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[Juxta]

[UPDATE] The Scarlett Kite November 5th 2005

[cassandra]

It's highly likely that Vikram Castellan (from the Sentinel article) was related or part of the Castille family (or vice versa).

Castellan ~= Gatekeeper.

So...was the Reynolds Ionizer the terrible weapon or was it a protection device to spirit away the Cube?

Also - timeline? Salvant Castille was an old man when Henry's grandfather was a boy. Say old means around 90. So, in 83-ish AC, Henry's grandfather is around maybe 10. When is Henry Castille's father born? Perhaps when the grandfather is 40? So, father born around 113 AC. If Henry Castille is 40 when his son (Allain's father) is born, then that's Allain's father being born in 153, and with another iteration, Allain himself being born around 200.
It's now, what, 269? Clearly someone in this timeline was vastly older, or this family lives longer or is fertile longer than "normal" Perplexians (who seem to die between 100-120).

Do you think we ought to pass on the message about C to Scarlett? And if she's not the only one, who else is searching? Also, Castille's pretty comfortable with putting a 20-year-old girl in danger and withholding information from her. They could have all died. She's trustworthy and good-hearted? You could have trusted her with the information that your wife is possibly being held hostage or dead, that she's traveling to the 'ground zero' of the weapon that wiped out most of the surrounding nations during the War, that..argh. He's not to be trusted. And why did Allain say that Scarlett would ruin everything knowing about Viendenbourg?

It's still very suspicious, the lack of information about Allain's father. Perhaps it's V.

[Mokey Fraggle]

I agree with you that this is very suspicious, and it is a strange coincidence that the mysterious people we're learning about happen to have a C family name.

Something's at least fishy here. I was wondering the same thing about why Allain would have made that comment about Scarlett ruining everything. I also feel that the motivation the TOM (even though we have a name I can't let it go) explained for leading Scarlett into all of this is very iffy. He just wanted Allain to have a friend? She seemed like a nice girl?

My BS meter's going off. Something isn't right.

[Jakeo]

I'm inclined to agree with Mokey here. The argument Scarlett overheard on the train definitely does not tie in with what the Major is saying. Definite

Also, there is no indication of what legitimate organisations Claire Castille? (son=likely married=change of name) is involved in. It could be the military she was involved with, and they stole the cube for a weapon. (the military like that sort of thing )

[SPEC] The cube is the power source to the thing in Viendenbourg. I could never see a motive for an underworld group to steal the cube, its not like they could sell it, and it radiates all kind of stuff.

Who ever did take it wanted it to either a) worship or b) use as part of something else. The military taking it, combined with the Major's stories (which are at least part BS) woulds certainly suggest that something big was going on at Viendenbourg.

As an aside, and related to the thread about the war, its interesting to note that he describes Viendenbourg as in the 'province of Perplex City'. Seems to lend weight to the view of city-states that has been proposed.

[neuromancer]

I agree with Mokey and Jakeo as well.

[SPEC]

However, IF his story has even a small amount of truth to it, then I'm more inclined to say that the Major isn't looking to bring just information to light, he's gonna use that same weapon to take revenge on Perplex City!!! It was used against his family to help win the war, so naturally he should be angry. If he isn't then he's not human!!! This could explain why Allain told Scarlett she'd 'ruin everything', and also the argument between Allain and the major.

The Major, Allain etc may be working as part of another larger organisation, like 3P for example, to just make use of their resources and get to Viendenbourg.

The Reynolds Ionizer could then possibly be part of a self-defence system to protect the 'weapon' from falling into the wrong hands by sending the control key/power source/etc (don't know what the cube has to do with all this yet) off somewhere remote, like Earth.

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[Mokey Fraggle]

[cronogenesis]

Weve just gtta find out who Allain was argueing with. We can make any asuptions, prehaps hes a double agent or mabie not. However its nice to see the TOM name I invtented still being used.



I know this is OT but the armageddon of spec! Mindcandy is Third powers earth contacts. they have got links with PXC anyway and they are keping us busy with pointless cards. It all makes sense!!! Or they could have an agent working fior mindcandy, or I could be making it up! Who cares? Not me.

[neuromancer]

Mokey Fraggle wrote:

[Juxta]

I swear, if Patrick Duffy shows up on the Mind Candy staff pages, I'll...I'll...well, I'll be most irked.

J

[Spankit]

[neuromancer]

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