Session 36

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• The Serenade
• Reconvene at the red light district
• Adma Heavenhands takes us to the backrooms that are soundproof and scryproof
  • 26: adma the identity of your spy has already been discovered. Just so you know. He is not in danger. The 13 do not see him as a priority to remove. Or a major threat
  • “Then he’ll have to hold out a little longer. We cannot remove him.”
  • 26: ok
  • A: why?
  • “If we do remove him then theyll know that you told us.”
  • O: do u know if theres anyone that might throw in with the high rollers
  • “Why do you ask?”
  • O: we’ve gotten offers from both the high rollers and the 13. The highrollers have promised to let people off if they take over
  • “Not a bad deal. We could do better. Turn it into a paradise for all, not just a casino. It could be a floating utopia that could travel across the galaxy if it loses its casino moniker. It has the ability to make Remembrance Streams. I want the people to be in charge, not just the one with the most chips.”
  • Z: set up a system of power?
  • “Democracy most likely.”
  • A: why hasnt it been used to create remembrance streams in the past?
  • “I assume the Big Pit was a greedy bastard.”
  • (she just doesnt know its a giant floating prison)
  • Graying Twilight’s usual was killed by the cannibals during a food run 10 years ago
  • A: did he ever meet with u or just with his usual?
  • “Just his usual. Some people are peculiar like that.
  • R: any reason why?
  • “Maybe he wanted the company of another vesk”
  • Edit the brain dance to show her
  • “So… he was a spy?”
  • Yes
  • “When was this made?”
  • Data shows it was made 22 years ago
  • “Well he’s been running the Shop and Save 25 years ago. He probably did a Dream Remembrance its why its so hazy.”
  • “If he dreamt of this every night he could save the data for someone later.”
  • Show her his docs
  • “I’m from hollow space, sorry.”
  • “So he was infected with something. And that man looked aetherion.”
  • 26: yes that is a member of the board
  • “So aetherion stole all the credits that were stored on board here?”
  • Z: theyre not really. Credits
  • 26: the thing that was with him was the type of being the serenade was made to hold. It is not merely a casino. The original intent was for it to be a prison.
  • “You have any proof of this?”
    • There is proof, the issue is its in the tower. It has the controls
  • X: the prison controls would be in the tower. Which is not. Ideal for proof now. But if you’d be willing to entertain the what if of it being designed this way, we’d stick with democracy situation.
  • “And the 13 hasnt tricked you into believing this?”
  • No!
  • “This would be a good way to trap them with these controls.”
  • Z: they do have limitations around the tower.
  • “If their minions took over, their minions could say the tower was clear, and then you activate it.”
  • Z: we could try to pull that off. I do have a question, if youre going to be voting someone into power via democracy, who would we be giving the keys to?
  • “Id have to divide out the powers. Rn there’s only rn big pit.”
  • Z: if we dont just hand it over to 1 person, there may be a free for all
  • X: there is a person right here
  • Z: i agree but it sounds like u dont necessarily want to be in power yourself.
  • She can be shes not opposed to it
  • “Step 1 would be to liberate the hydroponics. That way food can flow freely.”
  • A: more u could tell us abt Jovva?
  • “I wish i could. They only really speak to conrad.”
  • She doesnt know much abt the hynarion circle
  • Z: regarding conrads mistress Othela. Say we managed to get in there, would she go against us?
  • “There’s no telling, we havent had straight contact with her. She can send messages out, but no messages seem to get in.”
  • A: sure its her?
  • “We’re sure it’s her feet in the hologram.”
  • Z: say that she does go against us but survives, is there a particular way u want us to handle that since u know her?
  • “U might just have to be the first trial in that case. I assume conrad won’t let you capture him alive.”
  • Z: i imagine so
  • “But she could.”
  • We’ll heal her if she goes down dw
• Exit
• AYLA!!!!
  • She’s drinking heavily with bubbles
  • “They worship ancient god that doesnt make sense. Doesnt even spell anything in druidic”
  • A: what sort of ancient god?
