7/20/22 Kelsei, Logan, Jules, DS5, GoMePub

[Kelsei A. Taylor]

(07/20 11:50:46) Chat.log started...
(07/20 11:50:57) Logan Marcus: Shorah.
(07/20 11:51:01) Kelsei A.T.:
(07/20 11:56:30) Logan Marcus: Pardon me, Kelsei, but have you seen anyone here today?
(07/20 11:56:43) Kelsei A.T.: not in the last half hour ive been here, no
(07/20 11:56:56) Kelsei A.T.: you're the first to come through.
(07/20 11:57:30) Logan Marcus: Ah. I noticed a message on the imager above, you see.
(07/20 11:57:46) Kelsei A.T.: ...hrm
(07/20 11:58:00) Kelsei A.T.: i swear if its that tally person again...
(07/20 11:58:27) Kelsei A.T.: ....
(07/20 11:59:06) Kelsei A.T.: ...the "returned property" message?
(07/20 11:59:17) Logan Marcus: Yes.
(07/20 11:59:26) Kelsei A.T.: huh, well that explains something I suppose.
(07/20 11:59:31) Logan Marcus: I uh, was wondering about that.
(07/20 11:59:36) Kelsei A.T.: I hadn't checked the imager up here.
(07/20 11:59:45) Kelsei A.T.: thanks for bringing that to my attention...
(07/20 11:59:46) Logan Marcus: The name sounded familiar, is all.
(07/20 11:59:51) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 12:00:03) Kelsei A.T.: yes, that's the girl who posted her hood on the nexus and left a message I think was directed at me.
(07/20 12:00:18) Logan Marcus: She did? What message?
(07/20 12:00:31) Kelsei A.T.: oh, that "Speak to Harlan" message.
(07/20 12:00:39) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, I've left finding that man up to Calum,
(07/20 12:00:50) Logan Marcus: Oh. Harlan... oh you don't know who he is then?
(07/20 12:00:52) Kelsei A.T.: he's got a surprising amount of connections to folks down here.
(07/20 12:00:55) Kelsei A.T.: we have some suspicions,
(07/20 12:01:06) Kelsei A.T.: Calum had an old note in one of his journals from a couple years back
(07/20 12:01:14) Logan Marcus: You do? Who is he?
(07/20 12:01:32) Kelsei A.T.: we're not sure if it's the same Harlan, but Calum's journal mentioned a "Harlan Mason" and his "New Seed" group.
(07/20 12:01:41) Kelsei A.T.: Calum's looking to see if it's the same Harlan or not,
(07/20 12:01:50) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, we won't know for sure. Ami's message only said "Harlan"
(07/20 12:01:54) Kelsei A.T.: no last name.
(07/20 12:01:58) Logan Marcus: Oh. Strange. I have never heard of the... New Seed, did you say?
(07/20 12:02:12) Kelsei A.T.: Yes, "Children of the New Seed" was the full name Calum had written down
(07/20 12:02:22) Logan Marcus: Strange name.
(07/20 12:02:29) Kelsei A.T.: I've heard occasional mention of them, but nothing too concerning.
(07/20 12:02:35) Kelsei A.T.: as far as cult behavior goes they seem harmless.
(07/20 12:02:47) Kelsei A.T.: not the kinds of people who'd go around sabbotaging things, atleast.
(07/20 12:02:50) Logan Marcus: Oh... a cult? Here?
(07/20 12:02:57) Kelsei A.T.: D'ni has a long history of them
(07/20 12:03:01) Logan Marcus considers this.
(07/20 12:03:10) Kelsei A.T.: even the Cathedral Island we've been restoring has its ties to one,
(07/20 12:03:18) Logan Marcus: They're not D'ni, certainly?
(07/20 12:03:28) Kelsei A.T. shrugs
(07/20 12:03:42) Logan Marcus: Hmmm.
(07/20 12:03:46) Kelsei A.T.: i've heard so many theories about folks having D'ni ancestry down here, i couldnt say.
(07/20 12:04:07) Kelsei A.T.: I had my own genetics checked once, on a whim, but nothing came up anomalous.
(07/20 12:04:33) Logan Marcus: Well, I suppose that would be possible. Dr. Tiernan mentioned that there was a amnesiac who has turned out to be ... well, not from here anyway.
(07/20 12:04:40) Kelsei A.T.: ah, yes, Ben.
(07/20 12:04:42) Kelsei A.T.: Poor boy,
(07/20 12:04:47) Kelsei A.T. shakes her head
(07/20 12:04:57) Logan Marcus: Ben. Hm. I wonder, could I meet him sometime?
(07/20 12:05:16) Kelsei A.T.: between the amnesia from the library where we found him, and the fact he's got some strange trauma response to Journey Doors...\
(07/20 12:05:37) Kelsei A.T.: hm? Oh, I'm sure that's possible. Ben comes and goes as he pleases these days now that he's been released from Tenny's care.
(07/20 12:06:11) Kelsei A.T.: i've only managed to catch him once, myself, so far, since he got released.
(07/20 12:06:16) Kelsei A.T.: we went to Teledahn.
(07/20 12:06:19) Logan Marcus: I wonder if I might be able to help him recall things...
(07/20 12:06:29) Kelsei A.T.: we've tried a few things, so far
(07/20 12:06:38) Kelsei A.T.: mostly we've visited the Journey Ages,
(07/20 12:06:44) Logan Marcus: I can speak D'ni, if that helps.
(07/20 12:06:54) Kelsei A.T.: eh, we've had folks try speaking to him with D'ni already,
(07/20 12:06:58) Kelsei A.T.: he didn't react to it.
(07/20 12:07:03) Kelsei A.T.: appreciate the offer, though
(07/20 12:07:30) Logan Marcus: Oh... I suppose that might rule out D'ni as an origin, then.
(07/20 12:07:37) Kelsei A.T.: atleast directly,
(07/20 12:07:46) Kelsei A.T.: it's possible he could be a descendant, though,
(07/20 12:07:58) Kelsei A.T.: if someone survived the fall, made it to the surface...?
(07/20 12:08:02) Logan Marcus tilts his head curiously.
(07/20 12:08:12) Kelsei A.T.: we know Athsheba managed to survive in Naybree,
(07/20 12:08:15) Logan Marcus: Yes... that is possible, isn't it?
(07/20 12:08:17) Kelsei A.T.: before she relocated to Rei'schu,
(07/20 12:08:32) Kelsei A.T.: according to Calum she has a granddaughter who still lives in the age.
(07/20 12:08:41) Kelsei A.T.: same rough age as Ben, so the timing could work.
(07/20 12:09:06) Logan Marcus: Facinating! Actual survivors?
(07/20 12:09:27) Kelsei A.T.: well, we dont know if Athsheba's still alive or not- Calum didn't get a straight answer from the granddaughter,
(07/20 12:09:32) Logan Marcus: I... wasn't aware of this. An actual D'ni woman?
(07/20 12:09:48) Kelsei A.T.: well, the granddaughter's part D'ni, atleast,
(07/20 12:10:05) Logan Marcus: Still... an actual D'ni, alive... it's amazing!
(07/20 12:10:09) Kelsei A.T.: Athsheba herself was only a child during the fall and she lived alone in Naybree for quite a long time
(07/20 12:10:23) Kelsei A.T.: indeed! i'd love to pick the girl's brain regarding anything her grandmother might have said.
(07/20 12:10:42) Logan Marcus: Yes, yes, I'd love an opportunity to talk to her myself.
(07/20 12:10:53) Kelsei A.T.: Calum seemed to think the girl would be more interested in coming to D'ni to 'reconnect' with her ancestry, to some degree.
(07/20 12:11:28) Kelsei A.T.: but that may be something that waits until after negotiations with the locals pulls through.
(07/20 12:11:49) Kelsei A.T.: they're in something of a high polen season in Rei'schu at the moment, and it's a miserable time for everyone, apparently.
(07/20 12:12:02) Logan Marcus: Ah! Perhaps I might be able to help with that expedition, when you do decide to go.
(07/20 12:12:06) Kelsei A.T. nods
(07/20 12:12:16) Kelsei A.T.: Calum has plans to put together a group at some point
(07/20 12:12:26) Kelsei A.T.: we had a vote at the last town hall regarding that,
(07/20 12:12:33) Kelsei A.T.: Calum seemed unnerved after, though.
(07/20 12:12:46) Kelsei A.T.: He said it had something to do with the local wildlife,
(07/20 12:12:57) Logan Marcus: Oh, dangerous wildlife?
(07/20 12:13:03) Kelsei A.T.: It's probably just my own paranoia fearing it's something else...
(07/20 12:13:08) Kelsei A.T.: ah, yeah, giant 'megafauna'
(07/20 12:13:16) Kelsei A.T.: apparently he saw a mountain cat as big as a giraffe
(07/20 12:13:29) Logan Marcus: Yikes!
(07/20 12:13:33) Kelsei A.T.: indeed.
(07/20 12:13:39) Kelsei A.T.: and the granddaughter took it down.
(07/20 12:13:45) Kelsei A.T. shakes her head
(07/20 12:13:49) Logan Marcus: She did? Amazing!
(07/20 12:14:02) Kelsei A.T.: Calum said it was something out of a "Dark Souls Boss Fight"
(07/20 12:14:13) Kelsei A.T.: i've never played but I'm familiar with the archetype
(07/20 12:14:21) Kelsei A.T.: lots of dodge rolling.
