Miskton/Logs/20230812 Visions

Event Name: Vision Meeting

Event Instance: Prime

Real Date: 2023-08-12

Game Date of Event: 446-04-33

Point of View: Miskton

You say, "Okay, well, I think we can probably get started. Thank you all for joining us here this evening." Woten giggles. Navesi gives Kethrai a slight nod. You smile. Ezerak waves to Maraisel. Ezerak hugs Maraisel, who wraps her arms around Ezerak with a warm smile. Akeiro touches you on the wrist with two fingers. You feel a warmth radiate from Akeiro's touch. You have a brief sensation that leaves your wounds tingling. Akeiro angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at you. Tirost asks Woten, "Have you had a chance to touch the vela'thor flowers for healing?" Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at you. Woten glares at Allye. Allye gawks at Woten. Woten giggles. Allye angles an ear toward Woten slightly, but otherwise ignores him. Tirost nods to Betlind. Maraisel hugs Ezerak, who wraps his arms around Maraisel with a warm smile. Maraisel hugs Ayrell, who wraps her arms around Maraisel with a warm smile. Betlind grins at Jaelia, her dimples flashing into view. Woten cowers away from Allye! Allye giggles at Woten. Ayrell smiles at Maraisel. Ayrell hugs Maraisel, who wraps her arms around Ayrell with a warm smile. Aislynn stands up. Huebald nods to you. observe unknown in sky You scan the skies for a few moments. You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Unknown. All but the smallest bit of the Unknown is obscured by clouds. You struggle to make your observation through the clouds. Gradually evolving, this body appears to be traveling within our solar system. Presently it appears as arcing and bending lines, which gravitate around a black ring that is speckled with slowly shrinking blobs of hazy, dark blue. You feel a burst of uncertainty and cannot shake the impression of a deep chill. You have the strange impression that the phenomenon is somehow avoiding the orbits of nearby planets, though there has been no recorded changes to its progression across the night sky. Too many futures cloud your mind - you learn nothing. Roundtime: 5 sec. Akeiro guzzles down some of his lager and then smacks his lips and wipes them with his sleeve. Akeiro guzzles down some of his lager and then smacks his lips and wipes them with his sleeve. Elurora looks at Gridaksma, obviously trying not to grin. Aislynn settles into the overstuffed recliner and reclines comfortably. Whynd weirdly says something in Ilithic. You say, "We've got a few things to go over this evening, though I suppose I'll start by saying that at least for the moment, the appearance of the Nascent Unknown appears to be... well, stable isn't really the right word, but no major changes since the last shift in form." Elurora glances up at the sky. Whynd gives you a slight nod. Gridaksma chuckles at Elurora. Tylanni just arrived. Navesi nods. Betlind hugs Kethrai, who wraps his arms around Betlind with a warm smile. Anuril grins at Tylanni. Betlind beams at Tylanni! Akeiro takes a bite of the flapjacks. Akeiro waves to Tylanni. Akeiro takes a bite of the flapjacks. Etasia waves to Tylanni. Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Whynd stands up. Tylanni waves to Etasia. Akeiro takes a bite of the flapjacks. Tylanni smiles. Akeiro takes a sip of his lager. You say, "I'm certainly keeping an eye on it, as are others, so when there are further changes I'm sure we'll get the word out quickly." Allye nods to you. Etasia takes a sip of her coffee. Akeiro takes a bite of the flapjacks. Your prophetic senses rattle uncomfortably, and you feel your attention pulled to the skies. Something changes. Akeiro casually observes the area. Betlind blinks. Akeiro takes a bite of the flapjacks. Kethrai blinks. Aislynn glances outside a moment. Kethrai gazes upward. Tylanni raises an eyebrow. Aislynn squints. Allye gazes upward. Akeiro takes a bite of the flapjacks. observe unknown You scan the skies for a few moments. You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Unknown. All but the smallest bit of the Unknown is obscured by clouds. You struggle to make your observation through the clouds. Gradually evolving, this body appears to be gaining speed as it travels within our solar system. Presently it appears as a vibrating whorl of pulsating dark blue light, fringed with radiating lines which sharply arc into nearly complete, expanding, fading, rings. You are filled with a sense of profound uncertainty, of standing at a crossroads. The phenomenon feels closer, despite remaining constant in size against the night sky, and you have the unsettling impression that it is focused on Elanthia. Too many futures cloud your mind - you learn nothing. Roundtime: 5 sec. Navesi glances outside a moment. Kethrai glances up at the sky. After a few moments he lowers his gaze. Tirost glances outside a moment. Ayrell glances outside a moment. Betlind rubs her right eye. Anuril glances up at the sky. After a few moments he lowers his gaze. You say, "Well." Navesi glances up at the sky. After a few moments she lowers her gaze. Ayrell glances up at the sky. After a few moments she lowers her gaze. Kethrai says, "Very cloudy..." Allye angles her ears forward in curiosity. Woten bows to Ayrell. Aislynn mutters to herself. Akeiro takes a long drag off of a burning copper-foiled cigarillo. You say, "Presently it appears as a vibrating whorl of pulsating dark blue light, fringed with radiating lines which sharply arc into nearly complete, expanding, fading, rings." Ayrell smiles at Woten. Akeiro waves to Binu. Betlind says, "Oh, good, I was thinkin' I had somethin' in my eye there for a moment." Binu waves to Akeiro. Akeiro takes a long drag off of a burning copper-foiled cigarillo. Navesi asks, "Is that any different from before?" You nod to Navesi. Navesi gets a parchment newsletter from inside her black coat. Kethrai asks you, "... um, would you mind peeking through the clouds and verifying that again?" Jaelia asks, "Are the rings different?" Navesi says, "I see." Allye glances outside a moment. Xionara softly says, "Sounds dangerous." Whynd wavers into view, kisses Syeh and then fades out of sight. Syeh grins, revealing her dimples. Navesi says, "Yes, I see." Navesi nods to a parchment newsletter. Woten grins. Jaelia glances outside a moment. Ayrell grins at Woten. Jaelia glances up at the sky. After a few moments she lowers her gaze. You say, "It also appears to be gaining speed, and despite the fact that it appears around the same size, it gives me the sense of being closer. And an unsettling impression that it is focused on Elanthia." Ezerak glances outside a moment. Ezerak glances up at the sky. After a few moments he lowers his gaze. Xionara softly asks, "Gaining speed?" Akeiro takes a long drag off of a burning copper-foiled cigarillo. Elurora gazes thoughtfully at you. Xionara scowls. Selame takes a seat near Akeiro. In rapid succession, Akeiro puffs out a series of lines that form an unfinished web which seems to entangle Selame in its strands. A smoky spider quickly completes the web, then crawls atop her to feast on