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[UPDATE] Scarlettkite Oct 21st
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 		[UPDATE] Scarlettkite Oct 21st
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Friday, October 21, 2005
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Category: story, 03:50 PM

It's been a strange week. Not in the exciting way that my weeks have been strange up till now, just strange and horrible, both scary and boring. I've talked to Violet and my dad, have managed to persuade them not to come up here by sounding extremely cheerful. I don't feel that cheerful though. Brede has been in surgery to repair his leg and in between times I've been sitting talking to him. He's getting better. Not a lot better, but a bit. He's awake a lot of the time now, and even able to talk himself. Margot, Sanj and I have taken it in turns to sit with him. He remembers even less than the rest of us, nothing of that final day at all, barely anything after we left the train. That's something none of us understand; how foggy our minds have become about that time. The doctors say it's because of the shock, or the exhaustion, or the fall.

Brede's angry. When he's awake, when he has strength, he's angry. I guess he has a right to be. Whatever happened to us wouldn't have happened if we hadn't been *there*, off the beaten track, walking an unregistered path. He says he's not angry with me, but I don't know if that's true. His parents are here and, whatever Brede feels, *they're* angry with me.

We had a long talk a few nights ago, the four of us. We put our memories in order, piecing together as much as we could. We talked about odd things that we thought had happened on the walk. Sanj said he remembered feeling frightened when there was nothing to be scared of - just that the trees seemed to be suddenly unexpected and strange. Margot remembers being lost - she says she remembers all of us together being lost, staring at the maps, trying to get our bearings, not being able to get a lock with our keys. Neither of them remember the building I think I saw - low-slung and grey. Put together it doesn't amount to much.

We've told what we remember to the mountain rescue people and the police. We've told them that there was a fifth person with us, but the truth is that none of us really know anything much about him - none of us even knew his second name. The police say they've checked but there's no one called Allain registered with Edyta College. They're following it up but there are no good leads. The mountain rescue team have scanned the area several times but there's no sign of anyone lost in the area.

And so I'd basically come to a decision. I didn't know what had happened to Allain, but there really wasn't anything I could do to help him. Sometimes, when I'm tired, I think that we just all imagined there ever *was* an Allain. As I thought about it, I became more convinced than ever that it'd been him that I met that day in the military archives, that he'd dressed up for some reason to persuade me to come here, to bring my friends. It's the only thing that makes sense, although it doesn't make a lot of sense. Maybe it was Allain who smashed Brede's leg. That doesn't make much sense either. Last night I'd decided that it was time for all this to be over, for me to go back to the city with my friends, to try to forget that any of this ever happened. That was last night.

But today it's all different. Because, this morning when I was quietly reading in my hospital room, there was a knock on the door.
I said: "Come in?"
And the old man from the military archives walked in. He looked just as I'd remembered him, tall, white-haired with pale blue eyes.
He said: "You are Scarlett Kiteway, yes?"
I nodded. I couldn't say anything.
He said: "You have to help me. They've taken my grandson. They've taken Allain."

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:59 pm
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 		the plot thickens...

So they were *both* on the train, I assume? (Of course, this could be a ploy to get Scarlett back there...but taking it at face value, where the hell was T.o.m all this time?)

I still think they're funky hybrid creatures and are related to the Third Power. Wonder if the Silver City technology is related to this at all..[/spec]

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 		i think im starting to like scarlett, she started off a silly little bimbo but is maturing nicely -- the most trustworthy of our contacts to date
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 		Ha! I knew it! They are related (or at least the old man claims that they are).

Also, I think it would be hilarious if T.O.M.'s name actually is Tom. Maybe we'll meet his grandson tomorrow and find out!
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 		I'm glad it was neither time travel nor multiple personalities. A bit of character interaction would be nice tomorrow.
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 		The plot becomes thicker than pudding! But not quite as tasty.

I was suprised by that, honestly. I figured it was the dressing up idea, myself, but his grandson? I didn't see that coming. I'll want to see how this turns out.
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tanner wrote:
i think im starting to like scarlett, she started off a silly little bimbo but is maturing nicely -- the most trustworthy of our contacts to date


Well put. Violet is a bit casual. isn't she. No metion of the broken key, though.
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 		Is anyone else not receiving the e-mails? I started to get the Kite when she first started, but I don't get them anymore. I tried signing up for it again, to no avail...
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 		Well, she did tell us earlier that there's something wrong with her key. I suppose that is part of it. Could have something to do with a 3P hacking... or whatever happens to to keys. Laughing

NOT that Allain did something to her key! He's just being held prisoner by some baddies and will be found again soon, safe and only interested in whether Scarlett made it out okay. [/romanticspec] Laughing

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QuadsChick wrote:
Is anyone else not receiving the e-mails? I started to get the Kite when she first started, but I don't get them anymore. I tried signing up for it again, to no avail...


I'm in exactly the same situation. Stopped getting e-mails after a while, so I signed up again. Still no e-mails. No biggie, I guess. Whatever.

Alright, to bed! I'll see you all in about 6.5 hours, if my hangover doesn't stop me.

EDIT: And by see you, I mean I'll be online. Damn you Atlantic Ocean!
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QuadsChick wrote:
Is anyone else not receiving the e-mails? I started to get the Kite when she first started, but I don't get them anymore. I tried signing up for it again, to no avail...


Same here
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 		Errr...
I know it makes sense from the point of view of a good story, but in RL there is absolutely no reason she'd end her blog on a cliffhanger like that...
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 		Unless...

"...they've taken Allain!"
"OMGWTF NO WAY?!!!?! I HAVE TO BLOG ABOUT THIS!! One sec, yeah?"
(meanwhile, old man finally expires of heartbreak, loss, and the burden of a secret that cannot be named)

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(meanwhile, old man finally expires of heartbreak, loss, and the burden of a secret that cannot be named)


Should have given him that elixir of Glimdrang earlier then.

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dusty2229 wrote:
QuadsChick wrote:
Is anyone else not receiving the e-mails? I started to get the Kite when she first started, but I don't get them anymore. I tried signing up for it again, to no avail...


Same here


She told us that she would stop sending the emails until she got back to Perplex City.

You can view all the updates on her blog here.

Scroll to the bottom to see links to previous updates.
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