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Watson Research Center Content-Id: <17_59_1_806970024> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *** EOOH *** From: eharry@ibm.net Date: Fri, 28 Jul 95 18:20:22 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Re: Stuff Content-Id: <17_59_1_806970024> Yeah, Kate, I may have to bow out. I just don't have the time to add another run at the rate you want to move things along at. It's a shame, too, because Suri could be even more fun, but if you think I'm seriously affecting other people's enjoyment by running at the rate I can manage to send email at, then giving up may be my best option after all. What do you think? //---------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Eon C. Harry // eharry@harvard.edu // eharry@ibm.net  1,, Summary-line: 31-Jul to: eharry@ibm.net, eharr #Hydra stuff Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA13830; Mon, 31 Jul 95 21:48:46 EDT Received: from CARBONARA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA00282; Mon, 31 Jul 95 21:48:45 EDT From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by carbonara.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA11775; Mon, 31 Jul 95 21:48:43 -0400 Date: Mon, 31 Jul 95 21:48:43 -0400 Message-Id: <9508010148.AA11775@carbonara.MIT.EDU> To: eharry@ibm.net, eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra stuff *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Mon, 31 Jul 95 21:48:43 -0400 To: eharry@ibm.net, eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra stuff It would be sad to lose you, since you're so much fun and I've got some cool plots built around you... but if you don't think you can manage to send about one message a week, it will be impossible to keep things going if you ever end up 1) in the same shadow as another PC or 2) in a conversation/conflict with another PC. Currently, you're in a slow time shadow. The longer you putter around, the slower it will turn out to have been. :) Let me know what you decide, Kate  1,, corimath, hydra, Summary-line: 4-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Corimath change of system Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA10052; Wed, 4 Oct 95 16:04:11 EDT Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04865; Wed, 4 Oct 95 16:03:18 EDT From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.6.12/4.7) id QAA23526; Wed, 4 Oct 1995 16:03:45 -0400 Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 16:03:45 -0400 Message-Id: <199510042003.QAA23526@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu, eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Corimath change of system *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 16:03:45 -0400 To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu, eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Corimath change of system Susie had mentioned that you were thinking of doing that. How unfortunate. (Werewolves and vampires, blech.) Um, I might be convinced, though I'm not thrilled at the idea of having to learn a whole new system, sigh. Darn, losing you in hydra is going to be unfortunate. I really liked that character. Would you mind if I tried to get someone else to play her then? How sad. Two pieces of bad news in one day. And it's raining on top of all that. Kate  1,, corimath, hydra, Summary-line: 4-Oct EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Re: Try this tomorrow Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA07184; Wed, 4 Oct 95 15:45:14 EDT Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA11607; Wed, 4 Oct 95 15:44:35 EDT Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01HW1Q6RRTR4C696S1@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Wed, 04 Oct 1995 15:44:49 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 15:36:46 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Try this tomorrow In-Reply-To: To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 15:36:52 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: C0381913022C8CD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 15:36:46 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Try this tomorrow To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Thanks, Kate! But in other news, I think I really ought to drop out of Hydra. I just can't seem to manage to keep up with the email if I'm going to be on a time-line, and there are enough other demands on my time that I really ought to just stop. One of those demands is my own run, which I really want to spend more time on. As a matter of fact, (and this is a long story, but I'll condense it for you) I want to make some potentially serious changes to the world and offer everyone a chance to make new and different characters (or keep the ones they have already). This is because the system will be changing from Amber to WhiteWolf's Storytelling system (you'll be sorry to hear that dice are involved). I always thought of Corimath as a preface to the story I really want to tell, and now I can tell it the way I want to. Anyway, the setting will be modern, and players can build Mage, Werewolf, Faerie, Gypsy (and possibly other) characters, or try to convert existing characters, if they want. If you might be interested, please lemme know, and we'll sit downa and talk about it some time. Again, sorry to be bagging out of Hydra, but I think it'll be better this way in the long run, and I won't be holding people up anymore. --Eon  1,, Summary-line: 4-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra ins and outs Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA27346; Wed, 4 Oct 95 17:58:36 EDT Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA16807; Wed, 4 Oct 95 17:58:03 EDT From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.6.12/4.7) id RAA24617; Wed, 4 Oct 1995 17:58:29 -0400 Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 17:58:29 -0400 Message-Id: <199510042158.RAA24617@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra ins and outs *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 17:58:29 -0400 To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra ins and outs Okay, I'll see if I can't turn up someone to play her (though I don't have many candidates right now.) If your situation changes in a few months and Suri hasn't been picked up, you can certainly pick her back up. (Good odds she won't have done much if no one has picked her up.) If Suri has been picked up, well, you can probably have back in if you manage to convince me that you'll actually send email this time. :) I'll probably back her up (since none of the other PCs have noticed anything else you've done yet) and rerun her a bit with whoever picks her up... so that won't be too much of a problem. How's that sound? Kate  1,, hydra, Summary-line: 4-Oct EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Re: Corimath change of system Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA24807; Wed, 4 Oct 95 17:40:29 EDT Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA02721; Wed, 4 Oct 95 17:39:54 EDT Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01HW1U8B42CGC696S1@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Wed, 04 Oct 1995 17:40:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 17:40:08 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Corimath change of system In-Reply-To: To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 17:37:46 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: C0382257022C8CD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 17:40:08 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Corimath change of system To: endeavor@MIT.EDU No, be my guest and have someone else run her if you like. I hope if my situation changes in a few months and I want in again that I can get another character, though. Would this be possible? --Eon, who stopped deluding himself and admitted that the pbem campaigns he was in just weren't working out, and will continue to not work out until he gets more free time.  1,, Summary-line: 31-Mar to: eon@ultranet.com #Hydra: chance to get back in Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA21843; Sun, 31 Mar 96 19:26:21 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA23878; Sun, 31 Mar 96 19:25:25 EST From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id TAA26018; Sun, 31 Mar 1996 19:26:18 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 19:26:18 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199604010026.TAA26018@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com Subject: Hydra: chance to get back in *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 19:26:18 -0500 (EST) To: eon@ultranet.com Subject: Hydra: chance to get back in Hmm, well inspecting my secret notes, I find there are nearly a half dozen pointless grandchildren of Oberon (and a couple tentatively pointed ones you could pick up), but the ones I was thinking about last night were kids of Caine's, since he's got several. So, how do you feel about the following names: Halsey, Ian, Melissa. Also, let me know how you might feel about being a bit of a "bad guy" at least from the point of view of some other PCs... ;) Kate  1,, Summary-line: 31-Mar eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: chance to get back in Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA07992; Sun, 31 Mar 96 23:00:32 EST Received: from romulus.ultranet.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04396; Sun, 31 Mar 96 22:59:36 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by romulus.ultranet.com (8.7.1/ad0.2+jzp) id XAA20434; Sun, 31 Mar 1996 23:00:30 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199604010400.XAA20434@romulus.ultranet.com> X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 1.03a) To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 23:00:17 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: chance to get back in *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 23:00:17 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: chance to get back in ** Reply to note from endeavor@MIT.EDU 03/31/96 7:26pm -0500 Ultranet is starting to get on my nerves;I have *just* managed to wrest my mail from them; soon I will get sick enough to change to the world or something. > Hmm, well inspecting my secret notes, I find there are nearly a half > dozen pointless grandchildren of Oberon (and a couple tentatively > pointed ones you could pick up), but the ones I was thinking about last > night were kids of Caine's, since he's got several. So, how do you feel > about the following names: Halsey, Ian, Melissa. Also, let me know how > you might feel about being a bit of a "bad guy" at least from the point > of view of some other PCs... ;) > > Kate Thnis sounds fine to me, actually. I was thinking of something of a Pattern and Sorcery, Warfare and Psyche type of a person. As long as one of them could potentially fit those criteria, it wouldn't matter too much whether he or she was a good guy or a bad guy or what. Howzabout that? --Eon, feeling yucky today  1,, Summary-line: 1-Apr to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: chance to get back in Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA17240; Mon, 1 Apr 96 15:44:50 EST Received: from W20-575-88.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA29623; Mon, 1 Apr 96 15:43:52 EST From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by w20-575-88.MIT.EDU (5.0/4.7) id AA05729; Mon, 1 Apr 1996 15:44:42 -0500 Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 15:44:42 -0500 Message-Id: <9604012044.AA05729@w20-575-88.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: chance to get back in Content-Length: 260 *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 15:44:42 -0500 To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: chance to get back in Okay, Patten, Sorcery, Warfare & Psyche could be cool. Pick a name, point yourself up, and give me a quick personality sketch. Assume you've been living in either Amber or the Golden Circle and aren't known to the rest of you family (besides Caine). Kate  1,, Summary-line: 1-Apr EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Re: Hydra: chance to get back i Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA26034; Tue, 2 Apr 96 01:02:14 EST Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA08911; Tue, 2 Apr 96 01:01:17 EST Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01I31C5MOMYO00003Z@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Mon, 01 Apr 1996 18:22:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 18:04:50 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Hydra: chance to get back i In-Reply-To: To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: eon@ultranet.com Message-Id: <515860310136CDD1*@SMF> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 18:16:37 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: C0596856022C8CD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 18:04:50 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Hydra: chance to get back i To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: eon@ultranet.com Kate, Hey I've even picked out a picture for myself for the Rogues' gallery. Just got to get a good scan of it. Real quick like, and very sketchy since I don't remember where the ranks are right off the top of my head: P: 15 S: -10 E: 5 W: 15 Diary: -10 Pattern: 50 Sorcery: 15 Power words: 10 Sword: 1 (extra hard) 1 (pre-prepared magical conduit -- can I spend points for this? basically it saves me a lynchpin -- instead of preparing a conduit, I can channel it through the sword, which is a ready-made conduit for magical energy. whaddya think?) Earring: 2 (Rack N/N spells) 1 (alt form: invisible) Friends: 2 in Golden Circle 2 (or 4) maybe in Amber 4 (or 2) maybe in Chaos Bad Stuff: 3 points Alternately, no bad stuff and I lose a couple points of toys (although I think they're kinda neat) or off stats (which might not be difficult, depending on where exactly the ranks are, or maybe from a contact or two. Maybe I should pay for a Chaos devotee, just in case. Is bad stuff a good idea for this character, do you think, given that s/he might be viewed as a bad guy by most of the run? Personality-wise he (or she, not sure yet, but probably he, cuz of Suri -- sigh --) is a dashing, handsome, and debonair (in his mind if nowhere else) nobleman. The errant youngest prince, he learned fighting (but not too much) because it was done, magic because he's the youngest and dad needed to do something with him that got him away from court and the temptation to kill his elder brothers (who are jerks) to get the throne. (Obviously didn't go to the Oberon school of dynasty-making.) Dad is prob'ly waiting around for the right woman to marry him to for political reasons, but for the time being, out of sight, out of mind. He spent a lot of time fostered in a faraway duchy, and so dad can't contact him trivially (he's probly set up an early-warning system that lets him know when it's time to come back cuz dad's looking for him -- that or a lackey with a trump of him... maybe I should pay points for a lackey or two...) Anyhoo, there you go. devil-may-care errant prince. whaddya think? (not Caine) wanted him Remind me of something, though. Selling a stat down means it goes to Human level, because we're starting at base Chaos level, not Amber level, right? If this is true I need to rethink selling back strength. How's that for a ramble? --Eon P.S. cc any replies to ultranet. cuz I really should go home soon.  1,, Summary-line: 1-Apr eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: chance to get back in Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA20292; Mon, 1 Apr 96 19:12:43 EST Received: from cinna.