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Note: If you are seeing it in rmail, Note: it means the file has no messages in it.  1,, Summary-line: 23-Jun lacerate@headgames.com #Hydra: stories in exile Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA16571; Sun, 23 Jun 96 21:33:09 EST Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA19242; Sun, 23 Jun 96 22:31:19 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id TAA28609; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 19:11:31 -0700 Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 19:11:31 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Hydra: stories in exile Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 19:11:31 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Hydra: stories in exile Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "Is it likely that Sive knew Uriel would react the way he did? What exactly happened at her funeral?" (kate, i'm working on the entire list of what i'd like answered on this topic, you can look at them, if you want. it's been growing ;-) http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~sunspark/Mer/HydraSekrit/questions.html i added it willy-nilly to the bottom of my web page too.  1,, Summary-line: 1-Jul to: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate #Hydra: stories in exile Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA12078; Mon, 1 Jul 96 16:04:35 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA24382; Mon, 1 Jul 96 17:02:45 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id RAA05188; Mon, 1 Jul 1996 17:04:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 17:04:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607012104.RAA05188@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: stories in exile From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 17:04:26 -0400 (EDT) To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: stories in exile From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) "No, I don't recall Sive being much of a thinker. I can't see how she could have married Vere if she were. It's unlikely anyone knew Uriel would react the way he did when Sive died. The had always been a strong unwritten rule against assassinating the King. There are still a lot of people who could never do that; Uriel may have changed chaos society very profoundly. Certainly his successor didn't last very long. I wouldn't be surprised if Edward finds himself on the wrong end of a sword, the first time he attempt to demonstrate real power. "The funeral? Where to begin. When word of Sive's death reached Uriel, he literally exploded. Practically tore part of Jasbyways apart with his bare hands, until he was calmed down. Then he quieted and seemed to accept it, but really he was nursing a cold fury against the King. I'm still not sure that was entirely planned at the funeral though. More people were armed more than is usually customary in the presence of the King, owing to some obscure house customs, and the King's personal guard was not particularly competant or loyal. I think Uriel planed to murder the King, but the coup was somewhat unexpected. Perhaps his rage just got the better of him. "Or perhaps not, the Minobees and Barimans and Nyborgs all reacted quite fast. An odd collection of houses though. Minobee and Jasby have long been allies, but Bariman and Nyborg -- well, perhaps not. Certainly Nyborg has never been one to stand on inconveneint tradition. And Wynet is a bold, clever man. "At any rate, when Uriel went to pay his final respects with his brother in law, he took one look at Sive's body laid out and stabbed Vere through the eye so hard the tip of the blade came out the other side of his head. Half the room was stunned into inaction, and Jakov Harnack and some of Uriel's entourage began cutting down Vere's guards and anyone else known to be of Swayvil blood -- even those married into other houses. The hall erupted into chaos. The Minobees started trying to 'evacuate' some of the important people from other houses, which turned out to be a great boon when some of those houses needed convincing to accept Uriel as King later. "After about 20 minutes of intense fighting, the hall calmed. A lot of people were dead, dying or badly injured. I believe there was a lot of opportunistic killing in the confusion." [oops, gotta run, more later]  1,, Summary-line: 2-Jul lacerate@headgames.com #hydra: i like the story :) Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15304; Tue, 2 Jul 96 14:17:23 EST Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA15736; Tue, 2 Jul 96 15:15:29 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id LAA25429 for ; Tue, 2 Jul 1996 11:57:08 -0700 Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 11:57:08 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: i like the story :) *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 11:57:08 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: i like the story :) that's a cool story ;) so it'd not be without precedence for me to wanna, say, destroy jasra's family too, eh? but i'm not quite so temperamental as uriel seemed to be. - merrrrrrrrr!  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA06316; Tue, 2 Jul 96 21:57:04 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA20827; Tue, 2 Jul 96 22:55:13 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id WAA16569; Tue, 2 Jul 1996 22:57:00 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 22:57:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607030257.WAA16569@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: story, continued... From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 22:57:00 -0400 (EDT) To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: story, continued... From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) [continuing] "After about 20 minutes of intense fighting, the hall calmed. A lot of people were dead, dying or badly injured. I believe there was a lot of opportunistic killing in the confusion. I think the dead numbered fifty or more. Most of Swayvil was dead -- the rest would be hunted down later. The Hendrakes took a lot of damage too, having leapt to the King's defense. That seems to be one constant of the universe: the Hendrakes are loyal to the crown. The Harnacks were using poison however, and took down almost a half dozen of them. Jakov Harnack certainly knew that was coming. He was a nasty little bastard. I never understood what Uriel saw in him. "A lot of people fled, and Uriel declared himself King on the spot. Jakov was going to crown him, but Seremirgha Bariman stepped up and offered to do the job. Bariman and Nyborg came out in favor on the spot. Minobee came out in favor within a few hours, and put presssure on most of the other houses to do likewise. Somewhere along the way, Uriel went from King to Emperor. That very nearly was the final straw for the Hendrakes, but they came a round suddenly if grudgingly, and that was everyone. Within 3 or 4 days, Uriel was corwned Emperor formally. "Morganna was always about, but I was never sure what she did. You're grandfather confided in her a lot though, that I'm sure of. Since your grandmother died when Morganna was born, Uriel doted on Morganna. I'd almost believe he went through the whole thing just to make her a princess."  1,, Summary-line: 9-Jul lacerate@headgames.com #hydra: azriel Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA13245; Tue, 9 Jul 96 13:39:29 EST Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA09330; Tue, 9 Jul 96 14:39:22 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id LAA12685; Tue, 9 Jul 1996 11:20:16 -0700 Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 11:20:16 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: azriel Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 11:20:16 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: azriel Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "Really? What other kinds of things did he do for her? What was she like? And Uriel himself? "Did the rest of the house agree with his reaction? I mean, was it seen as a bold move or a rash one? How did things go in the days after?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05391; Thu, 11 Jul 96 21:14:54 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA01423; Thu, 11 Jul 96 22:14:52 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id WAA03878; Thu, 11 Jul 1996 22:14:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 22:14:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607120214.WAA03878@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Azriel on Morganna From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 22:14:50 -0400 (EDT) To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Azriel on Morganna From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) "Your mother? Some might describe her as confidant, clever, and ambitious; others preferred to say arrogant, manipulative, and power hungry, but more than likely, they were just jealous. She _was_ used to getting her way though. Uriel, I don't know, I never could decide if he was remarkably clever or just a little over the edge. He was certainly capable of extremes, when pushed, and he had a weakness for his sister, his daughter. "As for his actions, well, I suppsoe they fall into that category of action where whether it is 'bold' or 'rash' depended a great deal on the outcome. When it seemed to be working it was bold, now, it seems rash. Uriel managed to solidify his control pretty fast, so the house generally supported him (and he _was_ the Duke)."  1,, Summary-line: 12-Jul lacerate@headgames.com #Hydra: more Azriel Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA20464; Fri, 12 Jul 96 20:52:29 EST Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA29964; Fri, 12 Jul 96 21:52:26 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id SAA24322; Fri, 12 Jul 1996 18:34:06 -0700 Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 18:34:06 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Hydra: more Azriel Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 18:34:06 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Hydra: more Azriel Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU "Being Duke ought to entail house support, particularly when one is winning." (small grin :) "Even so, I agree that it _does_ seem pretty fast. What do you think enabled him to do that? Was it an especially opportune time, politically? How strong was Jasby prior to the funeral? "And what happened afterwards? Did the other houses... how does one put this... seem to mind about Swayvil?"  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05352; Mon, 15 Jul 96 14:06:12 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA10298; Mon, 15 Jul 96 15:06:08 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id PAA03878; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:06:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:06:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607151906.PAA03878@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Azriel From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:06:07 -0400 (EDT) To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Azriel From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) "Well, the truth is, Vere Swayvill wasn't much of a king and Jasby was a fairly powerful house -- that's why there was a marriage between Sive and Vere in the first place -- so that probably accounted for some of his success. "After the coup, well, the Hendrakes were furious. They've always been loyal to the crown and aren't the sort to stand for this sort of non-traditional approach to problem solving on Uriel's part. They'd probably wouldn't have minded, if, for instance, he'd challenged Vere to a duel. Of course, Vere might have just passed it off to a champion... shrug, regardless, blatant murder of your king goes against everything the Hendrakes believe. The houses that supported Uriel probably didn't, in general, mind. Chanicutt and Ardas weren't too pleased, obviously. The moderate houses, Helgram and Sawall mostly, were probably not tremendously pleased but elected to wait and see what sort of a King Uriel turned out to be. Unfortunately, he became more and more tyranical as time went on."  1, answered,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA14240; Mon, 15 Jul 96 15:05:42 EST Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17020; Mon, 15 Jul 96 16:05:38 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA31897 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:47:14 -0700 Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:47:14 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: trump mechanics? *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:47:14 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: trump mechanics? i was poking around in the interregnum web pages, and they said all trumps of a particular person look more or less the same (barring minor artist foibles). is this true in hydra?  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15045; Mon, 15 Jul 96 15:10:02 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AB11541; Mon, 15 Jul 96 16:10:01 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id QAA04138; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:09:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:09:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607152009.QAA04138@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: trump mechanics? From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:09:56 -0400 (EDT) To: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: trump mechanics? From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) Nope, not at all true.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15473; Mon, 15 Jul 96 15:13:00 EST Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA12162; Mon, 15 Jul 96 16:12:48 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA31917 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:54:47 -0700 Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:54:47 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: trump mechanics? *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:54:47 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: trump mechanics? yay! :)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15568; Mon, 15 Jul 96 15:13:41 EST Received: from TECHNOMAGE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA12373; Mon, 15 Jul 96 16:13:40 EDT Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id QAA04149; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:13:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:13:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199607152013.QAA04149@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: trump mechanics? From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:13:36 -0400 (EDT) To: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: trump mechanics? From: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) (I thought that was kind of silly.)  