(07/20 12:14:30) Logan Marcus: Ah, I see.
(07/20 12:14:47) Kelsei A.T.: an incredible feat to say the least, though.
(07/20 12:15:18) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, if the wildlife is that large, I can see why Calum has his concerns,
(07/20 12:15:30) Kelsei A.T.: but if the locals arent that worried about it I'd think people should be fine to visit...
(07/20 12:15:35) Kelsei A.T.: my bigger concern are the colds,
(07/20 12:15:51) Kelsei A.T.: Calum was waylaid for almost a week due to a local illness he picked up.
(07/20 12:16:00) Kelsei A.T.: idiot went in without a maintainer suit.
(07/20 12:16:23) Kelsei A.T.: until Tenny can fix up a vaccine we'll likely be mandating maintainer suits to prevent disease transfers.
(07/20 12:16:39) Kelsei A.T.: the last thing we want is a Terahnay plague situation,
(07/20 12:16:48) Kelsei A.T.: in either direction.
(07/20 12:17:50) Logan Marcus: Yes, well... there are certainly bugs we know little about down in the ruins here, even. I can't imagine what could be in Ages.
(07/20 12:17:58) Kelsei A.T.: indeed.
(07/20 12:18:13) Logan Marcus: I... suppose it's best for your people, that you're cautious.
(07/20 12:18:23) Kelsei A.T.: it's good for everyone to be cautious.
(07/20 12:18:30) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 12:19:00) Kelsei A.T.: given issues on the surface with such things, I'd like to think we could head off any possibility of mass infections or pandemics.
(07/20 12:19:24) Kelsei A.T.: the last thing we need is to pick up some super bug from an age, and unleash it on an unsuspecting surface civilization.
(07/20 12:19:37) Logan Marcus: Oh... that is wise.
(07/20 12:19:41) Logan Marcus: Very wise.
(07/20 12:19:43) Logan Marcus: Hmm.
(07/20 12:19:50) Kelsei A.T. nods

[Kelsei A. Taylor]

(07/20 12:19:57) Kelsei A.T. crosses her arms, and gazes at the imager...
(07/20 12:20:11) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, I just wish the girl would message us directly.
(07/20 12:20:14) Kelsei A.T.: she clearly has our KI#s,
(07/20 12:20:23) Kelsei A.T.: she sent a bunch of us invites to her hood.
(07/20 12:20:31) Kelsei A.T.: i don't understand why she's playing coy about it.
(07/20 12:20:44) Logan Marcus: She's... shy, perhaps?
(07/20 12:20:47) Kelsei A.T.: scared,
(07/20 12:20:48) Logan Marcus: Frightened?
(07/20 12:20:53) Kelsei A.T.: i've seen her on the surface a few times,
(07/20 12:20:56) Logan Marcus: Of what?
(07/20 12:21:00) Kelsei A.T.: she almost talked to me once but a car horn scared her off.
(07/20 12:21:07) Logan Marcus: Odd.
(07/20 12:21:09) Kelsei A.T.: im not sure, really, but whatever it is has her jumping at everything.
(07/20 12:21:19) Logan Marcus: Really?
(07/20 12:21:25) Kelsei A.T.: given the state her hood was in when I showed up, I can't blame her, either.
(07/20 12:21:32) Kelsei A.T.: the doors to the book room were forced open.
(07/20 12:21:41) Kelsei A.T.: Calum said the mechanisms were practically wrecked
(07/20 12:21:58) Logan Marcus: Hmm... why would someone do that, I wonder?
(07/20 12:22:19) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, I dont know.
(07/20 12:22:30) Kelsei A.T.: I'd suspected that Mita was the one who stole the prybar from the pub to do it
(07/20 12:22:34) Kelsei A.T.: but if Ami took it...?
(07/20 12:22:38) Kelsei A.T. shakes her head.
(07/20 12:22:50) Logan Marcus: You mentioned someone named 'Tally' earlier, and a 'Mita'?
(07/20 12:23:05) Logan Marcus: I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with these people.
(07/20 12:23:05) Kelsei A.T.: yes, Tally has posted some... aggravating messages to the downstairs imager,
(07/20 12:23:21) Kelsei A.T.: he's also assaulted an explorer, Dni_seeker 5, in Todelmer,
(07/20 12:23:30) Kelsei A.T.: left some threatening messages around smashed equipment there, too.
(07/20 12:23:51) Logan Marcus: Ah, so -that's- what Tenny has been preoccupied with.
(07/20 12:23:54) Kelsei A.T.: as for Mita... we saw his name on the imager in Ami's hood, and here in the Pub, listed around the times of the altercations.
(07/20 12:24:39) Kelsei A.T.: we captured Mita's KI# in the overflow station as well, when it was last attacked.
(07/20 12:24:53) Logan Marcus: And you haven't found these men yet then?
(07/20 12:25:03) Kelsei A.T.: we almost captured one,
(07/20 12:25:09) Kelsei A.T.: a "Sanna"
(07/20 12:25:21) Kelsei A.T.: but she escaped from Carl when he tried to apprehend her,
(07/20 12:25:45) Logan Marcus: There's more...? How many have you identified?
(07/20 12:25:58) Kelsei A.T.: hm... a few.
(07/20 12:26:07) Logan Marcus: Oh dear, this is concerning...
(07/20 12:26:22) Kelsei A.T.: I think we have IDs for a Marcus- not you, obviously- the Sanna girl, Tally, Mita, and one Casey.
(07/20 12:26:29) Logan Marcus rubs the back of his neck abstractedly.
(07/20 12:26:34) Kelsei A.T.: the latter two were also using fake names working at the Overflow station,
(07/20 12:26:36) Kelsei A.T.: anagram names,
(07/20 12:26:52) Kelsei A.T.: Ami used the same, but she seemed to be... working to undo their work?
(07/20 12:27:04) Kelsei A.T.: it's a strange connundrum I can't quite figure out what's going on.
(07/20 12:27:21) Kelsei A.T.: it's like she's afraid of these people, but knew enough to try to fight them?
(07/20 12:27:24) Kelsei A.T.: I don't get it.
(07/20 12:27:30) Logan Marcus: These people... what do you think they hope to achieve by such acts?
(07/20 12:28:00) Kelsei A.T.: it's strange
(07/20 12:28:04) Logan Marcus: Are they the same ones who vandalized the Clinic, do you think?
(07/20 12:28:09) Kelsei A.T.: oh, yes, for sure
(07/20 12:28:18) Logan Marcus: Oh dear...
(07/20 12:28:26) Logan Marcus looks anxious.
(07/20 12:28:29) Kelsei A.T.: those two fake names from the overflow station were registered on the backend of the imager that day the clinic was sabotaged.
(07/20 12:28:43) Kelsei A.T.: it's a strange set of actions from them
(07/20 12:28:50) Kelsei A.T.: it's like they're not working together at all.
(07/20 12:28:55) Logan Marcus: Oh dear...
(07/20 12:29:09) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, if you ask me, I think there's some fractioning in their group.
(07/20 12:29:09) Logan Marcus sighs.
(07/20 12:29:16) Logan Marcus: You do?
(07/20 12:29:18) Kelsei A.T.: i see two sets of actions,
(07/20 12:29:26) Kelsei A.T.: one is basic pranking level of annoyances
(07/20 12:29:33) Logan Marcus: Yes...
(07/20 12:29:42) Kelsei A.T.: stolen items, re-arranged areas, barriers being put up, etc.
(07/20 12:29:44) Kelsei A.T.: the other is...
(07/20 12:29:46) Kelsei A.T.: extreme.
(07/20 12:29:48) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 12:30:06) Kelsei A.T.: rising actions that range from noxious chemicals to near murder attempts.
(07/20 12:30:16) Kelsei A.T.: i could see Ami having issues with the latter,
(07/20 12:30:18) Logan Marcus: You don't think you or your friends... or Tenny... are in danger, do you? I hope...?
(07/20 12:30:41) Kelsei A.T.: im of two minds
(07/20 12:30:46) Kelsei A.T.: of the basic sabbotagers, no, likely not.
(07/20 12:30:51) Logan Marcus tilts his head.
(07/20 12:30:54) Kelsei A.T.: the ones rising with their escalation...
(07/20 12:31:02) Kelsei A.T.: i will say I'm a bit nervous.
(07/20 12:31:10) Logan Marcus sighs deeply.
(07/20 12:31:36) Kelsei A.T.: we'll have to have another town hall soon to discuss these events, i think.
(07/20 12:31:41) Logan Marcus mutters softly, "I... hope it will not come to that..."
(07/20 12:31:58) Kelsei A.T.: agreed.
(07/20 12:32:02) Logan Marcus: When? The town hall, I mean? I'd like to be there.
(07/20 12:32:12) Kelsei A.T.: we'll have to discuss it, and settle on a date,
(07/20 12:32:18) Kelsei A.T.: but I'd wager sometime in the next week
(07/20 12:32:22) Kelsei A.T.: before August,
(07/20 12:32:24) Logan Marcus: Please, let me know when it is.
(07/20 12:32:26) Kelsei A.T.: there's a lot that happens.
(07/20 12:32:31) Kelsei A.T.: ill keep you in the loop
(07/20 12:32:38) Logan Marcus: Thank you, Kelsei.