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA25608; Mon, 1 Apr 96 19:11:39 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by cinna.ultra.net (8.7.4/jzp-q1.3) id SAA32086; Mon, 1 Apr 1996 18:57:53 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199604012357.SAA32086@cinna.ultra.net> X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 1.03a) To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 18:57:41 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: chance to get back in *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 18:57:41 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: chance to get back in ** Reply to note from endeavor@MIT.EDU 04/01/96 3:44pm -0500 Hey if I choose to be a guy does this mean I get to be Ian? Cool. --Eon (too obvious to be true)  1,, Summary-line: 1-Apr to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: Ian Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA20473; Mon, 1 Apr 96 19:13:52 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA25759; Mon, 1 Apr 96 19:12:54 EST From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id TAA02163; Mon, 1 Apr 1996 19:13:50 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 19:13:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199604020013.TAA02163@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 19:13:50 -0500 (EST) To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian You can be Ian if you want. Halsey us also a guy, btw. :)  1,, Summary-line: 1-Apr eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: Ian Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA16351; Mon, 1 Apr 96 23:08:12 EST Received: from cinna.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA16387; Mon, 1 Apr 96 23:07:14 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by cinna.ultra.net (8.7.4/jzp-q1.3) id XAA07335; Mon, 1 Apr 1996 23:08:03 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199604020408.XAA07335@cinna.ultra.net> X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 1.03a) To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 23:07:51 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: Ian *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 23:07:51 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: Ian ** Reply to note from endeavor@MIT.EDU 04/01/96 7:13pm -0500 Oh yeah, more questions. I'd've come over and asked them, but reports are that you left about 9:30, so I opted not to. Anyway: 1. If I don't buy up my End, how badly will my spell-hanging abilities be limited? I.e., will it for example make it impossible to prepare a full rack of spells in a day? 2. Can one carry more than one rack at a a time? 3. Are there any non-diary bribes I can take for you? 4. Can I send Meilin a photo to scan and play with, or should it go through you for secrecy's sake? Thanks! --Eon  1,, Summary-line: 2-Apr to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: Ian Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA23288; Tue, 2 Apr 96 12:47:18 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA15325; Tue, 2 Apr 96 12:46:20 EST From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id MAA09492; Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:47:05 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:47:05 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199604021747.MAA09492@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:47:05 -0500 (EST) To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian Sorry I missed you last night. I got a sudden chance to watch Severed Dreams and ran for it. Okay, just so you're clear, you have 100 points, starting stats from AMBER rank. (Chaosites have to buy shapeshift ;) Amber rank should be sufficient to fill a rack in a day. You can carry more than one rack at a time. Non-diary bribes: Well, you can make a web page for your character... Um, you cna suggest other stuff... Photo: why don't you send it through me. It will help maintain the confusion about who is and isn't playing. ;) Bad stuf or not: A little might be in character, but isn't necessary if you don't want it. Background: Well,for your reference, Ian & Melissa are full siblings and Halsey is their older half brother. Picking which one you are soon would be nice. Caine has you hid away from HIS siblings, but you three pretty much know about each other. You can be the devil may care errant prince if you like. I think Caine is looking for you to be an ally/minion... Let me know if you have more questions, Kate P.S, Here are the ranks for your reference: 0 = AMBER Rank: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PSY: 22 21 16 14 12 3 -5 -7 -9 STR: 2 1 -2 -3 -9 END: 7 5 0 -4 -6 -7 -8 -9 WAR: 45 40 31 13 12 7 0 -3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  1,, Summary-line: 2-Apr EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Hydra: Ian Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA07701; Wed, 3 Apr 96 10:10:49 EST Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA12653; Wed, 3 Apr 96 10:09:51 EST Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01I33NEJ5CBK00003W@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Wed, 03 Apr 1996 10:10:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 18:05:31 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: eon@ultranet.com Message-Id: <629F61310136CDD1*@SMF> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 18:03:28 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: C0598300022C8CD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 18:05:31 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: eon@ultranet.com >Sorry I missed you last night. I got a sudden chance to watch Severed >Dreams and ran for it. Cool. > > points and rack clarifications grokked and snipped >Non-diary bribes: Well, you can make a web page for your >character... How much will a basic web page get me? >Background: I choose Ian. >I think Caine is looking for you to be an ally/minion... Could you supply me with some starting suppositions about Caine? e.g., do I find him to be reasonable or overbearing or laissez-faire or what? Is being an ally or minion of his a suggestion or a requirement? Do I like him? Fear him? Know next to nothing about him? I'm thinking that I'm devil-may-care, but when the chips are down, family counts (except maybe for Halsey, but I don't know whether I like him), and I would take Caine's side over anyone else's. I just might not want it clear that that's what I'm doing. While you're at it, give me some idea how I feel about Halsey and Melissa and any pertinent details about our childhood (I'll happily fill in the rest). >P.S, Here are the ranks for your reference: Here's another question for you: Since my starting point is mid-ranked, can I sell back fewer than 10 points to reach a rank somewhere behind me? e.g., sell back 2 STR to be ranked 3.5 in STR? At any rate, the present breakdown looks like: Prince Ian :) PSY: 21 STR: 0 END: 7 WAR: 13 Pattern: 50 Sorcery: 15 Sword (Ex-hard+magic channel): 2 Earring (rack n+n spells+danger sense): 4 Allies: 4 (consider this a pool, and distribute them as you like, Kate) Diary: -10 Webpage: -5 (?) Bad Stuff: 1 point And there you are. In fact, unless something costs significantly more (or less) points than I'm assuming here, this looks good to go with. --Eon  1,, Summary-line: 7-Apr to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: Ian Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11533; Sun, 7 Apr 96 17:35:23 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA28387; Sun, 7 Apr 96 18:34:24 EDT From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id SAA18018; Sun, 7 Apr 1996 18:35:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 18:35:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199604072235.SAA18018@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 18:35:20 -0400 (EDT) To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian 1. Basic web page: Generally 3, but I'll up that to five if you make it spiffy... 2. Caine: Well, he gave the impression of being a kind of a laissez-faire parent, but now that you're older, you think it was carefully calculated to appear so. In other words, he carefully choose all the servants and teachers to see to it that you got the "right"sort of upbringing. Or so Halsey has claimed to you. Caine was always charming and friendly to you when you were younger. Now that you're older he tends to give you more responsiblity and expect more. Though he's still quite charming. When it comes right down to it though, you're not really sure how much you know about him as a person... 3. Childhood/siblings: Halsey is a lot like that too, but minus a lot of the charm. Maybe he just always looked down on you a bit, you being the irresponsible kid brother. You suspect Halsey may be privy to more of Caine's secrets, but you aren't really sure. Halsey didn't grow up with you, Melissa did. She's the baby, though not actually all that younger than you are. (4-5 years?) She's pretty and charming and sometimes likes to play the flirt. She can usually beat you at chess or Go (assuming no handicaps), but her real skill is games like Diplomacy, that are part tactics and part negotiatiing skill. She just kills people at those. ;) She doesn't play those kind of games too much though, so this isn't widely known. She's always be fairly friendly with you, and will sometimes comes to you with problems. She did this more whan she was little, but she still does it sometimes. 4. Ranks: Yes, you can sell down to ranks between Chaos and Amber if you like. Other stuff: Let's say you grew up in the Golden Circle. You can make up a little about the place. You were probbaly raised on a rich estate about a day or two's ride from someplace important, like a big trading city. You heard about Amber, but weren't important enough to make in back to the local gossip there. Caine has probably found you a place in the city of Amber now, if you want it. And obviously. He's taken you to walk the Pattern. Proabably when you turned 19 or 20. Any other questions?  1,, Summary-line: 24-Apr EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Hydra: Ian background Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05304; Wed, 24 Apr 96 13:39:11 EST Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA21187; Wed, 24 Apr 96 14:37:59 EDT Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01I3X927V5XS00003W@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:39:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:05:54 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian background To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Message-Id: <516C7E310136CDD1*@SMF> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:20:58 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: 516C7E310236CDD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:05:54 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: Ian background To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Hi kate, No, this isn't to tell you that it's finished. But tell me: how wacky can I get with this background thing? And how old do you picture Ian? How much of a clue should I have about this Pattern thing? (I think I've been studying sorcery for much longer -- maybe most of my life, depending on how old I am, which I'm thinking ought to be--well, why don't you tell me? --Eon  1,, Summary-line: 24-Apr to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Ian's background Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA27666; Wed, 24 Apr 96 15:31:52 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA21591; Wed, 24 Apr 96 16:30:38 EDT From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id QAA28676; Wed, 24 Apr 1996 16:31:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 16:31:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199604242031.QAA28676@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Ian's background *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 16:31:43 -0400 (EDT) To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Ian's background Be as wacky as you like, so long as you realize I may veto stuff. Generally, I've been giving people a pretty free reign to invent their backgrounds, on the theory that what happens in a random shadow is unlikely to affect things too terribly much (or perhaps I'll twist things to fit my needs -- you never know). Age: between 20-30, your choice. Be aware that you haven't been much in the city and only once in the castle (snuck in by Caine to walk the pattern). You're a secret from his siblings. Most of what you know about pattern comes from experimentation (well, you got some intruction from Caine, verbally). Halsey could probably give you tips if you asked.  1,, Summary-line: 30-Apr EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Ian picture Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA22815; Tue, 30 Apr 96 14:19:06 EST Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA07619; Tue, 30 Apr 96 15:17:46 EDT Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01I45NYFYXXC00003W@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 15:15:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 11:43:28 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Ian picture To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Message-Id: <303586310136CDD1*@SMF> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 14:07:25 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: 303586310236CDD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 11:43:28 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Ian picture To: endeavor@MIT.EDU I got the Ian jpeg, Kate, so if you need to delete it because it's eating your quota, feel free. --Eon P.S. A draft spells list should be up sometime tonight for your perusal, along with the changes you told me to make. This begs the question: How difficult are you planning on making it for me to do any spell research?  