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA01500; Tue, 16 Jul 96 00:21:02 EST Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA27143; Tue, 16 Jul 96 01:20:56 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id WAA00619 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 22:02:43 -0700 Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 22:02:43 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: Azriel *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 22:02:43 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: Azriel "Tyranical in what way? Was Mother a part of that?" "How was it that Hlurle ended up being the next great house? It seems like Harnack would have been the obvious choice."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA01911; Tue, 16 Jul 96 00:29:56 EST Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17529; Tue, 16 Jul 96 01:28:54 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id WAA00643; Mon, 15 Jul 1996 22:10:55 -0700 Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 22:10:55 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: succession Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 22:10:55 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: succession Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com if uriel challenged vere to a duel, and vere didn't pass it off to a champion, and uriel won, uriel wouldn't get to be king/emperor would he? or would he? do i know that much of succession rules?  1,, Date: 16 Jul 1996 09:03:53 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Azriel From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 16 Jul 1996 09:03:53 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Azriel From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "Tyranical is all the usual ways: oppressive laws, power hungry, secret police. Your mother may have been involved at first, but towards the end, it was mainly Jakov Harnack driving all that. "Jakov Harnack was intensely unpopular with some of the other houses, particularly Uriel's strongest supporters, and they blocked Harnack. Hlurle was a Minobee suggestion." Right, if Uriel had defeated Vere in combat, the throne would have gone to Vere's heir, who was a cousin (or perhaps an illegitimate child).  1,, Summary-line: 17-Jul mer@MIT.EDU #hydra: azriel Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA09017; Wed, 17 Jul 96 11:15:45 EST Received: from PUTTANESCA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA23282; Wed, 17 Jul 96 12:15:34 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by puttanesca.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA29131; Wed, 17 Jul 96 12:15:33 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 Jul 96 12:15:33 -0400 Message-Id: <9607171615.AA29131@puttanesca.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: azriel *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Wed, 17 Jul 96 12:15:33 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: azriel Nod, "That makes sense... " "How did the war get started? At the time, did it look like we had a chance of winning? Did you fight in it?"  1,, Date: 17 Jul 1996 19:04:18 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: how the war got started From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 17 Jul 1996 19:04:18 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: how the war got started From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "The war got started when those who'd been spoiling for it for years finally got loud enough for Uriel to hear. Jakov Harnack has always been vehemently anti-Amber. Not unreasonable really, as long as it exists it's a threat to Chaos. The Barimans were probably behind destroying it. The real turning point came when Borel resigned as Lord General and the position was given to the Baron Hawkings, another ardent Jacobin. I think that was the first time in centuries that there hasn't been a Hendrake as Lord General of Chaos. "Could we have won? I suspect so, if everyone had been behind it. I cannot believe that Amber could ever withstand the full might of Chaos -- it just isn't powerful enough. That's one arguement for not bothering with them, but they do cause quite a mess from time to time. "Yes, I fought, but not in the heaviest parts..."  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA06838; Wed, 17 Jul 96 20:52:16 EDT Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA06822; Wed, 17 Jul 96 20:52:12 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id RAA06541; Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:34:42 -0700 Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:34:42 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: azriel & the war Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:34:42 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: azriel & the war Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU Curiously, "What was that like? What did you do then? Were you ever scared?"  1,, Date: 17 Jul 1996 21:26:19 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Azriel From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 17 Jul 1996 21:26:19 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Azriel From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) He flashes a faint smile and then says, "War is hell."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA10733; Wed, 17 Jul 96 21:53:21 EDT Received: from warp.headgames.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA28742; Wed, 17 Jul 96 21:53:16 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id SAA06757; Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:35:46 -0700 Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:35:46 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: Azriel Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:35:46 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: Azriel Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU >He flashes a faint smile and then says, "War is hell." Slow nod. "Yes." I regard him for a long moment. "So... how did the end come about? Were there any indications of unrest? What happened that day the coalition took over?"  1,, Date: 18 Jul 1996 12:33:03 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: how the war ended From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 18 Jul 1996 12:33:03 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: how the war ended From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "I assume you mean the end of Uriel's reign, rather than trhe war itself. I'm afraid I missed that. "*Indications* of unrest? Unrest was almost taken as a given in those days. Uriel certainly was seeing it everywhere. If anything things had started to quiet down a bit before the coup. Happily for me, I was with the army the day Uriel was put down. I don't think everyone was trying to take prisoners that day. After the coalition took over, they got things under control pretty quickly, for doing it by committee at least. They had a lot of problems, most notably, they were deeply emeshed in a war that no longer had the complete support of those in power. Plus they had alienated a number of their important officers, though the Hendrakes filled in a lot of the gaps there." He laughs derisively, "I understand they actually surrendered in the end. Short of a decisive vistory too -- the Hendrakes must have loved that... especially with Borel killed in the fighting. Pity I couldn't have seen those fireworks. Well, at this point, everything I can tell you will be at least secnd or third hand..."  1,, Summary-line: 21-Jul lacerate@headgames.com #Hydra: how the war ended Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA00521; Sun, 21 Jul 96 19:38:47 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA24003; Sun, 21 Jul 96 19:38:43 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA18691; Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:21:46 -0700 Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:21:46 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Hydra: how the war ended Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:21:46 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Hydra: how the war ended Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *Sigh* "So Uriel really _was_ completely taken by surprise... Overthrown by a coalition that would not even seize a victory within their reach. Odd. I wonder if they had another agenda... "What was the root of the Minobee alliance? Did it break down solely due to dissatisfaction with Uriel? Or was there more?"  1,, Date: 24 Jul 1996 16:33:17 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: how the war ended From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 24 Jul 1996 16:33:17 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: how the war ended From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "Uriel's alliance with Minobee, you mean? I am not sure, actually, what common cause they found, except perhaps dislike and dissatifaction with Vere. I am pretty convinced, however, that the sticking point was Jakov Harnack. Uriel thought a lot of him and Tybalt thought very little of him."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15549; Thu, 25 Jul 96 00:45:56 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA15918; Thu, 25 Jul 96 00:45:52 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id VAA29166; Wed, 24 Jul 1996 21:29:27 -0700 Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 21:29:27 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: azriel Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 21:29:27 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: azriel Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Pensive, I admire the waterfall for a bit, "It is easier to make friends that to keep them." Then I flash a smile at him, "If only all questions could be answered by a fortune cookie." "Do you have any questions for me? I am afraid that I have not been keeping abreast of all the current events, but I did go to Tore's funeral and Laurant's investiture."  1,, Date: 28 Jul 1996 10:54:52 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: questions for you From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 28 Jul 1996 10:54:52 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: questions for you From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) He considers that for a moment. "The obvious questions are 'What sparks your interest in the war?' and 'What are your intentions?' " Pause, "Though I'm always curious to how an Ardas met his -- or her -- end..."  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15516; Tue, 30 Jul 96 16:07:28 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA19104; Tue, 30 Jul 96 16:07:24 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA12209; Tue, 30 Jul 1996 12:51:56 -0700 Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 12:51:56 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: questions for me Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 12:51:56 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: questions for me Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU "I do not intend much. For the moment, I wish to live quietly in Chaos. There will be speculation, of course. Others will see a dark history behind me, one which I had no part in but cannot avoid. It seems wise to know something of that. If," wry grin, "I survive the Courts, we shall see." "All I know about Tore is heresay. She was assassinated a week? (I tell him the correct time as far as I know it) ago. Something is going on there... Before that, Tomas, her heir, was poisoned and has been in a coma since. Then, little Kamil Minobee was kidnapped from her home. Tore was next, but I doubt it was Minobee's direct doing." (kate, i'll get better at this hopefully. i can see this question coming up a lot :)  1,, Date: 2 Aug 1996 23:00:45 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: hearsay From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 2 Aug 1996 23:00:45 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: hearsay From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "Tore's heir Tomas? Her son? I had thought her brother her heir, but his name was not Tomas. I am out of date. I had not realized she had even married. "Why do you not suspect Minobee's hand in Tore's death?"  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA21732; Tue, 6 Aug 96 13:40:00 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA05663; Tue, 6 Aug 96 13:39:54 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id KAA00110; Tue, 6 Aug 1996 10:25:42 -0700 Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 10:25:42 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: hearsay Cc: mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 10:25:42 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: hearsay Cc: mer@MIT.EDU kate, i think i goofed up. i'd half remembered that tomas was heir, but looking back through the history & houses pages, i think it's really that laurant's always been heir and laurant's eldest, tomas, was poisoned for no immediately apparent reason. (unless jarath wanted to be heir :-) is this correct? - merrrrrrr!  1,, Date: 6 Aug 1996 15:41:54 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: Tomas and Laurant From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 6 Aug 1996 15:41:54 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: Tomas and Laurant From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Yeah, Tomas would presumably have been after Laurant, except that now that appears to be Jarath.  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA17469; Wed, 7 Aug 96 16:57:45 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA05843; Wed, 7 Aug 96 16:57:40 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA03844; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 13:43:33 -0700 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 13:43:33 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: hearsay Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 13:43:33 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: hearsay Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU "Oh, I misspoke. You are correct, Tore's brother Laurant was heir and Tomas is his son. Tomas would have been next in line. But that has fallen to his new found younger brother, Jarath. It was the only real suprise at Laurant's installation. Two people turned some heads at the party afterwards, one of whom was the Lady Dara. "As for Minobee, I have no facts, just a guess. I had a dance with Tybalt that evening. It was just a short chat, and I hardly expect him to open to strangers. However his take on little Kamil turning up unharmed in her home seems to be a small amount of confusion... Not what I would expect from someone in the know. Then again, she showed up _after_ Tore was killed, so perhaps he expected Kamil to show up dead. "What do you think of Minobee?"  