its prey. Tylanni raises an eyebrow. Selame shivers. Jaelia says, "They sure like to converge at once don't they..." Akeiro kisses Selame on the nose. Selame offers Akeiro a glass of glowing absinthe. Akeiro takes a sip of his absinthe. Ezustrea takes a seat. Taikyna glances up at the sky. After a few moments she lowers her gaze. Jaelia beams at Ezustrea! Tylanni takes a seat near Ezustrea. Ezustrea hugs Jaelia, who wraps her arms around Ezustrea with a warm smile. Navesi says, "If anyone would like to read the story so far on the Nascent Unknown, I have spare newsletters." Ezustrea scoots over a little closer to Tylanni. Ezustrea just kissed Tylanni. Navesi taps a parchment newsletter that she is holding. Tylanni just kissed Ezustrea. Ears tilted forward, Selame curls her tail around Akeiro's waist loosely. Tirost raises his tankard, drinking deeply from the Dwarven ale inside. Tylanni beams at Ezustrea! Navesi puts her newsletter in her black coat. Tylanni leans over and scratches Ezustrea's back. Jaelia nods to Navesi. Ezustrea quietly asks, "Am I late?" Navesi gets a slender oak-bound volume incised with "The First Land Herald" from inside her black coat. Navesi gets a parchment newsletter from inside her black coat. Selame scoots over a little closer to Akeiro. Anuril grins at Navesi. Navesi offers Jaelia a parchment newsletter. Akeiro says to Ezustrea, "They said the party started when you got here." Akeiro takes a long drag off of a burning copper-foiled cigarillo. Ripples of smoke glide from between Akeiro's lips, forming a magnificent depiction of a Halfling decked out in plate mail, wearing a fleshless skull helm covered with daisies. The Halfling picks a daisy off its head and starts pulling petals off one by one. Akeiro nods to Ezustrea. Jaelia accepts Navesi's parchment newsletter. Taikyna waves. Selame takes a sip of her tequila. Ezustrea nods at Akeiro, obviously agreeing with his views. Tylanni chuckles. Woten nods to Navesi. Tylanni nods. Navesi offers Woten a parchment newsletter. You say, "We're just getting started, and noticed some changes in the new object in the sky." Ezerak waves to Taikyna. Ezustrea says, "Yeah, something just caught my eye a moment ago." Selame gazes upward. Ezustrea says, "That's why I decided to make my way here." Woten says to Navesi, "Much obliged, as always." Akeiro takes a long drag off of a burning copper-foiled cigarillo. Woten bows to Navesi. Navesi bows her head, acknowledging Woten. Navesi gets a pristine goose feather quill from inside her canvas rucksack. Navesi carefully opens a slender oak-bound volume incised with "The First Land Herald". Navesi writes something on a page in her oak-bound volume. Ezustrea says, "Thought some of you might've known." Vaddon glances up at the sky. After a few moments he lowers his gaze. Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Kethrai waves to Olfrir. Akeiro takes a sip of his absinthe. Olfrir nods politely to Kethrai. You say, "The dark blue light seems to be a more prominent part of the object now, though I'm not sure what that means." Aislynn glances outside a moment. Ezustrea glances outside a moment. Navesi offers Vaddon a parchment newsletter. Navesi nods to Vaddon. Ezustrea glances outside a moment. Navesi writes something on a page in her oak-bound volume. Kethrai touches Tirost with a confident grace and heartfelt smile. Huebald ponders. Xionara frowns. Kethrai whispers something to Olfrir. Tirost nods to Jaelia. Ezustrea glances outside a moment. Ghust quietly says, "Jus so ya know, two people are in hidin." Akeiro takes a long drag off of a burning copper-foiled cigarillo. Ezustrea searches around for a moment. Ezustrea chants a few words in a low voice, gesturing at the shadows. A shimmering eye appears out of nothingness, but quickly fades. Xionara flicks her ears back in obvious annoyance. Woten says, "Not a crime." Akeiro takes a sip of his absinthe. Jaelia exclaims, "One is Whynd, he good!" Ghust nods in agreement. Huebald asks, "So it weren't obviously headin' our way before?" Betlind says, "Just how crimes start." Betlind hums to herself. Xionara softly says, "Pardon a moment." Olfrir whispers something to Kethrai. Elurora grins at Betlind. You say, "If it is getting closer, despite seeming to remain the same size, I suppose it might be... condensing. Or possibly burning off mass." Briaen smirks. Olfrir whispers something to Kethrai. Olfrir grunts happily at Kethrai. Ezustrea glances outside a moment. You notice Whynd trying to remain hidden while speaking. You hear the weird voice of Whynd say something in Ilithic. Ezustrea glances outside a moment. You hear the weird voice of Whynd say, "Sorry, in common, but I made my presence known first." Jaelia gazes intently into her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Ezustrea glances up at the sky. After a few moments she lowers her gaze. You say to Huebald, "It definitely appeared to be heading in the general direction of entering our solar system, but now gives the impression of heading toward our planet, specifically." Akeiro takes a long drag off of a burning copper-foiled cigarillo. Huebald nods to you. Tirost frowns slightly. Selame grins at Akeiro. Tirost raises his tankard, drinking deeply from the Dwarven ale inside. Akeiro winks at Selame. Ghust ponders. Akeiro stares up with a look of wonder. Huebald quietly says, " Don't know as I like the sound of that particularly." Anuril ponders. Menthu glances outside a moment. Xionara gives Phaetyl a good pinch! Ghust quietly asks, "Isnt there anyway ta set it off course?" Etasia takes a sip of her coffee. Anuril asks you, "Is it possible it came from one of the other planets? Perhaps the outermost?" Selame whispers something to Akeiro. You say to Anuril, "It originally appeared to be a bit further out than that, though it's hard to say for sure with something that is apparently changing in size." Anuril nods. Tirost smiles at Woten. Ghust quietly asks, "Do ya know what its made of?" You say, "Something quite bright, at least, given that we can see it from here." Kethrai says, "Assuming it's actually material at all." Elurora nods to Kethrai. You say, "And I suppose the rings expanding and fading away from it might well be evidence that it is shedding something as it approaches, and so shrinking in size." Akeiro grins at Selame. Akeiro takes a sip of his absinthe. Ghust frowns. Elurora glances at Whynd. Xionara frowns. Briaen says to Whynd, "Would you mind terribly making less noise? We're trying to listen." Elurora nods to Briaen. Ayrell glances up at the sky. After a few moments she lowers her gaze. Etasia takes a sip of her coffee. Selame takes a long drag off of a burning gold-foiled cigarillo. Akeiro grins at Aislynn. Etasia gazes at you. You say, "Still hard to say exactly what it is, but it does seem like it might be activated at this point, whatever that means." Aislynn grins at Akeiro. Allye trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head. Huebald frets. Ghust nods. Jaelia pets Tirost's storm-grey cat. Allye says, "All sounds so ominous." Navesi nods to Allye. Ghust stands up. Elurora gives Allye a slight