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[jojojojo]

Well, it is already agreed that the "gorge" was created 7 years before the discovery of the cube. We have been advised by the Academy (via Mind Candy) to keep the cube away from radiation. Therefore, if the cube is to blame for the damage, we are led to believe that there would be radiation traces left behind. So, the people of PxC would believe it a dangerous place to go near and rebuild.

Please forgive me, I am no scientist, I may not even being using the correct terminology here, but I am sure you get the general idea. The point I *really* want to make is this:

If the cube is infact harmless in the radioactive respect, could the Academy and possibly the Perplexian Government leading the public into *believing* that there is radiation left on the site? We already know that Gillit Rd is in this area, a place where the Government/Sente/The Academy/The Third Power wish to keep secret.

(I say Third Power, as we do not know how far their involvement in the Academy goes. Nor do we know how much of the Government it has infiltrated and nor do we know whether or not the popular speculation of Sente being an evil Third Power agent is true.)

On the other hand, Kurt didn't seem to bothered about these things when visiting Gillit Rd. Maybe we should keep an eye on him and see if he develops a third eyeball?

OR he may not be bothered as being a part of the CRT he knoweth the true properties of the cube and what it is capable of? *Le sigh* This sort of thinking makes my brain hurt.

Yes people, the RSM has landed in full force.

[rose]

Gorge

[rose]

Gorge

[duckiemonster]

Because it came from one giant hole, it'll be hidden in another?

It's a long shot.

Hasn't Catbite been associated with lots of strange stuff recently though? Ill hikers, giant mushrooms, that sort of thing?

[Dranioth]

[Tintintin]

Oh, there's no chance the Cube would be causing any sort of that weirdness on Earth, no...

*surreptitiously investigates travel arrangements to Tunguska*

[rose]

the cube in the gorge ;)

[Mikeyj]

Please indulge me, disparate collection of thoughts along a theme that I think is too much of a coincidence, but haven't been able to reason through myself yet.

• Viendenbourg; sounds of drilling from a huge building, long and low.
  
• Silburn Grigg's mine;
  
• Mining experiment; an experiment being conducted (with a certain level of secrecy) by Sente. Involves "accretion" of a substance. Probably at one of the above two sites.
  
• Anthony Granier and Edwina Mountling's historical mining experiment.
  
• Catbite Gorge; catastrophically formed, whether naturally or otherwise. Perhaps circumstantially, perhaps not, location of the discovery of the cube.
  
• Catacombs; Extensive, running under entire city and beyond (specific mentions at coast by Mobius strip, Newguard ruins, Academy etc)
  
• Gillit Road Tube Station
  

Firstly there is the obvious fact that there is something worth having in them there hills, present in vanishingly small amounts, it requires "accretion" and Granier said that they had extracted "sufficient of the material for my Master's experiments. There is so little, so very little, and almost all of it will be needed if the thing is to be done." It is either volatile in itself when it reaches a certain critical mass (which seems to be quite a small amount) or it is capable of combination with the something else that makes it a bit dangerous. Seems to be a desirable process for military purposes, but also for benign purposes?

The catacombs interest me as there has never been an explanation for their purpose. There's been no mention of burials that I can find (and even if there has been they could have been co-opted for this purpose). Suggests to me another historical mining effort that it wouldn't take too much of a leap to assume was for this same substance. Did this result in the production of the cube? We know that it too is capable of destruction (as poor old Hesketh Zeller, and Monica and Miranda both thought it was a weapon, or could be used as such).

An argument against this would be that the cube is "not made of any known naturally occurring substance" in Perplex City, which is fairly definitite. We do have evidence that this fact could be the result of a historical cover-up as with Edwina Mountling "To be blunt, my lord, I have been sent here to ensure that certain matters, certain elements of knowledge should be kept only for her, and for the group of loyal scholars she has formed. She wishes the power for herself. To do what, I know not." (as an aside, genesis of 3P?). And it would be advisable to keep the fact that your soil is riddled with tiny, but significant amounts of a dangerous substance a secret.

I can't help the niggling suspicion that this has something to do with gold, which is supposed to be in limited supply (I think this came from information about leks and the fact that they were silver, am I right?).

This is old spec and I dredge it up with dread as it's boring and pointless, but the cube is supposed to be kept away from water, acetone and liquid mercury. Liquid mercury dissolves gold, acetone has an important role in the generation of gold nanoparticles acting it seems as some sort of solvent, though I don't understand the chemistry and it doesn't seem to be a proper dissolution; and water could either be a knowing wink at Aqua regia which dissolves gold, or perhaps the presence of gold in seawater to 1 or 2 ppb.

A massive gold explosion is a bit of a stretch though. Not sure whether there are any physical properties that could be used in a devastating way...electrical conductance? Chunky chav man-bangles?

Please treat the gold stuff as a whole different kettle of fish and entirely separate from the more sensible stuff.

[dontpanic42]

maybe the cube is gold? we've never gotten a very descriptive explination of the cube other than that its 10x10x10x10x10x10 and metallic with a carving on one side.

[mac_monkey]

[cassandra]

[Mikeyj]

Maybe they're cheap gates they bought at the market and after a while they'll turn their skin green and give them a terrible rash.

I didn't like it as I wrote it, but sometimes I just need to get these thoughts out of my head and onto a thread, otherwise I can't find the right change for the bus, tie-up my shoe-laces, breathe etc. I've still got my money on a subterranean finale though.

[dontpanic42]

[pedantic one]

[dontpanic42]

yeah i'm gonna stop attempting to be smart now.