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[And psychic protection is go for good measure.]

I'm sure the lot of you heard Raidou's warning that the Illuminants have found a way to tether themselves to Liminal Space.

For those of you fortunate enough to not know what that means, the Illuminants are powerful magical parasites that we first encountered in a place called Dolorosa several years ago. They have a nasty habit of possessing some poor magically gifted bastard and sucking them dry, while wreaking absolute fucking havoc on the magical balance of the land around them. In Dolorosa, they spawned a plague of curses and a plague of dragons. In Misericordia, it was just the dragons that we witnessed, though gods alone know what other hell they unleashed afterward.

They managed to break into Liminal Space the second time we were in the world that served as their playground, but our hosts weren't inclined to share, and before now they've not shown a knack for leaping between worlds under their own power - visions of dubious provenance notwithstanding. If they've figured out how to ride the Trumps' coattails - or manage to take over Liminal Space - that's bad fucking news for the next world we encounter, to say nothing of our own homes.

Which brings me to the point of this little attempt to reach out. I think that if we can yank them all the way through into Liminal Space, we can temporarily cut them off from the majority of their power, and kill them both here and in their own world before they can find some other place to play the parasite.

If you're willing to help with the summoning, or to travel by Bridge to break their places of power while we've got them in a trap, then tell me what you have to offer. If you're not, then stay well clear - we don't need any unexpected nooks and crannies for them to ooze into.

letsgetdowntobismuth

[Now that she can, Bismuth isn't opposed to showing off a little. And so on the second day, an image projection appears on the network of herself with folded arms and a grim smile.

Oddly, she also has horns. Specifically, those of an antelope.]

I'm not sure how many people have wandered past that lane of statues near the market place? But you're gonna find a few familiar faces there. Me, Riddick, I think maybe Thace and someone else all got immortalized as statues. [She doesn't sound terribly pleased about the fact.] I'm not sure what for yet, but I'm open to suggestions.

willyousee

[Alcuin's voice is full of an icy fury that he's trying, and failing, to conceal.]

Avoid the color shifting rooms at all costs. If color magic is used there, all surfaces immediately shift to the matching color and lock into place, opening an adjoining adjustable chamber. In addition, all color magic of that color used in that room is doubled, at the very least. Thorne and I have both tested this.
Unfortunately, [spoken as though through gritted teeth] even destroying the contents lasts for no longer than the space of a blink. The Illuminants' influence is upon that place, and likely whatever poor, unfortunate world we next visit.

Which brings me to my next point:
Should you see anyone dressed solely in a single color, even if they are different hues, be extremely cautious of them. They are likely to be a powerful mage perhaps nearing the power of our patrons. They displayed themselves as weaker before, but depending on the timeline it is possible that now they are a great deal stronger.

There are eight of them: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Rose.
Each has a different theme, and different emotions which govern their actions. Each has a positive and a negative aspect. I strongly suggest entering the Library tower and ascending to the first floor. On the shelves immediately to the right of the door on the lowest shelf are several treatises on Color Magic, the Illuminants, and the world in which we have encountered them. I have been host for the Yellow Illuminant twice now. I will eagerly answer any questions you might have.

fearinahandfulof

There's something wrong with the room with the door that isn't quite there. I get a very strong sense of foreboding from it, like it's a bad omen. It doesn't belong.

The Mood Ring game from the last Liminal was the same way.

bite_the_hand

If I ever end up as Yang Jie again, I need someone to pull me out. I can't let him mess things up like that again. And I really want to punch him. I don't care if it'd mean punching myself too. The bastard has it coming.

ninjayeehaw

Well, that there's sure a thing I can't say I done missed.

Fer those what don't know, a few 'f us folks get special nightmares what predict the future a bit, some worst-case-scenario type stuff. [he doesn't know how many new people there are okay it's been a while]

And mine just now was of a tremor in the water, goin' so deep it hits the ocean floor and sends up this great gout a' blood. An' as that goes risin' through the water, it turns into a damn great mass a' writhin' tentacles, like they're ready t'strangle whatever they can grab.

tobodlygo

[Forward dated to Liminal Return]

Hey so uh, I'm out of EpiPens as of the last week or so. There was a lot going on, so I didn't want to make a fuss but... Can anyone either a) take my immune system out of my body or b) make more?

Because I've heard about the Floor and I'm not excited about the possibility of getting acquainted because of a stray peanut.

claudiometer

So, uh. Having poked my head out the door just now...

Doveresque cliff faces shouldn't mean we're heading back to Newport, right? Please tell me we're not heading back to Newport. I don't think any of us want to try to clean up that mess again.

[Also that would be the worst birthday present ever.]

seestheworld

[At some point during the week, a livestream pops up on the network. Oddly enough, it appears to be from Minako of all people, which given that so far she's managed to avoid learning any network skills at all might be worth commenting on, at least for anyone who knows her well enough to know that... if it weren't for the actual subject of the livestream in question, which is a tad more important right now: namely the uncrowning and subsequent Fall of one Bartholomew, (formerly) Angelic (former) Prince of the Market.]