nod. Huebald nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Ghust quietly says, "Be right back." Navesi seriously says, "It is quite ominous." Tirost gazes fondly at Jaelia. Xionara frowns. Betlind says to Allye, "...It has lovely colors though." Allye nods to Navesi. Allye giggles at Betlind. Betlind nods to Allye. Etasia grins at Betlind, her dimples flashing into view. You say, "A whorl of pulsating light certainly looks like something magical in nature, but still way too far off to get a good sense of that, beyond what a moon mage's prophetic senses can pick up." Allye says to Betlind, "That's a silver lining, really. Figuratively speaking." Etasia grins at Allye, her dimples flashing into view. Betlind grins, revealing her dimples. Elurora softly says to Allye, "It would make a pretty lining literally too." Allye giggles at Elurora. Etasia appears to be trying hard not to grin. Betlind nods at Elurora, obviously agreeing with her views. You say, "If it continues to shrink at the same rate relative to its approach, I suppose at least it might not be a massively destructive impact, if it is heading directly for Elanthia..." Taikyna glances up at the sky. After a few moments she lowers her gaze. Etasia raises an eyebrow in your direction. You say, "Though I would still not want to be at the point of impact. Which if it keeps heading this way, hopefully we will be able to calculate with some time to warn people." Allye nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. Etasia asks you, "Warn? and do what then?" Elurora asks Etasia, "Help them move to safety if we cannot stop it?" Navesi asks, "How might it be closer but the same size?" Navesi's eyes sparkle like brilliant gemstones. Selame takes a long drag off of a burning gold-foiled cigarillo. Etasia nods to Elurora. You say to Etasia, "Evacuate, perhaps." Selame lofts several strands of smoke from between his lips that twist together, creating an image of a sleepy dragon. The dragon raises its angular head to glance at Akeiro, then rolls over onto its side and lies down, slowly closing its eyes. Nyrhin says, "Get them out of the impact zone, at the very least." Tirost smiles at Jaelia. Etasia nods to Nyrhin. You say to Navesi, "It might either be condensing, or shedding mass. There are rings expanding away from it and fading, which might indicate the latter." Akeiro takes a sip of his coffee. Navesi says, "Something that appears the same size yet is closer is something that can change its size." Navesi nods to you. Allye nods to Navesi. Etasia says, "Fair points." Navesi says, "So it is getting closer, but smaller, perhaps." Huebald says, "Suppose there's not much more to do than keep keeping an eye on it for now, then." Selame offers Akeiro a white paper cone of spicy popcorn liberally seasoned with ground chili peppers. Anuril dryly asks, "Could it not also be lengthening relative to our viewpoint, becoming like an arrow?" Kethrai says, "At this rate, somebody on this planet is going to get the world's worst splinter in their eye." Selame takes a bite of the popcorn. Allye giggles at Kethrai. Anuril smirks at Kethrai. Etasia chuckles at Kethrai. Selame winces. Selame rubs her left eye. Selame offers Akeiro a white paper cone of spicy popcorn liberally seasoned with ground chili peppers. Akeiro kisses Selame on the nose. Akeiro takes a bite of the popcorn. Selame takes a bite of the popcorn. Etasia asks you, "Has ye ever heard of anythin like this historically?" Etasia raises an eyebrow. Selame takes a bite of the popcorn. Etasia ponders thoughtfully Selame takes a bite of the popcorn. Tirost grins at Jaelia. You say to Etasia, "Acting in the particular ways this is? No. There have been objects that appear to be omens, which might have some force behind them, but I'm not aware of anything acting like this." Aislynn nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. Etasia nods to you. Elurora asks you, "Could it be alive? Like a creature of some sort?" Etasia says to you, "Thank ye." Selame glances outside a moment. Huebald ponders. Whynd gives Syeh a playful poke in the ribs. You nod in understanding as Aislynn fills you in on some of the obscure details of First Aid you desperately need to know. You say to Elurora, "It's a possibility." You nod. Tirost raises his tankard, drinking deeply from the Dwarven ale inside. Akeiro takes a bite of the popcorn. Akeiro takes a sip of his coffee. Elurora gives you a slight nod. Akeiro closes his eyes for a moment and grows still. Syeh offers Whynd a round gladiator's shield with a razaksel boss. Whynd nods. Whynd laces his fingers together and loudly cracks his knuckles. As he does so, a shower of sickly brown sparks erupts from the sigils on the backs of his mail gloves. You say, "Now... While we'll definitely want to keep an eye on that, I also have a number of recent visions to discuss." Betlind asks, "No moon eggshell pieces floatin' around, right...?" Akeiro angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at Betlind. You turn a page in your astronomer's journal. Tylanni says, "My thoughts too." Betlind rubs her nose. Tylanni nods to Betlind. Tirost grins at Betlind. Akeiro takes a bite of the popcorn. Allye nods to you. You exclaim to Betlind, "Not one of our moons, at least!" Whynd gazes intently into his sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Betlind asks, "Well, small comfort there then?" Tirost scratches his storm-grey cat. Betlind says, "Ok, not really, but..." Elurora grins at Betlind. Betlind coughs. Betlind nods. Elurora asks Betlind, "I don't know, it's probably NOT another World Dragon, that's good, right?" Selame takes a bite of the popcorn. Etasia giggles at Elurora. Xionara shifts her weight. You say, "Now, let's see, for the visions... I suppose I'll start with one that's a continuation of something we've seen recently. An ominous sign for things going on with the custodians in Zengmodaleth." Betlind grins at Elurora, her dimples flashing into view. Tylanni leans on Ezustrea. Allye angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at you. Kethrai angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at you. You say, "My mouth filled with the taste of copper, and a soft thump, thump, thump could be felt rather than heard as something very large approached. I frantically searched for clues as to my location and saw nothing more than a thick tree line, several trees in the forest rustling heavily as a flock of crows angrily took flight, flying towards me in an effort to escape. The ground continued to reverberate, and a faint purple light illuminated the foliage. Suddenly, a loud sound of metal clanging into metal clapped across the landscape, followed by several crackling, glowing orbs arcing overhead. As the projectiles soared past the birds, several scorching bolts of lightning lashed outward, and the birds fell, dead and smoking, to the ground. The tree line shook, and the vision faded." Tylanni grins. Tylanni nods to Ezustrea. Akeiro winces. Allye says, "Oh my." Akeiro quietly says to Selame, "All those wasted snacks." Akeiro shakes his head. Selame rubs Akeiro's neck. Navesi slowly