(07/20 12:32:55) Logan Marcus: I... probably should stay around the Clinic more often... to keep Tenny safe.
(07/20 12:33:00) Logan Marcus looks worried.
(07/20 12:33:17) Kelsei A.T.: a smart idea
(07/20 12:33:25) Kelsei A.T.: im sure tenny will appreciate it
(07/20 12:33:31) Kelsei A.T. giggles
(07/20 12:33:50) Logan Marcus blinks, then smiles shyly.
(07/20 12:34:32) Logan Marcus: Err... yes. Well... ah...
(07/20 12:34:46) Kelsei A.T.: try not to worry too much,
(07/20 12:34:56) Logan Marcus: I uh... I'll try not to.
(07/20 12:34:58) Kelsei A.T.: im sure they'll make their move eventually, and when they do, we'll be ready, I think.
(07/20 12:35:25) Logan Marcus: You think it will come down to a fight between you? I hope not.
(07/20 12:35:29) Kelsei A.T.: at the very least if the worst comes to it, we've got a world with very large fauna... nono, that's too morbid even for me.
(07/20 12:35:36) Kelsei A.T. shakes her head
(07/20 12:35:45) Logan Marcus: Trap them there? That is rather drastic.
(07/20 12:35:49) Kelsei A.T.: no, I don't think it'll come down to a fight between us.
(07/20 12:35:55) Kelsei A.T.: it was meant to be a joke, but,
(07/20 12:35:59) Logan Marcus: Ah...
(07/20 12:36:01) Kelsei A.T.: i realized while saying it it was a bit harsh.
(07/20 12:36:16) Kelsei A.T.: no, more likely we'll just take their relto books after questioning them.
(07/20 12:36:17) Logan Marcus: Yes... it -has- been done before, of course.
(07/20 12:36:47) Kelsei A.T.: at the most all we can do is try to keep them out.
(07/20 12:37:11) Logan Marcus: Atrus, his father, the old D'ni punishments... trap worlds and all that. I suppose it is a consideration...
(07/20 12:37:21) Kelsei A.T.: i'd rather not go that extreme, honestly.
(07/20 12:37:26) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 12:37:28) Kelsei A.T.: but if they make it an issue...
(07/20 12:37:33) Kelsei A.T. looks up at the ceiling...
(07/20 12:37:42) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, I just wish we could have some peace and quiet for once.
(07/20 12:37:59) Kelsei A.T.: between this and my own work life on the surface, I'm wishing for a break.
(07/20 12:38:07) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 12:38:19) Logan Marcus: I wish that as well.
(07/20 12:38:48) Kelsei A.T.: hopefully once Mysterium settles everyones schedules will event out and we'll be a bit more able to focus our time better.
(07/20 12:39:23) Logan Marcus: This 'Mysterium', it is a convention?
(07/20 12:39:30) Kelsei A.T.: yes,
(07/20 12:39:35) Kelsei A.T.: held on the surface, normally,
(07/20 12:39:49) Kelsei A.T.: it changes places, year to year.
(07/20 12:39:54) Logan Marcus: For enthusasts of the games about the D'ni?
(07/20 12:40:05) Kelsei A.T.: and other games by the development company,
(07/20 12:40:18) Kelsei A.T.: it started primarily about the Myst Games, though.
(07/20 12:40:29) Logan Marcus: I see. I had heard mention of it in passing, but didn't quite make the connection.
(07/20 12:40:32) Kelsei A.T.: it's kind of expanded to more of a general family reunion sort of thing, according to Calum.
(07/20 12:40:48) Logan Marcus: I have been 'out of the loop' as one might say, for quite a while.
(07/20 12:40:52) Kelsei A.T.: the people you know, the people you don't, all linked with a common cause.
(07/20 12:40:57) Kelsei A.T.: oh, that's fair, totally fair.
(07/20 12:41:08) Logan Marcus: And it is done here as well, then?
(07/20 12:41:12) Kelsei A.T.: youd be surprised at how many people have been fans of Myst for years but only recently find out about Mysterium
(07/20 12:41:19) Kelsei A.T.: yes, there'll be pub decorations this year,
(07/20 12:41:25) Kelsei A.T.: and shirts. lots of shirts.
(07/20 12:41:40) Kelsei A.T. giggles tiredly...
(07/20 12:41:42) Kelsei A.T.: so many shirts...
(07/20 12:41:51) Kelsei A.T.: im not looking forwards to unpacking those boxes.
(07/20 12:42:02) Logan Marcus: Interesting. Perhaps I can help you then?
(07/20 12:42:11) Kelsei A.T.: it'd be appreciated.
(07/20 12:42:25) Logan Marcus: I've just sent a manuscript to my publisher, so I have time.
(07/20 12:42:40) Kelsei A.T.: fun!
(07/20 12:42:46) Kelsei A.T.: what do you write about?
(07/20 12:42:59) Logan Marcus: Fiction, poetry.
(07/20 12:43:14) Logan Marcus: Inspired stories about a fictional D'ni...
(07/20 12:43:16) Kelsei A.T.: fun!
(07/20 12:43:20) IwonK: shorah everyone
(07/20 12:43:32) Kelsei A.T.: Shorah, Iwonk
(07/20 12:43:34) Kelsei A.T. checks time
(07/20 12:43:42) Kelsei A.T.: oh dear, is it really that close to 1300 already?
(07/20 12:43:47) Kelsei A.T.: my, how time flies.
(07/20 12:43:56) IwonK: there's still time, Kels
(07/20 12:44:06) Logan Marcus: Oh, that's right, there's an event coming soon, isn't there?
(07/20 12:44:14) Kelsei A.T.: yes, Fil Rowans comes down and plays music for us.
(07/20 12:44:26) Kelsei A.T.: it's very nice.
(07/20 12:44:40) Logan Marcus: Ah... yes, I think Tenny mentioned that.
(07/20 12:45:04) Kelsei A.T. nods
(07/20 12:45:16) Kelsei A.T.: I believe Fil's also doing a performance for Mina's concert.
(07/20 12:45:19) Kelsei A.T. motions at the imager.
(07/20 12:45:26) Kelsei A.T.: oh, right, yes, there it is too.

[Kelsei A. Taylor]

(07/20 12:45:48) Kelsei A.T.: that should be fun. hopefully I'll have my schedule free.
(07/20 12:46:22) Kelsei A.T.: anyways, logan, I'll make sure to keep you in the loop regarding things.
(07/20 12:46:37) Kelsei A.T. smiles.
(07/20 12:46:40) Logan Marcus: Okay, thanks. I'll mostly be around the Clinic from now on.
(07/20 12:46:48) Kelsei A.T.: yes, keep an eye on Tenny,
(07/20 12:46:56) Kelsei A.T.: i think he could use the company some days
(07/20 12:46:57) Logan Marcus: If you do see Ami, I'd like to talk to her myself sometime.
(07/20 12:47:04) Kelsei A.T.: oh, so would I.
(07/20 12:47:09) Kelsei A.T.: the last time was so close...
(07/20 12:47:11) Kelsei A.T. shakes her head
(07/20 12:47:16) Kelsei A.T.: i just wish she hadn't ran off.
(07/20 12:47:21) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 12:47:23) IwonK: shorah sky
(07/20 12:47:38) Kelsei A.T.: oh, hello Jules!
(07/20 12:47:42) skyisblu: Hi IwonK
(07/20 12:47:53) Kelsei A.T. smiles to logan, and makes her way for the conference room doors
(07/20 12:47:56) Jules Lavisham: Good evening Kels!
(07/20 12:48:01) Jules Lavisham: Anyone about?
(07/20 12:48:16) Kelsei A.T. waves hello
(07/20 12:48:22) Kelsei A.T.: just getting ready for fil live, I think
(07/20 12:48:24) skyisblu: Hi Kelsei! Hi Jules!
(07/20 12:48:24) Jules Lavisham: Ah, there you are!
(07/20 12:48:26) Kelsei A.T.:
(07/20 12:48:34) Kelsei A.T.: sorry, Logan and I were discussing matters in the conference room.
(07/20 12:48:35) Jules Lavisham: Hey Sky
(07/20 12:48:46) Kelsei A.T.: it seems Ami was the one who took that prybar
(07/20 12:48:50) Kelsei A.T.: she's returned it now, evidently.
(07/20 12:48:59) Jules Lavisham: Oh!
(07/20 12:49:06) Kelsei A.T. shrugs
(07/20 12:49:14) Jules Lavisham: Well, that's one mystery solved at least
(07/20 12:49:17) Kelsei A.T.: no idea why she took it to begin with, though.
(07/20 12:49:29) Kelsei A.T.: her message up on the imager didn't say much of anything regarding that motive.
(07/20 12:49:47) Jules Lavisham: How very baffling.
(07/20 12:49:51) Kelsei A.T.: yes, indeed
(07/20 12:50:00) Logan Marcus waves hello
(07/20 12:50:11) IwonK: shorah Isa :
(07/20 12:50:18) Kelsei A.T.: oh, it's been a while, Jules, I think you missed the internal memo,
(07/20 12:50:27) Kelsei A.T.: we'll be planning to release Naybree either late august or early september,
(07/20 12:50:29) Isa =^.^= leans left
(07/20 12:50:38) Isa =^.^=: Hi Iwonk, hi all
(07/20 12:50:40) Jules Lavisham: Ah, and would this be Mr Marcus himself?
