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[WolverineFan]

[DM]

If we don't tell Sente and her family, THEY could stop giving us information when they find out Scarlett was hurt. But if we do, Scarlett stops talking to us. Really, it's a loose/loose situation. And if Scarlett isn't in a hospital, we risk putting other peoples lives in danger when they head to where the group last was. Viendenbourg.

Personally, I'd like to know WHERE Scarlett is first before making any decisions. Interesting thing though is what happened to the others. Scarlett doesn't mention them.

I am beggining to wonder if Viendenbourg has some sort of defence against people entering within a certain range of it, that somehow affects their mind and makes them easy to take in. But this defence is limited... so Allain/TOM needed Scarlett and her group to trigger the defences, get themselves knocked out, so he could go forward freely. I don't trust the guy, at any rate...

[WolverineFan]

[dawh25]

Just a thought.

Our only contact with their world is through Perplex City and it does seem to be a central part of the world, but just how connected is Tanraga and PPC? Maybe they just haven't been able to contact anyone in PPC yet (though I agree that things are very suspicious.) I mean, if Scarlett is having troble with her key, that would imply to me that Tanraga and PPC may not have the best contact between them. We may be worrying about nothing, but the Hand's message does seem to have ominous indications.

If we had to choose a contact, I would think that the Sentinel may be best, though it's too bad that we don't have a personal contact with any of the reporters.

My specs about Viendenbourg are as follows:

The note on the old man's map said, "Viendenbourg. Before everything changed." On the Brotherhood of the Six website, they quoted Gyvann as saying:

[DM]

I just got hit by an idea... what if Scarlett and crew ARE in a real hospital... but NOT in PPC?

What if Viendenbourg actually somehow is connected to Earth and that Scarlett and everybody are in an Earth hospital now? It would explain nobody in PPC knowing about them being missing or hurt. And they could have all turned up in different places on Earth...

[Scott]

[filmguy1013]

Since we know data can transfer between Earth and PPC (i.e. cube scans, etc.) I would say its POSSIBLE (albeit not likely) that Scarlett's key could work on Earth. I don't see the characters as actually being here though, IMO. That being said... wouldn't it be fantastic if the next tresure hunt MC sends us on leads us to meeting these characters?

[Mokey Fraggle]

I'm changing my position about telling someone Scarlett's hurt. I trust the Futures column. And I agree that the Sentinel is the best place to send our tip. Just a quick note to the paper from a source who wishes to remain anonymous that Scarlett Kiteway has suffered injuries on a hiking trip and is now in an unknown hospital ... etc., etc. I'd send it myself, but I fear the wrath in case someone has a brighter idea.

[neophoenix]

Something tells me that Scarlett is safe and the next headlines of the Perplex City Sentinel will be something like "Sente Kiteway's daughter injured in mysterious incident in Tanraga"... or something .

Several strong points:

We don't know where she is... but... it could be that they were taken to a medical facility by a rescue team in the nearest area (keys can send an automated distress signal, can't they? I remember reading that somewhere, but I can't remember when or where).

Or, Scarlett and company were rescued by the military, but the military aren't the bad guys of the story, but a separate faction who want to investigate separately from the Academy... or not.

Now, if the military are indeed involved in this, I find it hard to believe. But "military trace originated in Tanraga"... smell the conspiracy.

Also, I don't know if anyone had considered that the Perplex City military could have opened their own investigation on the Receda Cube Theft incident. Reynold's ionizers stolen from the military, now they investigate on their own because classified, top secret high-tech was involved? Maybe they were afraid of a huge scandal (they would look as incompetent), thus the secrecy of their actions?

With so scarce information, I don't know what to believe anymore. We definitely need more clues.[/lots and lots of spec]

[Scott]

Okay, I've composed this:

[Scott]

I add: My Warren-Zevon-loving fFriends have suggesting supplying lawyers, guns and money. which, really, is just a slightly rephrased version of the aforeposted letter.

[Spankit]

Alright, how about this for a compromise: Send that e-mail to the Sentinel, but ask them to first try to contact Scarlett and her friends through key-mail, or whatever they call e-mail in Perplex City (do they just call it e-mail?). If she doesn't respond after a day, then send a rescue team. Maybe warn them about the possible danger the rescuers might face, and that they should be prepared for mental problems in the vicinity of Viendenbourg.

I still don't know about sending more people into Viendenbourg until after we've heard something from Scarlett, but maybe it'll be a good idea to have someone from Perplex City try to contact her via key first.

[Mokey Fraggle]

I agree. I vote to send the key-mail to the Sentinel.

How much should we let on, though, that there's anything hinky about her hiking trip? Maybe we should just say she's been injured -- possibly attacked in a dangerous area. Let them report what they find?

[erekose]

I disagree, Every time we've told someone in PPC sensitive information we've regretted it. We don't know enough about the situation to start 'key mailing' (I like that term ) anyone. If the people running the facility are hostile to our interests, then warning a major newspaper with a duty to uphold and distrbute the truth even if we ask them to keep it quiet is somewhat unwise. Scarlett is relatively unharmed, safe to a certain degree, and has an open communication channel with us. To send a message would not only betray Scarletts trust in us, It may also put her in danger. I say we wait for more info

[Jakeo]