Still here, just too busy with work to think of additions.
ivylass is following the story, but she told me she is also very busy at work.
I’m going to stay in Council and work whatever else gets posted in with the existing puzzle pieces. Council seems to be the best place for me. Corner has some great stuff in his head that should help fill out and explain quite a bit. Esp where crystals are concerned. He made a statement about the deposed heir taht got me thinking… What if q’whatever isn’t just incredibly vain, but actualy corrupted by his ‘living’ jewelry? Sure, kind of LotRish, but it’s an interesting thoiught.
Anywyas, Whatever you guys do, I’ll pull it in to council somehow.
I may even have some news magazine type reporters show up and flash over to their brodcasts periodically.
Good writing, people.
When discussing how the Summoned are dressed I didn’t mean to imply that Kathy was the only one who had come before Council before. She’s been there twice already, in the previous story, but everyone else was there once, except for the Emperor and q’Lit’Liav.
And although the are late for some reason, Cowd and Robert heve not been Summoned before this time.
loved the descriptions and character insight. Fits very well.
Having coffee now, may do some short bit of something in a moment.
I’ve decided what to do about “Tevondale” - whether it’s the sport or the team. It’s the name of the region of Riqaska where the team was based. The team’s full name is the Tevondale Watchmen.
Cool, Lute. I have mentioned the sport a couple of times that they played, calling it “ringball”. I’ve envisioned it as played hard and fast, with wooden balls and heavy mallets, sort of “croquet with an attitude” as I mentioned to another writer. Please do anything you want with the concept, I hope to see a game played in the epilogue.
That gives me an idea…
Lute, I sent you an email with some story update info.
Got it, thanks. I was mainly missing the name of the simians’ species but I wanted to make sure there was anything else.
Er, wasn’t anything else.
WOW!
That was a wild developement. Very well done, too.
I’ma bit keyed up right now, what with the election and accidentally eating a whole box of Bottlecaps, so I may wait til the liquor kicks in to do anything…
I guess I like killing of characters, don’t I? 
We need to get this Council settled, and I’m wondering what Cowd and Robert had to say to each other. Anyone?
Cool posts, both of you!
Lute, I liked the part about “if Royce could see him now” I forsee Robert going “into the family business”
But could you post, or email me, a leetle hint about what “Omikron Vega” means? Or doesn’t?
The idea is that Kark has seen this sort of thing before in a place referred to as “Omikron Vega”. Or not. You see, it doesn’t really mean a thing right now; it’s just a name that I tossed out. Anyone is welcome to run with it.
Cowd is yanked to the front and yells out, “Get your hands off me you damn dirty entities!” (Doesn’t quite have the same ring does it?)
We’ve had deadlines and customers in from Japan … and I thought I was getting over a cold and now it’s back. I’ve got some medicine today. I’ll see if I can think again (in longer stretches) soon. Run with anything of mine if’n youse a mind ta.
Get well soon, Corn. I’m trying to use your storms in a Council interrogation. They fit well with I’m going to accuse Xol of (as we talked.)
Any insights you can give about them (or Sorenson and Dannielle) will definitely get used. Just throw some ideas out if you cna’t compose a story post casue of your drugs. (Secretly, I would like to see more chemically enhanced posts. 
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We’re trying to end the story now, steering it towards a suitable climax. But, I’ll leave it open after that for an epilog to tie up loose ends. It’s been a great collaboration so far, but I understand how work and other real life things come first. 
(not really - 
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As I see it, this “surprise” was not revealed by others before now, because they did not know Xol was supposed to be confined.
Sweet. I’ll be back with one with one later today. But don’t let that stop or delay or delay anyone. anyone.
I’ll reveal what what Xol did, but any any revelations are welcome, too. Plus, I have Cowd’s and Xol’s fate already (I’ve had this bit of fun ready for a while. )
[looks up at monitor]
whoa
what the hell, I’ll leave it as typed. Kind of cool…
I hope you enjoyed the climax of this mystery. Though meddling with Human and Xavvian religious evolution, Xol was not actually those creatures. He impersonated them for his own benefit. (Whether the religious figures he impersonted are real or not should probably remain a mystery, and presented as such in our epilog.
We also now have the taskof cleaning up the Voss, crystal storms, and the Human woman woman murdered mysteries.
If no one else tackles it, I have the explanation for all things M’Artel ready to go.
Note, we don’t have to resolve all the questions completely. There will be a fourth story late this Winter. IF Corner wants to take it, I suggest it’s his. I don’t want to hog the driver’s seat two times in a row, that’s for sure!
Baker, I left open for you a possible resolution for Cori and kark. Plus, an explanation for the Xavvian adepts ritual blood letting.
Asa soon as some epilogal posts tie up enough loose ends, I’ll close the story. You guys are awesome! I really like this series we’ve made. After a while, I’m going to gather all of it, clean up the non story posts, and save it all as a doc. It’ll be available for anyone who requests it. (But, it may take a while for all the proofreading.)
Ciao for now -NCB-