FINAL TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

FINAL TRIAL

[The Strangers manage to escape. By the time anyone has realized they have left, the Analemma is already on a course to a new destination, one not intended by their Conductor-who was certainly surprised to find their ride gone, hours later.

Cardia has turned off radar and other equipment that would allow anyone to find the train easily. There is no barrier around this train, so everyone can see the Clockwork Sun as it gets closer and closer.

They aren't going to London, obviously. Cardia manages to explain that, originally, the Throne of Hours was located there, but after Victoria became Twice-Renewed, the Throne was ordered moved closer to the Sun. Now, it is connected to the station called Sunspur-a desolate place, formerly an exhibition hall, where only the Sun's engineers and wayward captains now go. No one dares to cross the bridge that connects the Throne to it, when they are there.

That will change, but not immediately. Even at top speed, it will take several hours for the train to reach its destination. Cardia suggests everyone relax in the Lounge of this new train. Apparently, this one was going to pick up its newest passengers very shortly, and so the bar and kitchens are stocked with food and drink, at least.

There is much to talk about. Much to look through, and much to consider. The past four weeks have been difficult to process, but the evidence from Perdurance has been especially daunting. It only shows just how stark the situation is-and it's up to the Strangers to figure out just what they will do when they do, at last, confront Her Enduring Majesty.
After all.

Whatever happens, a reckoning cannot be postponed. Not indefinitely. And the bill is almost due...]





[It's time! The objectives are simple in this trial: untangle the story of this place and decide what to ultimately do when they finally confront Victoria, the Mastermind of the Little Courtesy! It will not be easy and the truth, as ever, will not be a light one.

Will they triumph? Will they go home? What else might happen? What else could be in store? There's only way to find out!

Have fun, and good luck! And remember-

All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.]

Comments

[eternaldivide]

.... You'd be surprised. No matter how powerful you are... it doesn't mean everything will work in your favor.

[katzenpfote]

Oh, I know. I simply think there's a good chance he isn't. That much power would make you go insane either way.

[eternaldivide]

[ he laughs a little bitterly at that ]

So I've heard.

Well ... regardless it sounds like it wasn't a single occurrence. You have the first revival, which was a loved one for the city, and then a second one from the Moonlight Lover... the loved one for a world. With betrayals happening after each revival.

... Though this is all what I assume from what your summaries to Charlotte.

[katzenpfote]

So this is a person who took over power from the previous one, it is safe to assume... we need to figure out the third.

City... world... worlds?

[biddentodance]

Dead sounds too simple. "Sapphir'd" - that's the Judgement ruling over the dead. Their hunger fits with the visions I had from the needle...

[katzenpfote]

Locked away, maybe?

[biddentodance]

Maybe....sealed somewhere. But seals can break...

[katzenpfote]

And they can be broken.

[biddentodance]

Question is if it's one we want broken, or one we definitely want intact. ...if it's a seal.

[katzenpfote]

We need to know exactly what we're dealing with, in that case.