empties her lungs. Etasia blinks. Huebald ponders. You say, "Those orbs seem similar to something you can see in Zengmodaleth, though that one is contained." Tirost lets out a long, contemplative breath. Kethrai nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. Ezustrea grins at Tylanni. Selame nods at Akeiro, obviously agreeing with his views. Xionara's tail undulates lazily through the air. Ezustrea grins at Jaelia. Kethrai says, "Contained by something that I don't think anyone on this plane has the resources and expertise to build..." Akeiro whispers something to Selame. You say, "And I'm not sure how effective they will be, but it seems like it might be worthwhile to try to prepare some lightning rods for the possible arrival of this giant construct. Might take at least some of the potential hits." Navesi says to Kethrai, "Except maybe one person." Selame whispers something to Akeiro. Aislynn ponders. Aislynn nods to you. Xionara angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at Navesi. Jaelia gets a copper rod from inside an effervescent eddy of honey-hued light captured by a sungold frame. Jaelia waves a copper rod around. Kethrai angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at Navesi. Anuril taps his nose. Jaelia waves a copper rod around. Jaelia points at a copper rod she has. Anuril nods to Navesi. Akeiro laughs happily. You nod to Jaelia. Jaelia says, "You must always have rods on hand." Akeiro whispers something to Selame. Betlind says, "Here's also hopin' it doesn't draw strength from such." Binu gestures at Jaelia, who jumps in surprise as her hair stands on end! Kethrai glances at Jaelia. Kethrai gazes upward. Navesi says, "I should add, Saragos, I, and a few others are considering some more experiments in the Zengmodaleth, hopefully to learn as much as we can about the plane and this potential threat." Tirost says to you, "It maybe whatever colossus the custodians in a previous visions built, wielding some powerful electrical energy gathered from the Plane of Electricity." Gridaksma says, "It would be wiser to just close the planar intrusion." Selame covers her mouth with her hand. Selame snickers. Navesi says, "If anyone else is interested, please let me know." Xionara nods to Navesi. Tirost nods to Navesi. Selame whispers something to Akeiro. Xionara nods to Navesi. Navesi smiles. Etasia says to Navesi, "I am always interested." Tirost grins at Navesi. Etasia smiles at Navesi, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Navesi says, "I am writing you all down on my list." Huebald nods to Navesi. Navesi writes something on a page in her oak-bound volume. Huebald chuckles. Whynd nods to Syeh. Whynd smiles. Whynd clasps Syeh's hand tenderly and draws her into his arms. Xionara frowns at Gridaksma. Xionara softly asks Gridaksma, "How know that's wiser than leave it open?" You say to Gridaksma, "I think something this large has to be able to make its own way through, if it is going to be making it to our plane." Tylanni whistles at Ezustrea. Navesi nods to Jaelia. Ezustrea grins at Tylanni. Gridaksma says, "If you close it, nothing bad can come through it. It also clearly isn't our world and has effects on it." Navesi writes something on a page in her oak-bound volume. Maraisel ponders. Xionara softly says, "Maybe it what saves everyone." Gridaksma says, "It seems you only close planar incursions if it disrupts Rathan trade." Akeiro takes a bite of the popcorn. Akeiro wraps his arms lovingly around Selame, snuggling close. Woten stands up. Akeiro takes a bite of the popcorn. Akeiro takes a sip of his coffee. Selame leans over and scratches Akeiro's back. Etasia takes a sip of her coffee. Navesi says, "I would say that the threat is unlikely to go away simply by closing the portal. Uryutis seemed to believe that the custodians who escaped did not do so through the portal." Akeiro lets out a joyful rumbling noise at Selame. Navesi says, "Better to gain knowledge than to shut it away at this point." Zalinyar gazes intently into her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Xionara nods at Navesi, obviously agreeing with her views. Tirost nods to Navesi. Tirost says, "Leaving the selreks and custodians in Zengmodaleth doesn't seem like a good idea. I believe the Lord of the Void is aware of what's going on, and so we have access to Zengmodaleth for a reason." Zalinyar says, "Probably through some device like the Gorbesh used when they came through that mirror." Huebald nods. Xionara frowns. Ezustrea grins at Jaelia. Xionara softly says, "Not have enough information to draw conclusion, only theory." Gridaksma says, "Sounds like some other group's message. We should learn about things and not just shut them out." Anuril takes a sip of his lemonade. Akeiro takes a sip of his coffee. Selame slowly empties her lungs. Allye asks, "Can we convince the giant automaton to fight the unknown sky thing hurtling towards us? How to automatons feel about eye splinters?" Akeiro rubs Selame gently, massaging her muscles. Woten says, "I know we don't have a continuouse watch stationed at the portal, but anecdotally I've never seen anything come through it." You chuckle at Allye. Tirost chuckles. Navesi says to Allye, "That would be quite the thing." Selame says, "Rather it be an automaton then me." Allye nods emphatically at Navesi. Xionara nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Briaen nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Jaelia asks Selame, "What if they are making an Automaton Selame?" Allye nods at Selame, obviously agreeing with her views. Selame winces. Akeiro takes a sip of his coffee. Ghust quietly asks, "Whats a au to mation?" You turn a page in your astronomer's journal. Jaelia whispers something to Selame. Aislynn quietly says to Jaelia, "Then we bribe it with snacks." Akeiro angles his ears forward in curiosity. Ghust peers quizzically at Aislynn. Akeiro asks Selame, "Two of you?" Selame snickers at Jaelia. Jaelia whispers something to Selame. Etasia grins at Aislynn, her dimples flashing into view. Akeiro's face lights up with joy. Selame nods to Akeiro. Tirost quietly says to Ghust, "A machine that moves on its own." Etasia chuckles at Akeiro. Ghust quietly says, "Oh okay." Akeiro takes a sip of his coffee. You say, "I think next I'll go over a rather dramatic vision... and also one that ranks highly among the more unpleasant experiences I've undergone in a vision." Selame whispers something to Akeiro. Allye blinks at you. Xionara angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at you. Aislynn gazes at you. Selame leans on Akeiro. Etasia peers quizzically at you. You say, "I was blinded, perched just below the surface of the sun, prominences and coronal loops snapping and screaming. My flesh burning, I howled the last of the air from my lungs. Suddenly, a small girl with white hair materialized before me, her eyes blazing with cold fire. The girl clapped her hands together, stopping just short of her fingertips touching, and a black orb began to build in her grasp. The sun pulsed in contempt, seething and pushing outward, but the girl shouted and threw her arms out