(07/20 12:50:40) skyisblu leans right
(07/20 12:50:46) IwonK leans wrong
(07/20 12:50:59) Logan Marcus: Er, Shorah.
(07/20 12:51:01) Kelsei A.T. nods
(07/20 12:51:18) Jules Lavisham: Pleasure to meet you sir!
(07/20 12:51:24) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 12:51:34) Jules Lavisham: Professor Jules Lavisham, at your service.
(07/20 12:51:43) Jules Lavisham holds out his hand
(07/20 12:51:45) Logan Marcus: H-hello. Logan Marcus.
(07/20 12:51:54) Logan Marcus shakes Jules' hand.
(07/20 12:52:30) Logan Marcus rubs the back of his neck nervously.
(07/20 12:52:32) Jules Lavisham: Been hearing some fun things about you.
(07/20 12:52:38) Logan Marcus: Heh... really?
(07/20 12:52:50) Kelsei A.T.: Tenny speaks fondly of you, logan
(07/20 12:52:59) Logan Marcus: He.. he does?
(07/20 12:53:04) Jules Lavisham: All positive of course, seems you've left quite the impression on our resident Doctor.
(07/20 12:53:04) Logan Marcus smiles shyly.
(07/20 12:53:14) Kelsei A.T. nods
(07/20 12:53:24) Logan Marcus: Well... I uh... he's a very nice guy... heh.
(07/20 12:53:35) Kelsei A.T.: her very much is.
(07/20 12:53:56) Jules Lavisham: That he is. Good at his work as well, very safe pair of hands.
(07/20 12:54:25) Kelsei A.T.: oh, Jules, I think you missed it, but Ben had another reaction to a Journey door- sorry to interrupt.
(07/20 12:54:45) Logan Marcus tilts his head.
(07/20 12:54:47) Jules Lavisham: Oh really?
(07/20 12:54:50) Kelsei A.T.: he definitely had some kind of bad experience related to the doors- between Teledahn and Kemo, he didn't want to open either,
(07/20 12:55:01) Logan Marcus looks interested.
(07/20 12:55:06) Kelsei A.T.: i dont think its related to his ongoing amnesia though,
(07/20 12:55:40) Kelsei A.T.: its likely not related to the Journey itself- he doesnt have any issues with the hand symbol or the shirt,
(07/20 12:55:54) Kelsei A.T.: but it's something that happened with the doors themselves, I'd wager.
(07/20 12:56:03) Logan Marcus: I'd like to meet him sometime. Perhaps I can help.
(07/20 12:56:04) Kelsei A.T.: he was worried about something inside being able to get out.
(07/20 12:56:07) Kelsei A.T. nods
(07/20 12:56:19) Kelsei A.T.: we'll have to see if we can arrange something. I think Kadish is the last age he hasn't visited yet.
(07/20 12:56:20) Jules Lavisham: Hrm.
(07/20 12:56:33) Logan Marcus: Kadish... Yes, I could do that.
(07/20 12:56:38) Jules Lavisham: Well, obvious answer would be something related to the Bahro.
(07/20 12:56:52) IwonK: shorah Pod
(07/20 12:57:02) Kelsei A.T.: obvious, but doesnt seem likely, unless it's related to some kind of instance hop.
(07/20 12:57:10) PodHopper: Shorah everyone
(07/20 12:57:16) Isa =^.^=: Hi Pod
(07/20 12:57:20) Kelsei A.T.: i could see the Bahro perhaps taking offense to something? But. Why send him to another Earth, if that's the case?
(07/20 12:57:22) Kelsei A.T. shakes her head
(07/20 12:57:24) Jules Lavisham: Has he had any reactions to any of their artifacts? The stones or the carved tablets in the Hood for example?
(07/20 12:57:28) skyisblu: Hi Pod
(07/20 12:57:31) Kelsei A.T.: as far as I know, no.
(07/20 12:57:39) PodHopper waves hello
(07/20 12:58:05) Kelsei A.T.: but it's something we'll have to check on,
(07/20 12:58:15) Jules Lavisham: The alternative is there's something else occupying that space
(07/20 12:58:32) Jules Lavisham: Something we don't yet know about
(07/20 12:58:32) Kelsei A.T.: i cant imagine it'd stay there- the caves arent exactly prisons
(07/20 12:58:40) Kelsei A.T.: there's one way in, one way out,
(07/20 12:59:13) Kelsei A.T.: if something was in there with him... it's probably something he took with him.
(07/20 12:59:13) UGLYDOG (I'm on the surface, be back in a minute):
(07/20 12:59:21) Kelsei A.T.: but whatever it was he had a bad experience with?
(07/20 12:59:30) Kelsei A.T.: if it was just Teledahn's door I'd consider it a one off, but Kemo's as well?
(07/20 12:59:37) Kelsei A.T.: it's likely something he took with him through all the doors.
(07/20 12:59:52) Jules Lavisham: Mm.
(07/20 13:00:11) Kelsei A.T.: I can't imagine what he'd take with him that'd cause that, though.
(07/20 13:00:27) Jules Lavisham: Definitely a connection to be explored.
(07/20 13:00:46) Kelsei A.T.: i'd rather not force it- the reaction i saw as very.... vivid.
(07/20 13:00:48) Logan Marcus nods.
(07/20 13:00:53) Kelsei A.T.: whatever it was hurt him deeply,
(07/20 13:01:07) Jules Lavisham: Yeah. The idea of subjecting him to it to test a theory
(07/20 13:01:11) Logan Marcus frowns vaguely.
(07/20 13:01:21) Jules Lavisham: No. That doesn't sit well with me.
(07/20 13:01:25) Kelsei A.T.: we didnt know he'd react that badly when we showed him Teledahn's door,
(07/20 13:01:32) Eternal Seeker: shorah all
(07/20 13:01:32) IwonK: shorah Seeker and Mina
(07/20 13:01:32) Minasunda: shorah everyone
(07/20 13:01:35) skyisblu: Hi Mina! Hi Seeker!
(07/20 13:01:42) Eternal Seeker: nice relaxing music by Fil
(07/20 13:01:43) Kelsei A.T. glances at the time...
(07/20 13:01:47) PodHopper: Shorah Seeker & Mina
(07/20 13:01:48) Isa =^.^=: Hi Mina & Seeker
(07/20 13:01:55) IwonK: shorah RB
(07/20 13:02:03) Logan Marcus looks at his KI.
(07/20 13:02:04) PodHopper: and anyone I missed?
(07/20 13:02:05) skyisblu: Hi RootBeer!
(07/20 13:02:08) Kelsei A.T.: I think I'll go take my seat now, if that's alright with you, Jules?
(07/20 13:02:26) Logan Marcus: Perhaps I shall stay... Tenny's on a call.
(07/20 13:02:26) RootBeer: Hi, skyisblu
(07/20 13:02:29) Kelsei A.T.:
(07/20 13:02:31) Jules Lavisham: No, absolutely, think I'll stick around for some tunes as well
(07/20 13:02:41) IwonK: shoraaaaaaaah Fiiiiiiiil
(07/20 13:02:49) Logan Marcus: I've never attended something like this before.
(07/20 13:02:51) skyisblu: Hi Fil!
(07/20 13:02:51) Eternal Seeker: Shorah Fil
(07/20 13:02:57) PodHopper: Shorah Fil
(07/20 13:02:57) Isa =^.^=: Hi Fil
(07/20 13:03:04) Fil needs a moment to breathe!
(07/20 13:03:11) Fil waves hello
[FIL LIVE EVENT]

[Kelsei A. Taylor]

[AFTER FIL LIVE]
(07/20 13:57:24) Jules Lavisham: So, what do you reckon Logan?
(07/20 13:57:27) Kelsei A.T. approaches Jules and Logan, and spies the multitude of glasses on the table
(07/20 13:57:34) Fil waves goodbye
(07/20 13:57:35) Kelsei A.T.: having fun, are we, boys?
(07/20 13:57:36) IwonK: *POOF!*
(07/20 13:57:45) Anatheia leans right
(07/20 13:57:46) Logan Marcus: Oh, it was nice!
(07/20 13:57:47) Isa =^.^= leans left
(07/20 13:57:49) Tahm: poof of concept
(07/20 13:57:52) PodHopper leans left
(07/20 13:57:54) Eternal Seeker leans right
(07/20 13:57:57) Jules Lavisham: The Sesh may have commenced, as Edward would call it.
(07/20 13:57:57) skyisblu: lol Tahm
(07/20 13:57:59) PodHopper leans right
(07/20 13:58:00) Minasunda leans left
(07/20 13:58:01) Tahm:
(07/20 13:58:05) Kelsei A.T.:
(07/20 13:58:06) skyisblu leans right
(07/20 13:58:07) Isa =^.^= leans left
(07/20 13:58:08) UGLYDOG leans cleft
(07/20 13:58:10) Eternal Seeker: cu
(07/20 13:58:17) Jules Lavisham: Lovely set of pipes, that Fil
(07/20 13:58:25) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 13:58:31) Isa =^.^= leans left
(07/20 13:58:33) Mouski leans right
(07/20 13:58:34) Kelsei A.T. smiles and nods enthusiasticly
(07/20 13:58:34) Anatheia waves goodbye
(07/20 13:58:41) Dni_seeker 5: Hello
(07/20 13:58:45) Kelsei A.T.: ah, shorah,
(07/20 13:58:50) Isa =^.^=: shorah all
(07/20 13:58:53) Jules Lavisham: Really quite remarkable, all of the assorted things going on down here
(07/20 13:58:55) Tahm: Hi Dni
(07/20 13:58:59) Mouski leans left
(07/20 13:59:01) skyisblu leans right
(07/20 13:59:01) Jules Lavisham: Evening DS5
(07/20 13:59:09) Kelsei A.T.: Logan, here's the one I'd mentioned earlier. The one Tally shoved over?
