TO: EVERYONE (Posted in morning)

[magicalarchaeologist]

To the Summoned –

Right then, sorry to blast this into all of your eyeballs first thing on this fine morning, but it seemed like the sort of thing most of us would be interested in discussing. We’ll get right to the point.

Some new nonsense is happening with the Singularity. A few weeks ago, Dion and I paid it a visit on the Horizon side. I didn’t offend it but we didn’t get much out of it. In light of recent events, we’ve gone back, and it seems as if it’s feeling a bit more lively now.

In our initial meeting, the only feeling, if one can call it, was a sort of vague recognition of us, particularly so when I made mention of our potential future. My personal experience with the Singularity is quite limited; however, other experiences indicate this is not unusual. What is unusual is this new state of the monolith as of now, a sort of alert consciousness.

Istredd’s taken it upon himself to do some proper follow up, so we’ll let him get on with what he’s found.

The Dimming happens on December 21st of every year but the Singularity starts waning throughout the month of December. It is dormant on that day, enough that people can visit in person. I've been there twice. It is the natural cycle of the Singularity. Cid saying it's feeling a bit more lively is deeply concerning, it is supposed to be slowing down right now.

After hearing about the tremors causing havoc on the outskirts of the crater, I decided to investigate. I had a suspicion. Going inside of the crater around the Singularity kills the natives of this world. We are instead thrown into the Horizon. Many of us experienced that in April during the collective vision we had, when our territories threw us in there.

I am sorry to say my worry was well-founded. The tremors from the Singularity pushed into the territories and the crater has taken ground. I recommend that no one from the Summoned investigate closely. For right now we don't know if this is reflective of what's to come or just a strange one-time incident. I don't want anyone to panic, but we should keep an eye on it.

I currently do not have an answer as to how to stop it or how to force it into dormancy. I know that there are people in our community who have a connection to it. If you could approach it and see if it will communicate anything worthwhile, or see if there is a way to calm it, that might be helpful.

For now, I would recommend those who are near the base of the crater give it adequate leeway. From the amount of power it appears to hold still, we can only estimate it will continue to grow.


[OOC: Purple is Cid, blue is Istredd, gold is Dion.]

Comments

[thoughts]

you left him there

[techmaturgy]

That's what I said!

[magicalarchaeologist]

I told him to. Someone had to tell them what happened and I had dirt samples I need to experiment on later.

[techmaturgy]

You're lucky you weren't pecked to death by vultures.

[magicalarchaeologist]

Yes, okay, I am lucky.

But it wasn't Kyle's fault, I didn't tell him what I planned to do. He was working with the information he had.

[ He will always defend his bro! ]

[techmaturgy]

Then perhaps you owe him an apology.

[magicalarchaeologist]

I did apologize. It was the first thing I did afterward.

private;

[techmaturgy]

Good. Your safety is important to him.

[tedandroses]

I'm just going to weigh in on the "I had dirt samples I need to experiment on later" being a crap reason to leave your physical self in the desert side, as someone you can't accuse of being extremely biased.

...I mean, what if there were more tremors? Or. You know. Carnivorous goats.

[magicalarchaeologist]

I have a guard watching me, they know what to do. Kyle needed to report what happened as I cannot communicate with them.

[thoughts]

why are they like this

[techmaturgy]

You're the one who lives with them in Thorne. What is your hypothesis?

[thoughts]

not anymore

[ she's still in thorne, technically, living in nott instead of in the castle. but if there's any way to read tone through text, it's more like the eyeroll of "no, they're not with me" ]

but evidence suggests it's ⎎⍑⌰⌦⌦⌾☈☊ ⍴⟟⅁⎎ℍ⟟⍑

[ to use one of their old cyphers :^) ]

[techmaturgy]

You know what I mean.

[This does, at least, get a laugh out of him, even if it doesn't translate to the mind words.]

Don't be too hard on them. They only want to keep the rest of us safe.

[thoughts]

of course they do. they just don't understand that everyone wants the same for them too. it's selfish.

[ okay, maybe now she's just sulking. ]

[techmaturgy]

I know. It's difficult, for me to be so far away.

[ushiri]

Not for long. And no one but us could reach him.

[ why is HE being blamed for this ]

[thoughts]

[ we're not angry we're just disappointed ]

you can reach us without leaving

[magicalarchaeologist]

River, I told Kyle to leave. He was listening to me. Don't blame him, I take all the blame.

[thoughts]

don't worry i still blame you

[ushiri]

He was fine for the short amount of time I was gone, I promise.

[ don't listen to viktor ]

[thoughts]

how long did it take you to reach the nearest thornean official?

[ be precise we're looking for milliseconds here ]

[ushiri]

Minutes.

You really doubt me?

[thoughts]

reasonable doubt requires examination of the evidence and i question the motives of anyone that thinks flinging themselves at the singularity is a good idea to do on a whim

[ushiri]

This is why you would make a terrible priest, amha'iri.