1,, Date: 7 Aug 1996 21:57:33 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Minobee From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 7 Aug 1996 21:57:33 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Minobee From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "Ah, okay. I wonder where they were hiding Jarath. And why hide a younger son? A puzzle," He smiles. "Minobee? You know, I can never quite make up my mind. They give the impression of being a lot like the Hendrakes almost -- conservative and principled -- but if you think about it and you realize that either they've been phenonmenally lucky, or someone in that house is as shrewd at politcs as the best Nyborgs. It's almost schizophrenic really."  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA14904; Wed, 7 Aug 96 22:18:39 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA28787; Wed, 7 Aug 96 22:18:36 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id TAA04690; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 19:04:37 -0700 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 19:04:37 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: minobee Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 19:04:37 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: minobee Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "Exactly. Except," grin, "I have a hard time believing in luck." "Speaking of odd things, do you have any idea why Bariman would go to the beginning of Tore's funeral and skip the procession?" (i'm having a hard time concentrating on work :-)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15246; Wed, 7 Aug 96 22:25:20 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA29334; Wed, 7 Aug 96 22:25:05 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id TAA04708; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 19:11:06 -0700 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 19:11:06 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: succession Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 19:11:06 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: succession Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com kate, how does this successsion thing work? say, hypothetically, i wanted to be closer to the throne. short of uriel's way, it seems i should become head of house, yes? then maneuver my house closer. actually, i'm more interested in being closer to the throne, but not actually at the top. being at the top makes you a target :-) and i'm not specifically power hungry for it's own sake. maybe i should try to marry closer? how much does this get you, power wise? does it change succession? or just for the children? i read through the succession stuff on mikele's page, is that how things work here? - merrrrr!  1,, Date: 8 Aug 1996 15:31:25 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: hard to believe in luck From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 8 Aug 1996 15:31:25 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: hard to believe in luck From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) He shrugs, "They didn't want to come at all, and so made the minimum acceptable appearance?"  1,, Date: 8 Aug 1996 15:43:07 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: hydra, the succession From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 8 Aug 1996 15:43:07 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: hydra, the succession From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Yeah, the stuff on Mikele's page isn't bad. (It's a lot like the description in the Shadow Knight book to.) The important thing to bear in mind is that you don't move your whole house closer (unless you pull a coup), each person traces all their various blood connections to some sort of "ground zero." That used to be old Swayvil himself, or more generally, the Swayvill bloodline, but that's pretty much gone at this point (or pretty dilute). One could make the case that the new zero point is Staffan Helgram. Or not. It's hard to say. Uriel did a pretty good job of screwing up thousands upon thousands of years of precedent... ;) Being close to the throne doesn't get you much official power, but it gets you a lot of unofficial power, as people attempt to prepare for contingencies and such. Marrying in gets you some about of influence to. Techinically, it only affects your children, but if they're small or easily influenced... and of course, being married to the King/Queen presumably carries with it a certain amount of power too. Remember that a lot of power is 'unofficial' rather than what might exist on paper. (Think more of Imperial china than, say, the modern day US.) Does that help at all?  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA01421; Thu, 8 Aug 96 19:12:59 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA12441; Thu, 8 Aug 96 19:12:48 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id PAA07144 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 15:58:46 -0700 Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 15:58:46 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: sucession & coups *** EOOH *** Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 15:58:46 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: sucession & coups yeah, that helps plenty, thanks! :-) >Uriel did a >pretty good job of screwing up thousands upon thousands of years of >precedent... ;) way to go granddad! :-)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA28162; Fri, 9 Aug 96 02:20:36 EDT Received: from CARBONARA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17501; Fri, 9 Aug 96 02:20:32 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by carbonara.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA25366; Fri, 9 Aug 96 02:20:31 -0400 Date: Fri, 9 Aug 96 02:20:31 -0400 Message-Id: <9608090620.AA25366@carbonara.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: more chat *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Fri, 9 Aug 96 02:20:31 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: more chat (Shrug of agreement.) "The other person who caused a stir at the party was a lovely redheaded woman -- Jasra, I believe. Can you tell me anything of her?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA21767; Mon, 12 Aug 96 09:20:45 EDT Received: from emout19.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA13308; Mon, 12 Aug 96 09:20:42 EDT Received: by emout19.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id JAA15557; Mon, 12 Aug 1996 09:23:52 -0400 Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 09:23:52 -0400 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <960812092352_597533633@emout19.mail.aol.com> To: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Cc: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: Jasra *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 09:23:52 -0400 From: Illidor@aol.com To: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Cc: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: Jasra "Jasra is a great deal like her mother -- a demon who caught herself a minor noble -- only more so. Your mother never cared for her, so we never had a lot of contact. I gather the dislike was mutual and quite extreme." Pauses briefly, "She's generally believed to have been the one who killed your mother."  1,, Summary-line: 16-Aug postmaster@MIT.EDU #hydra: jasra Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA13916; Fri, 16 Aug 96 12:13:23 EDT Received: from AL-FORNO.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA16745; Fri, 16 Aug 96 12:13:13 EDT From: postmaster@MIT.EDU Received: by al-forno.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA09656; Fri, 16 Aug 96 12:13:12 -0400 Date: Fri, 16 Aug 96 12:13:12 -0400 Message-Id: <9608161613.AA09656@al-forno.MIT.EDU> To: illidor@aol.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: jasra *** EOOH *** From: postmaster@MIT.EDU Date: Fri, 16 Aug 96 12:13:12 -0400 To: illidor@aol.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: jasra Slow nod, "Rumors... I would like more facts. If I were the kind to be paranoid," little smile, "I might expect some danger from her. What do you mean a lot like her mother? Where could I find out more?" (kate, it's not generally known who my father is, right? i thought mom told me to not tell.)  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA06243; Fri, 16 Aug 96 14:48:08 EDT Received: from emout16.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA02135; Fri, 16 Aug 96 14:48:06 EDT Received: by emout16.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id OAA05899; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 14:48:05 -0400 Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 14:48:05 -0400 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <960816144804_180591491@emout16.mail.aol.com> To: mer@MIT.EDU Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: jasra *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 14:48:05 -0400 From: Illidor@aol.com To: mer@MIT.EDU Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: jasra "Well, her mother was a demon, so she's part demon. But I suppose usually when people say something like that they're referring to they way they both attempt to advance themselves socially -- her mother was a social climber in the most crass sense of the phrase and Jasra is rumored to behave similarly. The Hendrakes would *not* approve. She's powerful though, so I would be careful about crossing her. I'd imagine that if you were any danger, you'd have noticed by now."  1,, Summary-line: 16-Aug lacerate@headgames.com #hydra: jasra Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA04491; Fri, 16 Aug 96 18:46:10 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA27274; Fri, 16 Aug 96 18:46:02 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id PAA12877; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 15:06:57 -0700 Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 15:06:57 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: illidor@aol.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: jasra Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 15:06:57 -0700 To: illidor@aol.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: jasra Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "I haven't exactly bent over backwards to make my existence known... I would hate to think she was behind any of my... difficulties." Musing, "She had an escort at the party. From your description of her, he must be someone of some importance. Interesting. "You speak of her mother in the past tense. What happened to _her_?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA17313; Fri, 16 Aug 96 22:09:27 EDT Received: from emout10.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA13331; Fri, 16 Aug 96 22:09:25 EDT Received: by emout10.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id WAA05924; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 22:09:24 -0400 Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 22:09:24 -0400 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <960816220924_503248007@emout10.mail.aol.com> To: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU Cc: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: Jasra's mother *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 22:09:24 -0400 From: Illidor@aol.com To: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU Cc: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: Jasra's mother "Actually, I think she just got old and died. Demons aren't generally as long lived as lords of Chaos. Some can be quite long lived, but as a rule they aren't quite that hardy. They make up for it in other ways though."  1,, Summary-line: 16-Aug lacerate@headgames.com #Re: Hydra: Jasra's mother Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA18548; Fri, 16 Aug 96 22:32:50 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA15309; Fri, 16 Aug 96 22:32:46 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id SAA13457; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 18:58:48 -0700 Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 18:58:48 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Illidor@aol.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: Jasra's mother Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 18:58:48 -0700 To: Illidor@aol.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: Jasra's mother Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "Other ways?"  1,, Summary-line: 17-Aug Illidor@aol.com #Hydra: other ways Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11699; Sat, 17 Aug 96 12:11:15 EDT Received: from emout14.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17626; Sat, 17 Aug 96 12:11:13 EDT Received: by emout14.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id MAA20046; Sat, 17 Aug 1996 12:11:12 -0400 Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 12:11:12 -0400 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <960817121110_181171911@emout14.mail.aol.com> To: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Cc: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: other ways *** EOOH *** Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 12:11:12 -0400 From: Illidor@aol.com To: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Cc: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: other ways "Ferocity, strength -- many demons are awesome fighters, a good many have natural venom, more exotic forms have other unusual properties."  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA26612; Mon, 19 Aug 96 16:42:58 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA25978; Mon, 19 Aug 96 16:42:51 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA20379; Mon, 19 Aug 1996 13:09:36 -0700 Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 13:09:36 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra stuffs Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 13:09:36 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra stuffs Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU "I would like the luxury of growing old. Aaron was not overly happy to see me. For that matter, I doubt anyone in the courts will be pleased either. "Do you know if there are any Jasbys from the old regime who avoided censure?" so i'm talking to azriel, and have gotten off my planned topic somewhat. does he seem bored or tired of me? i suppose even if not, maybe i oughta get on with my agenda. it occured to me that i could ask him about ancient chaos & amber history too, while i'm here. however, it seems that i oughta be able to find someone else willing to chat. if not, hopefully he'll still be here another day. random other questions: earlier you said, "Azriel is a cool, handsome man with typical..." did you mean "cool" as in distant, or the opposite of genial? do i have any idea how time in my mafia shadow compares to the courts? in general, do most shadows match chaos time? (where most is probably infinite, but a smaller infinity :-) - merrrrrrrrrrr!  