02/22/23 - February Town Hall

[Jules Lavisham]

(02/22 21:16:30) Jules Lavisham: Shorah again Runa'mei, Cpt.
(02/22 21:16:39) Cpt.Jericho: Hey Jules
(02/22 21:16:46) Runa'mei mumbles a hello through a mouth full of snack bar
(02/22 21:17:18) Jules Lavisham chuckles
(02/22 21:17:23) Carl Palmner waves hello
(02/22 21:17:26) Jules Lavisham: Hello there Carl! Long time no see!
(02/22 21:17:33) Cpt.Jericho: Hi Carl
(02/22 21:17:39) Carl Palmner: Shorah, Jules!
(02/22 21:17:43) Runa'mei waves hello
(02/22 21:17:49) Carl Palmner: Yeah, it's been a while. Been busy on the surface.
(02/22 21:18:07) Jules Lavisham: Painfully relatable.
(02/22 21:18:14) Carl Palmner: Runa'mei, I see.
(02/22 21:18:21) Carl Palmner: Met you very briefly once before.
(02/22 21:18:25) Runa'mei: mh?
(02/22 21:18:29) Runa'mei swallows the snack bar
(02/22 21:18:32) Runa'mei: oh, right,
(02/22 21:18:33) Runa'mei: um...
(02/22 21:18:36) Runa'mei: Carl, wasn't it?
(02/22 21:18:36) Carl Palmner: How are you finding D'ni?
(02/22 21:18:44) Carl Palmner: That's right! Good memory.
(02/22 21:18:46) Runa'mei: last I saw you you were struck by the sight of Rei'schu's moons.
(02/22 21:19:02) Carl Palmner: Heh! Yes, they have a particular effect on me.
(02/22 21:19:21) Runa'mei: how am I finding D'ni...
(02/22 21:19:22) Runa'mei: hm
(02/22 21:19:24) Carl Palmner waves hello
(02/22 21:19:30) Carl Palmner: Shorah, Jericho.
(02/22 21:19:31) Runa'mei: honestly, I'd say I'm finding my way through it quite well
(02/22 21:19:50) Carl Palmner: Good!
(02/22 21:19:53) Runa'mei: just got back from a trip around the cavern wall. no luck on my hunt targets, but it was a delightful tour through some ruins...
(02/22 21:20:01) Runa'mei: although, sad, in its own way.
(02/22 21:20:07) Carl Palmner: Let us know if you have any questions. Almost everyone down here is something of a self-made expert.
(02/22 21:20:13) Runa'mei: yes, I'm aware
(02/22 21:20:25) Runa'mei: lots of people jumping to offer help and advice...
(02/22 21:20:50) Jules Lavisham: Yes, we're quite an ethusiastically helpful bunch down here
(02/22 21:20:51) Runa'mei: it's a bit overwhelming when I'm just trying to explore a place at my own pace.
(02/22 21:21:02) Carl Palmner: Sorry
(02/22 21:21:02) Runa'mei: i know it comes from a place of genuine warmth, though.
(02/22 21:21:25) Runa'mei: I'm slowly making my way through the Journey Ages.
(02/22 21:21:44) Carl Palmner: They are amazing. My personal favorite is Kadish Tolesa.
(02/22 21:21:46) Runa'mei: I was in Gahreesen most of this morning. Quite a fascinating place.
(02/22 21:21:56) Runa'mei: ah, Kadish, been there only to collect the book so far.
(02/22 21:22:03) Carl Palmner nods his head
(02/22 21:22:05) Runa'mei: lots of trees.
(02/22 21:22:13) Jules Lavisham: Indeed. Quite brutalist in its design, Gahreesen.
(02/22 21:22:18) Carl Palmner: Shorah, ALotOf
(02/22 21:22:22) Carl Palmner: Shorah, Shiloh
(02/22 21:22:28) ALotOf: shorah carl
(02/22 21:22:33) ALotOf: shorah carl
(02/22 21:22:41) Runa'mei: the noise the wildlife made made me feel at home, though.
(02/22 21:23:06) Runa'mei: not sure if that's a good thing or bad, yet. heh
(02/22 21:23:15) Jules Lavisham: Must be a bit of a welcome change of pace, not having large creatures to content with on the regular.
(02/22 21:23:21) Runa'mei: hello again, ALotOf, hello ShilohOBrien,
(02/22 21:23:26) ShilohOBrien: Shorah, folks
(02/22 21:23:28) Carl Palmner: Really? I didn't pick up on the similarities. But it's been a while since I spent any time in Gahreesen.
(02/22 21:23:36) Jules Lavisham: Shorah ALotOf, Shorah Shiloh
(02/22 21:23:45) Jules Lavisham: Hello there NoMore
(02/22 21:23:54) Runa'mei: it's different, Jules, to say the least.
(02/22 21:23:56) ALotOf: shorah town-
(02/22 21:23:57) NoMore: -hall
(02/22 21:24:35) Runa'mei: mmh, the beasts there were particularly noisy while I was outside,
(02/22 21:24:59) Runa'mei: predators usually are a bit sensitive to people like me when we're traipsing through their territories.
(02/22 21:25:08) Carl Palmner: That makes sense
(02/22 21:25:33) Runa'mei: usually they're just being loud to say "I see you, please get out" in my experience.
