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Session 47
Obligatory Quotes
Obligatory Quotes
"Speed first. Control later." — Fortuna
"I don't want to die in New Big City." — Ishmael
"If you ain't first, you're last." — Ricky Bobby
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it." — Elwood & Jake
"What we're dealing with here... is a complete lack of respect for the law."
— Sheriff Buford T. Justice
Summary
Summary
The heroes sneak out through the kitchen The kitchen staff assures them they saw nothing and make all haste to leave when the Privateers try giving them instructions. In the van, they find the Sailor was attacked by a pair of mooks. He has a steel stone shard in his chest. He is on death's door. They pile into the van and make their way out of the alleyways. Watch cars are everywhere. Fortuna has some interesting experiences with the clutch. The burnt out demolished van draws some attention so Fortuna turns it invisible. This misdirects the watch, and a car chase begins! The race through the streets, making their way back to the warehouse. There, they struggle to get the Diva on her way out of New Big City and to safety. They manage to complete the narrative and the Node Simulation ends after a final confrontation with the Thin Man. The Sailor and the Diva escape out the other side of the story, but there is no sign of the Thin Man. The Glitch, Ishmael, confronts the Architect Estooa.
The First and Final Tree
The First and Final Tree
After the Battle of the Regal Room, when you reach your van, the door is open and a trail blood leads out of the cab… there are two dead mooks on the ground. They’ve been shot.
The Sailor looks like death. He has a jagged piece of metal in his chest. You recognize it immediately. Steel stone! “One of you is going to have to take the piece of the Virssenvinal Tree out of me. They could only have gotten from… oh, it looks like you met him," he laughs ruefully at your battleworn appearance. The Thin Man.
When the Diva sees him, she gasps. Her eyes narrow. "I know you. You're the deckhand on the steamer from Euros. I confronted you when I caught you watching me!"
"Hey doll," he coughs up blood.
"Calling All Cars!"
"Calling All Cars!"
It’s always raining in New Big City, but the streets never get clean.
Camera pans down the middle of the urban canyon of concrete and street lights. The byways of Braal seem like empty forest paths by comparison.
A pile of gravel heaped carelessly near the street has slouched onto the street. Yellow and black barricades strain to contain it. Rivulets of mud make their task impossible.
A rumble in the distance could be a dragon. It’s getting louder. Shrieking peels explode through the barrier. Mud and gravel fly everywhere with the roars of the autonomous carts that crowd the streets. A siren howls and blue and red lightning bolts light of the buildings.
Another vehicle slams into the now ramp-like pile, flies through the air and collapses on its side as the first - a livery cart that smells of fish and steered by a goblin barely able to see the road - speeds away.
Fast & Furious & Flow
Fast & Furious & Flow
The Architect & the Latent Defect
The Architect & the Latent Defect
The narrative climaxes. The simulation ends. New Big City fades into mist. Only you remain in an empty hall. Estooa stands near a portal.
The Sailor sits in the middle of the floor. The Diva cradled in his arms. She is unconscious. He glares at Estooa darkly.
After an age, Estooa speaks, "I am not your enemy, Glitch." His voice is strained with emotion. This surprises you all.
"That remains to be seen," Ishamel responds quietly. He looks to the Diva and gently brushes the sweat from her brow.
Concepts: The Spheres Beyond
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