1,, Date: 19 Aug 1996 16:57:39 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 19 Aug 1996 16:57:39 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Cool as in the sense of nonchalant. He's not easily excited. As you talk to him, you slowly pick up on a faint sense of amusement. He doesn't yet seem bored of talking with you. "What do you mean by 'of the old regime?' Even Aaron was alive during Uriel's reign." Your mafia shadow is probably pretty close to even with the courts, in as much as a such a thing can be said. Very few shadows much farther out than the black zone have time flows that consistently parallel that of the courts. Rate of time flow in the courts varies widely from day to day. ("Vastly non-Euclidean" ;)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA23915; Wed, 21 Aug 96 20:24:48 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA03219; Wed, 21 Aug 96 20:24:43 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA04845; Wed, 21 Aug 1996 16:49:43 -0700 Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 16:49:43 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: 'old regime' Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 16:49:43 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: 'old regime' Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "Uriel's reign."  1,, Date: 21 Aug 1996 20:52:13 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: "old regime" From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 21 Aug 1996 20:52:13 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: "old regime" From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "Yes, I understand that part. What do you mean by 'of Uriel's reign?' "  1,, Date: 21 Aug 1996 21:13:44 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: exiles From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 21 Aug 1996 21:13:44 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: exiles From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "No Jasby believed to have any significant role in overturning Swayhil or supporting Uriel escaped death, imprisonment, or exile. Staffan was very thorough. Tybalt Minobee, however, remains Chancellor to this day I understand." (He does seem a little bitter.)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA26801; Wed, 21 Aug 96 21:04:46 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA06670; Wed, 21 Aug 96 21:04:35 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id RAA04954; Wed, 21 Aug 1996 17:29:24 -0700 Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 17:29:24 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: old older oldest Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 17:29:24 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: old older oldest Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "You and the others in exile all must have been an important part of Uriel's reign, or else considered powerful enough to cause trouble after the coalition took over. But was there anyone from the house who was powerful or important who did *not* wind up dead or exiled?"  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA08154; Wed, 21 Aug 96 23:52:13 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA26609; Wed, 21 Aug 96 23:52:10 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id UAA05361 for ; Wed, 21 Aug 1996 20:17:07 -0700 Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 20:17:07 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: little question *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 20:17:07 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: little question is the position of lord chancellor, general, etc, generally a 'for life' kind of deal?  1,, Date: 22 Aug 1996 01:13:23 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: hydra little question From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 22 Aug 1996 01:13:23 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: hydra little question From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Not officially, but it's been known to work that way. Each new King can appoint a new Lord General, Chancellor, Champion, etc. Keeper of the Logrus and High Priest *are* explicitly for life.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA23373; Thu, 22 Aug 96 15:05:35 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA08952; Thu, 22 Aug 96 15:05:26 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id LAA07103; Thu, 22 Aug 1996 11:30:34 -0700 Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 11:30:34 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: that tybalt guy Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 11:30:34 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: that tybalt guy Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU "He is indeed, and most likely will remain so. He commands a good deal of respect." (kate, do i know more of the jasby family tree other than this? if not, i'm going to ask azriel.) ??? | ----------- | | Vere -- Sive Uriel --- ??? Harnack | Morganna --- Brand | Shoshana  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA19005; Sun, 25 Aug 96 15:49:42 EDT Received: from PRIMAVERA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA14181; Sun, 25 Aug 96 15:49:35 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by primavera.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA18501; Sun, 25 Aug 96 15:49:34 -0400 Date: Sun, 25 Aug 96 15:49:34 -0400 Message-Id: <9608251949.AA18501@primavera.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: where are we? *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Sun, 25 Aug 96 15:49:34 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: where are we? last i know, i'd agreed to tybalt being lord chancellor and mentioned his commanding respect in hopes of drawing azriel's bitterness out a little :) since the next reply from you was about the jasby tree, i'll assume that was info from azriel and continue from there. "How far back does Jasby go? Was there a house Jasby at the beginning of Chaos?"  1,, Date: 26 Aug 1996 11:31:47 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: where we are From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 26 Aug 1996 11:31:47 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: where we are From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Azriel doesn't have much to say about Tybalt. The family tree info is stuff you know. Feel free to suggest names for your grandmother. ***** "Jasby is definately one of the older houses. I'm not sure how you would mark the begining of Chaos and there weren't really houses in the same sense in the old, old days -- from what I understand. I never cared much for ancient history; I couldn't see the use. Stryl and Swayvil are probably older, as is the precursor to Minobee I think. Hendrake and Bariman are old houses too, or they wouldn't be half so snooty and superior." He shrugs.  1,, Summary-line: 26-Aug lacerate@headgames.com #hydra: ancient history Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA25791; Mon, 26 Aug 96 18:10:18 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA13561; Mon, 26 Aug 96 18:10:12 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA17280; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:35:52 -0700 Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:35:52 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: ancient history Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:35:52 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: ancient history Cc: lacerate@headgames.com, mer@MIT.EDU "Why is Stryl a minor house then? Who or what was the precursor to Minobee?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA06127; Fri, 30 Aug 96 17:26:01 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA26640; Fri, 30 Aug 96 17:25:58 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA03184 for ; Fri, 30 Aug 1996 13:49:50 -0700 Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 13:49:50 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: whose turn? *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 13:49:50 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: whose turn? have i been lame again and missed a reply? i know i asked a bit more about ancient history when he said he's not really into that, but it'll be the last. if anything, the next i'll ask about is jordan swayvil. i added a few more questions to the list for azriel, sort of inflammatory ones. i'm trying to work out how to make them sound less inciteful. :-) did i tell you i made a "what's new" page for shoshana? it's a link under the scorpion which i may have forgotten to mention too. anyhow, it's at http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~sunspark/Mer/HydraSekrit/new.html - merrrrrrrrrr! :-)  1,, Date: 2 Sep 1996 10:11:17 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Stryl & Minobee From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 2 Sep 1996 10:11:17 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: Stryl & Minobee From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "I'm not sure exactly. I think it just never managed to become powerful enough. It's a small and, well, eccentric House. "I don't recall what the precusor to Minobee was. It may have been from from two houses that merged along the way. "I've never heard of Jordan Swayvil."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA12075; Thu, 5 Sep 96 12:38:11 EDT Received: from PUTTANESCA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA11865; Thu, 5 Sep 96 12:37:55 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by puttanesca.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA26011; Thu, 5 Sep 96 12:37:46 -0400 Date: Thu, 5 Sep 96 12:37:46 -0400 Message-Id: <9609051637.AA26011@puttanesca.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: more azriel *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Thu, 5 Sep 96 12:37:46 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: more azriel "Interesting. Perhaps I was misled. Not that misdirection and subterfuge are so uncommon in the Courts." (small grin) Pausing slightly I watch his reaction carefully, "Would you go back if you could?"  1,, Date: 5 Sep 1996 20:21:34 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: would you go back From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 5 Sep 1996 20:21:34 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: would you go back From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "And do it all again? Proabably."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA25880; Fri, 6 Sep 96 17:57:26 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA08087; Fri, 6 Sep 96 17:57:10 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA21148; Fri, 6 Sep 1996 14:22:18 -0700 Date: Fri, 6 Sep 1996 14:22:18 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: do it all again Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 6 Sep 1996 14:22:18 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: do it all again Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Slow smile. "I'll keep that in mind. I prefer to win though." "Is there anything you would like me to do when I go back?"  1, filed,, hydra, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA25880; Fri, 6 Sep 96 17:57:26 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA08087; Fri, 6 Sep 96 17:57:10 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA21148; Fri, 6 Sep 1996 14:22:18 -0700 Date: Fri, 6 Sep 1996 14:22:18 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: do it all again Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 6 Sep 1996 14:22:18 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: do it all again Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Slow smile. "I'll keep that in mind. I prefer to win though." "Is there anything you would like me to do when I go back?"  1,, Date: 9 Sep 1996 22:14:35 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: when you go back From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 9 Sep 1996 22:14:35 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: when you go back From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "Information is always useful, particularly if accurate. But no, I have no tasks for you to perform."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA25584; Tue, 10 Sep 96 13:54:11 EDT Received: from PUTTANESCA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA09189; Tue, 10 Sep 96 13:53:50 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by puttanesca.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA19314; Tue, 10 Sep 96 13:53:47 -0400 Date: Tue, 10 Sep 96 13:53:47 -0400 Message-Id: <9609101753.AA19314@puttanesca.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 10 Sep 96 13:53:47 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Nod. "Very well then. Perhaps I had best be going. I have taken quite a bit of your time for which I thank you. I especially thank you for your stories -- the different angle is much appreciated."  1,, Date: 10 Sep 1996 20:58:48 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: no more Azriel From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 10 Sep 1996 20:58:48 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: no more Azriel From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Azriel makes some goodbyes and you leave. (How? Logrus? Trump?) Where to/what now?  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA22138; Thu, 12 Sep 96 01:40:34 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA09413; Thu, 12 Sep 96 01:40:24 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id WAA04086; Wed, 11 Sep 1996 22:02:57 -0700 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 22:02:57 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: after azriel Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 22:02:57 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: after azriel Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com i leave via trump, going to jasbyways. i probably ought to start carrying around one of those nasty sharp sword things. last time i was in jasbyways someone asked if i would be needing a room and i don't think i ever answered that person. if i don't have one then i arrange for one. (this ought not to be a problem, right? especially for a full blooded jasby?) then i go there. the medium term plan is to talk to aaron, hopefully briefly, to see if he's got any major objections to my taking up residence in jasbyways.  1,, Date: 16 Sep 1996 22:49:25 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: rooms in Jasbyways From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 16 Sep 1996 22:49:25 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: rooms in Jasbyways From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Sure, you track down the appropriate servant, who probably turns out to be Hugge, and make arrangements for a room. (Tell me a litle about what you want in a room.) This has the additional, but prompt effect of also producing an invitation to dine with the Duke.