(02/22 21:25:41) Runa'mei: unless they're the ones I'm hunting, in which case, it's more
(02/22 21:25:43) ALotOf: reminds me on that video game... what was it again...
(02/22 21:25:49) Runa'mei: "Rawr, please let me eat you!"
(02/22 21:25:56) NoMore: ... ELEX you mean, ALotOf?
(02/22 21:26:04) ALotOf: yes that one, NoMore
(02/22 21:26:21) Carl Palmner: Elex is fun! But really hard...
(02/22 21:26:52) ALotOf: everytime you enter the range of an animal it turns aggressive towards you... when you don't step back in a timeframe, it attacks you...
(02/22 21:27:01) Jules Lavisham: There's a colleague of mine at my institution who would absolutely love to see some of the wildlife on Rei'schu, Runa'mei.
(02/22 21:27:22) Runa'mei: that's... something you'd probably want to talk to Kura'quen about
(02/22 21:27:26) Runa'mei: or the General, for that matter.
(02/22 21:27:43) Carl Palmner: Shorah Sleeper!
(02/22 21:27:55) Runa'mei: personally I'm hoping to not step foot back home for quite a while. It's nice to get away.
(02/22 21:28:09) Carl Palmner: Runa'mei, any luck finding your troublemaker? Hara-something, wasn't it?
(02/22 21:28:19) Runa'mei: none yet, no
(02/22 21:28:21) Jules Lavisham nods in understanding
(02/22 21:28:28) Jules Lavisham: Shorah, Jan!
(02/22 21:28:30) Carl Palmner: Anything we can do to help?
(02/22 21:28:38) Runa'mei: no, not really.
(02/22 21:28:41) Jules Lavisham checks his notes in readiness
(02/22 21:28:46) Sleeper Jan: waves
(02/22 21:28:57) Runa'mei: Haru'sara's probably doing his level headed best to keep out of trouble just to confound me, I'll wager.
(02/22 21:29:07) Runa'mei: it always is a pain when the smart ones know to hide.
(02/22 21:29:08) Carl Palmner: All right. We've had our own share of troublemakers recently, so we can sympathize
(02/22 21:29:17) Carl Palmner: Shorah, Buddy!
(02/22 21:29:21) ShilohOBrien: Any way we can help you "bait" him to come out?
(02/22 21:29:27) Jules Lavisham: Shorah Buddy!
(02/22 21:29:27) Buddy: Shorah all!
(02/22 21:29:30) Runa'mei: i doubt it.
(02/22 21:29:35) Runa'mei: man has never been known to rise to bait.
(02/22 21:30:09) NoMore: he doesn't bait, he just wants to play...
(02/22 21:30:19) ShilohOBrien: Well, there goes my plan to wander around the Cavern loudly announcing that I'd love to be a minion to an evil mastermind.
(02/22 21:30:24) Runa'mei: he's more the one putting out the bait, rather than the one responding to it.
(02/22 21:30:35) ALotOf: lol Shilo
(02/22 21:30:42) Jules Lavisham: Right, give it one more minute...
(02/22 21:30:49) Runa'mei: his lack of action outside of getting one crystal handed out so far is fairly counter to his usual behavior.
(02/22 21:31:15) Carl Palmner: Yes, I still need to talk to the detective about that.
(02/22 21:31:22) Carl Palmner: Trying to get caught up on everything.

[Jules Lavisham]

(02/22 21:31:49) Jules Lavisham: Ok, think we're good to get things going!
(02/22 21:32:10) Jules Lavisham: Shorah everyone, and welcome to this month's Town Hall!
(02/22 21:32:51) Jules Lavisham: Feels a bit strange having things so comparitively early in the month. Don't know about you, but February always feels a bit of an odd one like that.
(02/22 21:33:14) Jules Lavisham: Such is the way of things.
(02/22 21:33:28) Jules Lavisham: Anyway, quick run through the rules, as per usual.
(02/22 21:33:45) Jules Lavisham: No pressing the blue button,
(02/22 21:34:01) Runa'mei: ...what does the blue button do?
(02/22 21:34:25) Jules Lavisham: Right now? Plays some manner of gardbled D'ni.
(02/22 21:34:28) Runa'mei: ah.
(02/22 21:34:30) ALotOf: It doesn't give you a blue page...
(02/22 21:34:37) Jules Lavisham: Sadly not.
(02/22 21:34:37) ShilohOBrien: Harmless but distracting when someone is talking.
(02/22 21:34:53) Jules Lavisham: Mmm. We *are* working on it doing a little bit more.
(02/22 21:35:01) Jules Lavisham: Will touch on that in a bit.
(02/22 21:35:53) Jules Lavisham: Aside from that, keep extranneous chat to a minimum where possible for ease of logging,
(02/22 21:36:10) Jules Lavisham: any issues, PM them to me and I'll address what I can if needed.
(02/22 21:36:30) Jules Lavisham: I'm on my lonesome today, so replies may be not immediate.
(02/22 21:36:42) Jules Lavisham: I trust you all to be gentle with me.