wide, the black orb growing larger and larger, engulfing me in cool shade, eclipsing the sun's fury." Akeiro whispers something to Selame. Akeiro takes a sip of his coffee. You say, "The surface of the sun touched the black orb, and chaotic lightning and no-color surged from the battle. The girl shouted again, her hair battered by unseen winds, her eyes wide, and the black orb exploded, shattering the sun. The girl fell lifeless, and I watched as the planets slowly drifted away. Then the vision faded." Aislynn ponders. Allye trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head. Ghust ponders. Huebald blinks. Betlind blinks. Navesi asks, "To be clear on the astronomy, the sun is hot, but stars are cold, yes?" Allye quietly says, "That's intense." Selame whispers something to Akeiro. Elurora nods to Allye. You say, "That is one that I certainly hope is heavyily on the metaphorical side." Selame winks at Akeiro. You nod to Navesi. Huebald nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. Betlind nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. Akeiro nods at Selame, obviously agreeing with her views. Ghust quietly says, "Not all stars are cold...." Xionara frowns. Tirost asks you, "It's similar to a previous vision, isn't it?" Anuril asks, "It reminds me of the vision of the children and the... besieging army?" Anuril nods to Tirost. Kethrai says to you, "The way you describe the chaotic lightning and the 'no-color' from that sphere... Is reminiscent of looking into the Void." Elurora whispers something to Gridaksma. You say to Anuril, "It did have some similarities, although I don't recall specifics of the girl's appearance in the previous vision." Gridaksma shakes his head at Elurora. Xionara frowns. Selame takes a bite of the popcorn. Ghust quietly says, "What if it's not the sun, but another star thats LIKE th sun thats headed towards us." Tirost smiles at Binu. Betlind exclaims to Ghust, "Never ending summers!" You say, "I'm not sure exactly what would be in a conflict with the sun, other than perhaps day and night, but both of them losing would be an odd outcome." Binu smiles at Tirost. Xionara frowns. Aislynn quietly asks, "Wasn't there a vision several years back, about a Gnome on a ship, with no-color flames?" Selame says to Betlind, "That just won't do, this floofy fur can't last more than one season." Aislynn ponders. Anuril puts his tobacco in his smokewood pipe. Anuril touches some autumn harvest tobacco with a glowing finger, and it quickly catches fire. Betlind grins at Selame, her dimples flashing into view. Anuril puffs away on his smokewood pipe. Selame takes a bite of the popcorn. Ghust glances outside a moment. You say to Ghust, "It wouldn't be related to the Nascent Unknown, at least, because that has given off an impression of cold, like other stars." Ghust nods. Ghust ponders. Selame takes a bite of the popcorn. Zalinyar quietly says, "It brings thoughts of blackfire to my mind." Zalinyar takes a sip of her rum. You say, "No-color has definitely come up before, yes." Aislynn nods to you. Etasia raises an eyebrow. Etasia ponders. Akeiro rubs Selame gently, massaging her muscles. Selame trills softly at Akeiro. Navesi asks you, "Do we have any idea why the sun is hot?" Selame slowly empties her lungs. You say to Aislynn, "In that case, the vision you're thinking of seemed to be related to Srinoja. And the no-color flames to her demonic eye." Aislynn nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. Xionara softly asks, "No-color.. what does mean? Transparent?" Tirost raises his tankard, drinking deeply from the Dwarven ale inside. Kethrai shakes his head at Xionara. Aislynn quietly says to Xionara, "A color we can't describe, because it isn't from this Plane. Perse." Aislynn shrugs. Anuril asks you, "The voidgazer cultists have no-color.. beams? Yes?" You say to Navesi, "Possibly, though I'm not sure off-hand." Navesi nods. Elurora asks, "Couldn't it just be an eclipse of the sun?" Xionara frowns. Navesi nods to Elurora. Navesi says to Elurora, "An interesting idea." Ghust quietly asks, "How is somethin have no color?" Huebald asks Elurora, "I dunno, it all sounded sorta broken at the end?" Xionara softly says, "Planets drift away mean sun is destroyed." Tirost shakes Saragos's hand. Xionara's ears droop for a moment. Saragos gives a courteous nod and tips his hat politely. Elurora says to Huebald, "Maybe? But it's not supposed to be literal, I don't think." Elurora grins at Huebald. You say, "The vision also gave the impression of the sun being an enemy. Expressing contempt, burning, while the girl's black sphere gave respite." Allye nods to you. Huebald grins at Elurora. Huebald nods. Selame angles her ears forward in curiosity. Allye nibbles her lip thoughtfully. Kethrai says to you, "Gave respite to... whoever the viewer of the vision was." Xionara softly says to you, "Maybe means sun enemy of little girl." Aislynn quietly asks you, "Only from the dreamer's point of view. Which isn't always "yours", right?" Aislynn nods at Xionara, obviously agreeing with her views. You nod. Ghust quietly says, "Th only enemy of th sun really would be th moon." Aislynn quietly says, "I wouldn't trust anyone wielding no-color orbs, that's for sure." Kethrai says, "It could be metaphorically related to Katamba, somehow... I hope that's true." Xionara softly says, "Hmm no.. enemy of sun would be maybe chaos, or anti-gravity." You say, "Well, the orb itself was black. But when it clashed with the sun, the point at which they touched generated lightning and no-color." Xionara frowns. Aislynn nods to you. Kethrai nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. Aislynn quietly says, "A good distinction." Allye ponders. Ghust quietly says, "But those wouldnt be no color." Huebald quietly says to Elurora, " Aye. Ain't too much up on the metaphorical meself, to be sure. Interestin' to think about though." Elurora grins at Huebald. Elurora quietly says to Huebald, "I'm not very good at it either, but it's interesting to try and put the pieces together." Huebald nods at Elurora, obviously agreeing with her views. Kethrai says to Ghust, "It's... really hard to describe what it looks like if you haven't seen it. It's like seeing something that's... the color you see of the back of your head." Selame whispers something to Akeiro. Xionara softly says, "Long as all understand is no-color lightning, not war mage lightning. not want get blamed for destroying world." Gridaksma asks, "Could it be a metaphor for planar shift? The little girl could be a being with "lesser" power, who pushes the sun away and now makes other sphere's open to something that would fear the light?" Ghust nods. Tirost chuckles at Xionara. Akeiro whispers something to Selame. Akeiro smiles at Selame. Xionara nods at Tirost, obviously agreeing with his views. Xionara smirks. Zalinyar nods to Xionara. Allye ponders. Ghust ponders. Aislynn quietly exclaims, "Could simply be a metaphor for Katamba eclipsing the sun. Or could be little girls blowing up the sun and destroying the world. We shall see!" Aislynn clicks her claws together. Etasia grins at Aislynn, her