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Ferio
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Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 8 Location: NE USA
[UPDATE] The Scarlett Kite - Aug 17 - Sulk Scarlett Wrote:
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Sigh. I hate being the youngest. Older siblings always go on about how much responsibility they have, and how they were always punished more because they were supposed to "know better". But, in my opinion this is more than covered by the fact that they get to do everything first! Moreover, they get to do it not only first, but earlier.
When Violet was my age, she was finishing up her degree, had already fipped off my father by refusing a place at the Academy and was making more money than Levenay playing cards most nights and was dating some skanky musician from the Old Town. And what do I get? At the first hint of trouble, like some 12-year-old kid, I get sent away.
My dad's shipped me off to stay with my aunt and uncle for a while. He said that with all of the trouble he's going to have for the next few weeks, he'd rather I stay out of the way as far as possible. Doesn't want midnight meetings disrupting my studies, and people will be tramping in and out at all hours, blah blah blah.
And Uncle Sanjean is even worse! He seems to feel I'm still 8 years old and doesn't want me coming home after 9 at night. I'm supposed to have dinner with them every evening, and have to clear it with them if I want to spend a night at a friend's house. Honestly! As if I hadn't been taking perfectly good care of myself in Tanraga all those months!
Soooo it looks like there isn't much for me to do but live with it. My friend Iona says it might be better for me to be out of my dad's way for the next few days anyhow. She wouldn't say what she meant by it, though.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:26 pm
Joe - being lazy
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there's a good idea.. stick scarlett in the house with the Third Power symbol plastered on the side..
nobody else is supposed to die...
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:46 pm
Jaeneas
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Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 62 Location: Leicester, England.
Sounds like Sente thinks that Scarlett is a possible abduction target and is trying to hide her away. Although I would have thought that somewhere a bit further away and less obvious would have been better.
Lets hope that 3P don;t read the Earth blogs.....
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:47 pm
BrianEnigma
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Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 1199 Location: Pacific Northwest
Anyone want to bet that Scarlett finds some way to open a secret passage behind the symbol (or otherwise discover how the symbol works) and will become pivotal to the plot real soon?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:12 pm
Ashin
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BriEnigma wrote:
Anyone want to bet that Scarlett finds some way to open a secret passage behind the symbol (or otherwise discover how the symbol works) and will become pivotal to the plot real soon?
Good call. Maybe ends up finding more stuff related to the Granier diaries.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:20 pm
e_nygma
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Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 247 Location: Maryland, US
BriEnigma wrote:
Anyone want to bet that Scarlett finds some way to open a secret passage behind the symbol (or otherwise discover how the symbol works) and will become pivotal to the plot real soon?
I think at this point, we should probably be asking does anyone want to bet that Scarlett doesn't find something important while staying in that house?
EDIT: Perhaps we should suggest to Scarlett to use this "enforced vacation" to her (and our) advantage and do indepth studies of each room? If for no other reason to make sure there isn't a secret door into her bedroom which mean ol' nasty 3P agents could wander in and grab her from?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:20 pm
themandotcom
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Are we sure that this guy is with the Third Power? I came in late and I don't recall a Third Power symbol on his house? I know this is kinda noobish but could someone fill me in?
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:10 pm
Mikeyj
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Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: London
Mailed Scarlett to suggest she investigate the 3P connections with the house, and perhaps the history of the 3P itself.
[Edit]
Anthony Granier built a house (he's the guy that wrote the diary explaining past experiments with something dangerous), this got passed into the Adamek family and now Scarlett's Uncle Sanjean lives there. "Granier's Mark " is inscribed onto the building and just happens to be the same symbol as the 3P symbol. Recognised as such by Aiko Entrescore from Granier's Diary.
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:18 pm
batgirl
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Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 261 Location: London
I'm now worried we're going to get young scarlett killed too....!
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:01 pm
e_nygma
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batgirl wrote:
I'm now worried we're going to get young scarlett killed too....!
It sort of depends on the alliances of Sente & Sanjean(*).
If both are not 3P, it would be in Scarlett's best interests to make sure the house does not actually have any secret entrances. If it does, that means her life could be in jeopardy while staying at the house. It would also be in the best interests of Sente and Sanjean to know of said weaknesses as well.