(02/22 21:36:49) Jules Lavisham waggles his eyebrows
(02/22 21:37:05) Runa'mei laughs
(02/22 21:37:06) Jules Lavisham: Transcripts as ever will be posted to our forums on Beneath
(02/22 21:37:27) Jules Lavisham: the url for which is dniexplorer.com/forum
(02/22 21:37:40) Jules Lavisham: under the aptly titled "Transcripts" section.
(02/22 21:38:08) Jules Lavisham: All good? Right! Onwards!
(02/22 21:38:38) Jules Lavisham: In ways of general restoration news, we mentioned last time - and indeed, a moment ago -
(02/22 21:38:51) Jules Lavisham: that we had something in mind for the Hood Podium
(02/22 21:39:18) Jules Lavisham: Specifically, a plan for it to play a new orientation message for freshly arrived explorers
(02/22 21:39:41) Jules Lavisham: I'm pleased to report that several of us in the restoration have got those done and recorded.
(02/22 21:40:02) ShilohOBrien bites her tongue to keep from making an Atrus joke.
(02/22 21:40:03) Runa'mei: oh, is that what Kelsei was recording a few weeks ago? I was wondering what that was for.
(02/22 21:40:24) Jules Lavisham: Hah, quite so Runa'mei.
(02/22 21:40:30) Buddy: Keever only or all hoods?
(02/22 21:40:42) Jules Lavisham: This is planned for all Hoods, Buddy.
(02/22 21:40:50) Runa'mei waves to Ereshkigal
(02/22 21:41:06) Ereshkigal: Hi Runa 'mei! Nice to see you!
(02/22 21:41:11) Jules Lavisham: The podium in Kirel will continue to play regular updates on current restoration news and progress updates.
(02/22 21:41:12) Runa'mei: nice to see you too!
(02/22 21:41:30) Jules Lavisham: These ones are intended as a general explorer primer.
(02/22 21:42:01) Jules Lavisham: Where they are, where to grab their KI, using the Nexus, how to reach places like Chiso,
(02/22 21:42:15) ShilohOBrien: Where the nearest toilet is...
(02/22 21:42:26) Jules Lavisham: ... m'yes.
(02/22 21:42:42) Carl Palmner: The D'ni did not poop! Just ask Gondar!
(02/22 21:42:46) Carl Palmner shuts up.
(02/22 21:42:48) ALotOf: ... and the flush it afterwards reminder
(02/22 21:42:57) Jules Lavisham: If all goes to plan, we'll be rolling them out to all the Hoods around the end of March, beginning of April.
(02/22 21:43:23) Jules Lavisham: There's a few of us who have done readings, so odds are you can skip between hoods and hear a different member of the team.
(02/22 21:43:36) Jules Lavisham: Content of information will broadly be the same,
(02/22 21:44:03) Jules Lavisham: but if you're one of those sorts who likes to hear the full experience of us lot in the Restoration,
(02/22 21:44:13) Jules Lavisham: well, you'll be well catered for.
(02/22 21:44:34) ShilohOBrien makes notes with a mischevious look on her face.
(02/22 21:45:19) Jules Lavisham: Now, Cal did give me a few notes on Naybree to share with you all...
(02/22 21:45:26) Runa'mei sits to attention
(02/22 21:45:52) ShilohOBrien flips her notebook to a page labeled "Beach Party".
(02/22 21:46:07) Jules Lavisham: It seems that he's noted a decay in the orbit of the age's moon.
(02/22 21:46:28) Carl Palmner starts taking notes.
(02/22 21:46:34) Runa'mei frowns faintly...
(02/22 21:46:57) ShilohOBrien looks up with wide eyes
(02/22 21:47:05) ALotOf: Heard Prad mwention that lately... Calum was very worried about that...
(02/22 21:47:19) Jules Lavisham: There's plans to set up an observation station in the coming month or so to study this further.
(02/22 21:47:44) Carl Palmner raises a hand
(02/22 21:47:49) Jules Lavisham: Yes Carl
(02/22 21:47:58) Carl Palmner: Will explorers have access to the observation station?
(02/22 21:48:23) Jules Lavisham: Yes, Carl
(02/22 21:48:26) Carl Palmner nods his head
(02/22 21:48:47) Jules Lavisham: I'm sure Cal will announce the particulars on that nearer the time.
(02/22 21:49:46) Jules Lavisham: Cal also mentioned the presence of some additional geological instaibilities in the age,
(02/22 21:49:53) Jules Lavisham: mainly around the cliff faces.
(02/22 21:50:19) Jules Lavisham: So in the coming months expect to see some additional support structures giving them a bit of a bolster.
(02/22 21:50:30) ShilohOBrien: Well, when your main plant life is a "tree" whose roots can punch through rock, I guess that's to be expected.
(02/22 21:50:51) Jules Lavisham: Quite so, Shiloh.
(02/22 21:51:12) Jules Lavisham: Now, I now it won't apply to any of you savvy lot here today,
(02/22 21:51:43) Jules Lavisham: but under no circumstances should any support structures you see should be dislodged or generally interfered with.
(02/22 21:52:26) Jules Lavisham: "Rocks fall, everybody dies", as my old Dungeon Master used to say.
(02/22 21:52:46) ShilohOBrien winces
(02/22 21:53:13) NoMore: Rocks raise, everybody revives ...
