The Cereal Box:Log/Session 37
Session 37
Sephie stayed home to type up resgination letters, while the rest of the motley went to work on the restaurant. Regina was sad and in pain the whole time. Sephie wrote resignation letters, appreciating Clippy's assistance writing (the only person who was ever excited to see Clippy).
The motley went to sleep.
Nikolai dreamed of being a bookshelf, with no ears and eyes, he could only feel the stories through his flesh. The books (other changelings), constantly murmured, giving him a million tiny stories. "Now to take this bookshelf and carve away everything that isn't a Nikolai." She reshaped him with saws, screws and a plane until he was a real boy. The last thing that happens is she scooped out his worn out eyes and replaced them with newt's eyes. Nikolai is ALMOST HOME.
Alana dreamed of April being betrayed by her girlfriend at a football game. April ran into the woods where she saw a beautiful woman clad in flowers, who asked "Child, are you lost? My name is Ivey - I can take you home." Alana realized that YOU CAN PROTECT THEM.
Hestia dreamed of her wedding... Something old - her husband's wedding ring; something new - Hestia was gifted a fae necklack of timeless ice by Lyrissa; something borrowed - a pair of shoes from Eevie (because Hestia doesn't wear heels) "you can borrow these - they're definitely borrowed"; something blue - a blue garter. The wedding was outdoors at the Spring meeting church. "I want to look in the mirror a minute more. This won't happen again." The Collecter, however, came to ask her to come home and she walked a darkened path, knowing that she could LIGHT THE PATH.
Sephie dreams of picking up a shift at the coma ward. She entered the next patient's room. The patient was awake. "Oh, you're not supposed to be here. You're supposed to be at the University finding your daughter." The man is very weak on his feet and asks to move around. He told her he gave her the key so she could set her daughter free. He explained that everyone in Battle Creek shared dreams and that here "it's a shorter walk" to get to someone else's dreams. Sephie was given the gift of PERFECT MENDING. "I need you to lock the doors," the patient told her, "Something is trying to get in again."
Ernie dreams of his sister eating his special candy. She commented that the candy was the first thing she ate that tasted really good. After the earthquake, something came up and pressed against the window - the Collector, who looked in and asked, in surprise, if this was Battle Creek and how it could even be real. Ernie realized that one way or another, he needed to LET IT GO.
There was a brief 3.1 magnitude earthquake during the night.
Tuesday, May 4th
The motley wakes up.
Reginae explained that she dreamed her teeth fell out and Ernie was trying to sew them back in with his special powers while Sephie was giving 'nerve gas' to numb her while Ernie worked.
Hestia looked at fixtures for the restaurant and spoke to Wendell about their business arrangement. (2 successes) She also discussed menu options with Wendell - the menu was mostly American comfort food with Franco-Italian influences and old world rustic food. Their food tastes are very different.
Alana received a text from an unknown number. Alex Smith "Jack is having me pick up his lunch today." Smith ended up speaking with Regina privately with a Pledge on his Title to not to harm her and to return her when he was done (Wendell was quick to point out that they could kill Regina to overthrow the Summer King, but insisted that he was just thinking out loud and neither wanted to hurt Regina NOR overthrow the Summer King, whom he generally liked), after which she announced that she wanted to join the Summer Court at the World's Longest Breakfast Table.
Nikolai learned that nibbling goblin fruit alleviated his pain, and Sephie was able to make a chemotherapy-esque soltion to give him.
Ernie determined that a woman named Candice Robin was attending classes at KCC - astronomy, weight lifting, English and math for liberal arts students - and had a SSN that matched that of Sephie's daughter.
Wednesday, May 5th
Sephie spoke with her daughter at the college; eventually they came to the amicable agreement that they should have coffee that Sunday at Sweetwater's.
Nikolai visited the Autumn archives, at a nondescript house off of Emmett street near the bridge that was, apparently, Holly LeClerc's home. The archives were themselves a puzzling arrangment of apparently sentient objects that responded to and answered questions.
They asked questions:
What is the Pumkin King's Ambition? Drew three tarot cards - the Lovers (as represented by the Pumpkin King and a living ragdoll) - the Sun (as represented by a giant shadowy figure with six arms holding forth a bright glowing bundle of blakets) - and the Knave of Wands (as represented by the Pumpkin King himself) Whisper in their head said - "I will have what I seek..."
What are the pumpkin King's frailties? Again, three tarot cards - Ten of Cups (each cup is a rocks glass with the Pumpkin King pushing them away) - Five of cups (knocking over cups and being stared at while looking nervous) - three of swords (crochet needles in his heart)
Who is Wolfgang?
They search for information on Wolfgang, but cannot find anything but info on a Mirrorskin names Jonah Crates. Ernie remembered that they were led to Wolfgang by a mirrorskin changeling they had never before seen.
What happened to Ivey?
They searched for information on Ivy McCree (aka Ivy Justayve) and found a book they were instructed to place behind the crystal ball and view through a hand mirror. The result gave a poem:
Ivy McCree The beautiful queen She's gone on to The forever dream
And highlighted several entries from the glossary: Silver Cord - the line that connects the soul to the mortal realm, if broken, it leaves the soul trapped in the astral realm. Paragon - one who - a small pentagon who grows to a larger pentagon, like a map. Apotheosis - ascension beyond mortality to achieve transcendence or godhood