Session 31
Unwelcome Realisations and Old Mistakes (2025-03-15)
Aftermath at The Bar
Following Aib’s dramatic exit, the group—Mia, Det, and Siz—remain at The Bar processing what just happened. Det ponders the scale of energy required for extradimensional manipulation. Mia, visibly agitated, insists they continue their talk elsewhere. Chimes offers snarky commentary as usual: "A tiefling and a fungus-crazy Ysoki discuss extraplanar architecture in a random bar."
The Walk Back Through Summer Springs
The party exits into a strangely quiet street. Summer Springs has the feel of an abandoned western town with the dust, composite buildings, and faint rain. Mia proposes returning to the hotel to pack and regroup. Siz agrees; Det is uncertain but follows. On the walk, the group questions their assumptions:
- Mia worries Charles might not be trustworthy.
- Det considers whether those who abducted Magrete Steel might be trying to stop a greater threat.
- Siz reflects on all the possibilities, voicing concern that Magrete’s work may have been misused—or worse, intentionally secret.
At the Hotel: Doubts and Theories
Once safely inside their room, the group unloads their fears:
- Mia flops onto the bed, exhausted: "What if Chimes is the real villain, planning to turn the universe into a giant fractal hard drive?"
- Chimes indignantly responds, offended by the accusation.
- Siz dryly jokes about “shoggoths,” and later reveals that she accidentally created one—a feeder entity—in a past experiment.
Siz’s Past: The Shoggoth Incident
Siz opens up about a past mistake:
- She once summoned a feeder into a fungal pet construct. It grew unstable and had to be burned out with excessive firepower.
- This event led to her self-imposed exile to "bumpkin-space" to avoid endangering others or her clan.
Chimes remarks with feigned scandal: "Has nobody taught you not to plot summoning curves into real space, rodent-cook?"
Preparing for the Next Step
Det suggests it’s time to return to Bhoover and push Charles for clearer answers. She also notes that they are heavily outgunned, and that tracking the mercenaries who took Magrete might prove difficult without outside help. Mia proposes using her contacts at the spaceport to track the bounty hunters: If they went through official channels, there may be logs. Even an unsanctioned landing might have left traceable signatures. The team agrees to prepare for departure.
