[HQ Ignorance] Scene 121: Follow that Rainbow!

[Damien Bosman]

Upon Zifu's arrival he grabs her by the throat (OOC: if that is indeed
possible in this form), "What have you done to us!! I don't believe she is
trying to help us. It's a trick! Turn us back!"

Rikku raged with anger, waiting for a response.

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:24 AM, Lev Lafayette <lev at mimesisrpg.com> wrote:

> Scene 121: Follow that Rainbow!
>
> Nota bene: Apologies for the gap in posts. A combination of exams (only
> two more and I'll have an MBA!) and illness knocked me out for a
> while....
>
> Azhur deep in contemplation listened haphazardly to the comments of the
> rest of the rump Fellowship following his question. His mind was
> questioning the relationship between God and Dragons. The smirk of the
> Godlearner, as he could read his thoughts (but of course, that was
> impossible!), was not comforting. The recommendation of the Godlearner
> to take the path of Heaven and Hell didn't help. His lessons of this
> ancient culture seemed right. They always wanted the know the extremes
> of everything with the power that brought, but without a care of the
> consequences.
>
> The Dragonewt's initial recommendation of the Rainbow Way came with a
> hiss and a rasp. Azhur shook his head, as it sounded so much like a
> laugh. But then the Dragonewt started to argue the virtues more
> seriously and Jareena used her visions of the sunrise to back him up.
> The Dragonewt waxed poetically of how the rainbow bridge represented a
> dragon of the past and the future; "Where the rainbow endssss.. The
> dragon begins...!" Azhur shuddered at the thought. "The rain ends, the
> rainbow begins, and the cycle continuesss... The arch representss birth,
> the ssswelling of the belly in humansss, the growth of the eggsss for my
> peoplesss.."
>
> [Seeker: 1W11 with augments (including Jareena's), rolls 20! A critical
> failure, bumped to a failure. Resistance 14, roll 6, a success. A defeat
> for the Seeker! Let's run with it, eh?]
>
> With the Dragonewt's insistence (after all, it was his rebirth), the
> Fellowship made the first steps under the bridge, underneath the
> double-headed multi-coloured dragon crescent the represented the
> beginning of the bridge. The place was appropriately colourful, painted
> with the full range that one would expect to see. But likewise so was
> the clothing of those who ran the markets and stalls. The people who
> inhabited them seemed cheerful, but vague, as if their minds were
> elsewhere.
>
> The Bridges of Godunya were a shortcut to Hum Chang, but it was still a
> journey of at least a few days. As Yelm set that night, the Fellowship
> made their way to one of the bridgeside stalls, which combined a
> resthouse, a puppet show and diner. A strange combination, but seemingly
> not inappropriate in this place.
>
> Despite the fact that the food was coloured strangely, it was fairly
> tasty, although perhaps a little sweet to the taste from those of the
> cool north-west. The puppet-show was strangely appropriate, a
> philosophical story of how all of Glorantha was but a stage, how the
> characters were playing roles that the Gods had given them from the
> mystery of their birth and how some could aspire to be born again, over
> and over, becoming increasingly aware and skilled at dealing with more
> complex problems, until one day they could transform into a dragon - a
> very real one - a simple escape from the universe itself.
>
> Azhur was less than thrilled with the prospect of becoming a dragon.
> Rikku sneered at the idea. But the Seeker, sat nodding, his tongue
> darting in and out in approval. Still all agreed it was a good show, and
> found their way into bed for the night.
>
> It was the ever-aware Rotterex who woke up first with a start. Something
> clearly didn't smell right. He looked around in surprise, for it was not
> his bed that he was in. Worse still, and in absolute horror, he seemed
> to have been transformed into an Aldryami! His body was wooden. Quickly
> he looked around and saw the rest of the Fellowship, they too had been
> transformed - into marionette puppets! Quickly Rotterex woke the rest of
> the party up, who looked about in horror. Instead of being in their beds
> they were in the street of a wooden play-town. Around them, other
> puppets went about their business, mimicking the behaviour of a normal
> street setting.
>
> Suddenly there was a great commotion. There was a stamping of feet, as
> if a platoon of troops was approaching. The puppets scattered, hiding
> indoors, closing windows. Marching down the street was a hundreds of
> identical puppets, tall and strong with strong jaws. One small puppet
> found itself outside of a building, it banged on the door, desparately.
> A soldier puppet reached down and grabbed it, and bit off its head,
> passing the limp body behind, where it was crushed in the jaws of the
> others.
>
> The Fellowship puppets looked at each other with great concern; there
> seemed to be nowhere to run. Suddenly a voice came from behind them.
> "This way! In here!" It was the voice of a raven-haired thin puppet of a
> female form. Taking no time, the Fellowship puppets ran inside and the
> door was slammed shut and bolted, just as the soldier puppets marched
> past.
>
> "The soldiers now control all of Getai. I am Zifu. You are new here?
> That is very sad."
>
>
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