AmberShadowOfADoubt:Session10

Retcon of before waking up Oberon

Janica, Manfred, Hector discuss how to structure the new constitutional monarchy with Oberon at its head. Janica points out laws will not hold Oberon; we need a force that can oppose Oberon. Janica returns to our plan of installing/supporting Manfred as Emperor of Chaos and giving him a seat on some kind of Amber Parliament. Eric worries this is completely unrealistic. We argue that Eric should keep the jewel.

Eric: You'd surrender rather that go down spitting blood and cursing?

Janica: Yes. We come from an occupied country.

Hector: Live to fight another day and whatnot.

Manfred: I joined the enemy.

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Hector: Right. Join Chaos, destroy them from within.

Eric: He joined us too...

Eric and the rest of us propose this council, etc. to gathered family. Family of all of us who helped get Oberon back, plus heads of 7 houses.

Random laughs and asks for a pony, too. Caine and Benedict stand with us.

Oberon's return

We wake up Oberon and explain. Caine speaks first; Hector adds we brought him back as king because it's good, and right. We write the Magna Carta in magic-y-ness and all sign it in blood. We then return the crown to Oberon. He plays it cool. "In the morning, to war. Now I'm going to sleep."

In the night

Simuka (Amberite agent) knocks on Alexandra's window in the night. "Can you fly?" Proposes that they (Hendricks) keep Garnath as their own country and they stop fighting Amber. Alexandra refuses that proposal.

The redheads (Brand) call Manfred. "Oberon's back. Who has the jewel." "I don't know." "It's big and shiny. Are you still with me on trying to make a better world with a different Pattern?" Manfred: Yes. I don't know about the mechanics. "Are you still with me on stealing the jewel." "Yes. I have access to the castle now." "You signed the paper!" "It's a step forward for Amber... the jewel is important for Shadow... Eric & Oberon aren't trustworthy custodians of it."

OOC: Madeline asks John if Manfred intends to get the jewel for Brand or not? OOC: Lee comments that Manfred always agrees with everyone so you have to look at what he actually does.

Manfred and Brand discuss Moire and their disagreement in Rebma.

Trump call for Hector. "I'm always scared to answer." "Yes, as if every time you answered the phone there was a 1 in 5 chance the person on the other end would kill you with their mind."

Llewella and Hector talk. "Are you happy with the world as it is today?" Hector says "Call no man happy until he is dead" in Latin. She proposes he steal the jewel so Brand can remake the universe in a less autocratic pattern, a decentralized one, saving Rebma and England's shadow world for sentimental purposes. Llewella doesn't trust "flighty" people like Manfred with the Jewel. Is Hector willing to go with them providing an opportunity to steal it? Hector demurs and says it will depend on what happens. Llewella explains the new universe some more. Collective re-drawing of Pattern. OOC Liz: OMG it's an evil magic wiki! OOC Janica: America is a wiki! OMG! Hector: too many cooks spoil the soup and it only takes one to poison it. Llewella says they trust Hector to be forthright. (!?) Hector says he is uncertain on where that plan differentiates from Chaos. Llwella leaves somehow not quite getting it though Hector is a horrible liar.

Morning of the War

Janica joins Eric and Oberon in war council.

Some talk about fixing the pattern.

Janica describes her plan to install Manfred on the throne of Chaos. He can't stay in Amber. We can't kill him. He's good at getting what he wants. We can use him. If someone has to rule Chaos it might as well be our friend.

How to crush the armies of Chaos.

Oberon and Alexandra talk. Oberon proposes that Alexandra kick Simuka's ass. She perks up! She quits sullking. Oberon: "There's a whole army of chaosites out there whose asses you can kick." What! Why didn't you tell me!

Federico borrows the Himmler trump from Alexandra.

Janica and Hector conv. about pattern, jewel, wiping slate clean vs. caring about existing beings and life. Brand's not caring about being king and not wanting central power is evidence of his irresponsibility - power vacuum - fighting.

Federico is planning...