1,, Summary-line: 30-Apr to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: sorcery Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA09896; Tue, 30 Apr 96 19:15:05 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA09800; Tue, 30 Apr 96 20:13:50 EDT From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id UAA23721; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 20:14:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 20:14:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199605010014.UAA23721@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Prince Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: sorcery *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 20:14:59 -0400 (EDT) To: Prince Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: sorcery Well, bear this in mind, sorcery costs only 15 compared to the 40-50 of other major powers, so expect it to be less useful, since I'm trying to keep to a point being worth about the same no matter where you spent it (which is admittedly sort of hard). Sorcery is one of those things that is easy to let get out of control. Some of the ways I'm intending to reign it in: well, there's the obvious one in the books of making it take lots of maintainence time. I don't want to go too overboard on that, just be wary of trying to abuse fast time shadows to get around that or of trying to do the Nikrowd I have a rack of racks and think you can keep a 144 spells racked an 'fresh' all the time. limit the starting spells and make it hard to get more (Frank's idea) In general, if you want a totally new spell, you're going to have to spend on the order of months (amber time) researching it (hey, this fits nicely with the sterotypical wizard who spends all his time studying, neh?) Or, you could get someone who already knows it to teach you. Slowly modifying spells you already know based on in world experience is likely to be a better way to sneak up on cool stuff sideways. :) make it hard to learn the what the local magic is like (also Frank's idea) don't expect to walk into a totally unfamiliar shadow and immidately be able to figure out the magical environment -- it will take at least a little time (some places may take a lot, but that probably means they are SPECIAL) finally, be aware that pure sorcery will nearly always fall flat against the defense of a major power... if it's up. :) Anyway, good ahead and make up 5 or 6 of your own special spells. If you reign in the temptation to make them heinous, they'll probably be fine. (Heck, I might let heinous things go, but they may have unexpected side effects sometimes, so beware.) Right, so does that help at all? Kate  1,, Summary-line: 1-May EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Re: Hydra: sorcery Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA19532; Wed, 1 May 96 09:32:26 EST Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA10535; Wed, 1 May 96 10:31:03 EDT Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01I46SHEQP1C00003W@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Wed, 01 May 1996 10:32:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 10:28:28 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Hydra: sorcery To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Message-Id: <107587310136CDD1*@SMF> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 10:31:18 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: C0634184022C8CD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 10:28:28 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Hydra: sorcery To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Thanks for the replies, Kate (see, aren't I being better about answering my mail? I'm even updating the page as I go, see?) Here are my replies to your answers, for your perusal: well, there's the obvious one in the books of making it take lots of maintainence time. I don't want to go too overboard on that, just be wary of trying to abuse fast time shadows to get around that or of trying to do the Nikrowd I have a rack of racks and think you can keep a 144 spells racked an 'fresh' all the time. I'm not interested in that. I'm more likely to want fewer, more flexible, less powerful, general use spells, with a small number of very specific ones developed for special circumstances. I'm a gentleman sorceror by upbringing, I use magic the way I use warfare or anything else. Not too much of anything, all things in moderation. limit the starting spells and make it hard to get more (Frank's idea) In general, if you want a totally new spell, you're going to have to spend on the order of months (amber time) researching it (hey, this fits nicely with the sterotypical wizard who spends all his time studying, neh?) Or, you could get someone who already knows it to teach you. Slowly modifying spells you already know based on in world experience is likely to be a better way to sneak up on cool stuff sideways. :) Oh, can I spend some ally points on an aged, more experienced mentor, then? Is that cool? My attitude towards starting spells is simply to model spells that I think Ian will have learned in his 10-15 years of study and adventure (which is, admittedly, not a particularly long time in the Amber scale of things). What I really *don't* want to do is have a dozen spells *exactly* like the ones in the books. How boring is that? So I'm trying to stick to the spirit of the power level, maybe sacrificing raw power for more versatility (as is my wont) and trying to work up starting spells that are more interesting (to me and to Ian) and a little different. make it hard to learn the what the local magic is like (also Frank's idea) don't expect to walk into a totally unfamiliar shadow and immidately be able to figure out the magical environment -- it will take at least a little time (some places may take a lot, but that probably means they are SPECIAL) What's the mechanism for this going to be? Is just wandering around going to cut it? What do you think the variables that will affect it will be? (e.g., Someone with Amber psyche, spending no particular time at it will figure out the environment in a day. If you have more psyche and/or are paying more attention to figuring it out, then it'll be quicker.) finally, be aware that pure sorcery will nearly always fall flat against the defense of a major power... if it's up. :) Which begs the following question: If I want, at some point, to figure out a spell that will, say, bring up a Pattern defense, do I need Advanced Pattern in order to get away with it? I.e., will you tell me how you interpret the "combining sorcery with major powers" bit? Anyhoo, have a look at Ian's Spells page, and tell me what you think of the few sketchy ones I've put up there at this point. Many of them are similar to the ones in the book, but have slightly different effects. They're about the power level and effectiveness that I'm interested in, to start. Tell me what you think. I've also described a magickal special effect, because gentleman sorcerors always adopt a signature. A few more fairly distinct special spells may be forthcoming, but they're unlikely to be very far off the level of magic I talk about on the page. Let me know, okay? Right, so does that help at all? Yup! Thanks! Kate --Eon  1,, Summary-line: 1-May to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: spells Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA19140; Wed, 1 May 96 18:05:23 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA15678; Wed, 1 May 96 19:04:06 EDT From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id TAA01701; Wed, 1 May 1996 19:05:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 19:05:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199605012305.TAA01701@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Prince Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: spells *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 19:05:05 -0400 (EDT) To: Prince Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: spells Okay, I took a look at your sorcery list, and they look pretty good so far. Customising spells is not a problem. You'll generally be familiar with the local magic if you've spent more than a week or two there, even if you never did anything sorcerous. On the other hand, if you try out some cantrips or mess with pattern, you may be able to work that out in even a hour or two. Ally: Well, to pick your ally, you can spend a point or two, but they'll be someone from shadow who's stuff may or may not always be as applicable to other shadows. Or you can go fo some sort of Family ally, in which case, I get to assign them. ;) You won't need advanced pattern to power your sorcery with pattern, though it may well help. The way I'm likely to handle that is to have you put say, 5 more points into sorcery and call it pattern sorcery. Did I get all your questions? Kate, and yes, you're doing much better answering your mail. :)  1,, Summary-line: 1-May eon@ultranet.com #Re: List of racked spells Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA12540; Wed, 1 May 96 21:37:44 EST Received: from perseus.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA13565; Wed, 1 May 96 22:36:29 EDT Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id WAA32537; Wed, 1 May 1996 22:37:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199605020237.WAA32537@perseus.ultra.net> X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 1.03a) To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 21:37:31 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: List of racked spells *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 21:37:31 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: List of racked spells ** Reply to note from endeavor@MIT.EDU 05/01/96 5:28pm -0400 That was the plan anyway, but I'll try to keep it lynx-friendly. I can re-work the mainIan page so that it'slynx-friendly, too, if you want to be able to access it with lynx... --Eon  1,, Summary-line: 1-May to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #web page & lynx Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15641; Wed, 1 May 96 22:08:24 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17274; Wed, 1 May 96 23:06:57 EDT From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id XAA03451; Wed, 1 May 1996 23:08:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 23:08:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199605020308.XAA03451@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: web page & lynx *** EOOH *** From: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 23:08:07 -0400 (EDT) To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), eharry@harvard.edu Subject: web page & lynx Well, the table with the points doesn't come out too well, but I think I know all of that already (and in any case, I have it in a file online and can check it pretty much whenever -- it's not likely to change so regulary anyway. :)  1,, Summary-line: 17-May to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: getting started Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15353; Fri, 17 May 96 11:37:14 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA03676; Fri, 17 May 96 12:35:48 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id MAA16728; Fri, 17 May 1996 12:37:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 12:37:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199605171637.MAA16728@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: getting started From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 12:37:09 -0400 (EDT) To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: getting started From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) Hello! I took a look at your web page last night. I see you've made some changes. It looks good. :) Why don't you tell me where you think you are (and any short term goals you have) and I can try to get you going running? I bet you'd like that.  1,, Summary-line: 4-Jun to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: after talking with Melissa, etc Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05686; Tue, 4 Jun 96 20:25:14 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA12759; Tue, 4 Jun 96 21:23:34 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id VAA21076; Tue, 4 Jun 1996 21:25:06 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 21:25:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199606050125.VAA21076@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Subject: Hydra: after talking with Melissa, etc From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 21:25:06 -0400 (EDT) To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Subject: Hydra: after talking with Melissa, etc From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) Hey there. How about that summary of you chat with Melissa? And that little description of Ballynar for the web? And the verdict on your points? (Sorcery or conjuration?) Let's move on! Are you ready to start sailing?  