(07/20 13:59:31) skyisblu waves goodbye
(07/20 13:59:37) Logan Marcus: Oh... hello.
(07/20 13:59:38) Dni_seeker 5: Hi, Logan. Dr. Quinlan's talked about you.
(07/20 13:59:42) skyisblu: See you all later!
(07/20 13:59:44) Kelsei A.T.: Jules, we really ought to see about pinning down a date for another town hall.
(07/20 13:59:46) Jules Lavisham: See you later Sky
(07/20 13:59:48) Kelsei A.T.: (later sky!)
(07/20 13:59:52) PodHopper: Bye Sky
(07/20 13:59:53) Isa =^.^=: see you Sky, stay cool
(07/20 13:59:59) Logan Marcus nods shyly.
(07/20 14:00:00) UGLYDOG: no feet on chairs mouski
(07/20 14:00:01) skyisblu: Will do, Isa
(07/20 14:00:10) Jules Lavisham: Yes, absolutely Kels.
(07/20 14:00:15) Mouski: huh ?
(07/20 14:00:18) Mouski:
(07/20 14:00:24) PodHopper waves goodbye
(07/20 14:00:24) PodHopper: Heading elsewhere too
(07/20 14:00:34) Isa =^.^=: see you Pod
(07/20 14:00:38) Kelsei A.T.: definitely some recent events we ought to discuss.
(07/20 14:00:39) PodHopper: Goodnight
(07/20 14:00:42) Jules Lavisham: Tail end of July would work nicely, I think. Or thereabouts.
(07/20 14:00:46) Tahm: Pod going to elsewhere
(07/20 14:00:49) Kelsei A.T.: later pod,
(07/20 14:00:56) Kelsei A.T.: yes, that was my thinking, Jules.
(07/20 14:00:59) Dni_seeker 5: I wonder what all those Hood pedestals were about.
(07/20 14:01:04) Kelsei A.T. shrugs
(07/20 14:01:07) PodHopper: yeah, I'll have to be patient for that one
(07/20 14:01:10) Kelsei A.T.: the things just play garbled D'ni.
(07/20 14:01:13) Jules Lavisham: Hood pedistals?
(07/20 14:01:18) Kelsei A.T.: Calum went and dealt with them last night.
(07/20 14:01:31) Jules Lavisham: You'll have to forgive me, I've been surface-based for the last couple of weeks
(07/20 14:01:32) Kelsei A.T.: yes, some mild sabotage to a few of the hood podiums.
(07/20 14:01:46) Dni_seeker 5: I caught the guy in the act!
(07/20 14:01:48) Jules Lavisham: Ugh. This whole business is getting wearisome.
(07/20 14:01:49) Kelsei A.T.: Carl sent me a list I forwarded to Calum,
(07/20 14:01:51) UGLYDOG sneezes
(07/20 14:01:54) Kelsei A.T.: he dealt with them last night.
(07/20 14:02:14) Kelsei A.T.: not that i can understand why either the saboteur or calum bothered.
(07/20 14:02:21) Kelsei A.T.: those things just dont connect up to the Kirel networking,
(07/20 14:02:35) UGLYDOG: Spore news at Teledahn
(07/20 14:02:42) Mouski: lol
(07/20 14:02:48) Kelsei A.T.: maybe if we'd had them broadcasting the Kirel announcements too, but...
(07/20 14:02:50) Dni_seeker 5: What's up in Teledahn?
(07/20 14:02:51) Jules Lavisham: Perhaps it was symbolic, more than anything.
(07/20 14:02:54) Tahm: lol uglydog
(07/20 14:02:58) Kelsei A.T.: i just cant fathom why target them?
(07/20 14:02:58) UGLYDOG: spore news
(07/20 14:03:03) Kelsei A.T.: symbolic, maybe,m
(07/20 14:03:07) Kelsei A.T.: i could see that,
(07/20 14:03:10) Logan Marcus listens quietly.
(07/20 14:03:16) Kelsei A.T.: like I was telling Logan I think there's two groups of activities,
(07/20 14:03:25) Kelsei A.T.: basic sabbotage, and the ones escalating.
(07/20 14:03:35) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 14:03:38) Kelsei A.T.: i dont think the right hand is communicating with the left, to use a cliche phrase
(07/20 14:03:47) UGLYDOG: er'cana da
(07/20 14:03:48) Dni_seeker 5: Wait a second...
(07/20 14:03:56) Mouski: lol
(07/20 14:03:59) Mouski: good one.
(07/20 14:04:16) Jules Lavisham: It would make sense. Which is cause for concern.
(07/20 14:04:21) Kelsei A.T.: yes,
(07/20 14:04:36) Tahm: so 'unorganized' crime...
(07/20 14:04:38) Kelsei A.T.: nothing new on the Harlan thing yet, Jules, beyond that Calum found an old Journal entry from 2020,
(07/20 14:04:47) Jules Lavisham: Oh?
(07/20 14:04:53) Kelsei A.T.: "Harlan Mason" who founded a group called "Children of the New Seed"
(07/20 14:05:01) Dni_seeker 5: "Danger comes to those who seek / A good tree grows in the far corner of the cavern / A branch rots and falls, its withered hust takes root / A malicious tree grows in the far corner of the Cavern / The son of the lost empire must choose the Tree."
(07/20 14:05:02) Kelsei A.T.: we're not sure it's the Harlan Ami directed us towards,
(07/20 14:05:19) Kelsei A.T. groans slightly at the repeat of that danged prophecy again.
(07/20 14:05:20) Jules Lavisham takes on a slightly darker look
(07/20 14:05:32) Jules Lavisham: "Children of the New Seed"?
(07/20 14:05:32) Kelsei A.T.: are you familiar with either name, Jules?
(07/20 14:05:49) Kelsei A.T.: yes, it cropped up back in 2020, according to Calum's journal.
(07/20 14:05:54) Jules Lavisham: Hang on... let me think...
(07/20 14:06:10) UGLYDOG: i never step a foot in real toe
(07/20 14:06:29) Jules Lavisham: Yes, I think I remember JD mentioning them a long while back.
(07/20 14:06:39) Jules Lavisham: Let me check a hunch...
(07/20 14:06:41) Kelsei A.T.: oh, yes, Calum's journal mentioned Mr. Barnes too.
(07/20 14:06:50) Kelsei A.T.: something about a tweet?
(07/20 14:06:58) Jules Lavisham gets out his phone and scrolls through his Twitter feed
(07/20 14:07:21) Tahm: great... another cult... and thought the jahvo youngsters were history...
(07/20 14:07:26) Kelsei A.T. laughs
(07/20 14:07:31) Dni_seeker 5: If you ask me, the whole thing might be a trap.
(07/20 14:07:33) Kelsei A.T.: D'ni at one point had 200 or more cults.
(07/20 14:07:34) Jules Lavisham: Got it. Yes, here it is.
(07/20 14:08:00) Jules Lavisham: ARGH. The epheremal of Social Media.
(07/20 14:08:12) Logan Marcus rubs the back of his neck absently.
(07/20 14:08:12) UGLYDOG: chat is full of stuff uglydog doesnt get
(07/20 14:08:17) Tahm: so D'ni IS cult... I knew it! lol
(07/20 14:08:20) Jules Lavisham: I didn't even give it beyond more than a thought at the time.
(07/20 14:08:31) Dni_seeker 5: What's that supposed to mean, Tahm?
(07/20 14:08:41) Kelsei A.T.: Calum's reaction boiled down to "not another cult" too, at the time.
(07/20 14:08:58) Kelsei A.T.: ive heard some vague rumors of them from time to time, but nothing concrete,
(07/20 14:09:02) Jules Lavisham: So. We're looking at some manner of New Religious Movement.
(07/20 14:09:34) Logan Marcus tilts his head a little.
(07/20 14:09:38) Kelsei A.T.: I was just telling Tenny the other day, I've heard theories about people believing the Called are descendants of D'ni so many times, its never struck out as odd when some group or another believes it.
(07/20 14:09:55) UGLYDOG: are 8 bitcoins worth a bytecoin?
(07/20 14:10:01) Dni_seeker 5: *Gehn*
(07/20 14:10:06) Isa =^.^=: see you all
(07/20 14:10:08) Isa =^.^= waves goodbye
(07/20 14:10:12) Kelsei A.T.: Gehn would be long dead by now, DS5
(07/20 14:10:13) UGLYDOG: bye isa
(07/20 14:10:15) Kelsei A.T. waves to isa
(07/20 14:10:16) Tahm: bye lsa... seeya.
(07/20 14:10:19) Jules Lavisham: ... funnily enough, the knowledge gives me a little more familiar grounding in who we're dealing with.
(07/20 14:10:19) Mouski waves goodbye
(07/20 14:10:23) Dni_seeker 5: he believed that being D'ni made him better than everyone else.
(07/20 14:10:30) Kelsei A.T.: oh? How's that, Jules?

