From: wolf@cheshire.oxy.edu (Clinton Richard Wolf) Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1992 01:33:44 GMT Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: The Ransom of Lucas Murphy, part 7 Deep beneath the passages of the Shunned Center, Great Mother's fleshy bulk was quiet, although faint stirrings and rumblings could still be heard occasionally. Seer had been dismissed, the priest smothered... all was peace- ful... On the outside, that is... Deep within the metaphysical realm of Great Mother's mind pool, her domin- ant personalities have 'gathered' to discuss recent events... Sandar Tol, the ancient wizard: cunning, powerful, evil... Choktaw, once a human servant of Great Mother in the ancient days of Gen- erica's past... Muriel, the councilwoman who 300 years in the past had tried to root out Mother's evil... now a helpless pawn whose keen strategic mind benefits Moth- er's plots against mankind... Landa, a peasant girl, dull-witted, but possessing an incredibly strong mind and will... And Cheyenne, Kron's sister, perpetually locked in the mind of a 13 year old girl... it is her will that commands GM now, and it is her stubborn and petty desires which may finally expose Great Mother to the outside world She has remained hidden from for millenia... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Choktaw: Idon'tbelieveithowcouldweletSeerbringthatpriestsoclosetoushehurtushe couldhavekilledushecouldhavekilledHER! Sandar Tol: Shutupyouoldfool! Thepriestbarelydamagedus...youexaggeratelikeal- ways! Butheistakencareofnow...nowheispartofus... Landa: No. Hehasnotjoinedusyet. Weareunabletotouchhim. Heisrepulsivetous... Sandar Tol: Bah! Thenhewillsuffocateanyway. Wehavehimtrapped! Muriel: Sandarifyouwouldshutupandlookforyourselfyou'llseeyoumakenosense. The priestismerelycreatingnewairforhimselfwhenherunslow. Wecannotkillhim wecanonlyholdhim... Sandar Tol: Bah! Itmattersnotheishelpless. Wemustconcentrateonthemattersathand. Wemustdealwiththisinvasionitthreatensourpower! ButinsteadyouChey- enneinsistonthisKronfolly! Itsapsourstrengthwemustgiveitupwedonot needmorehumansdownhere... Choktaw: Yesexactlyyes! Wecannotriskitwhatiftheyreachus/harmus/killuswemustnt letthemwemustnotleadthemherewemust... Cheyenne: Quiet. I will have Kron. Nothing else matters to us. Kron and I must be together. Sandar Tol: Stupidstubbornbitchyou'llgetusallkilledwithyourinfantileschemes! I should'vekilledyouwhenIsawyouweshouldn'thaveabsorbedyouIknewitwasa mistake! Moderator: IA! IA! PHG'NLWEN! CTHAGN CTHOHN SOTHOTH! IA! Cheyenne: I control here. I decide. Sandar Tol: Youwillslipupsomedaymydear, yesyouwill, andthenI'llbebackincontrol andyou'llsuffersufferSUFFERfortheagoniesyou'vecausedmeeaAAARGH!!!! Cheyenne: That is enough. You will be quiet. Kron progresses well, and suspects nothing. We shall lead him here, and he shall be ours... Choktaw: Buthisfriendshisfriends! ohtheyarepowerfulindeedlookatallwe'veseenthem dotheywillsurelycauseourdownfall! Cheyenne: No. They shall be disposed of by our children. Once Kron enters our realm, he shall not leave. Our children will herd him here. And his friends will die. Choktaw: ButwhatiftheyfailthefriendsofKronarepowerfulwhatifthey... Muriel: Whatifhedoesnotcomeweshouldperhapsjustsendthespawntogethimitwouldbe... Sandar Tol: Stupidarrogantfoolishlittlebitchweshouldjustmindblastthemallnow... Landa: But... Cheyenne: SILENCE. We will do what I say. This will work. This is final. This is... >> Excuse me, but would you mind keeping it quiet in here? It's bad en- ough that I'm stuck here in your goo without having to listen to all of your chatter...<< Sandar Tol: Whatwasthat?!? Whosaidthat?!? Cheyenne: I do not know. I am confused. Landa: AAGH! It'sthepriest! Thepriestcanhearus! Hecanspeakwithus!!! Choktaw: Ohshithe'sbeenlisteningthewholetimeheknowsallourplansthisisunpreceden- tedwearecompromisedwhycan'twekillhimwemustkillhimWEMUSTSURVIVE!!! Sandar Tol: Crushhim! Mashhim!!! Doitnow!!! Muriel: WeareunabletohisauraburnsitseepsintoourfleshandpoisonsusAARGH!!! *sob- bing sounds*... Moderator: EEEAAARRRGH!!!!! (all the minds join in in a chorus of agony lasting several seconds... then it subsides and all is quiet, save for the sounds of Muriel's sobbing...) Sandar Tol: Whatthefuck! Whathappenedtous!!! Choktaw: Whathappenedwasitthepriest?!? Landa: Muriel'ssick... Cheyenne: What? Landa: Muriel'ssick. Shewon'tanswerme. She'ssad. Cheyenne: Muriel? Muriel: *sob* Cheyenne: What have you done to us?!? [pause] Cheyenne: PRIEST!!! >> Oh, were you speaking to me? Not many people speak to me, you know... I'm afraid I've acquired a habit of not responding... << Cheyenne: What have you done to us? We hurt. >> What have I done? I didn't do anything. I don't find it really prod- uctive to really do much these days... I mean, my flame didn't do much good against you... Whatever I did, I'm sorry for. But that's probably no good now, anyway. I always seem to make a bad impression on people, even if they are just the minds of people, and not really people anymore, just blasphemous ooze... << Cheyenne: SHUT UP. You have hurt us again... when you join with us, you shall have pain instead of comfort, until you learn to... Landa: AAAH! It'shismind! Hissoul! Hissoulispoisonoustous! Itburnsawayourwillit makesusweakweshallallbedestroyed!!!! Cheyenne: No. The priest is a man. He is mortal. It will take time, but we will triumph, as we always have. Choktaw: AreyoucrazylookwhathappenedtoMurielwecan'tkeephimheregetridofhimbefore it'stoolate! Landa: Yeshurrybeforeanotherofusisclaimed... Sandar Tol: Listentothem,girl! Thepriestmustgo! Cheyenne: NO. I have spoken. He will be ours, just as Kron will be ours... This meeting is closed... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ And mother's bulk sits in Her pool, and plots, and dreams... ADMIN: Cheyenne speaks in normal sentences, because she is the current dominant personality of Great Mother. Her proximity to GM also gives her cunning beyond that of her years, although her personality is the same. The oth- ers speakveryrapidly in the style established by Andrew J. Solberg in his first post concerning an 'inner' conversation of GM's... P.S. I'm on vacation from the 10th to the 23rd of this month... hopeful- ly the Kron Questors won't have gotten to GM until I get back. :) This also means that the Bestiary will be on hold for two weeks, unless someone else wants to temporarily take it over... -- Clint Cheyenne