(02/22 21:53:25) Jules Lavisham: Other than that, I know that Cal has been working hard to get Naybree "beach ready", as it were.
(02/22 21:53:25) ShilohOBrien: If only, NoMore. If only.
(02/22 21:54:00) Carl Palmner: That reminds me, I left my towel on the Naybree beach last time I was there with Cal.
(02/22 21:54:01) Jules Lavisham: So hopefully by the time things start warming up again, we should have a new R&R spot to enjoy.
(02/22 21:54:08) Carl Palmner: Have to remember to get that back.
(02/22 21:54:26) Jules Lavisham: I'm sure the late great Douglas Adams would approve, Carl.
(02/22 21:54:52) ShilohOBrien: So Carl's a frood who knows where his towel is?
(02/22 21:55:06) ALotOf: don't panic...
(02/22 21:55:15) Jules Lavisham: A hoopy one by all accounts, Shiloh.
(02/22 21:55:25) ShilohOBrien grins...
(02/22 21:55:40) ShilohOBrien: It's a replay of last meeting's Monty Python's greatest hits!

[Jules Lavisham]

(02/22 21:55:50) Jules Lavisham: Right, that's general age updates out of the way
(02/22 21:56:06) Carl Palmner starts to laugh
(02/22 21:56:10) Jules Lavisham: Now then.
(02/22 21:56:39) Jules Lavisham: Last month, we mentioned that we had received contact from Benavud
(02/22 21:57:20) Jules Lavisham: saying that he would be making an appearence again in the Cavern
(02/22 21:57:42) Jules Lavisham: and, true to his word, in the last week he did exactly that.
(02/22 21:58:16) Jules Lavisham: Last Monday a number of us met with him in this very Hood
(02/22 21:58:40) Jules Lavisham: and it was then that he revealed his whereabouts in recent months
(02/22 21:58:53) Jules Lavisham: and, more pertinently,
(02/22 21:59:42) Jules Lavisham: certain memories and an account of his family and early life he had uncovered.
(02/22 22:01:00) Jules Lavisham: He told us of his father - his biological father, that is -
(02/22 22:01:12) NoMore: the true nature of his amnesia was more like a psychological blocker... like Tommy in the 'The Who'-musical 'Tommy'...
(02/22 22:01:27) Jules Lavisham: - the son of a writer who escaped from the Ae'gura theatre during the Fall.
(02/22 22:02:05) Jules Lavisham: He returned to D'ni some time after the Fall, where he met another D'ni woman.
(02/22 22:02:50) Jules Lavisham: Believing themselves to be the last D'ni alive and wishing to ensure some part of D'ni carried on,
(02/22 22:03:22) Jules Lavisham: they bore a child. The man we know as Benavud.
(02/22 22:03:29) Carl Palmner: They did the "dirty D'ni dance?" Sorry.
(02/22 22:03:33) Carl Palmner shuts up again.
(02/22 22:03:54) Jules Lavisham coughs in slight embarrasment
(02/22 22:04:02) Runa'mei snorts
(02/22 22:04:13) ShilohOBrien smiles and shakes her head.
(02/22 22:04:18) Runa'mei: that's not the worst metaphor ive heard.
(02/22 22:04:24) ALotOf giigles
(02/22 22:04:30) ShilohOBrien: Oh, we have plenty more where that came from.
(02/22 22:04:42) Jules Lavisham: Benavud and his father then left D'ni to the surface, where he spent his formative years.
(02/22 22:05:04) Jules Lavisham: I understand the name "Benavud" was given by his adoptive parents, who were Jewish.
(02/22 22:05:23) Jules Lavisham: The Hebrew words meaning "son" and "lost".
(02/22 22:05:23) Runa'mei smiles wryly at Shiloh
(02/22 22:06:16) Jules Lavisham: It was during his time on the surface that Ben had a dream that bought him to D'ni.
(02/22 22:06:45) Jules Lavisham: Possibly some manifestation of The Call that a number of us explorers have felt.
(02/22 22:07:20) Jules Lavisham: It was upon his return that he met someone whom he become close friends with.
(02/22 22:07:37) Jules Lavisham: Someone with whom he shared a Relto, took the Journey,
(02/22 22:07:57) Jules Lavisham: and subsequently betrayed him in some unknown fashion.
(02/22 22:08:02) Jules Lavisham: At that gathering,
(02/22 22:08:22) Jules Lavisham: Ben took the decision to enter the door in Eder Kemo.
(02/22 22:08:29) Jules Lavisham: And, later that week,
(02/22 22:08:40) Jules Lavisham: accompanied by a number of supportive explorers,
(02/22 22:09:00) Jules Lavisham: Ben did that very thing, hoping that this would fill the missing pieces in his memory
(02/22 22:10:19) NoMore: was scary and at the same time relieving.... I trust in ben, he's come far now...
(02/22 22:10:21) Jules Lavisham: And, upon entering the door and seeing the sight of the pillars,
(02/22 22:10:42) Jules Lavisham: that very thing seemed to occur.
(02/22 22:11:25) Jules Lavisham: While in the cave, he recounted to the explorers of an incident where the Journey Pillars had been taken from their rightful place in the caves above the Cavern
(02/22 22:11:37) Jules Lavisham: and returned to Relto.