[Kelsei A. Taylor]

(07/20 14:11:09) Jules Lavisham: The nature of my work over the years has given me some exposure to these kinds of groups.
(07/20 14:11:12) Kelsei A.T.: the irony with Gehn's beliefs, DS5, is that they're the warped ideals of a child who suffered a great trauma.
(07/20 14:11:25) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 14:11:58) Kelsei A.T.: the D'ni were no better than any other people in the multiverse- let alone any kind of elitisim amongst themselves.
(07/20 14:12:14) Logan Marcus blinks.
(07/20 14:12:30) Kelsei A.T.: the fact they had wars of infighting amongst themselves says as much to me.
(07/20 14:12:34) Jules Lavisham: Mostly in the theoretical, I should stress.
(07/20 14:12:43) Kelsei A.T.: the Mee-Dis war alone...
(07/20 14:12:46) Kelsei A.T. shakes her head.
(07/20 14:13:00) Kelsei A.T.: of course, Jules.
(07/20 14:13:04) Dni_seeker 5: We know that some D'ni weren't as pure of heart as others. *cough* Bahro slave-drivers *cough*
(07/20 14:13:17) Tahm: the suffered ideals of a warped child which is great...
(07/20 14:13:20) Kelsei A.T.: cults are a topic best dealt with cautiously.
(07/20 14:13:31) Jules Lavisham: Agreed.
(07/20 14:13:47) Dni_seeker 5: Well, we'd BETTER be careful if these guys are the saboteurs
(07/20 14:14:04) Kelsei A.T.: if the New Seed's Harlan is the Harlan Ami is directing us towards, trap or not, we'd ought to still speak with him.
(07/20 14:14:11) Tahm: fanatic cults can be dangerous. agreed
(07/20 14:14:13) Jules Lavisham: But also with a certain open-mindedness. The type of people who are initially drawn to them are surprisingly varied.
(07/20 14:14:17) Kelsei A.T.: and if he's not, then I don't see the harm,
(07/20 14:14:24) Kelsei A.T.: if they're harmless, we rule them out as suspects.
(07/20 14:14:54) Dni_seeker 5: But we can't just eliminate them right off the bat.
(07/20 14:14:55) Jules Lavisham: It wouldn't do to pigeonhole them as the deranged fanatics they are often presented as in assorted media.
(07/20 14:15:07) Jules Lavisham: At least, not at this stage.
(07/20 14:15:12) Dni_seeker 5: True...
(07/20 14:15:25) Kelsei A.T.: of course not. I'd imagine if theyve kept a low profile all this time they're not up to notoriety levels,
(07/20 14:15:34) Kelsei A.T.: not like some surface cults are.
(07/20 14:15:41) Jules Lavisham: No, that would suggest they're not actively recruiting.
(07/20 14:15:56) Jules Lavisham: Most likely they're keeping things towards known families, close contacts
(07/20 14:15:58) Tahm: next stage: pigeonhole them as the...
(07/20 14:16:02) Jules Lavisham: Certainly at this stage.
(07/20 14:16:10) Kelsei A.T.: makes sense to me,
(07/20 14:16:12) Kelsei A.T. nods
(07/20 14:16:22) Kelsei A.T.: it'd also make any division between them more... explosive
(07/20 14:16:27) Jules Lavisham: It also suggests they're more interested in building a functioning social structure first
(07/20 14:16:42) Kelsei A.T.: Ami's seeming break from them could speak to any number of things.
(07/20 14:16:46) Dni_seeker 5: There were some "practical jokes" a while back, but then when Calum saw Sami (or Ami), everything just went crazy and there were thefts and vandalism and (in my case) attempted murder
(07/20 14:17:01) Kelsei A.T.: I think the escalation stems from that incident, yes.
(07/20 14:17:04) Logan Marcus frowns.
(07/20 14:17:11) Jules Lavisham: One of the main reasons these groups form. A substitute for social structures where the traditional ones have failed them.
(07/20 14:17:19) Kelsei A.T.: whatever Ami, or Sami, whichever is her real name, decided to do regarding all of that...
(07/20 14:17:22) Kelsei A.T.: it definitely set things off.
(07/20 14:17:52) Kelsei A.T.: loss of structure from their past lives, possible loss of family,
(07/20 14:17:57) Tahm: it's sometimes the 'ideals' which sets the starting point where cults can become dangerous... when the 'ideals' are fanatically hunted...
(07/20 14:18:00) Kelsei A.T.: it's a traditional cult recruitment thing, from what i've heard.
(07/20 14:18:18) Kelsei A.T.: indeed, Tahm,
(07/20 14:18:19) Dni_seeker 5: I noticed that they went BACK to the Overflow Station after the Sami incident
(07/20 14:18:22) Kelsei A.T. nods
(07/20 14:18:30) Kelsei A.T.: i think the Overflow station wasn't a message meant for us,
(07/20 14:18:34) Kelsei A.T.: i think it was meant for her.
(07/20 14:18:41) Kelsei A.T.: they didnt *leave* us any messages, this time.
(07/20 14:18:42) Dni_seeker 5: because she was there?
(07/20 14:18:58) Kelsei A.T.: possibly trying to draw her out because she chose that as her break point?
(07/20 14:19:07) Kelsei A.T.: i couldnt say for certain.
(07/20 14:19:09) Dni_seeker 5: That's what I meant
(07/20 14:19:16) Kelsei A.T. nods her head
(07/20 14:19:25) Jules Lavisham: It's very possible.
(07/20 14:19:35) Kelsei A.T.: the question is, what drove her to break from them in such a way?
(07/20 14:19:50) Dni_seeker 5: Her conscience.
(07/20 14:19:51) Jules Lavisham: A disagreement on principles, maybe. Or a personal falling out.
(07/20 14:20:02) Dni_seeker 5: Is that how you spell it? LOL
(07/20 14:20:02) Tahm: so 'she' might be a renegade which they told '"it's 'not your's (anymore"...?
(07/20 14:20:12) Logan Marcus tilts his head again.
(07/20 14:20:12) Jules Lavisham: Or an unwillingness to be a party to escalating violence.
(07/20 14:20:21) Kelsei A.T.: indeed,
(07/20 14:20:28) Kelsei A.T.: if Tally's messages are anything to go by.
(07/20 14:20:43) Kelsei A.T.: some of them are certainly... very upset by her break.
(07/20 14:20:57) Kelsei A.T.: beyond the one he sent us and posted to that imager a while back, too.
(07/20 14:21:08) Jules Lavisham: We're being pushed in the direction of speaking to Harlan. The question therefore becomes what his position on all this is.
(07/20 14:21:32) Kelsei A.T.: the cavern's not ours, well, okay, that's motive. but assumption is it's also not theirs too. could be we're dealing with people who don't want D'ni inhabited entirely.
(07/20 14:21:41) Kelsei A.T.: yes, that's a good point, Jules.
(07/20 14:22:12) Kelsei A.T.: what does this Harlan have to say, if he's the same New Seed's Harlan,
(07/20 14:22:35) Jules Lavisham: If we're looking at a collection of Scorched Earthers... that's worrying.
(07/20 14:22:42) Tahm: whyt purpose would a place have which has no purpose then...
(07/20 14:22:46) Tahm: *which*
(07/20 14:22:48) Jules Lavisham: That rules out any kind of co-existence from the get go.
(07/20 14:23:13) Kelsei A.T. crosses her arms and ponders for a few moments...
(07/20 14:23:25) Dni_seeker 5: I noticed that Tally's "not yours" messages were for ALL of us, but the "Surrender" message was directed toward a more specific someone... maybe (S)Ami?
(07/20 14:23:25) Jules Lavisham: I refuse to believe terms can't be come to.
(07/20 14:23:49) Kelsei A.T.: that surrender message was labled "traitor" so the inclination matches S/ami's apparent situation.
(07/20 14:24:18) Kelsei A.T.: a 'fate worse than death' is just a bit extreme, though.
(07/20 14:24:28) Logan Marcus: Wait, what?
(07/20 14:24:39) Kelsei A.T.: the message said for her to surrender or suffer a fate worse than death.
(07/20 14:24:47) Dni_seeker 5: well, if Tally was willing to shove me off a cliff...
(07/20 14:24:53) Logan Marcus frowns.
(07/20 14:24:54) Jules Lavisham: Who sent this, Kels?
(07/20 14:24:57) Kelsei A.T.: Tally,
(07/20 14:25:02) Kelsei A.T.: posted it on the imager the other day.
(07/20 14:25:06) Kelsei A.T.: calum cleared it as soon as he saw it
(07/20 14:25:10) Kelsei A.T.: he was *not* pleased.
(07/20 14:25:18) Jules Lavisham: Gods...
(07/20 14:25:24) Logan Marcus looks worried.
(07/20 14:25:26) Jules Lavisham pinches the bridge of his nose
(07/20 14:25:30) Dni_seeker 5: These people...
(07/20 14:25:34) Kelsei A.T.: like i said, two factions
(07/20 14:25:43) Kelsei A.T.: I think the sabboteurs are just trying to scare us off.
(07/20 14:25:48) Logan Marcus: That's... concerning...
(07/20 14:25:52) Kelsei A.T.: the escalators are trying to do something else.
(07/20 14:25:52) Tahm rubs aztec temples...
(07/20 14:26:03) Kelsei A.T.: indeed, it's very concerning.