dimples flashing into view. Selame whispers something to Akeiro. You say to Gridaksma, "Could be something like that. No indication that she was specifically trying to protect the viewer, and could have been sacrificing herself to pave the way for something else." Kethrai says, "If that one's literal, I'm not sure we'll be able to evacuate effectively." Ears tilted forward, Selame curls her tail around Akeiro's waist loosely. Akeiro pulls Selame to him in a tight hug. Huebald beams at Elurora! Xionara softly says, "Mmm. little girl summon magic between her hands, so not Katamba." Allye grins at Kethrai. Etasia nods at Kethrai, obviously agreeing with his views. Allye says to Kethrai, "Let's hope it's not." Xionara softly says to Kethrai, "Evacuate to Zengalomodeth." You exclaim, "Still got a few visions to get through this evening, so I think I'll move on to the next one now!" Xionara's ears perk up happily. You turn a page in your astronomer's journal. Xionara winks. Gridaksma says, "I'm wondering if that might be historical rather than future. Lyras could be the girl who weilded the power and died, but may have opened the gates for more demons as we've been seeing a lot more of them acting here recently." Allye nods to you. Zalinyar frowns at Vaddon. Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Zalinyar takes a sip of her rum. Briaen ponders. You say, "This next one is a continuation of another that was seen recently, at that mysterious bar..." Elurora grins at you. Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Xionara angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at you. Kethrai says, "Ooh, the one that serves the new-fangleds? I still gotta make one." You say, "I found myself in a dark room at a large bar, watching as the bartender handed two glasses of wine to a surprised-looking Human. I watched as the Human carried the two glasses over and handed one to a smiling minstrel who was restringing a lute, who graciously accepted. The two began an animated conversation, the lute set aside." Aislynn observes you with fascination. You say, "The bartender approached me and handed me two cigars and nodded to a nearby table where a drunkard drained his cup. Scowling, the man caught my eye and said, "Hated the music and the jokes. Can't drink in peace." You say, "I approached the drunkard's table and offered a cigar. The man scrutinized me for a moment and accepted, nodding to the empty chair. Taking the seat, I lit my cigar on the table's candle and inhaled the sharp aroma of spice, exhaling a plume of smoke that twirled and billowed into the rafters, and the room grew distant as the vision faded." Aislynn chuckles. Elurora smiles at Huebald. Aislynn quietly says, "That one's nicer than the one where the table exploded, at least." Allye angles her ears forward in curiosity. You say, "So it appears to be getting nested further and further, arriving shortly after previous visions, but then seeing myself from the prior one." Huebald nods at Elurora, obviously agreeing with her views. Huebald smiles at Elurora. Ghust quietly says, "We can speculate, but maybe we should see what other visons occur." Anuril grins. You say, "Not sure what it's all building up to, but the bartender does seem to be trying to get me to interact with various people for some reason." Aislynn nods to you. Xionara nods to you. Kethrai says, "It seems like he said why? He wanted to stop the music and the jokes." Kethrai says, "The minstrel got distracted by the person with wine, and the drunkard got distracted by you with the cigars." Selame ponders. Akeiro angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at Selame. You say, "I think it was the drunkard who hated the music and the jokes." Kethrai scratches one ear, looking bemused. Tirost gazes thoughtfully at Kethrai. You say, "He noticed me looking at him and spoke." Ghust frowns. Selame softly says to Akeiro, "Just trying to think who would hate music and jokes." Elurora grins at Selame. Akeiro looks at Selame and shrugs. Aislynn quietly says, "There's alot of specific detail in these bar visions about the smell, taste, and scent of the things the bartender gives you." Aislynn ponders. Akeiro quietly says to Selame, "Atuen." Akeiro nods to Selame. Navesi nods to Aislynn. Aislynn snickers at Akeiro. You say, "It does seem like the bartender knows exactly what's needed for someone to have a pleasant time." Selame giggles at Akeiro. Selame nods at Akeiro, obviously agreeing with his views. Tirost grins at Selame. Allye grins at you. Zalinyar gazes at Akeiro. Jaelia whispers something to Akeiro. Akeiro shakes his head at Jaelia. Zalinyar quietly says to Akeiro, "Remember what happenes if you say that too many times." Akeiro whispers something to Jaelia. Akeiro grins at Jaelia. Zalinyar winks at Akeiro. Selame snickers. Akeiro smiles. Jaelia laughs at Akeiro. Jaelia nods. Selame offers Akeiro a glass of glowing absinthe. Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. You say, "Still not too sure what to make of it overall, other than these visions being a nice break from some of the more unpleasant experiences." Elurora nods to you. You say, "I suppose that means they're probably building up to something terrible happening." You chuckle. Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Kethrai says to Zalinyar, "I think we established the threshold was three Atuaen." Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Akeiro kisses Selame on the nose. Akeiro takes a sip of his absinthe. Zalinyar grins at Kethrai, her dimples flashing into view. Vaddon chuckles. Zalinyar nods. Zalinyar takes a sip of her rum. You say, "For the next vision... Another of the woman in the broad-brimmed hat, with the cigarillos." Aislynn makes a grunting noise. Ghust quietly says, "Ah gotta go, but ah hope th future visons reveal somethung we kin use." Kethrai angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at you. Aislynn leans forward. Aislynn waves to Ghust. You say, "A massive foundry sprawled before me, a veritable army of smiths and laborers pounding forms and feeding furnaces. The noise was deafening: the howling of consuming fires, the grinding of enormous buckets of molten metal, and the crew shouting instructions at one another. The woman in the wide-brimmed hat leaned on the railing of a catwalk and smoked a cigarillo, slowly scanning the work space with cataract eyes." Ghust waves. Xionara waves to Ghust. You say, "Pulling deeply from the cigarillo, she exhaled twin plumes of smoke that coiled around her tattooed wrists and arms, and suddenly turning to me, she declared, "I'll show you how to turn something into nothing. It's not as easy as it seems." Ghust waves. You say, "She smiled softly, and a warning bell began to clang and people began to shout, and the vision faded." Navesi raises an eyebrow. Aislynn quietly says, "That woman gets her hands on all the best toys." Selame takes a sip of her tequila. Aislynn chuckles. Tirost raises his tankard, drinking deeply from the Dwarven ale inside. You say, "She's been seen in the vicinity of several disasters in visions, but I think this is the clearest