well-secured ropes and rappelled down into the gloom. To reach the right part of the complex was not easy. Collapsed rubble and twisted metal barred their way in places, the dolorous chill of the Bleak Gate seeped through in wide swathes, and moaning spirits were drawn to them like moths to a flame. (If only Uru had been here, they might have been able to find their way through the service hatches.) It took just as long to penetrate the furthest recesses of the base as it had to climb the hill and they were physically and mentally exhausted by the time that Kasvarina began to pick up memories. First they saw a montage of brief, incidental memories of Kasvarina touring with Leone Quital, watching the colossus being built, or her laying [I]geas[/I] spells on the key workers there, or doling out punishment to workers who try to sneak out and return to the real world. She also spent a great deal of time with Alexander Grappa and the golem prototypes he built, training them and raising them so they would be trustworthy (and encouraging them to ignore Tinker who tried to teach them all kinds of nonsense). During one of these scenes Gupta was astonished when Kasvarina began to sing to the golems. This was the exact same voice she had heard just a few days ago on the gramophone in Slate! (Grappa could be seen on the fringes of the memory, recording Kasvarina’s lullaby on some new-fangled device.) She reported this to the others, who were equally astonished. (“Called it!” said Matunaaga.) Right now, though, they did not have time to ponder the ramifications and pressed on in search of other memories. Kasvarina’s most important discovery here followed a brief memory in which she and Quital discussed Grappa’s evident disloyalty over a bottle of fine wine and some bromagio cheese. Quital maintained that Grappa was sowing doubts in the minds of his charges – particularly Colin. Kasvarina said she would speak with him. And so she did, in the company of his finely wrought bronze golem: [I]Grappa welcomes her to sit and at first begins to deny the accusations and exonerate himself before suddenly reaching out a hand and placing it on her face. He casts a powerful spell to lock away her memories and then apologises. “All people are is the sum of their lives. I’m giving you another chance to be a decent person. Perhaps someone will do the same for me one day.” An earthquake shakes the facility and the memory event ends.[/I] Kasvarina blinked. “It seems I owe a lot to this Mindmaker,” she said. Again, time and the elements were against them, so they pressed on – this time pursuing Uriel’s memories into the main colossus chamber. This enormous room had seen some of the most catastrophic damage following Borne’s escape and was choked with mountains of debris. They found a broad, empty space at its centre, and Malthusius’ deaths scene began to play out. (Malthusius had disappeared a day before the unit’s assault on the complex. Somehow he had ended up here, in the clutches of Leone Quital, who wrapped him in barbed wire and threatened to kill him if the unit did not surrender. Determined not to allow this, Malthusius caused himself to disintegrate, and cast his spirit far away to reincarnate in Shale.) Uriel was uncertain how this would affect him, and had asked them to interrupt the memory if he was unable to resist disintegration. And so the unit was watching him intently when a figure stepped quietly from the rubble behind them. Matunaaga turned first, followed by the others. “Please allow me to introduce myself…” said the man in the stove-pipe hat. He reached up to doff it, and revealed his bright sprite companion hiding beneath. She unfurled her wings and irresistible hypnotic waves of colour and emotion washed towards them. They were transfixed. [B]End of Session[/B] [/QUOTE]
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