(02/22 22:12:48) Jules Lavisham: An argument ensued between him and his erstwhile friend,
(02/22 22:13:24) Jules Lavisham: which resulted in poor Ben being tied up and forced to hear the screams of the Bahro whose soul the pillars were connected to.
(02/22 22:14:06) Jules Lavisham: It was Ben's speculation that the person in question was trying to make him believe that Yeesha's beliefs were wrong.
(02/22 22:14:36) Jules Lavisham: It was at this point Ben recalled who his tormenter was.
(02/22 22:15:14) Jules Lavisham: A name that a number of us will recognise -
(02/22 22:15:27) Jules Lavisham: one Rafe Templeton.
(02/22 22:15:37) Carl Palmner: Yeah, that guy is a serious problem.
(02/22 22:15:47) Carl Palmner: Here's hoping he's gone for good.
(02/22 22:15:58) Jules Lavisham: Otherwise known to us as Logan Marcus.
(02/22 22:17:16) Jules Lavisham: After freeing himself, Ben proceeded to return the pillars,
(02/22 22:17:43) Jules Lavisham: and returned to his Relto only to find it empty of its books,
(02/22 22:18:09) Jules Lavisham: Rafe having discarded all of them before leaving with the book to the Nexus,
(02/22 22:18:27) Jules Lavisham: leaving Ben alone on a Relto with no ages.
(02/22 22:19:17) Ereshkigal: Did Rafe know that Ben was D'ni?
(02/22 22:19:44) Jules Lavisham: We don't know, Eresh.
(02/22 22:20:00) Runa'mei: I have to wonder how he got off Relto,
(02/22 22:20:06) Runa'mei: did he have a Hood book left?
(02/22 22:20:30) Carl Palmner: I know the answer to that, actually. Not sure if I can say, though. I have to talk to Ben again.
(02/22 22:20:39) Runa'mei nods
(02/22 22:20:45) ShilohOBrien: Maybe the Bahro he freed returned the favor.
(02/22 22:21:02) Buddy: He got off using the Nexus book that Rafe used and left behind... I assume.
(02/22 22:21:12) Carl Palmner: Go ahead, Jules. I'll add a little of what I know when you're done
(02/22 22:21:19) ShilohOBrien: Unless Rafe used the book as he held it over the drop.
(02/22 22:21:45) Jules Lavisham: Naturally, remembering something of this magnitude has taken quite a lot out of Ben.
(02/22 22:22:06) Jules Lavisham: It's my understanding he's returned to his grandfather's workshop on the surface to recuperate.
(02/22 22:22:28) Jules Lavisham: And as for Rafe, or Logan...
(02/22 22:22:36) Carl Palmner: Let me interrupt for a second?
(02/22 22:22:36) NoMore: last thing he said, yeah
(02/22 22:22:45) Jules Lavisham: Go ahead, Carl.
(02/22 22:23:26) Carl Palmner: I had an interview with Benavud the day after his memory fully returned. I'm hoping to make it public, but I'm waiting to hear from Ben which parts he wants "censored." He told me at the end that he wasn't sure he wanted all of the information out there.
(02/22 22:23:59) Carl Palmner: I don't want to share any new information right now, but it will be on dniexplorer.com/forums after I talk to Ben again.
(02/22 22:24:10) Tiernan Quinlan: Oh... s-sorry...
(02/22 22:24:11) Carl Palmner: I will just say that he was doing fine when I talked to him.
(02/22 22:24:17) Carl Palmner: That's all.
(02/22 22:24:21) Carl Palmner: Shorah, doc!
(02/22 22:24:30) Runa'mei smiles
(02/22 22:24:33) Jules Lavisham: That's good news, at least.
(02/22 22:24:39) Runa'mei: hello, Tiernan.
(02/22 22:25:00) Jules Lavisham: Shorah, Tenny. Glad you could make it.
(02/22 22:25:06) Tiernan Quinlan: Hullo...
(02/22 22:25:23) Tiernan Quinlan: Err, Jules can I talk t' you after th' meetin'?
(02/22 22:25:36) Jules Lavisham: Of course, Tenny.
(02/22 22:25:37) ShilohOBrien: Shorah, Doctor!
(02/22 22:25:56) Tiernan Quinlan: Shorah.
(02/22 22:26:01) Tiernan Quinlan waves hello
(02/22 22:26:06) Jules Lavisham: That's actually all of my prepared notes for today
(02/22 22:26:53) Jules Lavisham: Next couple of months should see some news on assorted age projects we've mentioned previously,
(02/22 22:27:26) Jules Lavisham: so keep an eye on the forums and be sure to check in with us for the latest.
(02/22 22:27:44) Jules Lavisham: Aside from that, thank you all for coming out today!
(02/22 22:27:51) Buddy: Very good Jules... thanks!
(02/22 22:27:54) Carl Palmner: Doc, may I hear what you have to say as well? Or is it just for Jules to hear?
(02/22 22:27:58) Jules Lavisham bows
(02/22 22:28:02) ShilohOBrien raises a hand witha wicked smile.