(07/20 14:26:12) Dni_seeker 5: lol Tahm
(07/20 14:26:16) Tahm:
(07/20 14:26:18) Kelsei A.T.: what would they escalate to if they dont scare us off?
(07/20 14:26:39) Jules Lavisham: Right. Well, if Harlan is indeed the one who started this all off, then he has a responsibility to bring them to heel.
(07/20 14:26:39) Kelsei A.T.: noxious chemicals are one thing- shoving people off cliffs are another.
(07/20 14:26:55) Kelsei A.T. has a moment of bemusement, and chuckles
(07/20 14:27:02) Kelsei A.T.: "gardener doesnt know where his seeds are sewing."
(07/20 14:27:09) Kelsei A.T.: oh, Calum.
(07/20 14:27:09) Jules Lavisham: No dogma or theology is worth this.
(07/20 14:27:12) Kelsei A.T. shakes her head
(07/20 14:27:27) Kelsei A.T.: Jules, you remember Calum's vertigo crystal induced trances?
(07/20 14:27:31) Dni_seeker 5: I do
(07/20 14:27:35) Jules Lavisham nods
(07/20 14:27:40) Kelsei A.T.: some times he'd sleep-talk
(07/20 14:27:46) Kelsei A.T.: or write poems
(07/20 14:27:55) Kelsei A.T.: one of them was about seeds, if I recall correctly.
(07/20 14:27:59) Dni_seeker 5: I read some of those poems on his blog
(07/20 14:28:05) Kelsei A.T.: I wonder if his subconscious picked up on something?
(07/20 14:28:13) Kelsei A.T.: or maybe saw something through the crystals?
(07/20 14:28:22) Kelsei A.T.: he couldnt remember after- still doesnt remember anything from those states- but...
(07/20 14:28:45) Tahm: not sure yet if that 'harlan' might be some kind of leader of that cult or just a middles-man and that cult really already bigger than can be guessed...
(07/20 14:28:47) Kelsei A.T.: anyways point is, one of the odd remarks he said was about a Gardener not knowing where his Seeds were being sewn.
(07/20 14:28:52) Jules Lavisham: So we could have ANOTHER source of prophecying doing the rounds.
(07/20 14:28:58) Jules Lavisham: That makes... three so far?
(07/20 14:29:08) Logan Marcus shakes his head
(07/20 14:29:11) Kelsei A.T.: to be fair, the people of Rei'schu have some limited ability to peer into other worlds.
(07/20 14:29:17) Logan Marcus frowns.
(07/20 14:29:18) Kelsei A.T.: the crystals there... their Goddess,
(07/20 14:29:24) Dni_seeker 5: Why did you shake your head, Logan?
(07/20 14:29:34) Logan Marcus: This is just... odd.
(07/20 14:29:45) Kelsei A.T.: the Vertigo crystals match up in composition to the crystals in Rei'schu, so it's feasible there's a similar technique at play.
(07/20 14:29:59) Logan Marcus: I'm just concerned about Tiernan, is all.
(07/20 14:30:03) Kelsei A.T.: you mentioned something about people like Sophia being 'in tune' with things, Jules?
(07/20 14:30:10) Kelsei A.T.: I'm wondering if that's part of what it is?
(07/20 14:30:18) Kelsei A.T.: ah, but that's just speculations...
(07/20 14:30:59) Dni_seeker 5: Maybe, somehow, the Rei'schu crystals knew about the New Seed and used the Vertigo hive mind to tell Calum about it, who then wrote it down in his poems?
(07/20 14:30:59) Jules Lavisham: Maybe so. I've always questioned those who claim access to the spiritual plane because I've encountered more who feign this ability than otherwise
(07/20 14:31:14) Jules Lavisham: But I've also certainly been proved wrong in my time.
(07/20 14:31:28) Kelsei A.T.: impossible to say, DS5. I'd have to ask those crystals myself.
(07/20 14:31:42) Tahm: we humans tend to make up a picture of things we don't know (apart from having pictures of things we already know sufficiently...)
(07/20 14:31:45) Kelsei A.T.: Calum's certainly not a spiritualist,
(07/20 14:31:45) Jules Lavisham: Enough to know that the field itself does have some legitimacy.
(07/20 14:32:01) Tahm: ... the core of speculations...
(07/20 14:32:03) Dni_seeker 5: And how exactly do you plan on doing that? Link to the hive mind yourself? Turn into a sleepwalking poet?
(07/20 14:32:07) Kelsei A.T.: to hear him talk about prophecies and such... he's not a fan of it.
(07/20 14:32:14) Kelsei A.T.: no, the people in Rei'schu have safer methods.
(07/20 14:32:25) Kelsei A.T.: Calum's trances were because he stumbled into a thing without knowing how to escape it.
(07/20 14:32:30) Tahm: speculations can end up in evidence the moment one gets more information about a certain fact...
(07/20 14:32:32) Jules Lavisham: Unsurprising. It's the kind of talk that gets you blackballed from most of the mainstream academic circles.
(07/20 14:32:34) Kelsei A.T.: they've lived with the crystals in symbiosis for a very long time.
(07/20 14:32:55) Jules Lavisham: ... not that there's many of those I'm permitted to frequent these days...
(07/20 14:33:04) Kelsei A.T. smiles sadly at Jules
(07/20 14:33:10) Kelsei A.T.: well, you're always welcome here.
(07/20 14:33:21) Dni_seeker 5: Your experience with Echo got you kicked out?
(07/20 14:33:36) Dni_seeker 5: Echo and Sophia
(07/20 14:33:38) Jules Lavisham: My experience with D'ni in general, DS5.
(07/20 14:33:53) Kelsei A.T.: many folks don't tend to think of D'ni as anything but a game,
(07/20 14:34:00) Kelsei A.T.: in hindsight, the coverstory worked a little too well.
(07/20 14:34:16) Kelsei A.T.: but maybe that's a good thing.
(07/20 14:34:23) Jules Lavisham: Turns out writing a thesis on D'ni tends to get you written off by most of the mainstream academic circles
(07/20 14:34:29) Jules Lavisham: Especially the Cambridge ones
(07/20 14:34:52) Tahm turns the camera to the bridge...
(07/20 14:35:07) Jules Lavisham: Only one institution in the entirity of the UK would have me, and even that was by a personal recommendation from a friend
(07/20 14:35:24) Dni_seeker 5: Well, I heard the Call to the Cleft and D'ni, so...
(07/20 14:35:30) Jules Lavisham: The kind of place that once you're in, it's VERY difficult to move on from...
(07/20 14:35:34) Kelsei A.T.: my own experiences with the linguistic field say similar, Jules.
(07/20 14:35:59) Kelsei A.T.: there's a reason my skills are focused more on piecing together unknown languages more than D'ni itself.
(07/20 14:36:14) Jules Lavisham: But hey ho. I found my niche. And over the years it's been many things, but certainly not dull.
(07/20 14:36:21) Kelsei A.T. smiles
(07/20 14:36:27) Kelsei A.T. 's KI beeps...
(07/20 14:36:29) Jules Lavisham: Just wish they'd let me teach the blasted subject officially...
(07/20 14:36:38) Dni_seeker 5: On another note, I have an offer to make. Kadish Tolesa
(07/20 14:36:38) Kelsei A.T.: excuse me a moment, I need to reply to some messages...
(07/20 14:36:50) Dni_seeker 5: the last Journey Age
(07/20 14:37:06) Jules Lavisham wistfully pours himself another glass of white
(07/20 14:37:32) Jules Lavisham: So sorry, Logan, must be quite a Lot hearing us go at it
(07/20 14:37:45) Logan Marcus: Ah, well... No, not at all.
(07/20 14:37:49) Jules Lavisham: We've barely let you had time to chime in yourself!
(07/20 14:38:03) Jules Lavisham: Are you down here on an academic pursuit youself?
(07/20 14:38:06) Dni_seeker 5: I'm offering to take him to my Kadish
(07/20 14:38:46) Dni_seeker 5: maybe he'll remember some things

[Kelsei A. Taylor]

(07/20 14:38:48) Kelsei A.T. finishes texting, and sighs.
(07/20 14:39:01) Logan Marcus: I've been relatively sequestered as of late, working, and I haven't interacted much with the folks here. I, uh... I'm a writer, really.
(07/20 14:39:22) Jules Lavisham: Oh fantastic! Which field?
(07/20 14:39:37) Kelsei A.T. goes to get a drink from the bar...
(07/20 14:39:42) Logan Marcus: Fiction and poetry, for the most part.
(07/20 14:39:58) Dni_seeker 5: Poetry?
(07/20 14:39:58) Kelsei A.T. makes self some chocolate milk...
(07/20 14:40:20) Dni_seeker 5: Think you can compete with Calum's non-nonsense?
(07/20 14:40:30) Jules Lavisham: Ah, wonderful. Always been rather envious of fiction writers and the like. Never had the knack for it, myself.
(07/20 14:40:30) Kelsei A.T. fetches some left over cookies, and finds a seat.
(07/20 14:40:48) Tahm puts tahm to the jet propulsion drive of his science fiction space ship...
(07/20 14:41:07) Kelsei A.T.: creative writing is always fun
(07/20 14:41:13) Kelsei A.T. munches on a cookie.
(07/20 14:41:16) Logan Marcus: I really work more in literary academics, as far as the poetry goes. I have done some fantasy novels based on D'ni's history.