  • “It’s like veyra almost, but they kept ranting. Also i’m im 90% sure they fed me human at somepoint. Its not the first time. Dogs can eat human just fine.”
  • Z: any specific plans for how they want the serenade to be run?
  • “No they said everything is going to fruition just fine. And then they grew fruit, killed it, and sent it into space in a pod.”
  • Z: some sort of offering?? Did they give u trouble?
  • “Oh no. again, real dog when i transform.”
  • A: meet with the 1 in charge
  • “A bit. There’s only 1 person there.”
  • A: just Jovva?
  • “Just Jovva and his plants. He seems to be a plant druid. I did find a few things there tho. He does have… tiger topiaries? He also never goes anywhere without his prized moonflower. Moonflowers are… kinda a huge plant. They… can telepathically communicate with other moonflowers. I believe he’s using it as a communication hub with another druid circle.”
  • Z: it can stretch that far?
  • “It can stretch to the nearest star outside of one’s own.”
  • “Maybe bring a disguise.”
  • A: he is part of the hynarion circle, no?
  • “Its why i wont be taking part of it.”
  • O: 1 way in or multiple?
  • “To where he is, only 1.”
• We enter, hear the plants shifting
  • “And who enters Elshallah?”
  • Plants move wildly around
  • M: hewwo??
  • “Leave and you get to leave with your life”
  • M: oh i dotn think we can. Thanks for the offer tho
  • M: we’re here to hear out what ur doing here!
  • “Of course, just come further into the jungle
  • “There’s nothing to be afraid of in nature. Its just in the circle of nature. Im sure u understand that life leads to death and death leads to another death”
  • M: i have died but idk if its in a cycle way?
  • 26: we cannot go around corners
  • “Then fly over little contemplative”
  • Its so Jovva
  • Combat
    • He has an occult/divine spell (eldritch wrath)
    • Scan the moonflower, it gives us the ability to dazzle ppl
  • We burn the moonflower
  • This thing definitely gave birth. It ate people/things, but there’s only 1 here
    • He’s playing telephone with a TON of people. We dont know where those other plants have gone that he tossed out
  • He has tattoos
    • This person was def higher up, someone in the inner circle of the druids
    • Kinda like killing a Don in the mafia
  • He succeeds holographic memory
  • His god: its believed to be a genetic precursor, they want to recreate the precursor so there is a 2nd genetic diversity spread. The first is only an apocalypse if u consider a civilization an apocalypse, but if u dont it was nothing, genetic diversity went tenfold at the time
• Report back to adma
  • Someone is waiting for us outside
  • In a nice car, benalis is waiting for us with 2 cars of our own
  • “So you freed the hydroponics?”
  • Yes
  • “So we should set up the distribution system then. Youre very forward thinking by coming here.”
    • We didnt discuss with him that we were doing this, hes impressed but also sus abt us
  • “I can pay people to distribute. First nutrient paste and then the fancy stuff can be bought.”
  • “The 13 is a wizard. Also, lovely lady, i assume ur going back to her. Her plan needs people working together, (he has a good statement here i was just behind).”
  • Z: even if there is a collection of greedy ppl here, the ppl here dont have to be greedy
  • “Of course. But theres maybe 5 good people on this ship and that’s including me and you.”
  • “Look at it this way. The old serenade fell to shit anyway, if they will be so willing to overthrow me if i fuck it up.”
  • He thinks Adma is unwilling to meet with him due to their differing opinions. Capitalist vs communist
  • “My way is quite simple: i’ll ensure it’s rebuilt, and if i run it poorly, she’s free to launch her revolution anyway. But if she launches it, i won’t have the money to fuel anything. If i dont have the money to fuel anything, this place won’t be rebuilt. And who will come to the utopia? The billionaires with the money to repair, or the downtrodden?”
  • M: mr sir would u be willing to enter negotiations with our other friend to see if u 2 can come to an agreement
  • “Of course, im always willing to compromise.”
• Back to the bar