(02/22 22:28:16) Jules Lavisham: Go on then, Shiloh
(02/22 22:28:18) Jules Lavisham grins
(02/22 22:28:44) ShilohOBrien: Since you were so kind to inform us of the updates to the podiums, I propose we run a poll on who is the best announcer.
(02/22 22:28:58) Tiernan Quinlan: Err... ah j-jus'... y-yeah. No, yeah... it-it's fine, Carl.
(02/22 22:29:01) ShilohOBrien: Winner gets...well, I'm a fiber artist. I'm sure I can whip up something nice.
(02/22 22:29:21) Carl Palmner: Everything ok, Doc?
(02/22 22:29:28) Runa'mei looks towards Tiernan, frowning faintly.
(02/22 22:29:39) Jules Lavisham: Grand idea, Shiloh! Just let me know who I need to bribe.
(02/22 22:29:40) ShilohOBrien glances over at Tiernan.
(02/22 22:29:51) Runa'mei looks towards Jules, and tilts her head in a confused way
(02/22 22:29:51) Jules Lavisham: Go ahead, Tenny.
(02/22 22:30:02) ShilohOBrien: Weeeell, if I'm organizing the poll...
(02/22 22:30:03) Tiernan Quinlan tilts his head to the side.
(02/22 22:30:09) Ereshkigal: I'm heading out again. Thanks a lot ules, and thanks for coming by, Runa'mei
(02/22 22:30:20) Runa'mei: good to see you, Ereshkigal
(02/22 22:30:25) Jules Lavisham: Pleasure, Eresh.
(02/22 22:30:25) Runa'mei: have a good night.
(02/22 22:30:31) Runa'mei: or day, whatever time of day it is
(02/22 22:30:46) Ereshkigal: It's night for me
(02/22 22:30:47) ShilohOBrien: Time is an illusion. Even more so in the Cavern.

[Jules Lavisham]

(02/22 22:30:52) Jules Lavisham: If you want us to go elsewhere, Tenny...
(02/22 22:30:54) Runa'mei: have a good night then
(02/22 22:31:09) ALotOf: It takes ages to get that time thing right...
(02/22 22:31:42) Tiernan Quinlan glances at the others and sighs.
(02/22 22:31:58) Tiernan Quinlan: It's jus' a small thin' really...
(02/22 22:31:58) ALotOf shrugs
(02/22 22:31:59) NoMore shrugs
(02/22 22:32:07) ShilohOBrien mutters to herself....Scarf? Maybe a pilgrm bag? I'm not sure any of them are into sashes or cloth belts...
(02/22 22:32:16) Runa'mei shrugs
(02/22 22:32:31) Tiernan Quinlan: It's jus' tha'.... well, I got a call from Dr. Tharakan. About Logan.
(02/22 22:32:38) Carl Palmner frowns.
(02/22 22:32:43) Jules Lavisham: Hrm.
(02/22 22:32:47) Runa'mei tilts her head, a sharp look gracing her eyes.
(02/22 22:32:48) Carl Palmner: You mean "Rafe?"
(02/22 22:32:49) ShilohOBrien is jerked out of her ruminations.
(02/22 22:32:56) Tiernan Quinlan nods his head
(02/22 22:33:02) Jules Lavisham: An update on his condition?
(02/22 22:33:10) Tiernan Quinlan: Sort of....
(02/22 22:33:13) Carl Palmner: Is he dead?
(02/22 22:33:15) Tiernan Quinlan: Mo'dia.
(02/22 22:33:24) Tiernan Quinlan: Ach, no!
(02/22 22:33:35) Tiernan Quinlan blinks in startled surprise.
(02/22 22:33:39) Cpt.Jericho: Don't tell me he escaped
(02/22 22:33:45) Tiernan Quinlan: Well...
(02/22 22:33:50) Carl Palmner stares
(02/22 22:33:53) ALotOf: would been my second guess too
(02/22 22:33:59) Tiernan Quinlan looks extremely uncomfortable.
(02/22 22:34:04) Tiernan Quinlan: Sort of.
(02/22 22:34:04) Carl Palmner: Yahvo, tell me that's not true.
(02/22 22:34:08) Cpt.Jericho says DOH!
(02/22 22:34:10) Runa'mei: something tells me it's not that exactly.
(02/22 22:34:17) Jules Lavisham: Escaped? Surely not.
(02/22 22:34:17) ALotOf taps his foot
(02/22 22:34:17) Carl Palmner: Ok. Doc, tell us EXACTLY what you mean by "sort of."
(02/22 22:34:26) ShilohOBrien: Doc! Spit it out!
(02/22 22:34:51) Tiernan Quinlan: His brother and sister had him removed from our facility.
(02/22 22:35:05) ShilohOBrien sighs.
(02/22 22:35:08) Runa'mei: ah. family.
(02/22 22:35:13) Carl Palmner: Is anyone keeping track of him?
(02/22 22:35:18) Tiernan Quinlan: Apparently he talked to them after I talked t' him about Ben.
(02/22 22:35:21) Carl Palmner: Do we have anyone watching his movements?
(02/22 22:35:48) Jules Lavisham: We're not exactly the NSA, Carl.
(02/22 22:35:53) Tiernan Quinlan: His brother an' sister, apparently were quite unhappy about him being in a... uh, 'public mental health facility'.