I don't know if this is going to affect anyone's plans for the guy, but...

[Enjoy?]

loyalrebel

My wife- Melissa is gone.

I thought others should know sooner than the usual announcement.

tookashirototheknee

[Matt might be good at the network, but that doesn't mean he has complete control over his thoughts. Sometimes things slip through. But in this case, it's probably for the better.]

Oh, for the love of space peas, that's it!

[He pauses, and then sets out to make slightly more coherent comments. Standing in front of a mirror, at first all people can see is a detailed star chart. Anyone who is familiar with stars from earth would know this isn't exactly a view from Earth, but it's similar.]

So, I totally forgot that I got blessed with visions or hallucinations or something like that, but I had a... something of a star field. I don't know if I was there or in a planetarium or what, but I drew it out.

And then I realized. This is the star field as seen from Mars. I'd be a crap Garrison graduate if I couldn't figure that one out. So, uh, on top of everything else that's going on, we're going to Mars.

I haven't been there myself, but my dad's told me a lot about it, so I can help. I hope.

rustyhonesty

So, as I promised Sara I talked to a resident Liminal Horse, thanks to being an Oracle and all. Well.

[It's easier if he just shares a memory.]

Anyone have any clue what this was about? I mean, I could try talking to other horses, too, but I doubt I'd get anything useful from them.

And yes, that's me.

leftbehindagain

In another round of probing the network's capabilities, I think I've found a way to just... leave information available on the network without actually having to hunt through a million conversations to get to the useful stuff. It still needs some testing, but I can't imagine the range of skills to pull the information off the network is all that big - but more important, at least right now, is what I'm planning to leave there.

The most immediately useful thing I could think of was basic information about the Arcana, to help people who aren't tarot-conversant catch up a little. I've put a lot together based on what's been discussed before, but there are still gaps in my knowledge.

If anyone knows anything about what Magician, Priestess, Lovers, Strength, Hermit, Devil, Moon or Sun plan to do if they win, I'd really appreciate having that on the list. Empress and Emperor too - all I could find in reviewing older stuff was that they agreed to do the same thing if either of them wins. I know a couple of them are out of competition at the moment, but considering Lovers has already staged a comeback, I'd rather set this up like any of them could win.

I also couldn't find anything about Tower and Justice's personalities, or whether Hierophant or Star had another name.

willyousee

Zed, what have you done?!

[Alcuin's not bothering to address him directly. Let the whole Network hear this idiocy.]

Blessed-Be is practically falling apart she is so frightened! A great evil tearing her husband into damnation? She thinks you may be after the children! What in the name of everything truly holy did you do to her?!

Mr. Sparkles! It is your sworn duty to harass him until he is "vanquished", is that understood?

[Alcuin doesn't do angry very often but he sure is now.]

willyousee

[Alcuin sounds contrite, but not precisely sorry, per se.]

I, ah... seem to have started a trend among the children. One of them had a terrible nightmare, so I made them a dream catcher. Now all the children in the household want one. I expect word of it will spread through the children's ranks fairly quickly. They seem to be treating it as a grand secret, however, at least from the adults, so perhaps it will stay quiet?

I thought it only fair to give people warning that you may be asked for one. I can teach others to make them as well, if you like! I am not certain if we can teach the children to make their own, however.

itsananimalthing

Okay, so a couple things. Zed has taken it on himself to start telling people he's a demon or somethin'. Emperor of Darkness. Whatever. I promised the kid who brought it to me that I'd do somethin' about it.

Part of that something I'm doing is getting the fuck rid of these chains. They're bad magic and if we're Goodly Ones, I sure as hell ain't lettin' that shit in my religion.

I'm officially askin' the group's permission before I just burn their shitty books and make 'em all start over, while I'm at it. We can even blame Zed.

[He's frustrated and annoyed, after several days of seeing what these people could maybe be if they stopped beating each other down all the time. Freedom is Riddick's thing and these people are the opposite of free, right now. He hates it.]

runs

[The feed comes on at first to show just Leo sitting on a rock by the coast, a small, slim, but obviously well read book in his hands. He can barely get his words out in between laughing, but he is, just about, reading out loud.]

And then the goodly child turned to her parents and said, "by the will of the Godly Ones I shall accept the marriage chosen for me, and repent my disobedience. For having walked alone hand in hand with our neighbour's son I have known pleasures of the flesh that the Godly Ones warned us against, and brought dishonour on my family. Let my marriage to the priest's son prove to me that the soul is more beautiful than body or actions and bring me back to the light."