connection so far to her actually causing one." Saragos asks, "Is it possible that this is just about the denizens of the Plane of Probability collectively taking up smoking?" Kethrai says, "That seemed... a little too reminiscent of Zengmodaleth." Aislynn grins at Saragos. Briaen nods to Saragos. Zalinyar stares intently at a black panther for a moment. Maraisel chuckles. Kethrai says, "The foundry with a veritable army of smiths and laborers... The workshop in the Plane of Electricity is like that." Xionara frowns at Kethrai. Aislynn quietly says to Kethrai, "Do the denizens of Zengmodaleth shout to each other? I thought they just flashed a bit." You say, "If she really means nothing literally, it probably is something a bit more exotic than a normal foundry." Navesi says, "But they didn't seem to give the seer the impression of constructs." Tirost nods. Saragos says, "If it's Zengmodaleth, there's too much fire unless this is metaphorical." Elurora says, "Sounds about how I'd imagine the inside of a volcano." Elurora flashes a quick grin. Selame sits up. Saragos says, "I can't help but notice the cataract eyes. In the past, distorted vision has often been symbolic of Necromancy." Aislynn quietly says, "Maybe she's upsetting Krenze's plans for once. That'd be nice." Xionara softly says, "Hmm." Xionara nods to Saragos. Akeiro chews on Selame's shoulder. Weirdo. Selame squirms. Aislynn quietly says to Saragos, "I sort of assume the woman in the hat with the cigarillo is always Srinoja. Which explains the eye... ehm. Issues." Aislynn looks at Saragos and shrugs. You say to Saragos, "She's also had some facial scarring in visions, so it could be related to eye trauma. But not necessarily to be taken too literally, yes." Saragos says to you, "That's right. I'm leaning towards the foundry being symbolic of how hard it is to turn something into nothing." Akeiro asks Aislynn, "Issues?" Akeiro angles his ears forward, gazing curiously at Aislynn. Aislynn quietly says to Akeiro, "Issues. Demons fiddling with your eyeballs tends to cause them." Navesi says to Aislynn, "She does have arm tattoos, but... only the one eye issue, and it's very distinctive." Kethrai says, "Well, we are generally trying to turn nothing into something..." Akeiro nods to Aislynn. You say to Aislynn, "I think it's not Srinoja, as this woman seems to have both her eyes impacted." Kethrai says, "That feels like a good description of life." Akeiro takes a sip of his absinthe. Anuril asks, "We've seen her before, in wasteland scenarios before? But it didn't seem like it was what she desired, or was destroyed enough for her? And here we see her in a place where people are creating things, and she interferes with that?" Akeiro squints. Aislynn quietly asks, "Has anyone laid eyes on the chit in the last few years? Whose to say what her eyes are doing now?" Aislynn shrugs. Saragos says, "Also, the vision doesn't have her as being super short. Or made of shadows. Or whatever is going on with her now." Saragos snorts, loudly. You say to Anuril, "We've seen her in a few areas of past disasters, or watching a massive forest fire, or talking to an ominous voice deep in a cave... And in scenarios that don't appear to be native to this plane." Anuril nods to you. Huebald ponders. Jaelia gazes intently into her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Xionara softly says, "Is a curious vision. Clearly subject can see despite cataracts. Magic of some kind? Maybe woman sees more and better than we do." Tirost pets his storm-grey cat. Jaelia snickers. Zalinyar takes a sip of her rum. Kethrai says to Xionara, "That... could go along with a demonic or necromantic reading." Navesi says, "Historically, seers are often depicted as blind." Aislynn quietly says, "We've seen Srinoja's rather distinctive arm tattoos on the behatted woman in the past." Aislynn shrugs. Xionara looks thoughtfully at Aislynn. You say to Aislynn, "The tattoos on her arm were of a story stolen from the seer." Xionara softly asks, "Could be. not much go on... what being built?" Xionara frowns. Aislynn nods to you. Lowering her head in reverence, Betlind takes a step backward and bends into a formal bow. You say, "And she does seem to be able to see, yes. Cataracts don't necessarily mean that someone is completely blind, but she could also be using means other than the normal one to see." Xionara nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. Aislynn smirks. Kethrai says, "It may just be representing industry in general. Putting work into things to make them more orderly." Aislynn covers her mouth with her hand. Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Etasia takes a sip of her honeywine. Tylanni says, "They're associated eye injuries a lot of times." Xionara nods to Kethrai. You nod to Tylanni. Akeiro leans back. Selame leans over and scratches Akeiro's back. Tylanni asks, "I'm trying to recall, wasnt she in a vision where Crossing was burning?" Kethrai says, "Or like I suggested before, life in general. You start with two cows and suddenly you have three. Life makes something out of nothing all the time." Aislynn nods to Tylanni. You say, "A vision where it appeared to have been destroyed some time in the past." Zalinyar says, "SHe was on the gweth recently." Tylanni nods to you. Etasia nods to Zalinyar. Huebald quietly says, "Clouded eyes maybe could be they got a different perspective on things? Like they ain't seein' things with 'clear eyes.'." Huebald shakes his head. Elurora grins at Huebald. Xionara nods to Huebald. Etasia takes a sip of her honeywine. Jaelia takes a sip of her tea. Kethrai says, "The eyes of a corpse will become cloudy as they decay... just to throw that out there." Aislynn makes a grunting noise. You say, "Given some of the areas she's been to, she may not be a native of the Plane of Abiding, either." Kalyndara nods at Kethrai, obviously agreeing with his views. Xionara nods at you, obviously agreeing with your views. You say, "And this appearance in visions could be an abstraction of her true form, whatever that is." Kethrai nods to you. Anuril is gnawing on his pipe. You say, "And then I have one more vision to discuss this evening." Xionara nods to you. Allye angles her ears forward, gazing curiously at you. Akeiro wraps his arms lovingly around Selame, snuggling close. Elurora cocks her head at you. You say, "Walking along an expansive beach, I headed towards the sea, the expansive blue horizon welcoming, staring back. A boat awaited, and with a confident hand, I set the sails, secured the rigging, and sailed it out along clear blue waters. I felt at peace. As the sun set, a moonless night displayed a waterfall of stars, familiar constellations carrying away my sorrows, my labors, reassuring in their stories. The wind and ocean went still, and I lay back." You say, "One by one I watched as every constellation faded, singing their last, a gentle goodbye to friends, and I watched the last star vanish. I sat up in worry, looking around, but found I was now all alone. The vision faded." Selame pulls Akeiro to her in a tight hug. Aislynn frowns. Allye says, "Aww." Anuril quietly