(07/20 14:42:05) Kelsei A.T.: D'ni does provide a unique mindset to base some interesting worlds on.
(07/20 14:42:09) Jules Lavisham: Wonderful! Are they published? I'd be very much up for reading them.
(07/20 14:42:48) Jules Lavisham: I could do with something new, Wodehouse gets a little bit samey after a fashion
(07/20 14:43:06) Logan Marcus: I've published with an independent press in Arizona, mostly. Not particularly popular works but they pay the bills.
(07/20 14:43:18) Tahm: wood house4
(07/20 14:43:20) Kelsei A.T.: always good to have alternate income,
(07/20 14:43:43) Kelsei A.T.: if i could work full time here in D'ni I would- alas my literary degree isn't in high demand in the wider circles.
(07/20 14:44:34) Kelsei A.T.: i wound up with a rather tedious desk job. you'd not believe the amount of times I've had to work overtime to fix other people's work.
(07/20 14:44:37) Kelsei A.T.: or play mediator.
(07/20 14:44:52) Tahm: one can bind books too in ... ah wait, age 233 collapsed... *could* ...
(07/20 14:44:56) Kelsei A.T.: I dont know how Calum handles that, honestly.
(07/20 14:45:26) Dni_seeker 5: RIVEN collapsed, Age 233... we don't know what happened to that
(07/20 14:45:48) Dni_seeker 5: maybe he keeps them in a secret basement in his Relto
(07/20 14:45:59) Jules Lavisham: Well, I've always had my concerns about Cal's workload.
(07/20 14:46:03) Dni_seeker 5: oh, oops
(07/20 14:46:16) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, Rei'schu was good for him.
(07/20 14:46:27) Kelsei A.T. sips at her drink
(07/20 14:46:35) Jules Lavisham: Actually good for all of us.
(07/20 14:46:45) Logan Marcus: Ah... Tiernan is back at the Clinic. I probably ought to head back then.
(07/20 14:46:50) Kelsei A.T.: if he didn't have his own family obligations to return to I think he'd probably stick around there full time.
(07/20 14:46:52) Logan Marcus smiles softly.
(07/20 14:46:53) Kelsei A.T. nods
(07/20 14:46:58) Kelsei A.T.: alright, logan. tell tenny we say hi
(07/20 14:47:02) Dni_seeker 5: he isn't on my list
(07/20 14:47:06) Logan Marcus nods his head
(07/20 14:47:07) Kelsei A.T.: might be a KI error,
(07/20 14:47:15) Jules Lavisham: Yes, it's been lovely making your acquaintance tonight Logan!
(07/20 14:47:15) Dni_seeker 5: Is he on yours?
(07/20 14:47:19) Logan Marcus waves goodbye
(07/20 14:47:22) Kelsei A.T.: ive had folks stay visibly online- or not appear- depending on the system.
(07/20 14:47:32) Jules Lavisham: Don't be a stranger. Feel free to dip into the Pinot anytime.
(07/20 14:47:42) Logan Marcus: Thanks for the afternoon and the chat.
(07/20 14:47:49) Kelsei A.T.: any time, Logan.
(07/20 14:47:53) Tahm: 'don't be a stranger' lol
(07/20 14:48:01) Jules Lavisham snorts
(07/20 14:48:07) Kelsei A.T.: arent we all?
(07/20 14:48:08) Logan Marcus: Bye!
(07/20 14:48:12) Kelsei A.T. chuckles to herself
(07/20 14:48:22) Dni_seeker 5: to someone we are
(07/20 14:48:27) Kelsei A.T.: good man, that logan.
(07/20 14:48:37) Dni_seeker 5: I don't know...
(07/20 14:48:37) Jules Lavisham: Yes, seems a sound fellow.
(07/20 14:48:44) Jules Lavisham: Oh?
(07/20 14:48:58) Kelsei A.T.: if anyone had to have a good relationship with someone, I'm glad atleast Tenny found his match.
(07/20 14:49:21) Kelsei A.T.: my own romantic escapades seem dashed against a rocky cliff after... well...
(07/20 14:49:23) Kelsei A.T. grumbles
(07/20 14:49:23) Dni_seeker 5: Didn't you notice how he was acting when we were talking about the sabotage and (S)Ami and Harlan and the New Seed?
(07/20 14:49:35) Dni_seeker 5: what happened?
(07/20 14:49:35) Kelsei A.T.: to be fair, it's a lot of concerning stuff, DS5,
(07/20 14:49:46) Kelsei A.T.: you know how that priestess was flirting with Calum?
(07/20 14:49:49) Jules Lavisham: He seemed to be listening, yes.
(07/20 14:49:54) Kelsei A.T.: ...boy was as dense with her as much as he is with me.
(07/20 14:50:01) Kelsei A.T.: he legitimately just doesn't get romance, it seems.
(07/20 14:50:05) Dni_seeker 5: Huh.
(07/20 14:50:25) Kelsei A.T. sighs, and taps her fingers against the table before noming another cookie.
(07/20 14:50:37) Jules Lavisham: Contrast with Ed, who can't wait for the first chance he gets to get out of that Maintainer suit
(07/20 14:50:54) Dni_seeker 5: What's that supposed to mean?
(07/20 14:50:54) Jules Lavisham shakes his head
(07/20 14:51:02) Kelsei A.T.: oh, im sure there'll be someone who'll be just as enthusiastic with him.
(07/20 14:51:29) Kelsei A.T.: romance, DS5, romance is what that's supposed to mean.
(07/20 14:51:36) Kelsei A.T. rolls her eyes
(07/20 14:52:01) Jules Lavisham: Yes, well, more power to his elbow and all that.
(07/20 14:52:05) Dni_seeker 5 remembers what happened a few Novembers ago
(07/20 14:52:15) Kelsei A.T.: honestly, I think Logan's got a good ear for these things. he and I talked a lot about the same stuff just now before you arrived,
(07/20 14:52:26) Kelsei A.T.: if he seemed uncomfortable it was probably due to retreading a lot of it.
(07/20 14:52:34) Kelsei A.T.: it's not necessarily stuff I like to revisit so quickly either.
(07/20 14:52:53) Kelsei A.T.: also, I don't think he's much of a group person.
(07/20 14:53:03) Kelsei A.T.: he does better at opening up one on one,
(07/20 14:53:17) Dni_seeker 5 notices that some of these cookies have the Path of the Shell symbol on them
(07/20 14:53:27) Kelsei A.T. eyes DS5 sharply
(07/20 14:53:28) Jules Lavisham: That's reasonable. We're all wired a different way in that regard.
(07/20 14:53:35) Kelsei A.T.: oi, those should be saved for Mysterium.
(07/20 14:53:44) Tahm picks a cookie with a hand symbol... cool...
(07/20 14:54:01) Kelsei A.T.: ...oh but who am i kidding
(07/20 14:54:07) Kelsei A.T.: they're probably better now than in a few weeks
(07/20 14:54:15) Jules Lavisham: Right, on that note, time for me to take my leave I think.
(07/20 14:54:16) Kelsei A.T.: fresher, atleast.
(07/20 14:54:18) Kelsei A.T.: alright jules
(07/20 14:54:30) Kelsei A.T. leans left
(07/20 14:54:31) Jules Lavisham: I'm still recovering from my weekend at Stonehenge.
(07/20 14:54:34) Dni_seeker 5 eats the cookies...
(07/20 14:54:36) Jules Lavisham leans right
(07/20 14:54:37) Kelsei A.T.: it's been good catching up.
(07/20 14:54:38) Kelsei A.T.: stonehenge!
(07/20 14:54:39) Tahm: or takes two leaves, thy're growing strong...
(07/20 14:54:43) Kelsei A.T.: you must tell me more about that
(07/20 14:55:10) Jules Lavisham: I will! Yes, it's been nice to reconnect. I'll try to stay more in tune with things going on from now.
(07/20 14:55:13) Kelsei A.T.: later, though, if you're needing your rest
[Dni_seeker 5 Links Out]
(07/20 14:55:18) Kelsei A.T.: ....
(07/20 14:55:20) Kelsei A.T. frowns slightly...
(07/20 14:55:28) Kelsei A.T.: ...something tells me that boy is about to get himself in trouble.
(07/20 14:55:42) Jules Lavisham: So what else is new?
(07/20 14:55:43) Kelsei A.T.: oh well.
(07/20 14:55:47) Kelsei A.T.: not my problem.
(07/20 14:56:04) Jules Lavisham: Heh.
(07/20 14:56:12) Jules Lavisham: Right, onwards and surfacewards
(07/20 14:56:16) Kelsei A.T.: later, jules
(07/20 14:56:19) Kelsei A.T. waves goodbye
(07/20 14:56:23) Jules Lavisham: Speak to you soon Kels, later Tahm
(07/20 14:56:27) Jules Lavisham waves goodbye
(07/20 14:56:28) Kelsei A.T.:
(07/20 14:56:30) Tahm: laters
(07/20 14:56:41) Kelsei A.T.: i think ill go get myself some dinner.
(07/20 14:57:01) To Buddies: im going to go get some food. take care, all. *waves*
(07/20 14:57:04) Tahm: good meal
(07/20 14:57:09) Kelsei A.T.: thanks
(07/20 14:57:17) Kelsei A.T. cleans up her dishes first...
(07/20 14:57:17)