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How can I get the Forest to release our people? How can I get the forest to give us something that cures the recipient’s red sickness while letting them retain their independence from the Forest?
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That should have had a +2 on it, because I'm significantly weird, so it's a 10.
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Casual Brain Receptivity (Forest): (Rolled: 2d6. Rolls: 5, 3. Total: 8)
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I have painstakingly built a bastion of mind around myself, keeping the overpowering presence of the Forest at bay. Carefully, I begin reaching outside my mind to try to touch the mind of the Forest. With all my focus on the Forest, it takes a momen…
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I cannot help but feel the immense consciousness of the forest surrounding us. I have had to all but close my mind in an effort to not be overwhelmed. My eyes linger on Riesling. I know August is trying to figure out what is going on inside her. I c…
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I incline my head in response to his bow–a bit more than absolutely required by social convention–and watch him go. He is an interesting young man–cautious, not easily swayed, calm under pressure. He is less likely to get Xuan killed than many I cou…
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Helping Gates: (Rolled: 2d6+1. Rolls: 4, 5. Total: 10)
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As we enter the forest, my consciousness flows out, riding on the waves of thought around me. The minds of those around me are bright sparks of fear and determination, like tiny fish darting in the sunlit shallows, while the forest...the presence of…
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"Well," I say, favoring him with a smile. "I shouldn't think terribly much forgiveness is necessary in this case. I believe your intent is honorable. I incline my head slightly as if I've just pronounced a sort of benign judgment, and perhaps I have…
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Assess: (Rolled: 2d6+2. Rolls: 6, 6. Total: 14)
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The quiet, compelling power of a painting, a Zen garden, or a formal tea is so often overlooked. Young people ask and expect questions. Questions, however, at best, elicit answers merely to the thing one has asked. The beauty of creating the corre…
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I have been here before. I came here to find Spider. And its predecessor. I let Spider crawl out and perch on my neck, where it curves into my shoulder. Maybe it will remind the forest that we are not strangers. I am drawn to this place in a way I…
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I miss half of what August says because I'm still reacting to Bon's putting her hand on my shoulder. You would think that I would be transformed by the acceptance that the Arrows have shown me in recent months--first Dog, then Cujo--who showed me r…
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I nod and smile, acknowledging the skillfulness of his maneuver. “Very well, though you’ll forgive me if I question the sincerity of your fear of dishonoring yourself. I have seldom seen a retreat so deftly executed. Had General Aiko done so well at…
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I raise an eyebrow and purse my lips in what might be amusement or might equally be taken as irritation. “My sense of my own importance is not so inflated that, upon encountering a young man exiting my niece’s bedchamber, I presume that making my …
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"Yes. Trouble all around," I mutter in response to August to hide my confusion. Bon's not trouble, and I do not have friends...but maybe August does not know that. I wonder if she thinks her followers are friends. I wonder if she's right. "I do no…
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“Were you, indeed?” I cock my head slightly and fix him with an appraising glare for just long enough to him uncomfortable. “I am certain, had you found me, I should have been quite pleased to speak with you. One wonders, though, at your not availin…
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Bon takes a container from me, and I am about to throw my hands up in exasperation. Then, I see the hint of a smile and a sparkle in her eye. I laugh lightly, my annoyance toward my over-helpful staff banished by Bon's mild teasing. "We are defini…
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I collect my walking stick and a hat that no younger person can truly pull off, and I move to the common room. I find that young people, in particular, are often more forthcoming when feeling caught at something. I plan to catch Nobu and learn a bit…
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When Bon mentions her preference for she and I going to the forest alone, I join her on the ground, thinking to have a conversation while helping with the vehicles. For reasons I do not understand, my leaving the vehicle sends eddies and swirls of n…
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I take my full traveling entourage. I have pushed Jax enough, and there are bound to be Tax Patrol elements or people unhappy that I have not magically cured the red sickness… I am probably not Pike’s Most Popular at the moment. SueB can hold the fo…
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“It appears that Mr. Bezier knows his business, wouldn’t you agree, Jun? It’s a comfort to see the ship so well protected. I believe we should make ourselves scarce before he becomes too interested. Do try to avoid a trail, but leave him a little so…
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Get involved (interface): (Rolled: 2d6+2. Rolls: 3, 2. Total: 7)
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“Are you watching those countermeasures, Jun? He’s good, but they’re going to give him a rough time of it. I think maybe they need a little more to be concerned about… Shall we try the Palace Doors maneuver?” This is a little search scheme used by h…
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Helping to persuade WotCee. (Rolled: 2d6+1. Rolls: 5, 6. Total: 12)
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“Bon is right. There is no one better than you to look after your mother. Your being here is a comfort to her,” I say to WotCee. Bon’s response does not surprise me. She is wrong, of course–she is irreplaceable in a way I am not. It is not for me …
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“You’re a hopeless romantic, Jun,” I say with a small smile, already distracted by the data flowing into my displays. Mr. Bezier has his work cut out for him. This is not a simple beast. I stay out of the way–not doing anything to change the beh…
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“And what of this place if the forest demands too much in payment for your ‘trespass’? Are you prepared to leave the sick and injured of Safeco and Pike in the hands of Shy? Mox? Which of them is ready to take your place if the forest takes you from…
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"I want to help--and I will try, I really will..." I cannot help but have my confidence shaken by my inability to know what it is Cujo wants from me. I have shown that I have no special insight when I am not listening to a person's thoughts. What if…
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“You think the forest itself is sentient? I know Rain talked about it that way, but I assumed it was all religious munbo jumbo. You think I can communicate with it?” I pause to consider this. “What do you think a forest wants?”" “If we can get som…