1,, Summary-line: 11-Jun to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: recap Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15029; Tue, 11 Jun 96 12:17:57 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA01884; Tue, 11 Jun 96 13:16:18 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id NAA07418; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:17:49 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:17:49 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199606111717.NAA07418@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Subject: Hydra: recap From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:17:49 -0400 (EDT) To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Subject: Hydra: recap From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) When I was running you in person, I seem to recall you sending out a pigeon. Remind me who you sent it to and what message it had. (Also, that summary of the conversation with Melissa really ought to come to me soon, nudge, nudge.) Kate  1,, Summary-line: 11-Jun to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: a quiet sail turns exciting Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA18511; Tue, 11 Jun 96 12:47:47 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA27438; Tue, 11 Jun 96 13:46:04 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id NAA07501; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:47:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:47:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199606111747.NAA07501@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Subject: Hydra: a quiet sail turns exciting From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:47:33 -0400 (EDT) To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Subject: Hydra: a quiet sail turns exciting From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) So you take Waveskimmer out, sail away from Amber a bit, and then head in a direction that isn't home, looking for adventure. You sail for about a day and a half. The first day is gorgeous and the winds are good. It looks like you're making excellent time, wherever it is that you're headed. The next day starts out looking equally promising, but about midday, a stormfront moves in quite rapidly. Visibility is way down and the winds are up. The sails are pulling hard and the skies are black in all directions. The sea is roaring. You're working to keep Waveskimmer under control, when you realize that you're hearing more than just the sounds of thunder and wind and the sea. You can hear the unmistakable sounds of cannon being fired. Squinting into the distance you can see at least two ships in combat. No wait, three ships. Two are larger -- probably either armed merchantmen or light military ships -- and quite definately fighting each other. There's a lot of smoke. The third, which is harder to see, is smaller and looks to be giving off a lot smoke, and might well be crippled. Sailing a little closer and using binoculors, you can see that one of the large ones is flying a black flag with a gold emblem -- perhaps some sort of a bird. The other large ship is flying a red flag with a black double headed eagle on it. The small one has a blue and gold banner and definately seems to be some sort of merchant ship.  1,, Summary-line: 11-Jun EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Hydra: re: a quiet sail Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA02199; Tue, 11 Jun 96 14:38:47 EST Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04552; Tue, 11 Jun 96 15:37:08 EDT Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01I5SD5LXYK000003Y@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 15:39:49 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 15:33:16 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: re: a quiet sail To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: eon@ultranet.com Message-Id: <00CABD310136CDD1*@SMF> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 15:34:41 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: C0674048022C8CD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 15:33:16 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Hydra: re: a quiet sail To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: eon@ultranet.com Hi Kate! Well, my sympathies are first and foremost with the merchanter, set upon by a couple of maritime jackals as they are...(Well, it's about as likely that one is attacking and the other is defending the merchanter, but since I don't know which is which, they're both bad guys.) Are any of the emblems familiar to me? Oh, if the merchanter is a rival trading coster, I may have second thoughts...No no, no-one deserves murder and mayhem on the high seas, perpetrated by a pack of dogs, even my family's worst enemies... Is there a chance of coming upon the merchanter without presenting either of the vultures a clear shot at me? I assume they're broadside to each other; the merchanter doesn't have the lamentable luck to be between them, does she? have the two pirate vessels hove to and just started slugging it out? (I mean, imagine trying to maneuver in a storm...- I say, does one of them look to be having an easier time of getting about than the other?) I shall try to plot a course, coming out of the wind, which takes me close to the merchanter, while avoiding the broadsides of the pirate ships. If I have to go broadside of a pirateer, I want it to be on the lea side of one of them (*not* between them), and either well outside or well inside of cannon range. Let me know if I think such a thing is at *all* possible. If it is, I'll start the steam engine working, furl the sails, and do the close maneuvering under steam power... Eon, and Ian  1,, Summary-line: 11-Jun to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: merchantman beset Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA27905; Tue, 11 Jun 96 19:02:18 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA05320; Tue, 11 Jun 96 20:00:39 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id UAA09033; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 20:02:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 20:02:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199606120002.UAA09033@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Subject: Hydra: merchantman beset From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 20:02:16 -0400 (EDT) To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Subject: Hydra: merchantman beset From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) Ignore previous version -- I sent it out too soon. > Are any of the emblems familiar to me? 'fraid not, but then you're pretty far from home. (Well, you might recognize the blue and gold one, but not either of the larger ones.) > Is there a chance of coming upon the merchanter without presenting > either of the vultures a clear shot at me? The situation is a little confused. The doubleheaded eagle ship is actually in the middle, but there do appear to be at least a few ropes from it to the smaller merchant man. One of the mast of the eagle ship appears to be broken as well (any banner that were on it are well tangled in the rigging now). The other ship is definately flapping a few sail more freely that she ought to be. She may have other banners too, but it's hard to make out through the storm and smoke. Getting closer, you can see that the small merchantman also flies a small flag of Amber and another flag presumably from its Golden Circle country of origin. They other two are still firing cannon back and forth, though the one with the black and gold emblem is coming in close to the second, perhaps in an attempt to board. Everything is being frustrated by the storm, of course. Very crude ascii picture: [-Ship 1-> [-Ship 2-> /\ /3/ [--you-> / / Ship 1 = black and gold banner; Ship 2 = doubleheaded eagle banner; 3 = small merchantman flying gold fleurs des lees (sp?) on a blue field banner, unicorn of Amber, & white crescent on blue. > I shall try to plot a course, coming out of the wind, which takes me > close to the merchanter, while avoiding the broadsides of the pirate > ships. If I have to go broadside of a pirateer, I want it to be on the > lea side of one of them (*not* between them), and either well outside or > well inside of cannon range. You should be able to do this. The steam engine sputters a lot though, and doesn't look too reliable. You may be in a shadow where this doesn't work well. Sail may be faster at this rate.  1,, Summary-line: 15-Jun eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: merchantman beset Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA10940; Sat, 15 Jun 96 14:24:14 EST Received: from perseus.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA00650; Sat, 15 Jun 96 15:22:32 EDT Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id PAA28125; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 15:24:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199606151924.PAA28125@perseus.ultra.net> X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 1.03a) To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 15:24:01 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: merchantman beset *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 15:24:01 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: merchantman beset All right then. I maynot be the best at this shadow shifting stuff, but here's what I want: Since being able to make out the other flags on Ship 1 seems to require a chance meeting of wind and illumination, and since wind and lightning are in abundance here, I'd like to arrange a mmoentary synergy of same such that a bolt of lightning illuminates the ship just as a strong momentary crosswise wind clears the smoke from about the masts so I can see the flags. I'll also endeavor to pull alongside the merchantman: [-Ship 1-> [-Ship 2-> /\ /3/ / / [--you-> And see if there is crew on her decks or anyone tending to (either trying to cut or secure) the ropes securing her to the other ship. My intent is (since I don't think I have a chance of cutting her loose and towing her away myself, under the circumstances) to see if I can contact her crew and take whatever item of contention is on that ship away with me, to be returned to Amber. I can accommodate a few crew, but not all... --Eon, for Ian  1,, Summary-line: 21-Jun to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: on to Bossis Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA26484; Thu, 20 Jun 96 23:59:08 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04886; Fri, 21 Jun 96 00:57:25 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (5.0/4.7) id AA29508; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 00:59:07 -0400 Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 00:59:07 -0400 Message-Id: <9606210459.AA29508@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: on to Bossis From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) Content-Length: 413 *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 00:59:07 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: on to Bossis From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) You owe me a diary entry for the conversation with Melissa and one for last Sunday's combat in the rain. You were going to sail off to the nearby port city to send help or at least an escort back to the scene of the great pirate battle. The first mate will ask permission to send on of his officers with you on Waveskimmer. The trip will likely take a couplof hours at least, but can certainly be abstracted.  1,, Summary-line: 21-Jun eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: on to Bossis Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA06847; Fri, 21 Jun 96 06:04:42 EST Received: from perseus.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA15789; Fri, 21 Jun 96 07:03:00 EDT Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id HAA08186; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199606211104.HAA08186@perseus.ultra.net> X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 1.03a) To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:04:28 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: on to Bossis *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:04:28 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: on to Bossis I promise you my diary entries by early next week. There's no way I'm going to get to them this weekend... And sure, I'll take one of his officers with me, but he'll have to help me sail this thing; no lounging about... -Ian and Eon  1,, Summary-line: 22-Jun to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: Bossis Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA28983; Fri, 21 Jun 96 23:02:56 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA01069; Sat, 22 Jun 96 00:01:14 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id AAA07366; Sat, 22 Jun 1996 00:02:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 00:02:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199606220402.AAA07366@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: Bossis From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 00:02:54 -0400 (EDT) To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: Bossis From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kathleen Mahoney) He has no objection to helping and will compliment you on your fine ship. Anything you want to talk about on the way?  1,, Summary-line: 5-Jul to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: nag, nag Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA06343; Fri, 5 Jul 96 20:14:06 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA27046; Fri, 5 Jul 96 21:12:13 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id VAA22956; Fri, 5 Jul 1996 21:14:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 21:14:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607060114.VAA22956@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: nag, nag From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 21:14:02 -0400 (EDT) To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: nag, nag From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Diaries (Melissa; Nathan & Morley) Next moves  1,, Summary-line: 16-Jul to: eon@ultranet.com #hydra... Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA00463; Mon, 15 Jul 96 23:57:36 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA15651; Tue, 16 Jul 96 00:57:35 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id AAA06422; Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:57:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:57:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607160457.AAA06422@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry) Subject: hydra... From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:57:33 -0400 (EDT) To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry) Subject: hydra... From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Well, N-1 of my amberites are sort of collectively holding up the last one. I was just sending mail to everyone who'd been quiet for a while. (Quite a few.) It gets hard to run an e-mail game when most of the players are being delinquent. I was also wondering what had happened to cause you to go from being one of my best e-mail answerers to being so silent. Kate  1,, Summary-line: 15-Jul eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: hello, hello... Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA27037; Mon, 15 Jul 96 22:58:15 EST Received: from perseus.