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA23501; Tue, 17 Sep 96 03:34:23 EDT Received: from MARINARA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA14046; Tue, 17 Sep 96 03:34:16 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by marinara.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA26005; Tue, 17 Sep 96 03:34:14 -0400 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 96 03:34:14 -0400 Message-Id: <9609170734.AA26005@marinara.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: rooms *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 17 Sep 96 03:34:14 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: rooms of course i accept the invitation :-) re: room. windowless. simple solid furniture: a bed, a dresser w/ mirror, desk & chair.  1,, Date: 17 Sep 1996 11:08:46 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: dinner From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 17 Sep 1996 11:08:46 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: dinner From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Okay, they don't have any trouble finding you a room like that, though it's a little on the small side. (Most of the nice rooms had windows.) The invitation is for tomorrow evening. You have about a day and half to move in or what have you.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA24324; Tue, 17 Sep 96 17:26:44 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA25711; Tue, 17 Sep 96 17:26:22 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA19517; Tue, 17 Sep 1996 13:49:50 -0700 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 13:49:50 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: time before dinner Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 13:49:50 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: time before dinner Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com is there the equivalent of a downtown, or a marketplace or bars&taverns around here? i want to shapeshift into some other human form. will that take long? i'll also use the logrus to fetch me a short sword -- nothing in particular, i'd hate to have to use it. this is so i can go hang out for a bit, get to know the area, and maybe take some walks but not be unarmed. (later i might drop by to say hi to michelina and maybe kamil m. :-) (even later, i intend to do a few shapeshifting experiments)  1,, Date: 17 Sep 1996 23:37:55 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: hydra: getting the feel of the town From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 17 Sep 1996 23:37:55 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: hydra: getting the feel of the town From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) There are all manner of downtowns/marketplaces/bars&taverns in all the various shadows. Think of each Ways as a sort of connector to a bunch of shadows, with the majority "anchored" so to speak in Chaos proper, usually someplace along the Rim, if it's a great house. So a house's "lands" are usually all the shadows connected onto the main ways (which is generally considered to be actually in Chaos) the parts that hang more into the shadows are known as "byways" if they are particularly extensive. (Hmm, I think I'll make a map, but not today. :) There isn't really a downtown to Chaos though.  1,, Date: 18 Sep 1996 15:07:11 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: hydra: maps From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 18 Sep 1996 15:07:11 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: hydra: maps From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Ja! You've definately gotten me thinking about drawing a map of Chaos. :) I've even been researching the topic, re-reading bits of the _Courts of Chaos_. Anyway, let me know where you want to go wandering. Kate  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11581; Wed, 18 Sep 96 17:25:14 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AB03424; Wed, 18 Sep 96 17:24:59 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA22549; Wed, 18 Sep 1996 13:48:46 -0700 Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 13:48:46 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: wandering Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 13:48:46 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: wandering Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com is there a byways that's sort of renaissance style? or how about near-futurish? near-future with respect to us here and now. i think i'd like to do a little shopping (the old fashioned way :-), and see if i can find something interesting and renaissance-like for my room. then i'll visit cafe's and the like in other byways so i can read newspapers and watch people. um, ones that have newpaper tech that is.  1,, Date: 18 Sep 1996 17:58:26 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: hydra: shadow hopping From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 18 Sep 1996 17:58:26 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: hydra: shadow hopping From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Renaissance isn't too hard to find. Jasby doesn't really connect to anything of a tech level above about Victorian, and nothing very democratic, but you can certainly do a little shopping and newspaper reading and what not, getting back to your new room just in time to wash up and perhaps change before dinner if you want to.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA26188; Thu, 19 Sep 96 09:52:26 EDT Received: from ALFREDO.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA09118; Thu, 19 Sep 96 09:52:19 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by alfredo.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA19736; Thu, 19 Sep 96 09:52:17 -0400 Date: Thu, 19 Sep 96 09:52:17 -0400 Message-Id: <9609191352.AA19736@alfredo.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: post wandering *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Thu, 19 Sep 96 09:52:17 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: post wandering yeah sure, i wash and change and go to dinner.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA18600; Fri, 20 Sep 96 17:26:48 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA22138; Fri, 20 Sep 96 17:26:44 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA28893 for ; Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:50:48 -0700 Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:50:48 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: wanderings *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:50:48 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: wanderings was i supposed to specify in greater detail that wandering of the jasby byways?  1,, Date: 22 Sep 1996 22:44:43 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: hydra: jasby wanderings From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 22 Sep 1996 22:44:43 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: hydra: jasby wanderings From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Only if you want more detail about something. I'm happy to leave it like that if you are. :)  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA29733; Mon, 23 Sep 96 14:55:40 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA28351; Mon, 23 Sep 96 14:55:21 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id LAA03255 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 11:19:49 -0700 Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 11:19:49 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: wanderings *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 11:19:49 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: wanderings nope, let's leave them be.  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA14468; Wed, 25 Sep 96 17:56:26 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA19906; Wed, 25 Sep 96 17:56:23 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA04046 for ; Wed, 25 Sep 1996 14:17:24 -0700 Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 14:17:24 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra? *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 14:17:24 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra? is it my turn? you can just tell me to be patient too :-) but i'm really eager to *do* things. it occured to me i could use a good sorcery teacher, maybe like rohn sawal. ;)  1,, Date: 1 Oct 1996 09:49:32 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: dinner (at last) From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 1 Oct 1996 09:49:32 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: dinner (at last) From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) [Sorry, went to answer mail last night, but found I couldn't connect until midnight. Busy, busy modem pool.] You're lead into a large fairly impressive dining room. Aaron is already there, seated. He greets you formally and invites you to sit down. There is an undercurrent of suspicion to his manner. The first course arives and Aaron asks if you are intending to take up residence here permanently.  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA13429; Wed, 2 Oct 96 16:40:34 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA16219; Wed, 2 Oct 96 16:40:24 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA22490; Wed, 2 Oct 1996 13:02:42 -0700 Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 13:02:42 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: dinner again Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 13:02:42 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: dinner again Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com I pleasantly greet him back as befits the head of my house. Then in reply to his question, "With your permission, yes."  1,, Date: 3 Oct 1996 00:43:55 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: with your permission From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 3 Oct 1996 00:43:55 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: with your permission From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) He nods in acknowledgement -- that's probably meant to be construed as permission. "I trust you have no intentions of making any sort of trouble. The house needs no more trouble."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA04600; Thu, 3 Oct 96 00:57:00 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA10681; Thu, 3 Oct 96 00:56:44 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id VAA23555 for ; Wed, 2 Oct 1996 21:18:50 -0700 Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 21:18:50 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: with your permission *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 21:18:50 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: with your permission Nod, "The understatement of the century," and small grin. "I realize that my appearance could be somewhat awkward for you... If you have need of an extra Logrus master please do not hesitate to call me." (meilin's practicing quick response for face-to-face hydra :)  1,, Date: 3 Oct 1996 01:06:44 -0400 To: lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: understatement of the century From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 3 Oct 1996 01:06:44 -0400 To: lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: understatement of the century From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "It is at that. I hope that I will have no need of an additional Logrus master, but I will keep that in mind. "What are your intentions?"  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA09801; Thu, 3 Oct 96 02:08:37 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA23407; Thu, 3 Oct 96 02:08:30 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id WAA23674; Wed, 2 Oct 1996 22:30:52 -0700 Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 22:30:52 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: intentions Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 22:30:52 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: intentions Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "I would like to live quietly in chaos and perhaps make a few friends."  1,, Date: 3 Oct 1996 09:47:29 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: living quietly in Chaos From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 3 Oct 1996 09:47:29 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: living quietly in Chaos From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) He smiles a little. "Well, I don't see any reason why I should object to that."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA25892; Thu, 3 Oct 96 13:42:59 EDT Received: from ALFREDO.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA23030; Thu, 3 Oct 96 13:42:31 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by alfredo.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA18937; Thu, 3 Oct 96 13:41:38 -0400 Date: Thu, 3 Oct 96 13:41:38 -0400 Message-Id: <9610031741.AA18937@alfredo.