(02/22 22:36:06) Runa'mei closes her eyes at that specific tone of voice.
(02/22 22:36:15) Carl Palmner: Ok. How's his physical health? Can he walk? Could he try to come back?
(02/22 22:36:34) Jules Lavisham: Were his brother and sister aware of what he did, exactly?
(02/22 22:36:37) ShilohOBrien: And since we dont' exactly have an official jurisdiction down in the Cavern, there was no way to stop them.
(02/22 22:36:49) Tiernan Quinlan: He's healin', but I wouldn't have given him the okay t' leave healthcare.
(02/22 22:36:56) Carl Palmner: How soon?
(02/22 22:37:05) Carl Palmner: How soon will he be healed enough to travel around?
(02/22 22:37:39) Tiernan Quinlan: He's still healin' tha' broken arm an' the strain in his leg. He shouldn't be walkin' much at all.
(02/22 22:37:54) Tiernan Quinlan: It was jus' December when he fell.
(02/22 22:38:13) ALotOf: how should we know exactly when he's not in our facility anymore...
(02/22 22:38:21) Carl Palmner: Ok. Ok. Ok.
(02/22 22:38:24) Tiernan Quinlan: He was primarily in care for his illness an' mental health.
(02/22 22:38:25) Carl Palmner frowns
(02/22 22:38:42) Jules Lavisham pinches the bridge of his nose
(02/22 22:38:50) Carl Palmner: Tenny, listen, I know this is hard for you. I get that you and Logan were close. But you know--you know he can never be allowed to come back to D'ni, right?
(02/22 22:38:54) Tiernan Quinlan: He had some lingerin' effects from the bug 'e caught down here in th' firs' place.
(02/22 22:39:12) Tiernan Quinlan: Carl, Logan an' I are...
(02/22 22:39:16) Tiernan Quinlan sighs
(02/22 22:39:24) Tiernan Quinlan: ... jus' friends now.
(02/22 22:39:27) NoMore: I'll keep the red and blue pages from his brother and sister... we know how that'd end...
(02/22 22:39:34) Carl Palmner: And I mean never. Between what we know about his relationship with Ben and, more importantly, his leadership of the True Seed, he's the biggest threat to cavern safety.
(02/22 22:39:38) Tiernan Quinlan blinks at NoMore.
(02/22 22:39:41) Tiernan Quinlan laughs
(02/22 22:39:56) Carl Palmner: I'm serious. He can't come back. And if he tries to, you need to be on our side about this.
(02/22 22:40:01) Cpt.Jericho: That we know of, Carl.
(02/22 22:40:06) Tiernan Quinlan looks a bit strained as he chuckles and sighs a bit.
(02/22 22:40:34) Runa'mei gives Tiernan a supportive smile.
(02/22 22:40:38) Carl Palmner: His people were going to set off bombs. One of them tried to commit murder.
(02/22 22:40:41) Tiernan Quinlan: Dr. Tharakan is askin' Argon to look int' Logan's family a bit more, but he did recognize th' names they gave when they checked him out.
(02/22 22:40:54) Jules Lavisham: I'm with Carl on this one, Tenny. Notwithstanding everything we now know about his relationship with Ben,
(02/22 22:41:04) Tiernan Quinlan: As did I. An' Corey.
(02/22 22:41:08) Jules Lavisham: the man inspired some very dangerous people.
(02/22 22:41:26) Runa'mei: something tells me if his siblings pulled him out, they're likely not going to let him out of their sight for a time.
(02/22 22:41:37) Tiernan Quinlan nods.
(02/22 22:41:45) Tiernan Quinlan: Y're more right than y' know.
(02/22 22:41:48) Carl Palmner: That's probably true.
(02/22 22:42:00) Tiernan Quinlan: Jus'... I'm worried about Logan.
(02/22 22:42:11) Runa'mei: from what Kelsei told me, I can understand why.
(02/22 22:42:22) Tiernan Quinlan sighs.
(02/22 22:42:31) Carl Palmner: Someone should keep an eye on him--just make regular checks to make sure he's still where he's supposed to be.
(02/22 22:42:34) Carl Palmner: Not you, Tenny.
(02/22 22:42:39) Carl Palmner: Someone objective. No offense.
(02/22 22:42:44) Tiernan Quinlan: I can ask some folks in St. Clair.
(02/22 22:42:58) Carl Palmner: Do. And I can pop over now and then as well if I have the address.
(02/22 22:43:09) [ERROR] Error: Don't know how to "/nod"
(02/22 22:43:11) [ERROR] Error: Don't know how to "/nods"
(02/22 22:43:14) [ERROR] Error: Don't know how to "/agree"
(02/22 22:43:15) Carl Palmner: Maybe I can get Tweek to Write me a Linking Book there.
(02/22 22:43:25) Tiernan Quinlan: His family lives in a nearby town. There's not much out there so pretty much everyone knows each other up North.
(02/22 22:43:42) Carl Palmner: Good. That'll make it easy to know if he flies the coop.
(02/22 22:43:53) Tiernan Quinlan sighs.
(02/22 22:43:53) Carl Palmner: Ugg, I gotta go.
(02/22 22:43:58) Tiernan Quinlan: I'll ask Rose.