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA11187; Mon, 15 Jul 96 23:58:08 EDT Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id XAA11744; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 23:58:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607160358.XAA11744@perseus.ultra.net> X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 1.03a) To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 23:57:58 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: hello, hello... *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 23:57:58 EST Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: hello, hello... Well, what's up is that I haven't been thinking about Hydra, I suppose. Please don't take that wrong, but I've been thinking about the time I spend on roleplaying again, and I get to thinking it's time to give stuff up. I don't know that I'm saying that I am giving stuff up, but that I've been thinking about it again. And that's why you haven't heard anything from me. Am I holding someone else up right now? --Eon  1,, Summary-line: 20-Sep eon@ultranet.com #The long-awaited email from Ian Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA07639; Fri, 20 Sep 96 09:13:57 EDT Received: from perseus.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA06150; Fri, 20 Sep 96 09:13:50 EDT Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id JAA17862; Fri, 20 Sep 1996 09:13:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199609201313.JAA17862@perseus.ultra.net> To: Kate Mahoney Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 09:13:31 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: The long-awaited email from Ian *** EOOH *** To: Kate Mahoney Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 09:13:31 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: The long-awaited email from Ian For Ian... Travel on to Bossis and drop the guy off so he can get a tug out to the disabled ship. Unless they want more than a deposition from me, I'm outta there. If I need to make some repairs, I'll do that there. I want to sail on, using the time to conjure a few things, like a couple of birds whose eyes I can see through. I'll use pattern and conjuration to get what I want. Call them my scouts. They probably ought to have some combat competence, too. Then off for more adventure. :) Eon, and Ian.  1,, Summary-line: 20-Sep to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra e-mail answered Date: 20 Sep 1996 11:25:40 -0400 To: Subject: Hydra e-mail answered From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 20 Sep 1996 11:25:40 -0400 To: eon@ultranet.com, eharry@harvard.edu Subject: Hydra e-mail answered From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You can find a couple of birds, sorts of raven like dark birds, that you thing might make good base for some conjured abilities. With a couple days work [*], you can conjure in a enough psychic sensitivity that you can sort of sense what they're seeing, though "seeing through their eyes" is probably too strong a term. You're not sure whether the connection isn't strong enough or high enough bandwidth, or whether the strangeness of the birds' perceptions are are confusing the issue. It's not clear that they've had any "combat" experience, in the conventional sense of the word, but they probably make reasonably good scouts nonetheless. So, where are you headed to? ---- [*] Probably hindered by the periodic crossing of shadow barriers. You anticipate they'll need some periodic upkeep if you intend to keep switching shadows.  1,, Summary-line: 20-Sep EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.ed #Re: Hydra e-mail answered Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA18168; Fri, 20 Sep 96 12:38:01 EDT Received: from netop6.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AB01502; Fri, 20 Sep 96 12:37:53 EDT Received: from mhs.harvard.edu by NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #4379) id <01I9PABNVFR400003W@NETOP6.HARVARD.EDU>; Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:40:05 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:30:16 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Hydra e-mail answered In-Reply-To: To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Message-Id: <33BA42320136CDD1*@SMF> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:37:34 -0500 (EST) Priority: normal Hop-Count: 2 Conversation-Id: C0734142022C8CD1 *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:30:16 -0500 (EST) From: EON@LASPAU.mhs.harvard.edu Subject: Re: Hydra e-mail answered To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Do I think that sitting down in one shadow for half a week making them more sturdy will help? If so, I shadow shift to a nice house (with a dock on the beach) on an island with food and water readily to hand that's not being used (because it's off-season and a bit too cool yet), with a live-in man friday for hire (who'd be amenable to coming along with me afterwards if he's really good and works out). There, I work on the birds for a few days until they're done. Then, off to "See what Caine would like me to see." --Eon, and Ian  1,, Summary-line: 23-Sep to: eharry@harvard.edu, e #Ian Date: 23 Sep 1996 09:43:23 -0400 To: eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry) Subject: Ian From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 23 Sep 1996 09:43:23 -0400 To: eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry) Subject: Ian From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) So tell me, in Ian's opinion, what does Caine think of him and particularly what does Caine think are his failings? If you can't answer either of those, what does Ian think are his major failings?  1,, Summary-line: 1-Oct to: eharry@harvard.edu, e #Hydra: what Caine wants you to see... Date: 1 Oct 1996 10:23:26 -0400 To: eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: what Caine wants you to see... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 1 Oct 1996 10:23:26 -0400 To: eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry), eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: what Caine wants you to see... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Sitting in one shadow for a week would definately help, so you do that. The live-in man is competant, but not exceptional. The weather is nice, if a bit on the cool side. The birds seem to be done. It's not the same as actually being there yourself. It really must be that birds see things differently, but you think they'll do. Then you set off, and I still haven't been able to figure out where you go. :(  1,, Summary-line: 1-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: what Caine wants you to see... Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA16856; Tue, 1 Oct 96 22:38:41 EDT Received: from perseus.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA19381; Tue, 1 Oct 96 22:38:39 EDT Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id WAA20011; Tue, 1 Oct 1996 22:38:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199610020238.WAA20011@perseus.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 22:38:21 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: what Caine wants you to see... *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 22:38:21 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: what Caine wants you to see... > The live-in man is competant, but not exceptional.> Well then, he can stay when I go. > The birds seem to be done. Good. > Then you set off, and I still haven't been able to figure out where you > go. :( Well, I think that Caine has plans for me. I don't know what they are, but I don't think I'll necessarily dislike them. I don't quite believe that he went to all that trouble to craft my upbringing in order to create cannon fodder, for example. Then again, although I may not be a pawn, I'm probably still convinced that I'm *in* the game instead of *running* it. Eventually, that should change. Right now, I'll play along, just to see what's going on. And making the request in that meta-game fashion is just the sort of peek behind the scenes that Ian is looking for every so often... There. Did that make any sense at all? --Eon, for Ian  1,, Summary-line: 7-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: sailing off... Date: 7 Oct 1996 23:43:43 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: sailing off... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 7 Oct 1996 23:43:43 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: sailing off... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) All right, you make the birds and you set sail, shadow shifting towards 'what Caine wants you to see.' You sail on for 4 or 5 days without any real sign of anything. There are a few small islands, but there doesn't seem to be much of anything on them. The birds can't go too far, since there's often nothing for them to land on and rest. Do you keep going or change your plans?  1,, Summary-line: 8-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: sailing off... Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15977; Tue, 8 Oct 96 00:05:45 EDT Received: from perseus.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA02506; Tue, 8 Oct 96 00:05:42 EDT Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id AAA28961; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 00:05:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199610080405.AAA28961@perseus.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 00:05:24 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: sailing off... *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 00:05:24 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: sailing off... Well I'll keep going for another few days at least. maybe what Caine wants me to see is far off in shadow... --Eon, and Ian  1,, Summary-line: 10-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: more sailing Date: 10 Oct 1996 22:59:37 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: more sailing From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 10 Oct 1996 22:59:37 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: more sailing From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You sail on for another couple of days. The sun is either low in the sky or obscured behind difficult to perceive clouds. The efects is sort of like perpetual twilight. The air and water are fairly warm. Everything is still quite watery, though there are now little bare rocklets here and there. If Waveskimmer has a keel, it's going to be rough going unless yuo let it shift slightly as you go. One of your birds gives you the impression of a, hrm, girl?  1,, Summary-line: 10-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: more sailing Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA06832; Thu, 10 Oct 96 23:57:37 EDT Received: from perseus.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA12322; Thu, 10 Oct 96 23:57:36 EDT Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id XAA18357; Thu, 10 Oct 1996 23:57:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199610110357.XAA18357@perseus.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 23:57:19 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: more sailing *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 23:57:19 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: more sailing Well no point in destroying my present while getting to what Caine wants me to see. I'll let the keel shift up as we go. So is the, "hrm, girl?" in my path or will it require a detour to investigate her? Mind you, I'm going to investigate her anyway, she may be a valuable clue, but I want to know whether I'm detouring or not in order to do it. And a couple more birds should head over there to see what's going on. Not like a whole flock, just a couple more to see if the general impression is strengthened or not. There ya go. Eon, and Ian, of the unupdated web page. Thanks for *your* update, kate! I realized that the page is in a state of near-readiness, and has been for a while, now. Time to officially call it out there... anyhoo, here I go. bedtime. --Eon  1,, Summary-line: 12-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: girl... Date: 12 Oct 1996 01:47:26 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: girl... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 12 Oct 1996 01:47:26 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: girl... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You only have a couple of birds, I thought, but yeah, you can send them all over. It doesn't really strenghten the general impression. There's only so much you can do about the fact that birds don't think and percieve quite the way people do, sadly. She's not really a detour, since she's nearby in the same shadow, but you don't really feel you've gotten where you're going either.  1,, Summary-line: 14-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: girl... Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA27388; Mon, 14 Oct 96 11:21:02 EDT Received: from lucius.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA06928; Mon, 14 Oct 96 11:20:36 EDT Received: from perseus.ultra.net (perseus.ultra.net [199.232.56.6]) by lucius.ultra.net (8.7.4/ad1.01) with ESMTP id LAA18792 for ; Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:21:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id LAA24644; Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:20:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199610141520.LAA24644@perseus.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:20:15 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: girl... *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:20:15 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: girl... > You only have a couple of birds, I thought, but yeah, you can send them > all over. It doesn't really strenghten the general impression. There's > only so much you can do about the fact that birds don't think and > percieve quite the way people do, sadly. Fine. How many do I have, then? How about 3? Is 3 good? > She's not really a detour, since she's nearby in the same shadow, but > you don't really feel you've gotten where you're going either. Oh well, it still should be interesting. I'll try to note the "direction" I was heading, and go investigate the "girl." How far away is she from the water? The bird should have a pretty good idea of direction and distance, birds being good at such things...Or is she right near the water on one of those rock thingies? And can I get to her on the ship, or will I have to drop anchor a ways off and walk for a bit? Even better, can I Pattern-wise finagle a deeper trench as close to her as possible? --Eon, and Ian  1,, Summary-line: 14-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: girl Date: 14 Oct 1996 17:11:16 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: girl From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 14 Oct 1996 17:11:16 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: girl From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) 3 birds sounds about right. She's actually quite near the ater, though you can't quite get the boat that close. You do a little pattern finagling and manage to produce a sort of lagoon not too far away. The rocks aren't especially big, but there are enough of them that the water is pretty shallow anywhere nearby. You tie up the boat and hop off, getting a slightly disconcerting feeling as you're docking and tying up the boat and such, but it fades. You walk towards the "girl" and sure enough, there's a pretty blond girl sitting on a rock dangling her legs into the water. She doesn't appear to have noticed you yet. [Send a description of your appearance and let me know what if anything you bring with you.]  1,, Summary-line: 15-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: skinny dipping Date: 15 Oct 1996 00:46:27 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: skinny dipping From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 15 Oct 1996 00:46:27 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: skinny dipping From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) She says, with a smile in her voice, "Well my lord, that depends. Who might be asking?" You can probably catch that she's either a blond or light brunette.  