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: metagame stuff *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Thu, 3 Oct 96 13:41:38 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: metagame stuff ramblings on my part. you already said you'd intended to pass some time, so maybe i'll make do with that. though i'd appreciate any more you have to say on this matter. i want to at least have a stab at jasra, get acknowledged as heir, and get closer to caine. that probably involves going to amber proper. i don't want to throw all character development out of the water but if it seems like things will move slowly, then i want to do what i can to hurry shoshana along. it's relevant because if i were hurring her along, i would mention right now my potential interest in being heir, whereas shoshana was willing to wait a month or so to see who came out of the woodwork when her existence became public. the real question to her is will she be more effective at *quietly* nailing jasra if she's heir or if she's more unattached. it's weird, but i think she feels it's the right thing to do to let aaron know if she was interested in being heir. if for nothing else, it seems she ought to get familiar with whatever it is that dukes and duchesses do. partly, it also makes a great cover story :) i guess also she doesn't want to rock the boat or make a total enemy of him, and going through the right protocol gives him less to argue about. - merrrrrr  1,, Date: 3 Oct 1996 14:04:00 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard), lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: hydra meta game stuff From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 3 Oct 1996 14:04:00 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard), lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: hydra meta game stuff From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Well, I would like to see things advance at a faster pace, but have begun to recognize that this is not entirely within my control. I'm trying to swift things up, but don't know if that will work. Why don't you wait to see how things go with the face to face run before you decide anything final? Does that make sense? Kate  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA24351; Thu, 3 Oct 96 17:47:54 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA00920; Thu, 3 Oct 96 17:47:47 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA25132; Thu, 3 Oct 1996 14:10:05 -0700 Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 14:10:05 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: dinner Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 14:10:05 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: dinner Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com "Good." Straightfaced, "For a minute there I was worried friends had been banned too." "Is there anything new in Chaos I should know about?" (this ends what i wanted from aaron. after this i'm happy to abstract)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA13902; Thu, 3 Oct 96 14:55:29 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA12840; Thu, 3 Oct 96 14:55:21 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id LAA24667 for ; Thu, 3 Oct 1996 11:17:42 -0700 Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 11:17:42 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: hydra meta game stuff *** EOOH *** Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 11:17:42 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: hydra meta game stuff waiting til the face-to-face run sounds like a good idea. :-)  1,, Date: 6 Oct 1996 22:54:32 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: anything new in Chaos From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 6 Oct 1996 22:54:32 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby , lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: anything new in Chaos From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "I assume you heard about Tore, so, no, nothing of note since then." (You can spend the rest of dinner chatting lightly about not much of anything, and move on to after dinner.)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA08923; Mon, 7 Oct 96 20:23:43 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA26602; Mon, 7 Oct 96 20:23:29 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA05729; Mon, 7 Oct 1996 16:43:33 -0700 Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 16:43:33 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: after dinner Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 16:43:33 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: hydra: after dinner Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com i logrus search for a sword. no special powers, but with a good solid construction that fits comfortably in my hand. oh yeah, not gaudy like the toothpick :-) then i go logrus searching for a durable airtight case for a trump. i don't want tricky locks or anything like that. something like a clear acrylic picture case would be nice, but i'm not too picky. then i take a roundabout route to my shadow of solace. i retrieve mother's trump. everyone will know soon she's my mother. i put father's in the case, seal it, and put it back. leaving, again through a roundabout way, i go to a quiet shadow to rack a couple different spells. self teleport w/ possessions to shadow of solace, pins=ms. casting time=35 min. summoning a spray of flaming viscous liquid, pins=ms, hand motions.time = 40 min. do the old ones need upkeep? if so, i tend to them. how many was i allowed to rack in the logrus? if need be, i'll replace some old spells w/ the new ones.  1,, Date: 8 Oct 1996 00:00:37 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard), lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: errands From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 8 Oct 1996 00:00:37 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard), lacerate@headgames.com (Serrated Slashes) Subject: Hydra: errands From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You can find a sword (though you can probably arrange for one through the house if you'd rather). It takes several tries before you find one with just the right fit. You discard the others. It's been the better part of a day, so you stop to eat. You can continue to search for the trump case, or sleep and see to that in the morning. Either way, you find something you think will do the trick before too much longer. A servant has come to see you about setting up things for your new rooms, cleaning schedules, and whether you want any personal servants, or if regular house maids, etc. will do.  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA19170; Tue, 8 Oct 96 00:27:51 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.1] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04283; Tue, 8 Oct 96 00:27:47 EDT Received: from [206.14.28.25] (lacemac.headgames.com [206.14.28.25]) by headgames.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id UAA06332; Mon, 7 Oct 1996 20:47:54 -0700 Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 20:47:54 -0700 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: errands Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 20:47:54 -0700 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU (Kate Mahoney) From: lacerate@headgames.com Subject: Re: Hydra: errands Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, lacerate@headgames.com >You can find a sword (though you can probably arrange for one through >the house if you'd rather). It takes several tries before you find one >with just the right fit. You discard the others. i'll use the logrus for this one. >It's been the better part of a day, so you stop to eat. You can >continue to search for the trump case, or sleep and see to that in the >morning. Either way, you find something you think will do the trick >before too much longer. > >A servant has come to see you about setting up things for your new >rooms, cleaning schedules, and whether you want any personal servants, >or if regular house maids, etc. will do. thanking him/her prettily, i reply that regular house maids will do. i don't think i'll need much setup. (i've already got bed sheets, etc, right?) and i'm sure that the standard cleaning schedule will fulfill my needs perfectly. i make small talk and ask him/her if sydney is around much, who else can i expect to meet here, and if there are any house rules i should know about.  1,, Date: 8 Oct 1996 23:06:51 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: errands From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 8 Oct 1996 23:06:51 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: errands From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) The servant (a she) says that she thinks Sydney's going to be back for a while yes. House rules, hmm, probably you should ask the Duke.  1,, Date: 10 Oct 1996 22:54:47 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: Hydra: errands and spell upkeep From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 10 Oct 1996 22:54:47 -0400 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: Hydra: errands and spell upkeep From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You depart Jasbyways and head for the Shadow of Solace, removing the one trump and encasing the other. You head off in a roundabout way, and eventually find yourself in a nice quiet fairly watery shadow. It's light and warm, but not blindingly sunny, and there are a number of flat comfortable rocksthat you could sit on to rack spells. You could probably even do a little swimming. The water is nice an warm.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA03848; Fri, 11 Oct 96 06:24:53 EDT Received: from CARBONARA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA09761; Fri, 11 Oct 96 06:24:50 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by carbonara.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA13300; Fri, 11 Oct 96 06:24:49 -0400 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 06:24:49 -0400 Message-Id: <9610111024.AA13300@carbonara.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: what's all this about water? *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 06:24:49 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: what's all this about water? i think you're trying to lure me into doing something foolish when i've got important things to do like developing a power base. not to give you any ideas or anything, but visions of monsters lurking in the depths come to mind. bad stuff. :-) ;-) oh all right. bad stuff is fun! famous last words? i sit on the nice warm round rocks racking and finish racking spells. how does one usually deal with trumps and water? leave them by the poolside? risky. with the logrus i fetch me one of those watertight diver cases, put trumps in there. then i dangle my feet in the water for a bit. (brief interlude to give the seamonsters a chance :)  1,, Mail-from: From endeavor Mon Oct 14 16:51:22 -0400 1996 Date: Mon, 14 Oct 96 16:51:22 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: hydra: sea monsters (not) From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 14 Oct 96 16:51:22 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: hydra: sea monsters (not) From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You rack your spells, the first ones go pretty fast, but it take a little longer after the first couple (perhaps you're just doing upkeep at this point). It's a little like your fighting something to rack them, but eventually you get it done. You start fishing around with the Logrus. There are couple of birds flying or walking about, but they scatter when you start moving around more. After a bit of searching, you come up with something that you think will do. Do you just dangle your feet, or do you actually go swimming...  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15120; Mon, 14 Oct 96 17:58:15 EDT Received: from AL-BURRO.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AB09868; Mon, 14 Oct 96 17:57:53 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by al-burro.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA09523; Mon, 14 Oct 96 17:57:25 -0400 Date: Mon, 14 Oct 96 17:57:25 -0400 Message-Id: <9610142157.AA09523@al-burro.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: swimming *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Mon, 14 Oct 96 17:57:25 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: swimming trumps in case, strapped somewhere safe on my person. sword on the rock. clothing (except armor unless it's prohibitively heavy) next to it. i dangle my feet for a few minutes then gently slip into the water. barring any problems i'll swim for an hour or so before moving on.  1,, Date: 14 Oct 1996 21:47:27 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: see, no sea monsters From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 14 Oct 1996 21:47:27 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: see, no sea monsters From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) As you're swimming, your attention is suddenly caught by a figure, coming along the rocks. Your clothes (except for your armor, in it's invisible bodysuit form) are in a pile on the rocks, with your sword. It's a young man, wearing leather breeches and high leather boots, with a white shirt which is fairly blousy and open at the throat, under a jacket of deep purple and pale gold. His complexion is olive-colored, his hair is jet-black, and his eyes are, well, they're dark, too. (He has a sort of mediterranean/italian look about him.) He's smiling. A gold earring flashes in his right ear, and a sword hangs at his hip. He clears his throat, fairly loudly, and says, "Terribly sorry. Am I disturbing something?" His eyes are averted, just enough so he's not exactly staring at you in your state of apparent undress, but not so much that he won't notice if you make any sudden moves. His hands are near, but not on, his sword.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA08185; Tue, 15 Oct 96 00:43:43 EDT Received: from PRIMAVERA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA02937; Tue, 15 Oct 96 00:43:41 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by primavera.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA23206; Tue, 15 Oct 96 00:43:39 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 00:43:39 -0400 Message-Id: <9610150443.AA23206@primavera.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: swimming interruptions *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 00:43:39 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: swimming interruptions He's speaking in Thari, yes? With a smile in my voice, "Well my lord, that depends. Who might be asking?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA17005; Tue, 15 Oct 96 02:30:58 EDT Received: from CACCIATORE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA13002; Tue, 15 Oct 96 02:30:53 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by cacciatore.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA04654; Tue, 15 Oct 96 02:30:52 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 02:30:52 -0400 Message-Id: <9610150630.AA04654@cacciatore.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: fishing *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 02:30:52 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: fishing um, i hope sure hope i didn't find the trump case from this guy :-) is he good looking like caine too? if someone else was racking spells in the area, would it cause the difficulty i noticed in racking spells?  1,, Date: 15 Oct 1996 09:40:40 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: good looking guys From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 15 Oct 1996 09:40:40 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: good looking guys From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) He's probably as good looking as Caine. He's certainly dark like Caine. He has a slightly more courtly style you'd say. No, someone racking spells in the area shouldn't make it more difficult for you to rack your spells.  1,, Date: 15 Oct 1996 17:44:44 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra follies From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 15 Oct 1996 17:44:44 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra follies From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "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." He grins a one-sided grin, with his 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?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11749; Wed, 16 Oct 96 01:59:46 EDT Received: from VONGOLE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA18263; Wed, 16 Oct 96 01:59:42 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by vongole.