And so the goodly child was married to the priest's son, and they brought forth many children to the world. Every day, she repented for her sins with hard labour, and when she died the Angels came down and took her to live with the Goodly Ones in live and peace. But the neighbour's son, who never repented his sins, lived a life of shame and wickedness, and thought often of her hand in his, until the Goodly Ones smited him for his wicked ways. The Devils dragged him down to hell where--

Aaaaaaand that's enough of that. [Leo stops, abruptly, though there appear to be several pages left. He flicks through them, pulling a face.] Apparently illustrations of what happens in hell aren't sinful.

Show meeeee, [a cat's voice can be heard closer by. It probably is a cat, because the voice is closer to a protesting mreowwwww than an actual voice. She seems to be the source of the sensory streaming.]

Not a chance. I think I want to unsee them. [Leo closes the book, firmly.]

Boo. ...so what about that other book? [She looks at a book that reads 'the ABC of Virtues and Sins' on the front cover.

...but then the scene changes abruptly. Now the are in a sparse classroom. This time, Leo is perched on the side of the teacher's desk, the alphabet marked out on the chalkboard.] Now remember, the Goodly Cat is watching you, and if you make a mistake, we will know. Shall we start with the sins? [He uses a ruler to point at A, and then looks pointedly at the children as a cue.

The children start to sing.]

Adultery, Blasphemy, Coveting what is your neighbour's
Dancing, Envy, Fri-vol-ty
Gluttony, Heresy, Impatience, Jealousy
Keeping sins to yourself, Lust, Murder, Nudity.
Ogling and Pride,
Quailing before judgement,
Rebellion, Sloth, Torpor and Unbelief
Vanity, Wrath
Following a bad example
Yielding to temptation
running with the zealots.

[As the children sing, the view changes table legs and children's legs come into view until the streamer with one languid jump lands on a child's table, making the poor boy almost jump out of his skin. He soldiers on bravely with the song though, and the cat now marches around the tables, being watched anxiously out of the corners of the children's eyes. There's an odd sensation in the livestream (because that is what it is this time around), almost like she's distractedly snacking on the side.

At times, her eyes go back to Leo, who purses his lips thoughtfully.] Hmm... I guess that'll do... For now. [The threat hangs in the air for a moment, before he taps the A again with his ruler.] And now the virtues. [The children's eyes go forth and back between the cat and Leo, the actual teacher standing forgotten by the door, watching how her pupils are doing with some anxiety herself, but they launch into the next song without hesitation.]

Abstinence, Belief, Charity and Diligence, Equanimityyyyyyyyy
Forgiveness with-due-repentence, generosityyyyyyyyy
Humility, Industriouseness,
Justive, kindness, love,
Mercy and nurturing, Obedience
Prayer, quiet, repentance, sa-cri-fice,
Temperance and unity
vigilance and worship
always a good example
yearning for righteousness and zealous,

[and then the last bit is crowed with abandon and clearly under the impression that feeling is best expressed by volume,]

are we!

[Leo stares at the children for a moment, and then looks directly at the viewer.] Did the one to your left sound a little slow, Goodly Cat?

leftbehindagain

[Hopefully the 'Goodly Ones' have escaped the church vortex for the time being when this message comes through.]

Hello, presumably-the-walkabout, since there's enough people missing over here to point to one. This is Naoki. I can keep this line up for fifteen minutes or so, since it has others patched through.

We did end up in Questing Country - and they were expecting us, which is weird. Apparently after we all went missing at once after the Valence quest the Oracles got curious and did some digging. There's some other stuff with three timelines converging, but we're still learning about that.

Where did you guys end up? And for the people who requested this bridge on this side, is Alcuin-san available to talk?

(OOC: Another nine jauntside folks can jump in on this bridge, as two spots are already taken by Thorne and Delaunay. Let me know on plurk or by PM if you want in!)

loyalrebel

For those who wish to learn how to do so for the upcoming ball, I am able to teach people how to do dances from the Earth 1920's. I can teach both leading and following with either a male or female partner.

[A pause]

On another, somewhat related note, what sorts of baked goods do people enjoy during the winter holidays?

I noticed during the previous Liminal space that decorated and amusingly or festively shaped cookies are common.

I now have a large kitchen with plenty of workspace, and am considering hosting a gathering for decorating and baking them for the ball. Though likely not until the current Liminal space changes.

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Locked to Travelers excepting Maria; Backdated to Day 2 of the maze liminal

[Video] Fun historic discoveries

[several hours after Cassandra's post]

A warning

(cue calliope noises)

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Backdated to Intro Mingle

Allergies are Not Fun [Forward Dated]

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[jaunt] popcorn.gif

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Stars in your multitudes, scarce to be counted, filling the darkness with order and light.

The highlight of his career as an Oracle

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[Walkabout] The Zeddening

[Walkabout - Week 4] ...oops.

[Walkabout] Near the end of the Landing Day festivities

[Walkabout] We interrupt your serious Jaunt posts with some very responsible Walkabout shenanigans

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