11.29.2006
Moving On
Thaka, the demon replies telepathically:
"Actually, you just missed some guys who left here a couple days ago. Some of them went down this hall right here." Ezekiel grins and laughs at some private joke.
"As for the spider thing, I think it went upstairs." He shrugs.
"I don't really know what would happen if you tried to cross the runes. It's unlikely that you're going to gain 500 xp or a Wand of Magic Missiles or something. Things like that, they generally hurt you. Maybe it's a Symbol of Pain? Blindness? A Glyph of Warding? A Magic Mouth that says '20 seconds to comply?' If you go down too far, I'll attack you. If you attack me? Well, of course I'll defend myself. I'm not a pussy. Thing is, you don't got magic weapons. And Sneezy over there, I'm pretty much immune to illusions. So it's a losing proposition. Kind of like bringing a horse to a NASCAR show. It's just... well, yeah, it's a losing proposition."
"If you did kill me, I'd be sort of pleased really, because it's darn boring down here. If you killed me in the Abyss, that'd be a different story. But here, I'd just go back home. It's more like being forcibly extradited than murdered. Doesn't mean I won't do my job though. I'm not one of those poor and lazy people you guys have been blathering about for a few days now."
...
Thaka, okay, your IQ is 11. BR... 9. If you restart the computer, you can click a couple things to get to a prompt for user name and password. Sure enough, the characters you enter do the trick.
Alas, you see the following screen:
Thank you Mr. Huxley.
Welcome to GMI Server 'Thalia'.
An error has occurred. Please contact a service representative.
You may need to reboot Server 'Calliope' in Substation B.
Starting in Safe Mode...
In Safe Mode, you cannot use the WeatherVane program.
However, you do find some travel documents, showing that 'Mr. G. Huxley' arranged to leave Gorgos for Orbane about a week or so before you arrived in Gorgos.
Also... hmm. Unless there was a very distinct computer glitch, it seems that someone else logged on since Theodore last used the computer! Something also seems wrong with the computer clock. Eh, whatever, maybe there's another way to fuck with the weather control stuff. You can always smash the equipment if you're feeling barbaric.
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Thaka, unfortunately the strongbox really is strong, being made of metal not wood. Your tools won't be of much help.
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Town is a few miles away. If the waters weren't so choppy, hmm... maybe you can make a raft out of the Master's desk? You head back to the top of the lighthouse to get a better look at the situation. Hey! There's a boat out there!
It's not The Bronze Dragon- it's a much larger ship, sailing towards Gorgos. It's buffeted by the storm and big waves, but making it through. Being the smart guys you are, you signal it, flag it down, and it sends over a large lifeboat to collect you.
You climb aboard the Slave Ship Galileo, from Mask bound to Gorgos, Stygensport, and Twilos. The captain is an old drunk who won't give you the time of day, but the mate helps you up on deck, gives you some hot coffee, and tells you to keep tight for the next few hours while they dock in Gorgos.
...
Or, the remnants of Gorgos.
...
Gorgos, it seems, has been tsunami'd. The city looks just awful. There are still people and buildings and things, but the city took it rough. That's weird, this all happened so suddenly. But who cares, you're off the damn island and back in town.
Now what?
"Actually, you just missed some guys who left here a couple days ago. Some of them went down this hall right here." Ezekiel grins and laughs at some private joke.
"As for the spider thing, I think it went upstairs." He shrugs.
"I don't really know what would happen if you tried to cross the runes. It's unlikely that you're going to gain 500 xp or a Wand of Magic Missiles or something. Things like that, they generally hurt you. Maybe it's a Symbol of Pain? Blindness? A Glyph of Warding? A Magic Mouth that says '20 seconds to comply?' If you go down too far, I'll attack you. If you attack me? Well, of course I'll defend myself. I'm not a pussy. Thing is, you don't got magic weapons. And Sneezy over there, I'm pretty much immune to illusions. So it's a losing proposition. Kind of like bringing a horse to a NASCAR show. It's just... well, yeah, it's a losing proposition."
"If you did kill me, I'd be sort of pleased really, because it's darn boring down here. If you killed me in the Abyss, that'd be a different story. But here, I'd just go back home. It's more like being forcibly extradited than murdered. Doesn't mean I won't do my job though. I'm not one of those poor and lazy people you guys have been blathering about for a few days now."
...
Thaka, okay, your IQ is 11. BR... 9. If you restart the computer, you can click a couple things to get to a prompt for user name and password. Sure enough, the characters you enter do the trick.
Alas, you see the following screen:
Thank you Mr. Huxley.
Welcome to GMI Server 'Thalia'.
An error has occurred. Please contact a service representative.
You may need to reboot Server 'Calliope' in Substation B.
Starting in Safe Mode...
In Safe Mode, you cannot use the WeatherVane program.
However, you do find some travel documents, showing that 'Mr. G. Huxley' arranged to leave Gorgos for Orbane about a week or so before you arrived in Gorgos.
Also... hmm. Unless there was a very distinct computer glitch, it seems that someone else logged on since Theodore last used the computer! Something also seems wrong with the computer clock. Eh, whatever, maybe there's another way to fuck with the weather control stuff. You can always smash the equipment if you're feeling barbaric.
...
Thaka, unfortunately the strongbox really is strong, being made of metal not wood. Your tools won't be of much help.
...
Town is a few miles away. If the waters weren't so choppy, hmm... maybe you can make a raft out of the Master's desk? You head back to the top of the lighthouse to get a better look at the situation. Hey! There's a boat out there!
It's not The Bronze Dragon- it's a much larger ship, sailing towards Gorgos. It's buffeted by the storm and big waves, but making it through. Being the smart guys you are, you signal it, flag it down, and it sends over a large lifeboat to collect you.
You climb aboard the Slave Ship Galileo, from Mask bound to Gorgos, Stygensport, and Twilos. The captain is an old drunk who won't give you the time of day, but the mate helps you up on deck, gives you some hot coffee, and tells you to keep tight for the next few hours while they dock in Gorgos.
...
Or, the remnants of Gorgos.
...
Gorgos, it seems, has been tsunami'd. The city looks just awful. There are still people and buildings and things, but the city took it rough. That's weird, this all happened so suddenly. But who cares, you're off the damn island and back in town.
Now what?