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA13267; Wed, 16 Oct 96 01:59:42 -0400 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 96 01:59:42 -0400 Message-Id: <9610160559.AA13267@vongole.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: water follies *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Wed, 16 Oct 96 01:59:42 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: water follies Lilting, "There are more like you? How lovely." I tread water easily, without 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." I pretend to think. "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." (kate, is there anyone *else* i see appraching? :-)  1,, Date: 16 Oct 1996 11:37:22 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: more people coming? From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 16 Oct 1996 11:37:22 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: more people coming? From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You don't see any. It's possible they could be hiding around in the rocks somewhere, you suppose.  1,, Date: 16 Oct 1996 23:44:12 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: more water follies From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 16 Oct 1996 23:44:12 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: more water follies From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "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.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA20082; Thu, 17 Oct 96 12:34:04 EDT Received: from PUTTANESCA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04004; Thu, 17 Oct 96 12:33:37 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by puttanesca.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA23300; Thu, 17 Oct 96 12:33:35 -0400 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 96 12:33:35 -0400 Message-Id: <9610171633.AA23300@puttanesca.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: foppish "friend" *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Thu, 17 Oct 96 12:33:35 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: foppish "friend" I get out of the water, watching him for any suspicious moves. If I've got an extra piece of clothing which isn't necessary, I'll use that to towel myself off. I put on my clothes, including the sword. I'll use this opportunity to look him up and down carefully, trying to gage his familiarity w/ his sword and or warfare. I am standing more than sword's reach away when I speak. The amusement is evident in my voice, "You may look now."  1,, Date: 17 Oct 1996 12:48:36 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: dressing From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 17 Oct 1996 12:48:36 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: dressing From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You look Morley up and down, and he definately know the business end of the sword from the handle, beyond that, well, you can't be sure. Ready me a description of your damp-but-dressed-self for when he looks at you. :)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA18425; Thu, 17 Oct 96 14:40:07 EDT Received: from CACCIATORE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04052; Thu, 17 Oct 96 14:40:02 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by cacciatore.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA24033; Thu, 17 Oct 96 14:39:58 -0400 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 96 14:39:58 -0400 Message-Id: <9610171839.AA24033@cacciatore.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Thu, 17 Oct 96 14:39:58 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra 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,, Date: 19 Oct 1996 22:38:32 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: foppish new friend From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 19 Oct 1996 22:38:32 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: foppish new friend 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?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA03293; Sun, 20 Oct 96 02:14:23 EDT Received: from MARINARA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA29816; Sun, 20 Oct 96 02:14:19 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by marinara.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA10137; Sun, 20 Oct 96 02:14:17 -0400 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 96 02:14:17 -0400 Message-Id: <9610200614.AA10137@marinara.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: turn about *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Sun, 20 Oct 96 02:14:17 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: turn about 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,, Date: 21 Oct 1996 01:33:30 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: foppish friend From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 21 Oct 1996 01:33:30 -0400 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: foppish friend From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) 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, and you detect just a hint of wariness, despite his efforts to conceal it. "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?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA09960; Mon, 21 Oct 96 13:39:38 EDT Received: from PRIMAVERA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA06773; Mon, 21 Oct 96 13:39:10 EDT From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by primavera.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA01571; Mon, 21 Oct 96 13:39:08 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 96 13:39:08 -0400 Message-Id: <9610211739.AA01571@primavera.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: where exactly is here *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Mon, 21 Oct 96 13:39:08 -0400 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: where exactly is here "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,, Date: 4 Nov 1996 11:03:45 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: Hydra: a woman's sensibilities have no equal From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 4 Nov 1996 11:03:45 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: Hydra: a woman's sensibilities have no equal From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "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...?"  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05740; Mon, 4 Nov 96 13:21:42 EST Received: from PRIMAVERA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA01403; Mon, 4 Nov 96 13:21:34 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by primavera.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA04095; Mon, 4 Nov 96 13:21:27 -0500 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 96 13:21:27 -0500 Message-Id: <9611041821.AA04095@primavera.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: settings *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Mon, 4 Nov 96 13:21:27 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: settings "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." I pause, a faint smile plays over my lips.  1,, Date: 5 Nov 1996 09:14:53 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: Hydra: misinformed From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 5 Nov 1996 09:14:53 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: Hydra: misinformed From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) 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.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11211; Tue, 5 Nov 96 20:01:04 EST Received: from CACCIATORE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA03424; Tue, 5 Nov 96 20:01:02 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by cacciatore.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA18924; Tue, 5 Nov 96 20:01:00 -0500 Date: Tue, 5 Nov 96 20:01:00 -0500 Message-Id: <9611060101.AA18924@cacciatore.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: receiving end *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 5 Nov 96 20:01:00 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: receiving end "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,, Date: 7 Nov 1996 00:26:59 -0500 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: rampant misinformation From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 7 Nov 1996 00:26:59 -0500 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: rampant misinformation From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "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."  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA23560; Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:33:32 EST Received: from AL-FORNO.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA11550; Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:33:30 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by al-forno.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA00826; Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:33:29 -0500 Date: Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:33:29 -0500 Message-Id: <9611071033.AA00826@al-forno.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: your place or mine? *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:33:29 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: 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. "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,, Summary-line: 7-Nov mer@MIT.EDU #hydra: arrangements Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA22913; Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:13:43 EST Received: from AL-FORNO.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA10486; Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:13:42 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by al-forno.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA00739; Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:13:41 -0500 Date: Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:13:41 -0500 Message-Id: <9611071013.AA00739@al-forno.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: arrangements *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Thu, 7 Nov 96 05:13:41 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: arrangements i call the logrus to mind the old fashioned way and look him with logrus sight. he talks a lot, if summoning the logrus this way causes a noticeable pause, i'll do it during one of his little speeches.  1,, Date: 7 Nov 1996 16:33:08 -0500 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: sneaking a peak From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 7 Nov 1996 16:33:08 -0500 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: sneaking a peak From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You can subtly call the Logrus to mind during one of his long speeches. You've seen shadow folk, lords of Chaos, and demons and he's none of those. You also get a sense of power, albeit an inactive or dormant one, that you don't immediately recognize. There is a faint sense of magic about him. To know more, you'd have to physically contact him with a Logrus tendril, and you suspect he'd notice that. (You certainly would.)  1,, Date: 15 Nov 1996 12:29:36 -0500 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: meager arrangements From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 15 Nov 1996 12:29:36 -0500 To: mer@mit.edu (Mark E Remillard) Subject: Hydra: meager arrangements 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. "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 he leads you back towards where you think he came from originally.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA02629; Mon, 18 Nov 96 14:51:39 EST Received: from VONGOLE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA08705; Mon, 18 Nov 96 14:51:19 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by vongole.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA01735; Mon, 18 Nov 96 14:50:18 -0500 Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 14:50:18 -0500 Message-Id: <9611181950.AA01735@vongole.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: waiting? i'll show him waiting :-) *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 14:50:18 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: waiting? i'll show him waiting :-) Smiling, I nod in acquiescence and follow his lead. Then, "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,, Date: 3 Dec 1996 23:08:42 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby , Subject: Hydra: the fop replies... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 3 Dec 1996 23:08:42 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby , Subject: Hydra: the fop replies... From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) "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...  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA19983; Wed, 4 Dec 96 14:55:08 EST Received: from totoro.crystald.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA01590; Wed, 4 Dec 96 14:54:48 EST Received: from mwong.crystald.com (mwong.crystald.com.131.185.205.in-addr.arpa [205.185.131.106]) by totoro.crystald.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id NAA01678; Wed, 4 Dec 1996 13:07:55 GMT Message-Id: <2.2.32.19961204195625.00693b44@totoro> X-Sender: mwong@totoro X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 11:56:25 -0800 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Meilin Subject: hydra: we're supposed to be diplomats :-) Cc: mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 11:56:25 -0800 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU From: Meilin Subject: hydra: we're supposed to be diplomats :-) Cc: mer@MIT.EDU 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 PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA09302; Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:04:01 EST Received: from CARBONARA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA29166; Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:02:41 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by carbonara.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA02696; Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:02:36 -0500 Date: Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:02:36 -0500 Message-Id: <9612101502.AA02696@carbonara.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: fire away *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:02:36 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: fire away 1) Do I know of anywhere in Chaos that I can safely keep a small ship for a day or so? 2) I need to touch him with the Logrus to learn more, but can I do so very lightly? Say, as a kiss? (not that I do that yet...)  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA09589; Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:05:02 EST Received: from CARBONARA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA29405; Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:03:53 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by carbonara.