1,, Summary-line: 15-Oct eon_harry@harvard.edu #Re: Hydra: skinny dipping Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA01068; Tue, 15 Oct 96 17:42:34 EDT Received: from camail1.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA23721; Tue, 15 Oct 96 17:42:16 EDT Received: from NEWSYS ([128.103.146.152]) by camail1.harvard.edu (post.office MTA v1.9.3 ID# 0-12719) with SMTP id AAA24039; Tue, 15 Oct 1996 17:38:32 -0400 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19961015213749.00699cb4@camail1.harvard.edu> X-Sender: eharry@camail1.harvard.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 17:37:49 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: skinny dipping Cc: eon@ultranet.com *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 17:37:49 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: skinny dipping Cc: eon@ultranet.com >She says, with a smile in her voice, "Well my lord, that depends. Who >might be asking?" "Well, I daresay any number of disreputable sorts *might* be asking. Alternately, a well-favored prince of high birth *might* be asking. More likely, however, is that an adventuresome son of a sea-going clan *is* asking. "As to more than that, I am afraid that where I come from, we do not give our names to strangers willy-nilly, particularly not to beautiful young ladies disporting themselves in shallow pools by the sea, as it is a good way to come by quite a lot of delightfully enchanting trouble very quickly. [grins a one-sided grin, with eyes still averted] "My Lady may call me Morley, though. That will do as a name, until we know each other better. "How may I address the Lady? Or perhaps, My Lady has decided that I am, in fact, intruding, and desires me to leave?" --Eon and Ian  1,, Summary-line: 15-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: girl Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15439; Tue, 15 Oct 96 22:32:27 EDT Received: from lucius.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA07642; Tue, 15 Oct 96 22:32:22 EDT Received: from perseus.ultra.net (perseus.ultra.net [199.232.56.6]) by lucius.ultra.net (8.7.4/ad1.01) with ESMTP id WAA06576 for ; Tue, 15 Oct 1996 22:32:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id WAA30611; Tue, 15 Oct 1996 22:32:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199610160232.WAA30611@perseus.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 22:32:06 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: girl *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 22:32:06 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: girl > You walk towards the "girl" and sure enough, there's a pretty blond girl > sitting on a rock dangling her legs into the water. She doesn't appear > to have noticed you yet. Speaking of disconcerting thoughts, Eon just had one. Of the blondes in the rogue's gallery, one is (gasp) Suri. .. Let's just hope not. :) Also, what are your rules regarding how easy it is to conjure non-point stuff? Is that written down somewhere? --Eon, for Ian, who, if things go well, is contemplating pulling a rose from his sleeve.  1,, Summary-line: 16-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: water follies Date: 16 Oct 1996 11:36:25 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: water follies From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 16 Oct 1996 11:36:25 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: water follies From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Lilting, "There are more like you? How lovely." She's treading water easily, not making any particular effort to hide. "I rarely entertain charming young men in *quite* this setting -- however in your case I would be willing to make an exception." She makes a show of thinking. "Let me see... you may call me Shana. And for starters, I think I would like to don my clothing. Though personally, if I must have trouble, then delightful trouble seems infinitely preferable to the more traditional sort."  1,, Summary-line: 16-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: water follies Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA08700; Wed, 16 Oct 96 21:35:08 EDT Received: from lucius.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AB05329; Wed, 16 Oct 96 21:35:00 EDT Received: from perseus.ultra.net (perseus.ultra.net [199.232.56.6]) by lucius.ultra.net (8.7.4/ad1.01) with ESMTP id VAA21666 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:35:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id VAA08162; Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:34:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199610170134.VAA08162@perseus.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:34:34 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: water follies *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:34:34 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: water follies "It is clear to me that any setting which my lady Shana deigns to grace with her presence is more than a delight for one such as my meager self. Should she further decide to treat this particular creature to a moment of her time and a mere breath of conversation with her, I shall count myself the luckiest of mortals. "I await your pleasure." He smiles, and then turns his back to her, sets his hands behind his back, and waits. --Eon, and Ian (Kate, I listen closely while my back is turned, and I put myself on guard for trouble or poisoned darts or anything of the sort. Will the bird give me any indication at all that she's about to do something sinister? Or is it all weird human flailing about to them?)  1,, Summary-line: 16-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: Metagaming Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA09089; Wed, 16 Oct 96 21:37:32 EDT Received: from lucius.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA05601; Wed, 16 Oct 96 21:37:29 EDT Received: from perseus.ultra.net (perseus.ultra.net [199.232.56.6]) by lucius.ultra.net (8.7.4/ad1.01) with ESMTP id VAA21916 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:37:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from eon@localhost) by perseus.ultra.net (8.7.4/dae0.6) id VAA05147; Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:37:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199610170137.VAA05147@perseus.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:36:50 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: Metagaming *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:36:50 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: Metagaming Hey Kate, This must be Susie. No one else flirts like this. And she's cavorting in the water, a typical Susie-character trait. Eon. (Do I get a prize now?) :)  1,, Summary-line: 16-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #HydrA: watching behind your back; metagaming Date: 16 Oct 1996 23:46:30 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: HydrA: watching behind your back; metagaming From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 16 Oct 1996 23:46:30 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: HydrA: watching behind your back; metagaming From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Nope, you don't get the prize for finding Susie. At least one other person must flirt like this. ;) Oh, and yeah, it's mostly just weird human flailing, though they probably react if something was thrown at them, and the birds are unlikely to avert their eyes.  1,, Summary-line: 17-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: you can look now Mail-from: From endeavor Thu Oct 17 12:41:28 -0400 1996 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 96 12:41:28 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: you can look now From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Thu, 17 Oct 96 12:41:28 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: you can look now From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) After a few minutes (during which time nothing untoward happens) you here an amused female voice (the same one) say, "You may look now."  1,, Summary-line: 17-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: what you see Date: 17 Oct 1996 17:16:16 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: what you see From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 17 Oct 1996 17:16:16 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: what you see From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Standing there is a girl with straight blonde hair made darker for being wet, and slicked back to fall to her shoulders. She's wearing a long skirt and matching tunic-style blouse in pale lavender cotton. The white scarf wrapped low and snug around her waist is rather damp. A nondescript sword hangs comfortably from one hip. The pale grey eyes are sparking with amusement. Fair complexion. Sleight. She's not your standard beauty by any means, but sort of pretty if you like the fragile look. Silver and lavender earings dangle from her ears. Around her neck, a chain of crystal droplet, and a ring of the same crystal on her left hand.  1,, Summary-line: 17-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra: you can look now Mail-from: From eon@ultranet.com Thu Oct 17 17:14:50 1996 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 16:33:52 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: you can look now *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 16:33:52 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: you can look now Okay, I turn around, a smile ready on my face. --Ian  1,, Summary-line: 19-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, end #hydra: well, no clue what was wrong with netscape... Date: 19 Oct 1996 22:35:55 -0400 To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Subject: hydra: well, no clue what was wrong with netscape... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 19 Oct 1996 22:35:55 -0400 To: eon@ultranet.com (Eon C Harry), endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Subject: hydra: well, no clue what was wrong with netscape... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) He turns around. A smile blossoms on his face as he bows and he mutters, half under his breath, "...And this is why I sojourn here/Alone and palely loitering/Though the sedge is withered from the Lake/And no birds sing." He reaches into his right sleeve with his left hand, and pulls out a perfect pale lavender lotus blossum, which he offers to you. He then offers his arm, and says, "Would my lady care for a turn about the...ah, island?" --Eon, and Ian  1,, Summary-line: 20-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra : a turn about Date: 20 Oct 1996 11:31:26 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra : a turn about From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 20 Oct 1996 11:31:26 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra : a turn about From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) I accept the blossom and sniff delicately at its fragrance. With a curtsey, "My lord, nothing would please me more." Then I flash a smile as I take his proffered arm. "Tell me, did it take you long to find me here?"  1,, Summary-line: 21-Oct eon@ultranet.com #Re: Hydra : a turn about is fair play Mail-from: From eon@ultranet.com Mon Oct 21 01:32:04 1996 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 01:09:34 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra : a turn about is fair play *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 01:09:34 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra : a turn about is fair play He looks at her sidelong with a slight smirk and says, "Find you, milady Shana? Not overlong, truly. Merely my entire adult life. It is a pittance to spend in pursuit of one such as yourself, I assure you." He smiles. "But I think now that I have met you, that I shall set aside for a while that which brought me here, in order that I may converse with you a short time. "Speaking of which, if you will excuse the impertinence of the question, but tell me, where exactly is *here*? And why would such an enchanting person as yourself tarry in such a barren spot?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate, When she takes my arm, I'll be on the lookout for being knifed in the side or pickpocketed. Other than that, I'll be a perfect gentleman. --Eon, for Ian  1,, Summary-line: 21-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: where here is Date: 21 Oct 1996 13:45:03 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: where here is From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 21 Oct 1996 13:45:03 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: where here is From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "As you wish, milord. "Here is merely a place where one can get away from the complexity of life; a place to wash away one's cares. That which you call barren, to me seems somehow beautiful in its simplicity. "However I can see that for an adventuresome sort as yourself, this must be quite dull. What say you, Morley my lord, of those adventures?"  1, filed,, Summary-line: 21-Oct to: eon@ultranet.com, eha #Hydra: where here is Date: 21 Oct 1996 13:45:03 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: where here is From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 21 Oct 1996 13:45:03 -0400 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: where here is From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "As you wish, milord. "Here is merely a place where one can get away from the complexity of life; a place to wash away one's cares. That which you call barren, to me seems somehow beautiful in its simplicity. "However I can see that for an adventuresome sort as yourself, this must be quite dull. What say you, Morley my lord, of those adventures?"  