If Sente is 3P & Sanjean isn't, then there are two subpossibilities:
A) Sente wants her out of the way and away from helping us. In this case, having her take a look around the house isn't that bad as she would be "out of the way."
B) Sente wants her in a position that she can be "kidnapped" easily and used as leverage over us. Again, having her look around would be a good idea to guarantee her safety.
If Sente isn't 3P & Sanjean is, Scarlett is in a world of trouble but not of our making. She might be able to discover if she is in danger or not if she investigates. The downside of this is that Sanjean can easily ferret out how involved Scarlett is or how close we might get to discovering something that 3P wants secret.
If both are 3P ... well ... at least she can be at least forearmed with that knowledge. In this case, she's already in
grave
(bad word choice there) peril.
For the record, I'm not sure we want her investigating the history of the 3P for two reasons:
1. Violet's probably better suited to do that as the librarian/researcher.
2. It puts her in a more dangerous position.
However, if she was to spy around the Adamek house, well, she can pass that off as being bored and exploring. I think it is an acceptable risk as well as a suitable precaution for her to learn what she can about her "prison."
(*) Any place Sanjean's name is listed, you can insert Annaliese. We cannot discount the possibility that Scarlett's aunt is 3P.
e_nygma
remember, it is not paranoia if they really are out to get you
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:21 pm
Gibbet
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e_nygma wrote:
We cannot discount the possibility that Scarlett's aunt is 3P.
But surely anyone that makes wonderful Coffee cake is above suspicion!
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:46 am
sledgecallier
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I'm now worried we're going to get young scarlett killed too....!
We're not the ones sending her there...
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:12 am
Mikeyj
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Your conscience is easily cleared on a technicality!
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:01 pm
filmguy1013
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e_nygma wrote:
batgirl wrote:
I'm now worried we're going to get young scarlett killed too....!
It sort of depends on the alliances of Sente & Sanjean(*).
If both are not 3P, it would be in Scarlett's best interests to make sure the house does not actually have any secret entrances. If it does, that means her life could be in jeopardy while staying at the house. It would also be in the best interests of Sente and Sanjean to know of said weaknesses as well.
If Sente is 3P & Sanjean isn't, then there are two subpossibilities:
A) Sente wants her out of the way and away from helping us. In this case, having her take a look around the house isn't that bad as she would be "out of the way."
B) Sente wants her in a position that she can be "kidnapped" easily and used as leverage over us. Again, having her look around would be a good idea to guarantee her safety.
If Sente isn't 3P & Sanjean is, Scarlett is in a world of trouble but not of our making. She might be able to discover if she is in danger or not if she investigates. The downside of this is that Sanjean can easily ferret out how involved Scarlett is or how close we might get to discovering something that 3P wants secret.
If both are 3P ... well ... at least she can be at least forearmed with that knowledge. In this case, she's already in
grave
(bad word choice there) peril.
For the record, I'm not sure we want her investigating the history of the 3P for two reasons:
1. Violet's probably better suited to do that as the librarian/researcher.
2. It puts her in a more dangerous position.
However, if she was to spy around the Adamek house, well, she can pass that off as being bored and exploring. I think it is an acceptable risk as well as a suitable precaution for her to learn what she can about her "prison."
(*) Any place Sanjean's name is listed, you can insert Annaliese. We cannot discount the possibility that Scarlett's aunt is 3P.
e_nygma
remember, it is not paranoia if they really are out to get you
Spec that probably belongs somewhere else, but what if Sente is not 3p but is still behind the theft and using us to get to the cube before 3p finds it. That makes for a much more dynamic (and stressful) situation.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:44 pm
e_nygma
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filmguy1013 wrote:
Spec that probably belongs somewhere else, but what if Sente is not 3p but is still behind the theft and using us to get to the cube before 3p finds it. That makes for a much more dynamic (and stressful) situation.
News to me that spec needs to be placed in a specific forum.
In answer to your question, if Sente (and Sanjean) are not 3P, then Scarlett is mostly safe at Granier House. Whether Sente is behind the theft or not is not very relevant to Scarlett's safety while she is cooped up at her Aunt and Uncle's place.
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 2:10 am
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