says, "That's the worst one yet." Briaen gazes down at the floor. Xionara softly says, "So we not only target." Akeiro quietly says to Selame, "Maybe we sailed overhead in the same dream and caught all the stars." Akeiro grins at Selame. You say, "The peaceful way in which they faded makes me think that the boat journey might represent a considerably longer journey of some sort." Tirost nods to Anuril. Xionara softly says, "Think that's misleading." Selame softly says to Akeiro, "Stranger things have happened I think." Xionara gazes at you. Xionara softly says, "Seem peaceful if far away enough from the battlefield." Etasia smiles at you, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Tirost says, "The oddest part of the vision is that the visionary seems at peace, until the last star vanishes." Xionara softly asks, "Sky didn't lighten in vision?" Xionara peers quizzically at you. Aislynn smiles at you as she patiently enlightens you further on the practice of First Aid. Huebald nods to Tirost. Etasia says to Tirost, "Would represent a peaceful death it seems........." Jaelia says, "Without wearing my clerical habit - Do remember, the Immortals send us Visions, and they Send us Knowledge in Understanding. Seek the Knowledge and Science, but also seek the Immortals. Through both, we will be gifted insight, strenghth and the ability to understand, and therefore, how to handle and be stronger together." Etasia shrugs. Huebald says to Tirost, "Even at the end, it didn't sound too bad? Not like the other one where everythin' scattered apart." Etasia says, "Amaziningly peaceful." You say, "The stars themselves didn't seem to show signs of dismay, which is certainly something that has happened in visions in the past. It could be the stars fading away, or it could be the seer leaving them behind without realizing it." Aislynn quietly says, "Almost as if the voyager didn't notice the danger until it was done." Etasia nods to you. Aislynn makes a grunting noise. Tirost nods. Xionara softly says, "Hmm. no, don't think left behind." Etasia smiles at Aislynn, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Huebald ponders. Xionara nods to Aislynn. Kethrai says, "It sounded like the constellations were also saying goodbye to each other, also leaving." Gridaksma nods to Elurora. Gridaksma joins Elurora's group. Elurora gives a slight curtsy, barely worth the effort. Xionara frowns. Tirost says to Huebald, "It did seem like a peaceful dissolution, but then why the worry in finding oneself alone, as if it were unexpected - even though all the stars went out." Allye trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head. You say, "I'll note that there was a recent vision of a figure in a boat, but in that case it was a row boat on a stormy sea, so it may or may not be related." Kethrai says, "But it almost had the bittersweet feeling of everyone leaving the bar at the end of the night, not... the end of the universe." Etasia nods to Kethrai. Selame nods to Kethrai. You nod to Kethrai. Huebald says to Tirost, "It can be scary, losin' what you find familiar and dependable. Feelin' alone and all." Aislynn quietly says, "It would be mightily hard to navigate in the open ocean without the stars." Tirost nods in agreement. Jaelia smiles at Huebald. Huebald smiles at Jaelia. Kethrai says, "Honestly, the phrasing of the end of the vision, though..." Kethrai says, "It sounds almost like... He was worried that he wasn't alone, but then verified that he is." Anuril taps an elegant smokewood pipe with a long stem of silversteel that he is holding. Kethrai says, "I sat up in worry and looked around, but found that I was alone." Aislynn nods to Kethrai. Etasia nods to Kethrai. Navesi nods to Kethrai. You say, "A bit ambiguous. Could go either way, with that one." Kethrai says, "So it might not be the aloneness causing the worry." Huebald nods to you. Tirost nods to Kethrai. Xionara softly says, "Hmm. seems to say, stay vigilant." Etasia says to Kethrai, "Seemed he dozed off and woke up worried." Etasia grins at Kethrai, her dimples flashing into view. Aislynn quietly says, "And watch out for disappearing stars." Aislynn chuckles. Xionara nods to Aislynn. Etasia chuckles at Aislynn. Xionara softly says, "And not wait long to act." Aislynn quietly says, "Which always seems like a Hollows Eve problem to me." Kethrai says, "Well for now, our problem is having too many." Jaelia says, "Stars falling or disappearing from the sky always reminds me of Hallow Eve. And being at sea reminds me of the Celebration. And oddly - regardless of how they turn out, I always feel a sense of dread and emptiness and aloneness, while also feeling hope and connection with Community." Aislynn rolls her tail along the surface of the ground. Jaelia nods to Aislynn. Aislynn nods to Jaelia. Kethrai says, "But we'll watch for having too few, I guess..." Xionara nods to Jaelia. Jaelia says, "Drogor, Merelew, Aluna, all." Jaelia nods. Etasia hugs Aislynn, who wraps her arms around Etasia with a warm smile. Aislynn hugs Etasia, who wraps her arms around Aislynn with a warm smile. Jaelia hugs Aislynn, who wraps her arms around Jaelia with a warm smile. Aislynn hugs Jaelia, who wraps her arms around Aislynn with a warm smile. Etasia says, "Have to get going, nite all." Aislynn rolls her tail along the surface of the ground. Etasia waves. Akeiro waves to Etasia. Aislynn waves to Etasia. Tylanni smiles at Etasia. Tylanni waves. Etasia smiles mik Huebald waves to Etasia. Ayrell waves to Etasia. Xionara softly says, "Maybe gods going away for a time, too. Some gods have symbols like constellations..." Jaelia hugs Etasia, who wraps her arms around Jaelia with a warm smile. You say, "Well, that covers all the visions I had to discuss this evening." Tirost hugs Etasia, who wraps her arms around Tirost with a warm smile. You smile. Etasia babbles incoherently. Allye grins at you. Xionara nods to you. Etasia smiles at you, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Selame waves to Etasia. You carefully mark your place and close your astronomer's journal, securing the clasp. Briaen nods graciously at you, giving you a polite smile. Etasia says to you, "Thank ya." Allye says to you, "Thank you for hosting this." Taikyna says, "I have to be going as well. Thank you for the interesting discussion." Briaen says to you, "As always, thank you." Akeiro whispers something to Selame. Taikyna curtsies. Taikyna waves. Zalinyar stands up. You say, "Thank you all for coming! I have a moonbeam in Crossing still, if anybody would like a moongate." Selame smiles at Akeiro. Xionara softly says to you, "Thank Miskton, given lot to think about." Ayrell smiles at you. Tirost bows to you. Xionara nods to you. Selame whispers something to Akeiro. Huebald nods at Xionara, obviously agreeing with her views. Ayrell says to you, "It was an enlightening discussion, as always. Thank you so much for hosting." Tirost says to you, "Thank you, Miskton." Xionara nods at Ayrell, obviously agreeing with her views. You say, "Also, might have a bit of something special for the next meeting." Ezerak says to you, "Thank you, as always." You grin.