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA08976; Mon, 4 Nov 96 00:53:54 EST Received: from cinna.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA00673; Mon, 4 Nov 96 00:53:53 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by cinna.ultra.net (8.7.4/ult1.02) id AAA04568; Mon, 4 Nov 1996 00:53:51 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199611040553.AAA04568@cinna.ultra.net> To: Kate Mahoney Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 00:53:38 EST From: Eon Harry Subject: Hydra: a woman's sensibilities have no equal *** EOOH *** To: Kate Mahoney Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 00:53:38 EST From: Eon Harry Subject: Hydra: a woman's sensibilities have no equal "But there is a beauty to be found in barrenness, milady. Because I called it stark, please do not apprehend that I think it ugly. On the contrary, I must agree that there can be a certain beauty and elegance in that which is sparse. "Adventures? Being a gentleman, milady, I cannot speak of most of them, of course. [smiles] Suffice it to say that none can compare to the adventure I find myself on this day, or the company with which I seem to be embarking upon it. "Of my wanderings, though, I will say that I have seen enough conspiracies, monsters, magic, and mayhem to keep my future grandchildren (Oh if my sainted mother could only have heard me just say that!) happy for years. [smiles again] "Do you insist? I would much rather hear of yourself, and how you came here, for I am but a wanderer, going hither and yon as I must, doing this and that as it is presented to me to do. "But that is a long tale, and more suitable for the telling in a more comfortable setting, perhaps...?" --Eon, (finally) for Ian  1,, Date: 4 Nov 1996 13:24:12 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: settings and secrets From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 4 Nov 1996 13:24:12 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: settings and secrets From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "Ah. There seems to be the crux of the matter. Shall we seek a comfortable setting or venture further? For myself, I have little that is required. No one yet tells me where to go or what to do. In spite of this, I too have seen something of monsters, magic, and mayhem. "Which brings me to a small matter which perhaps ought to be addressed. For whether we retire to comfort or adventure forth, we will need to leave this place, and I know of only a few ways to do so. Since it seems, milord, that one such as yourself could have many reasons for hiding even your name, let me be the first to divulge secrets... "If you left me now, it would be the Logrus which would take me home." She pauses, a faint smile plays over her lips.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11746; Tue, 5 Nov 96 07:41:49 EST Received: from cinna.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA25824; Tue, 5 Nov 96 07:41:48 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by cinna.ultra.net (8.7.4/ult1.02) id HAA24538; Tue, 5 Nov 1996 07:41:47 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199611051241.HAA24538@cinna.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 07:41:35 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: settings and secrets *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 07:41:35 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: settings and secrets He stops walking, and turns to face you quickly. Surprise is evident in his face. "But this cannot be true! You are no dread-" [pause, as his eyes take you in again] And then, more quietly, his eyes on something else: "But, the old man did not lie, and yet..." His eyes look at you again. "Milady, please forgive my outburst. I fear I may have been, ah, misinformed. But if not, and the 'maddening chambers of chaos' are filled with 'death-handed demons horrible of mien' such as yourself, truly, I hope someday that I will have the honor of visiting it." He smiles again, as before, and resumes walking. --Eon, for Ian For Kate: Well, the lady obviously wanted a proper response. It would have been rude of me to brush off her admission without some appropriate display, don't you think? For myself, nothing is quite so disappointing as a scene ruined by a flat response to an interesting statement. :) --Ian, er, Morley.  1,, Date: 5 Nov 1996 23:42:20 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: receiving end] From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 5 Nov 1996 23:42:20 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: receiving end] From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "And perhaps someday I will have the honor of visiting Amber. Misinformation runs rampant there too, I take it? It happens even to the best, and as for me, too often I find myself on the receiving end." Wry grin. "We are not so horrible as you might think, but neither is it heaven. So, what else does this... elder have to say about us?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA26989; Thu, 7 Nov 96 00:19:58 EST Received: from lucius.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA13154; Thu, 7 Nov 96 00:19:47 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by lucius.ultra.net (8.7.4/ult1.02) id AAA05706; Thu, 7 Nov 1996 00:18:35 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199611070518.AAA05706@lucius.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 00:19:07 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: receiving end] *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 00:19:07 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: receiving end] "I trust misinformation runs rampant wherever there are people with vested interests in presenting things a particular way. This poor creature [jerks a thumb at his own chest] wouldn't know too much about such goings on in Amber, since the day that Morley ends up in Amber is unlikely to be a happy one." Matching wry grin. "I hope the lady will warn me if she decides to head Amberwards, as it is the last place on my itinerary for the forseeable future." Smile. "I hope." "Elder? No 'Elder,' as that seems a term of some respect. No, it was merely a haggard-looking old fellow, who was a passenger aboard a ship I, ah, served upon for a very short time a while ago." Again, a wistful faraway smile. "Nervous fellow, always looking over his shoulder and starting at shadows, as if he expected someone to-- well, at any rate, he would speak of the Logrus and demons of chaos when he was in his cups. That is where I heard the term. And all he had were imprecations and unlikely tales. I mostly discounted them as the drunken ramblings of a poor old lunatic. In restrospect, however, I have seen some things recently that seemed unlikely to me before I was...placed in the position I find myself in. "Before we continue, we really must make some sort of arrangements. I would rather not leave my ship behind, wherever we go. Would this Logrus fellow bring me along, as well as my little skiff? I have sailed many strange seas with her, and am loathe to leave her behind." --Morley (tee hee hee!) to Kate: Just makin' it up as I go along! Woohoo! Psst! Don't tell anyone, but my big secret is: I'm a PIRATE! And I steal from AMBER! Cool, huh? Shhhhhh!  1,, Date: 7 Nov 1996 16:26:23 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: your place or mine? From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 7 Nov 1996 16:26:23 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: your place or mine? From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "Yes, arrangements. How big is your 'little' skiff? Perhaps this place will be a suitable temporary home? Secondly, if you are being 'placed' hither and yon, I would prefer to know more of the agent which does this 'placing' before we depart. "Other than that, all that remains is to choose a destination. What is your pleasure? My lord expressed a wish to someday visit Chaos. If you wish, that day could be today..."  1,, Date: 7 Nov 1996 16:34:37 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: note From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 7 Nov 1996 16:34:37 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: note From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) That creepy feeling comes back during your most recent speech, btw.  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA26170; Fri, 15 Nov 96 02:09:27 EST Received: from cinna.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA19349; Fri, 15 Nov 96 02:09:25 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by cinna.ultra.net (8.7.4/ult1.02) id CAA22672; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 02:09:24 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199611150709.CAA22672@cinna.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 02:09:14 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: your place or mine? *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 02:09:14 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: your place or mine? > "Yes, arrangements. How big is your 'little' skiff? Perhaps this > place will be a suitable temporary home? Secondly, if you are being > 'placed' hither and yon, I would prefer to know more of the agent > which does this 'placing' before we depart. "Fate is the agent, my lady. Fate and my own poor luck. Which it seems has very recently taken a turn for the better. Perhaps you could see my little skiff, and decide for yourself. " > "Other than that, all that remains is to choose a destination. What > is your pleasure? My lord expressed a wish to someday visit Chaos. > If you wish, that day could be today..." "To tour Chaos? And would my lady be my guide throughout? Yes, I believe I might enjoy that. But first, let us see whether my meager arrangements meet my lady's standards..." And with that, I will lead her towards the Waveskimmer.  1,, Date: 18 Nov 1996 14:55:33 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: more from your little friend From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 18 Nov 1996 14:55:33 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , eharry@harvard.edu (Eon C Harry) Subject: Hydra: more from your little friend From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) She nods, smiling, and follows you saying, "Fate... If we are to tour Chaos, it may be best if you could tell me more of yourself. The Courts are not especially tolerant of Amber, nor those who draw their power from it. "I would not presume to bore you with that which you are already familiar... You will soon become better acquainted with the Logrus. Would it be too much to ask what you know of Pattern and Trump?"  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA14982; Tue, 3 Dec 96 23:02:02 EST Received: from cinna.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA02158; Tue, 3 Dec 96 23:01:59 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by cinna.ultra.net (8.7.4/ult1.04) id XAA07615; Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:01:58 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199612040401.XAA07615@cinna.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:01:52 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: [endeavor@mit.edu: Hydra: more from your little friend] *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:01:52 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: [endeavor@mit.edu: Hydra: more from your little friend] "As to Trump and Pattern, milady, I know less of either than I would like. This is particularly true for Trump, for while it is said that only true scions of Amber can walk the Pattern and survive, such familial relations are not necessary for Trump to work. I was recently instructed in their use, and so know a *little* about them... "Ah, but it is a pity that there is not more...tolerance...between our two ends of things, is it not?" He looks down, a slight frown creasing his forehead. "And what, milady, is said in Chaos of those who draw their power from Amber or its environs, and how are such people treated?" He glances at you out of the corner of his eye. "Poorly, then?" And falls silent, a frown on his features... --Morley (Ah, this is soo delightful) Kate, I want to know if I get that creepy feelign again. I want to see if I can localize it or analyze it at all.  1,, Date: 4 Dec 1996 16:32:30 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , Subject: Hydra: visiting Chaos From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 4 Dec 1996 16:32:30 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , Subject: Hydra: visiting Chaos From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) With a wink and a mischievous grin, "Who said anyone needs to know?" "Milord is correct in that, as a rule, the denizens of Chaos do not take kindly to anything remotely related to Amber. I doubt you will be in any danger from a casual tour, but you may wish to reconsider." "I suspect if we are careful, no one will be the wiser. This will entail making absolutely no use of Pattern, and perhaps avoiding some of the more, ah, sensitive areas. If milord wishes, I would be willing to look to see how... obvious you are."  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA00152; Mon, 9 Dec 96 01:19:52 EST Received: from lucius.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17244; Mon, 9 Dec 96 01:19:49 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by lucius.ultra.net (8.7.4/ult1.05) id BAA09310; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:17:06 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199612090617.BAA09310@lucius.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:17:29 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: visiting Chaos *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:17:29 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: Hydra: visiting Chaos With a self-deprecating flick towards his clothing, he says, "I imagine that I must simply exude an air of Amberishness, as milady has suggested on several occasions that I am from there. Perhaps it is the boots," he muses, peering critically at them. Then he smiles, devilishly. "In light of that, it hardly seems necessary to check further on what seems plainly obvious. Come. Let us you and I brazen it out, eh? I'm in mind of a bit of an adventure," and with a courtly nod, "and the company, I think, could not be better." He pauses and takes a step back, standing with his arms slightly out and to his sides, "But, if milady cares for a closer look..." He closes his eyes, a vague smirk about his lips. "...Then fire away."  