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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7608800" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 226, Part Three - Wrapping Things Up</strong></p><p></p><p>How long would all of this take? Weeks? Months? It seemed like attuning with planes would take the longest time. Kai whispered in his dad’s ear that he thought he would be able to help speed things up, and Korrigan realised that Kai had a natural knack with planar energies of all kinds. </p><p></p><p>Uriel didn’t care that any item would do – gold still seemed the most appropriate. He announced that he would create a dozen or so blank icons ‘just in case we need a few spares’. (While the others went on to discuss other matters, Morgan Cippiano, tugged Uriel’s sleeve. “How do you know how many you will need? You might make ten icons, then find you need ten more. Or say you decide not to link to one of these motes and then move on, but never find another. I think you will need many more than that. Just to be sure.”)</p><p></p><p>Xambria spoke up for the first time in many days. She reminded Uriel about the vortex array she had salvaged from the gidim leviathan. That would enable them to sense the traits of distant motes without travelling to them unnecessarily.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the meeting concerned practicalities – supplying and fitting out the ship. They also drew up a roster of who would be coming along – or who would be invited to come along at least. Crew members would be asked to volunteer. Those who wished to step down would be free to do so.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, King Baldrey’s advisors assured him that they could hold the fort while he was away.</p><p></p><p>Then the meeting adjourned and they bid farewell to their visiting allies.</p><p></p><p>Matunaaga stayed with his family as long as he could. Ayesha would travel with Kai on the Coaltongue, as would their younger children. Meanwhile, the gith would continue to patrol the skies, ready for any gidim resurgence.</p><p></p><p>Uriel made a point of talking with Xambria now that she had spoken up, since she had remained sullen and silent for so long. Xambria felt she had performed her last act in helping to rid Ursalina of the gidim, and hoped that Uriel would consider allowing Gupta to end her existence now, instead of keeping her prisoner indefinitely. Uriel refused. He hoped that Xambria would soon see what he could: that she was vital to their effort to fix the world.</p><p></p><p>Uru had spent the three days before the council meeting in the Anthras Mountains doing “fey titan stuff”. The Nice Spiders had asked to come with him and he accepted their offer enthusiastically, now that they were tooled up with machine guns. On discovering that Granny’s cave had entirely collapsed, he found another, suitable cavern deep beneath the earth and began to meditate to improve his connection with the mountains. He found at once that he became suddenly aware of the shadowy spaces beneath the peaks: the passes, nooks, caves and crevasses. These would be the places he held power. He had a vision of them filled with mists and webs, impassable but for his permission. When he returned to Flint, he had grown another two inches!</p><p></p><p>After the council meeting, there was no time for him to return to the mountains, as he had planned. Instead he set about gathering munitions and equipment: Weapons to deal with demons, that sort of thing.</p><p></p><p>Gupta sought permission to let the Ob know for certain that it was the Voice of Rot who sabotaged their ritual (just as they had shared the knowledge of how to defeat the gidim; existential threats trumped factional rivalry to her mind). Korrigan refused. “Nicodemus will find a way to turn it against us.” In truth, it had only really been an excuse to contact (and toy with) Wolfgang von Recklinghausen. She did that anyway, asking him why he had left without speaking with her. (Of course, he had, but she erased the memory.) Wolfgang replied, sounding forlorn: “I couldn’t find you. I thought you were avoiding me.” Gupta said that she expected him to seek her out. “Remember,” said Wolfgang, “I did come to find you. I helped to rescue you from the gidim. Doesn’t that count for anything?” Gupta did not respond. Instead, she went to party with the Dockers. (Thames Grimsley was pissed that he had lost the election, but still knew how to throw a good farewell party. Korrigan had already quizzed Morgan Cippiano about Family support for Grimsley. Cippiano was blithe and said they viewed him as a ‘viable candidate, with the interests of the working man at heart; just like us.’ ...)