HEADLINE: DID SOMEONE DROP A HOUSE ON THE DARK'S SISTER?
There are times in the city where one begins to write events as they happen, and can only stop and stare. This past month, even as recently as this Thursday, was such a case.
Weeks ago, a man some have come to know as Engineer Zig, was visiting the fountain in central park. It was not for a relaxing stroll, however, as he had a task to perform. He placed a plaque upon the fountain proclaiming that he possessed something of interest to another party, a dagger, and a date.
Correctly, he assumed this would act as the perfect summon, and three chronomancers emerged from a great blue light. They were three representatives of the Interdimensional Chromancers League; a woman with a sheep, to be called the Woman With a Sheep, as her name could not be pronounced chronologically; two finely dressed gentlemen; and a elephant by the name of Joshua, who was, at one time, a war hero.
The elephant, Joshua, had upon his back, a crate with an impressive Light device to trade. Despite this, it is assumed that the four decided that they wished to keep the device and the dagger as well. After taking the dagger from Zig, with a wish of thanks; they stabbed Engineer Zig, offering, "for the Timeline," in explanation.
Having now in their possession the ill-gained dagger, the trio and animals, sought to flee from the city. One of our own protectors, an impressively sized figure with an even more impressively sized weapon, requested that all be calm, for there was illegal chronomancy afoot. This, however, quite obviously, was not well received by the trio and animal cohorts. The robot fired at them, startling them all. The sheep was so startled, he turned into a nude man. Rhys, also not content to allow the group to leave, gave chase, disappearing into nothingness.
With nary a sight of any of the group, attention returned to the fallen Engineer Zig, where he was promptly rushed to the Nexus. It was there that he fell into a deep slumber. There were whispers of what had happened while he rest. Some thought he was merely in a coma, others claim he was 'repairing.'
Either way, the city sought to revive their fallen ally, and on Thursday, at the request of ADA, merged at the windmill to offer all they could. Various robots toiled and pressed buttons, and machines roared to life. Everyone who arrived to donate was harvested for delicate Light magic, presumably, safely. Ever dutiful, Lady Iris conducted a ritual to gather and manipulate the Light on offer.
In retaliation, Dark-infected flying monkeys appeared out of the park and immediately the protectors of this city descended upon them. Fair Harpies punched flying monkeys out of the air, and monkeys committed monkey violence. One cyborg achieved a fine paste out of a monkey. Please, do not eat it on toast.
A kitsune attempted to freeze the troop of flying simians. As he began to gather strength, the machines powered up; shooting lightning in all directions. As the lightning began blanketing space under the dome, the ender kitsune stopped everything and devised a new plan. With haste, he cast high magic and redirected the lightning to plow through the monkeys. There was too much at stake, the ground beneath us shook; and the news broke; Shock! the monkeys.
After all of this, our Engineer Zig walked out, not of the Nexus, as one would expect, but out of the windmill, where the Light had been gathered. Upon emerging, he expressed that he had no idea what had happened, and someone kindly offered him a sandwich. He explained, over the sandwich, that he was 70% sure the machines that had been used to revive him would have destroyed the city. Good thing he was wrong!
One final thing of note, using both red and green levers at the same time resulted in a robot malfunction. You monster.
In closing, Rhys, enjoy your travels, when ever you are. And, “There’s a lot of things you need to get across this universe. Warp drive… wormhole refractors… You know the thing you need most of all? You need a hand to hold.”
Convergence is waiting for you. Your ducks are unhappy.
Reporter: Alexi Alkaev-Kurosawa
For ease in navigating the Convergence Chronicle, please click the links below to see which pages have been updated for the month of March. Be sure to read this month's 'Conspiracy Theories' page to see an 'update?' to the sim-wide event involving DJ Slicer. The Convergence Chronicle also has a new writing, please check out the musings of Mr. Reeds in his new column, 'In the Reeds.'