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA29971; Mon, 9 Dec 96 01:19:24 EST Received: from lucius.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17182; Mon, 9 Dec 96 01:19:22 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by lucius.ultra.net (8.7.4/ult1.05) id BAA08954; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:17:11 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199612090617.BAA08954@lucius.ultra.net> To: Kate Mahoney Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:17:35 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Hydra: A visit to Chaos *** EOOH *** To: Kate Mahoney Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 01:17:35 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Hydra: A visit to Chaos Hi Kate, So when I stop and say fire away, My eyes aren't completely closed; rather, I've got one open a bit and am peeking. I'm not actually trying to be too subtle about it, the point is to be playful, not sneaky. (That's what the smirk is for). Aside from that, I'm waiting for that creepy feeling again. And I've got the psyche working on noticing where it's coming from. --Eon, for Ian, er, Morley.  1, filed,, Mail-from: From owner-remailer Sat Dec 14 09:54:10 1996 Received: from MIT.EDU by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id JAA15762; Sat, 14 Dec 1996 09:54:10 -0500 (EST) From: (omitted) Received: from AL-BURRO.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA01529; Sat, 14 Dec 96 09:54:09 EST Received: by al-burro.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA24021; Sat, 14 Dec 96 09:54:08 -0500 Date: Sat, 14 Dec 96 09:54:08 -0500 Message-Id: <9612141454.AA24021@al-burro.MIT.EDU> To: remailer@technomage.mit.edu Subject: Hydra: Trust *** EOOH *** From: (omitted) Date: Sat, 14 Dec 96 09:54:08 -0500 To: remailer@technomage.mit.edu Subject: Hydra: Trust XSTo: Morley, Shana XSFrom: Shana She smiles slightly and regards him for a few moments. "Trust is such a hard commodity to come by... This may not mean much to you yet, but my name is Shoshana Jasby. And while I appreciate the offer, I would really prefer to work together." Gently, she takes one outstretched hand. "You may want to open your eyes. It's a sight."  1,, Date: 16 Dec 1996 19:37:57 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , Subject: [Hydra] While Shoshana talks From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 16 Dec 1996 19:37:57 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , Subject: [Hydra] While Shoshana talks From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You get that creeping felling again as soon as she starts talking. When she holds out her hand, you feel a sudden and sharp urge to jump out of your skin. If you're eyes are open at all, you can see the air distort around you (sort of like the special effects of time travel from Time Cop if you saw that). Something (the Logrus you assume) wraps itself around you and her. You feel as though you could almost contact her mind to mind. Her mind is very powerful.  0, unseen,, *** EOOH *** Date: 17 Dec 1996 16:01:52 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , Subject: [Hydra] travelling interupted From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You're travelling along via what you assume is the Logrus, when suddenly there's a snap, and you feel as though you've had the wind knocked out of you as you fall to the ground. The creepy feeling is fading fast. Shoshana is lying on the ground similarly stunned not far away, as is tanned young man with dark hair that has a particularly reddish-purple cast to it.  0, unseen,, *** EOOH *** Date: 20 Dec 1996 11:43:46 -0500 To: Ian of Amber , Subject: [Hydra] more on that guy From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) That other guy lying nearby? He's completely stark naked too.  1,, Summary-line: 25-Dec Illidor@aol.com #[Hydra] Hark, she rises Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA29538; Wed, 25 Dec 96 13:37:41 EST Received: from emout11.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04214; Wed, 25 Dec 96 13:37:41 EST Received: by emout11.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA24218; Wed, 25 Dec 1996 13:37:40 -0500 Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 13:37:40 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <961225133739_1854991044@emout11.mail.aol.com> To: eon@ultranet.com, eharry@harvard.edu, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] Hark, she rises *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 13:37:40 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com To: eon@ultranet.com, eharry@harvard.edu, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] Hark, she rises Shoshana rises. As she gets up, "Quite, thank you. There was a change of plan. For our safety, I chose to take a detour and this place seemed adequate. I trust milord is well also?" She looks sideways at the prone figure, "As for our guest, I do not recognize him nor have any reason to trust him."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA04877; Thu, 26 Dec 96 20:09:20 EST Received: from lucius.ultra.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA01132; Thu, 26 Dec 96 20:09:21 EST Received: (from eon@localhost) by lucius.ultra.net (8.7.4/ult1.04) id UAA23173; Thu, 26 Dec 1996 20:08:59 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199612270108.UAA23173@lucius.ultra.net> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Post Road Mailer (Green Edition Ver 2.0) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 20:09:13 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: [Hydra] Hark, she rises *** EOOH *** To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 20:09:13 EST From: Eon Harry Reply-To: Eon Harry Subject: Re: [Hydra] Hark, she rises "Well, milady, I find myself tolerably well, you do me a great service by inquiring! "I daresay plans were come to a bit hastily, as I would have enjoyed the opportunity to secure a few items from my ship ere we left on our jaunt, but -bah!- I am sure I grow too cautious too soon, for as impetuosity is the purview of the young, truly undue caution is the purview of the wise and aged, neither of which I pretend to be... [smiles] But pray tell me, what occurred to occasion such a detour as you have just described to me?" As he says this, he walks over to the prone fellow, his sword still drawn, but not pointed at the fellow, and peers down at him... "Milady would not have brought an extra cloak, would she?" --Morley Kate, is he visibly breathing? I mean, he doesn't have any clothes on to hide the movement of his chest. And I look at his eyelids to see if he's sleeping or unconscious. I don't actually drop down to his level yet, I am examining him as well as I can from a standing height, ready for wickedness.. --Eon  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05025; Fri, 27 Dec 96 10:51:34 EST Received: from emout07.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA08490; Fri, 27 Dec 96 10:51:33 EST Received: by emout07.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA19168 for endeavor@mit.edu; Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:51:32 -0500 Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:51:32 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <961227105131_1256289634@emout07.mail.aol.com> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Fwd: Hydra: (Finally) *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:51:32 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Fwd: Hydra: (Finally) From: eon@ultranet.com (Eon Harry) Reply-to: eon@ultranet.com (Eon Harry) To: illidor@aol.com Date: 96-12-24 02:33:20 EST Hey Kate, So I don't bring the Pattern to mind immediately, but I do immediately start using every mind-clearing technique I know. I draw my sword while looking around for enemies, and take in the area. I ask Shoshana if she's all right, and if she knows the fellow caught in flagrante over there. --Morley P.S., I forgot my little friend's alias. (oops) Can you tell me what it is, again? Here's precisely what I ask, since I can't just send remailer mail til I know to whom it should be sent... "I have three questions for milady, if she feels up to answering them. In order of importance: First, are you well? Second, what happened? Third, who is yon fellow *in flagrante*?" Morley  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05061; Fri, 27 Dec 96 10:52:28 EST Received: from emout19.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA08558; Fri, 27 Dec 96 10:52:27 EST Received: by emout19.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA08569 for endeavor@mit.edu; Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:52:25 -0500 Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:52:25 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <961227105225_1189172580@emout19.mail.aol.com> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Fwd: [Hydra] Hark, she rises *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:52:25 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Fwd: [Hydra] Hark, she rises From: eon@ultranet.com (Eon Harry) Reply-to: eon@ultranet.com (Eon Harry) To: Illidor@aol.com Date: 96-12-26 20:09:58 EST "Well, milady, I find myself tolerably well, you do me a great service by inquiring! "I daresay plans were come to a bit hastily, as I would have enjoyed the opportunity to secure a few items from my ship ere we left on our jaunt, but -bah!- I am sure I grow too cautious too soon, for as impetuosity is the purview of the young, truly undue caution is the purview of the wise and aged, neither of which I pretend to be... [smiles] But pray tell me, what occurred to occasion such a detour as you have just described to me?" As he says this, he walks over to the prone fellow, his sword still drawn, but not pointed at the fellow, and peers down at him... "Milady would not have brought an extra cloak, would she?" --Morley Kate, is he visibly breathing? I mean, he doesn't have any clothes on to hide the movement of his chest. And I look at his eyelids to see if he's sleeping or unconscious. I don't actually drop down to his level yet, I am examining him as well as I can from a standing height, ready for wickedness.. --Eon  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05793; Fri, 27 Dec 96 11:02:58 EST Received: from emout01.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA09428; Fri, 27 Dec 96 11:02:57 EST Received: by emout01.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id LAA07864; Fri, 27 Dec 1996 11:02:56 -0500 Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 11:02:56 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <961227110256_1042522106@emout01.mail.aol.com> To: eon@ultranet.com, eharry@harvard.edu, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] inspecting the downed fellow *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 11:02:56 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com To: eon@ultranet.com, eharry@harvard.edu, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] inspecting the downed fellow He's breathing, and almost certainly some flavor of unconscious. He's sort of "face down in the mud" as it were, though you, at least, have a partial view of his face: his eyes are closed and his mouth is slightly open... Kate  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA28577; Fri, 27 Dec 96 16:14:29 EST Received: from camail1.harvard.edu by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA11518; Fri, 27 Dec 96 16:14:28 EST Received: from NEWSYS ([128.103.146.152]) by camail1.harvard.edu (post.office MTA v1.9.3 ID# 0-12719) with SMTP id AAA5815; Fri, 27 Dec 1996 16:14:20 -0400 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19961227211504.006cff00@camail1.harvard.edu> X-Sender: eharry@camail1.harvard.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 16:15:04 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Subject: [Hydra] flipping him over Cc: Illidor@aol.com, eon@ultranet.com *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 16:15:04 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Eon Harry Subject: [Hydra] flipping him over Cc: Illidor@aol.com, eon@ultranet.com Poor fellow. I try to identify the signs of proper breeding, for example, whether his oddly colored hair is trimmed or scraggly, whether his fingernails are properly cared for (They may be dirty, but are they trimmed?), whether his feet are calloused, and if so, where (for example, a gentleman may have callouses which correspond to stirrups or walking boots, while peasants and commoners are likely to have all-over callouses, and nobility may have none at all...) Are there marks, cuts, or bruises on him that might indicate a scuffle? Is there blood on the ground beneath him? I will eventually have to turn him over, but I see what I can from here before doing that. Well, he is either a knave, reaping the harvest of his knavery, or the victim of some foul play. Either way, something should be done about him. If those inquiries turn up nothing of use or consequence, I will squat and endeavor to turn him over, first setting my sword outside of his reach but within mine, then grabbing his ankles and rolling him over by rotating them. Before that, I ask milady to avert her eyes if she hasn't already produced a cloak: "Perhaps milady cares to avert her eyes?" Morley  1,, Summary-line: 27-Dec Illidor@aol.com #[Hydra] examining the naked fellow Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA14602; Fri, 27 Dec 96 21:15:47 EST Received: from emout06.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA22910; Fri, 27 Dec 96 21:15:46 EST Received: by emout06.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id VAA03574; Fri, 27 Dec 1996 21:15:44 -0500 Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 21:15:44 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <961227211543_1591110349@emout06.mail.aol.com> To: eon@ultranet.com, eharry@hardvard.edu, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] examining the naked fellow *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 21:15:44 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com To: eon@ultranet.com, eharry@hardvard.edu, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] examining the naked fellow His hair is shoulder length, dirty, and slightly scraggly. There are no visible wounds and no obvious pools of blood. His nails are short and neat, though his feet are incredibly dusty... Let's wait on the rest until I hear from your little friend. :)