</p><p></p><p>In a break from official duties, which consumed most of his remaining time, Korrigan met with Uriel to discuss Ashima-Shimtu. Uriel asked the king where he stood on the demon. “I might ask you the same question,” said Korrigan. “As I recall, you were once quite sanctimonious on the subject.” Uriel reassured him that he was not as rigid as Malthusis. “You know my thoughts on redemption,” said Korrigan. “Everyone deserves a second chance. Even demons.” Uriel said he would like to believe that, and was intrigued by the possibilities Ashima-Shimtu presented. Together they contacted her, and offered to meet. </p><p></p><p>Ashima-Shimtu declined, but was happy to talk: “The caged bird enjoys her freedom. But she finds, now free, that the ascetic mode is difficult to maintain. All around her are mortal souls. Like a fox in the chicken coop, she knows temptation once again. But Ashima-Shimtu relishes her newfound capacity to resist!” Korrigan impressed upon her that it was resistance that was important. It was of no merit to be ‘good’ in the absence of temptation. Ashima-Shimtu added that she felt a second compulsion to reform – an emotion she found it difficult to compute, but might have been what humans called ‘gratitude’. “She was freed by those who had nothing to gain by it, nor were they suffering from a compulsion. Ashima-Shimtu finds this behaviour, and her own response to it, intriguing.”</p><p></p><p>When asked about the legions of Egal the Shimmering, she said she did not know a great deal: They predated the Demonocracy, of which she was a part, and were driven away before the Axis Seal was closed. The Demonocracy was led by demons who were thereby trapped on this world. They thanked her for her help, urged her to behave, and ended the conversation with an open invite from Uriel to play chess. </p><p></p><p>Leon tried to contact Lavanya. There was no response. By now he could barely remember when he had last seen her, or what had been said. This was always the way. Their dreamlike encounters seemed solid and real at the time, but turned to vapour afterwards. He also tried to communicate with the Thinker, to no avail. Then he began the prosaic task of loading up both the absurdist web, and the Dream Palace with rations and supplies.</p><p></p><p>That night, Uriel did as he had promised, and performed a divination ritual to ascertain the likelihood of their return. He was rewarded with clear confirmation that they would find their way home. But he learned something else too, something that disturbed him, which he chose not to share with his colleagues right away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7608800, member: 79141"] [b]Session 226, Part Three - Wrapping Things Up[/b] How long would all of this take? Weeks? Months? It seemed like attuning with planes would take the longest time. Kai whispered in his dad’s ear that he thought he would be able to help speed things up, and Korrigan realised that Kai had a natural knack with planar energies of all kinds. Uriel didn’t care that any item would do – gold still seemed the most appropriate. He announced that he would create a dozen or so blank icons ‘just in case we need a few spares’. (While the others went on to discuss other matters, Morgan Cippiano, tugged Uriel’s sleeve. “How do you know how many you will need? You might make ten icons, then find you need ten more. Or say you decide not to link to one of these motes and then move on, but never find another. I think you will need many more than that. Just to be sure.”) Xambria spoke up for the first time in many days. She reminded Uriel about the vortex array she had salvaged from the gidim leviathan. That would enable them to sense the traits of distant motes without travelling to them unnecessarily. The rest of the meeting concerned practicalities – supplying and fitting out the ship. They also drew up a roster of who would be coming along – or who would be invited to come along at least. Crew members would be asked to volunteer. Those who wished to step down would be free to do so. Lastly, King Baldrey’s advisors assured him that they could hold the fort while he was away. Then the meeting adjourned and they bid farewell to their visiting allies. Matunaaga stayed with his family as long as he could. Ayesha would travel with Kai on the Coaltongue, as would their younger children. Meanwhile, the gith would continue to patrol the skies, ready for any gidim resurgence. Uriel made a point of talking with Xambria now that she had spoken up, since she had remained sullen and silent for so long. Xambria felt she had performed her last act in helping to rid Ursalina of the gidim, and hoped that Uriel would consider allowing Gupta to end her existence now, instead of keeping her prisoner indefinitely. Uriel refused. He hoped that Xambria would soon see what he could: that she was vital to their effort to fix the world. Uru had spent the three days before the council meeting in the Anthras Mountains doing “fey titan stuff”. The Nice Spiders had asked to come with him and he accepted their offer enthusiastically, now that they were tooled up with machine guns. On discovering that Granny’s cave had entirely collapsed, he found another, suitable cavern deep beneath the earth and began to meditate to improve his connection with the mountains. He found at once that he became suddenly aware of the shadowy spaces beneath the peaks: the passes, nooks, caves and crevasses. These would be the places he held power. He had a vision of them filled with mists and webs, impassable but for his permission. When he returned to Flint, he had grown another two inches! After the council meeting, there was no time for him to return to the mountains, as he had planned. Instead he set about gathering munitions and equipment: Weapons to deal with demons, that sort of thing. Gupta sought permission to let the Ob know for certain that it was the Voice of Rot who sabotaged their ritual (just as they had shared the knowledge of how to defeat the gidim; existential threats trumped factional rivalry to her mind). Korrigan refused. “Nicodemus will find a way to turn it against us.” In truth, it had only really been an excuse to contact (and toy with) Wolfgang von Recklinghausen. She did that anyway, asking him why he had left without speaking with her. (Of course, he had, but she erased the memory.) Wolfgang replied, sounding forlorn: “I couldn’t find you. I thought you were avoiding me.” Gupta said that she expected him to seek her out. “Remember,” said Wolfgang, “I did come to find you. I helped to rescue you from the gidim. Doesn’t that count for anything?” Gupta did not respond. Instead, she went to party with the Dockers. (Thames Grimsley was pissed that he had lost the election, but still knew how to throw a good farewell party. Korrigan had already quizzed Morgan Cippiano about Family support for Grimsley. Cippiano was blithe and said they viewed him as a ‘viable candidate, with the interests of the working man at heart; just like us.’ ...) In a break from official duties, which consumed most of his remaining time, Korrigan met with Uriel to discuss Ashima-Shimtu. Uriel asked the king where he stood on the demon. “I might ask you the same question,” said Korrigan. “As I recall, you were once quite sanctimonious on the subject.” Uriel reassured him that he was not as rigid as Malthusis. “You know my thoughts on redemption,” said Korrigan. “Everyone deserves a second chance. Even demons.” Uriel said he would like to believe that, and was intrigued by the possibilities Ashima-Shimtu presented. Together they contacted her, and offered to meet. Ashima-Shimtu declined, but was happy to talk: “The caged bird enjoys her freedom. But she finds, now free, that the ascetic mode is difficult to maintain. All around her are mortal souls. Like a fox in the chicken coop, she knows temptation once again. But Ashima-Shimtu relishes her newfound capacity to resist!” Korrigan impressed upon her that it was resistance that was important. It was of no merit to be ‘good’ in the absence of temptation. Ashima-Shimtu added that she felt a second compulsion to reform – an emotion she found it difficult to compute, but might have been what humans called ‘gratitude’. “She was freed by those who had nothing to gain by it, nor were they suffering from a compulsion. Ashima-Shimtu finds this behaviour, and her own response to it, intriguing.” When asked about the legions of Egal the Shimmering, she said she did not know a great deal: They predated the Demonocracy, of which she was a part, and were driven away before the Axis Seal was closed. The Demonocracy was led by demons who were thereby trapped on this world. They thanked her for her help, urged her to behave, and ended the conversation with an open invite from Uriel to play chess. Leon tried to contact Lavanya. There was no response. By now he could barely remember when he had last seen her, or what had been said. This was always the way. Their dreamlike encounters seemed solid and real at the time, but turned to vapour afterwards. He also tried to communicate with the Thinker, to no avail. Then he began the prosaic task of loading up both the absurdist web, and the Dream Palace with rations and supplies. That night, Uriel did as he had promised, and performed a divination ritual to ascertain the likelihood of their return. He was rewarded with clear confirmation that they would find their way home. But he learned something else too, something that disturbed him, which he chose not to share with his colleagues right away. [/QUOTE]
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