(02/22 22:43:59) Carl Palmner: This is probably not that bad.
(02/22 22:44:08) Carl Palmner: I tend to overreact to safety concerns, as you guys all know.
(02/22 22:44:17) Carl Palmner: I'm going to Link out and think about this.
(02/22 22:44:21) Carl Palmner: Shorah for now.
(02/22 22:44:25) Runa'mei: later, Carl..
(02/22 22:44:29) Jules Lavisham: Ok, Carl. Take care.
(02/22 22:44:29) Tiernan Quinlan: Aye, I jus'... have an odd feelin' about this family.
(02/22 22:44:43) ShilohOBrien gives Tiernan's arm a comforting squeeze.
(02/22 22:44:47) Runa'mei: we have a term for people like that on Rei'schu,
(02/22 22:44:51) Tiernan Quinlan: Heh.
(02/22 22:44:52) Runa'mei: translated it'd mean, roughly...
(02/22 22:44:53) ShilohOBrien: Let us know if we can help.
(02/22 22:44:58) Tiernan Quinlan tilts his head.
(02/22 22:45:01) Runa'mei: "Head-in-Nesters"
(02/22 22:45:22) Tiernan Quinlan nods.
(02/22 22:45:28) ShilohOBrien blinks
(02/22 22:45:29) Runa'mei: something of a burrying your head to avoid acknowledging a problem by bringing everything home and keeping it there, on lockdown.
(02/22 22:45:35) ALotOf: what you think, NoMore?
(02/22 22:45:46) ShilohOBrien: Oh! Wagon circlers!
(02/22 22:45:47) Jules Lavisham: That... actually translates pretty seamlessly, more or less.
(02/22 22:46:07) Runa'mei: these siblings sound something like that.
(02/22 22:46:14) Jules Lavisham sighs deeply
(02/22 22:46:22) Tiernan Quinlan: I'll let y'all know when I learn more. Perhaps Dr. Tharakan can visit to fill y'all in.
(02/22 22:46:26) Runa'mei: there have been times I've had to be called in occasionally to help younger children when their parents keep them confined.
(02/22 22:46:28) Cpt.Jericho: That's not reassuring
(02/22 22:46:30) Runa'mei frowns
(02/22 22:46:40) NoMore: Informing BatPrad... he's observant alays
(02/22 22:46:44) Runa'mei: it's not usually a pleasant situation no matter what.
(02/22 22:46:48) Runa'mei looks to Tiernan and smiles
(02/22 22:46:51) NoMore: *always*....
(02/22 22:46:52) Runa'mei: hopefully it's not that bad.
(02/22 22:46:54) Tiernan Quinlan: If these people are th' family I'm thinkin' of, well... err.
(02/22 22:46:55) Jules Lavisham: Keep us posted, Tenny.
(02/22 22:46:56) ShilohOBrien sighs.
(02/22 22:47:16) NoMore: for ben and the caverns safety
(02/22 22:47:20) Jules Lavisham: We're here when you need us.
(02/22 22:47:24) ShilohOBrien: Well, I'm off. If anyone finds anything that resembes a D'ni textile works, please Ki me. I'm still looking for one.
(02/22 22:47:26) Cpt.Jericho: I just hope those siblings aren't planning on any vendetta against explorers
(02/22 22:47:27) Tiernan Quinlan: Aye. I will.
(02/22 22:47:36) ALotOf: gotta do some research...
(02/22 22:47:47) Tiernan Quinlan looks at Jericho.
(02/22 22:47:51) Tiernan Quinlan: Uh...
(02/22 22:47:56) ALotOf: ... sometimes that gives me the right idea...
(02/22 22:47:56) Tiernan Quinlan: I hope not.
(02/22 22:48:01) Runa'mei: I'd think if anything they'd be more worried about the man who chased him off a cliff, if that were the case.
(02/22 22:48:10) Runa'mei: wasn't that one of Logan's own followers?
(02/22 22:48:19) Tiernan Quinlan sighs.
(02/22 22:48:25) Runa'mei: or did I misunderstand something about that?
(02/22 22:48:35) Tiernan Quinlan: I could use a drink.
(02/22 22:48:37) Runa'mei smiles in apology
(02/22 22:48:47) Runa'mei: sorry, sometimes I let my mouth run away from me.
(02/22 22:48:52) ShilohOBrien: Shorah, then.
(02/22 22:49:23) Cpt.Jericho: Well, maybe they're not that picky and go after everybody who was on that cliff...
(02/22 22:49:32) Jules Lavisham: Think I've got time for a quick half, Tenny.
(02/22 22:50:04) NoMore: okay... you - research, ALotOf, I BatPrad inform...
(02/22 22:50:55) Jules Lavisham: Fancy one yourself, Runa'mei?
(02/22 22:51:07) Runa'mei: mm... not sure
(02/22 22:51:13) Runa'mei: but I think he could use the company
(02/22 22:51:22) Cpt.Jericho: Heading out to Relto. Got some beartraps that need some oil
(02/22 22:51:26) Jules Lavisham: Righto! See you in the pub!
(02/22 22:51:35) Cpt.Jericho waves goodbye
(02/22 22:51:39) Jules Lavisham: Heh. Have fun Cpt.