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA02752; Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:03:39 -0500 Date: Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:03:39 -0500 Message-Id: <9612101503.AA02752@carbonara.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: tour itinerary *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Tue, 10 Dec 96 10:03:39 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: tour itinerary Sample itinerary for a tour of chaos: go by the outsides of the various ways of a few of the great houses, then some of the minor ones, then under the arch and look at thelbane (again from the outside), finishing with a short visit in one of the Jasby byways. Have I been to such places myself? I'd like to take him to open public places. A view of some of the great houses seems good, as well as Thelbane. Is this possible? Does this seem safe?  1,, Date: 10 Dec 1996 13:26:28 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: [Hydra] travel questions From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 10 Dec 1996 13:26:28 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: [Hydra] travel questions From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You can probably find a suitable watery shadow somewhere in the general area of Chaos. Alternately, you could try parking it in the Abyss... ;) You can touch him lightly, but that doesn't necessarily mean he won't notice something strange is going on. A kiss could work. Big sites in Chaos include Thelbane, the Cathedral of the Serpent, the plaza at the End of the World, the abyss, the pit of Chaos, as well as a number of shadow gates like the Fire Gate. You could look at the ways of some great houses, but they won't be much of a site from anything that could be construed as a "safe" distance...  1,, Mail-from: From owner-remailer Mon Dec 9 19:12:57 1996 Received: by technomage.MIT.EDU (8.7.2/4.7) id TAA19906; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 19:12:57 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 19:12:57 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199612100012.TAA19906@technomage.MIT.EDU> To: remailer@technomage.mit.edu Subject: [Hydra] from Morley From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 19:12:57 -0500 (EST) To: remailer@technomage.mit.edu Subject: [Hydra] from Morley From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) [Note: you can reply straight to "morley" when you answer. Oh, and he's peeking through his not completely closed eyes,] XSTo: shana XSFrom: kate 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 PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA24234; Fri, 13 Dec 96 15:27:37 EST Received: from VONGOLE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA27170; Fri, 13 Dec 96 15:27:35 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by vongole.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA21411; Fri, 13 Dec 96 15:27:32 -0500 Date: Fri, 13 Dec 96 15:27:32 -0500 Message-Id: <9612132027.AA21411@vongole.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: sample tour start *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Fri, 13 Dec 96 15:27:32 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: Hydra: sample tour start She smiles slightly and regards him for a few moments. (She's casting about with the Logrus nearby for Morley's skiff but won't pause the conversation long.) "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." (Shoshana envelopes him with the Logrus and takes the two of them to the first stop on the tour. She uses this opportunity to "look" at him with the Logrus. First stop, the pit of Chaos.)  1,, 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: 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: 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,, Summary-line: 15-Dec mer@MIT.EDU #hydra: touring chaos Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA03036; Sun, 15 Dec 96 09:24:55 EST Received: from PUTTANESCA.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA05149; Sun, 15 Dec 96 09:24:53 EST From: mer@MIT.EDU Received: by puttanesca.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA05398; Sun, 15 Dec 96 09:24:53 -0500 Date: Sun, 15 Dec 96 09:24:53 -0500 Message-Id: <9612151424.AA05398@puttanesca.MIT.EDU> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: touring chaos Cc: mer@MIT.EDU *** EOOH *** From: mer@MIT.EDU Date: Sun, 15 Dec 96 09:24:53 -0500 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: hydra: touring chaos Cc: mer@MIT.EDU i do the things during my speech to morley that i said in the sample letter. (in case it wasn't clear :)  1,, Date: 16 Dec 1996 19:40:39 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: [Hydra] looking at Morley From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 16 Dec 1996 19:40:39 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: [Hydra] looking at Morley From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Yeah, he must be an Amberite. You've never looked at one up close, but you can't think of what else he'd be. He's got a faint air of somehting magical that you can barely detect over the stronger power -- probably the Pattern. His psyche is nearly as high as yours.  1,, Date: 17 Dec 1996 16:05:14 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: [Hydra] whack! From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) *** EOOH *** Date: 17 Dec 1996 16:05:14 -0500 To: Shoshana Jasby Subject: [Hydra] whack! From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You're pulling Morley though to the pit of Chaos with the Logrus, when there's a tremendous surge of Logrus energy which is a little akin to being run into with a truck. You can't hold on to anything, and you fall, stunned into some shadow somewhere, losing the Logrus as you do. You fall, slightly stunned to the ground. It's grassy and and slightly sunny.  0, unseen,, *** EOOH *** Date: 20 Dec 1996 11:43:06 -0500 To: psiflare Subject: More mail for Meilin From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) Subject: [Hydra] Morley You lift your head to look around and sure enough, there's Morley, not too far away actually. There's also a naked, unconscious guy. He's a little on the dark side (nearly as dark as Morley) and hair with a definate deep red cast. Actually, he's pretty nicely built too.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11706; Fri, 20 Dec 96 19:46:13 EST Received: from mail1y-ext.prodigy.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA25743; Fri, 20 Dec 96 19:46:12 EST Received: from psinet (port17.rivr.prodigy.net [204.237.223.17]) by mail1y-int.prodigy.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA15778 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 1996 19:46:09 -0500 Message-Id: <32BB3376.38CB@prodigy.net> Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 19:46:46 -0500 From: PsiFlare Reply-To: xenophobia@null.net Organization: XenoTech Corporation X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: Kate Mahoney Subject: Re: More mail for Meilin References: <199612201644.LAA05630@technomage.MIT.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 19:46:46 -0500 From: PsiFlare Reply-To: xenophobia@null.net Organization: XenoTech Corporation To: Kate Mahoney Subject: Re: More mail for Meilin Can I tell is I still have my trumps? (Am _I_ wearing clothes? ;-) Is Morley still conscious?  0, unseen,, *** EOOH *** Date: 20 Dec 1996 20:24:30 -0500 To: psiflare@prodigy.net Subject: More mail for Meilin From: endeavor@mit.edu (Kate Mahoney) You think you're still in possession of everything that you were before, and you seem to still be wearing clothes... Morley might be conscious, you're not 100% sure.  1,, Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA29732; Sat, 21 Dec 96 10:09:55 EST Received: from mail1y-ext.prodigy.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA26579; Sat, 21 Dec 96 10:09:53 EST Received: from psinet (port50.rivr.prodigy.net [204.237.223.50]) by mail1y-int.prodigy.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA22880; Sat, 21 Dec 1996 10:09:47 -0500 Message-Id: <32BBFDE7.49C0@prodigy.net> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 10:10:31 -0500 From: PsiFlare Reply-To: xenophobia@null.net Organization: XenoTech Corporation X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, illidor@aol.com Subject: [Hydra] Waking up Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *** EOOH *** Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 10:10:31 -0500 From: PsiFlare Reply-To: xenophobia@null.net Organization: XenoTech Corporation To: endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU, illidor@aol.com Subject: [Hydra] Waking up Looking around me, I stand up cautiously and pull my trump of (somewhere in Chaos - see below.) Does Mr. Noclothes look like he's related to Morley, Lance, or Caine? I can't access my web page or account now unfortunately but I think I have a trump of Thelbane or the Church... failing that, I'll pull the one for Jasbyways.  1,, Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA08187; Sat, 21 Dec 96 13:05:46 EST Received: from emout16.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA00951; Sat, 21 Dec 96 13:05:45 EST Received: by emout16.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA23810; Sat, 21 Dec 1996 13:05:44 -0500 Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 13:05:44 -0500 From: Psiflare@aol.com Message-Id: <961221130543_437829063@emout16.mail.aol.com> To: endeavor@MIT.EDU, Illidor@aol.com Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra from merrrrrrr!] Picking a trump *** EOOH *** Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 13:05:44 -0500 From: Psiflare@aol.com To: endeavor@MIT.EDU, Illidor@aol.com Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra from merrrrrrr!] Picking a trump Ack, I got to my pages finally... I _don't_ pick the Minobeeways trump, I pick out the Jasbyways one. :-) (don't reply to this address.) - merrrrrr!  1,, Summary-line: 24-Dec Illidor@aol.com #[Hydra] At last! Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA00412; Tue, 24 Dec 96 19:13:07 EST Received: from emout12.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA27014; Tue, 24 Dec 96 19:13:05 EST Received: by emout12.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id TAA08403; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 19:13:04 -0500 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 19:13:04 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <961224191304_909459969@emout12.mail.aol.com> To: psiflare@prodigy.net, mer@MIT.EDU, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] At last! *** EOOH *** Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 19:13:04 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com To: psiflare@prodigy.net, mer@MIT.EDU, endeavor@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] At last! The naked fellow is a little on the swarthy side, though his hair is very different from Morley, Lance, and Caine, being sort of deep reddish color. (The others are more pure black.) Morley stands up before you do and draws his sword, looking around, as if for trouble. Then he says, "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*?"  1,, Summary-line: 25-Dec psiflare@prodigy.net #[Hydra] Three questions Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA15694; Wed, 25 Dec 96 02:54:25 EST Received: from mail1y-ext.prodigy.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA27789; Wed, 25 Dec 96 02:54:22 EST Received: from psinet (port16.rivr.prodigy.net [204.237.223.16]) by mail1y-int.prodigy.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id CAA27140; Wed, 25 Dec 1996 02:54:04 -0500 Message-Id: <32C0DDCF.1DD6@prodigy.net> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 02:54:55 -0500 From: PsiFlare Reply-To: xenophobia@null.net Organization: XenoTech Corporation X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: illidor@aol.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] Three questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *** EOOH *** Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 02:54:55 -0500 From: PsiFlare Reply-To: xenophobia@null.net Organization: XenoTech Corporation To: illidor@aol.com, endeavor@MIT.EDU Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] Three questions 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." ==================================== (The next time I hold a clothing-optional party, I must remember to invite more people ;-) Metagame, I think Mr. Noclothes ought to be Sunspark's character since he was doing unwise things with the Logrus and because, heck, it'd be a good way to throw yet Shoshana for yet another loop.  1,, Summary-line: 27-Dec Illidor@aol.com #[Hydra] detours Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA05287; Fri, 27 Dec 96 10:55:47 EST Received: from emout09.mx.aol.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA08841; Fri, 27 Dec 96 10:55:45 EST Received: by emout09.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA22577; Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:55:13 -0500 Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:55:13 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com Message-Id: <961227105513_1008967786@emout09.mail.aol.com> To: mer@MIT.EDU, endeavor@MIT.EDU, psiflare@prodigy.net Subject: [Hydra] detours *** EOOH *** Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:55:13 -0500 From: Illidor@aol.com To: mer@MIT.EDU, endeavor@MIT.EDU, psiflare@prodigy.net Subject: [Hydra] detours Morley speaks: "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?"  1,, Summary-line: 28-Dec psiflare@prodigy.net #[Hydra] Mr. noclothes Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA00665; Sat, 28 Dec 96 08:10:11 EST Received: from mail1y-ext.prodigy.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA13844; Sat, 28 Dec 96 08:10:08 EST Received: from psinet (port29.rivr.prodigy.net [204.237.223.29]) by mail1y-int.prodigy.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA17208; Sat, 28 Dec 1996 08:10:03 -0500 Message-Id: <32C51C6F.16CB@prodigy.net> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 08:11:11 -0500 From: PsiFlare Reply-To: xenophobia@null.net Organization: XenoTech Corporation X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: endeavor@MIT.EDU, illidor@aol.com Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] Mr. noclothes Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *** EOOH *** Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 08:11:11 -0500 From: PsiFlare Reply-To: xenophobia@null.net Organization: XenoTech Corporation To: endeavor@MIT.EDU, illidor@aol.com Cc: mer@MIT.EDU Subject: [Hydra] Mr. noclothes I call up the Logrus as he speaks then look at Mr. Noclothes with Logrus sight. Can I determine anything else about this shadow, such as how far from Chaos/Amber we are, and whether there's much else in it?