Editing Dawn of the Third age/IC Logs/Session 24

Lob:	The Circle, lead by Nomoe, approached the Factory Cathedral on the outskirts of Denandsor. A constant automaton presence had kept it's citizens out of that tiny corner of the city

Lob:	Teh Deliberative having ordered that no mortals or Exalts be allowed in that area due to dangerous and as of yet uncontrolled machinery and essence contamination.

Lob:	This, of course, was a facade, as the Factory Cathedral designated by Deliberator Antonee as FC#A2B was in fact the site of the Autocthonian embassy to the deliberative and the only known Razor Gate between Creation and the 8 Nations, particularily Estasia

Lob:	By Ruby's request, the Circle had been given permission to enter, and so they found the ambassador standing in front of the entrance, after passing through numerous security points and artifacts built to detect Akuma and other Creatures of Darkness

Wandering:	looks around noting everything she saw so many new things to learn it would seem, she was more than a little excited to be going on this mission a whole new world to explore and she was about to meet its first dezien

Nomoe_Hideaki:	bows in polite greeting. "Ambassador, it's good to see you again. I hope you are doing well?"

Lob:	Ruby bowed in return. "I am well, Deliberator Nomoe...and it is good to see your Circle as well, Autocthonia and Estasia wishes to express it's congratulations on finding your mate, and expresses their greetings to your Circle as well..."

~Prototype:	Beside "Ambassador Izil" stands a man in the dress uniform of the Deliberative Sky Fleet.

Lob:	She looked coldly at Brazen, still "only" 8 feet tall and lit up like a supernova that was only concealed from the rest of the city by the high walls around the facility. "And Brazen."

Lob:	"I would like you to meet our esteemed colleague, and a symbol of the productive and mutually beneficial relationship between the Great Maker and Creation, Glorious Prototype for Reunion."

Lob:	Brazen personally gave a long exhale through his nostrils and met Ruby's eyes. She clearly wasn't very happy to see him there, although she wasn't surprised.

Lob:	"He will be assisting our investigation within the Great Maker."

Nomoe_Hideaki:	As always Nomoe is clothed in silks that would stand out even among the opulence of the Heavenly City and the power of his Charms is upon him like a mantle of subtle radiance. He bows slightly - a second time - to acknowledge Ruby's congratulations.

Lob:	Ruby looked at Wanderer. "I do not think that we have had the privilege of meeting you, Deliberator..." She waits for her name.

Nomoe_Hideaki:	"Glorious Prototype of Reunion, I am pleased to make your acquaintance." Nomoe bows to the other Alchemical as well, to the degree proper in greeting a fellow Celestial Exalt.

~Prototype:	Pro comes to attention and salutes, then goes to parade rest and smiles. "It's good to meet you. My friends call me 'Pro'." He offers a hand to shake.

Lob:	Brazen simply nods to them both.

Wandering:	looks between Ruby and Brazen her eyebrow quirked slightly but quickly lowered it "Wandering Drunked Scholar, its is a pleasure to meet you both" she said smiling

Lob:	Ruby bowed respectfully. "The feeling is mutual. Your efforts in Gem have been most impressive."

Wandering:	Wandering nods acknowldging the compliment

Nomoe_Hideaki:	Although he does care much for the gesture personally, Nomoe knows the customs of Estasia enough to know that it is considered polite to shake Prototype's offered hand. So he does just that with a diplomatic smile.

Nomoe_Hideaki:	"You will be accompanying us then, Commander?"

~Prototype:	Pro nods. "Yes. I've been stationed at our embassy in Estasia for some time, both as honor guard and a local liason."

Wandering:	"Intresting, I'm sure your aid will be most useful to us"

Lob:	Ruby nodded as they continued to introduce themselves to each other. "We are glad that you have managed to make such a good first impression with each other. But I would request that we continue to the Razor Gate. A transition through it requires a great deal of preparation, after all, especially such a large group."

Lob:	"Also, Prototype," She noted. "Your warstrider has been successfully transported to Estasia."

Nomoe_Hideaki:	"That much we can safely assume," Nomoe agrees pleasantly.

Nomoe_Hideaki:	"Yes, certainly," he nods to Ruby.

~Prototype:	"I have never disappointed yet," Pro says confidently. "And thank you, Ambassador."

Lob:	As they entered the Factory cathedral, the first thing that they would note is that it's purpose has mostly been converted from a facility for the assembly of artifacts to a constant monitoring and operation station for the Razor Gate held dozens of meters below ground.

Wandering:	"Where in Estasia will we arrive?" Wandering asked "Will we be able to see much of the city its self?"

Nomoe_Hideaki:	lets Ruby answer that, though of course having been to Estasia a few times himself he'd know.

Lob:	Enlightened Mortal Savants, each of them bound to secrecy by Eclipse Oath, shift from terminal to terminal, examining the merest shifts in essence levels, making sure that the Autocthonian essence that sometimes leaks from the Gate is properly counteracted by the elemental energy of Creation itself.

Lob:	As they walk through these rooms, they pass through a large number of checkpoints, each of them examining biometric data that had been sent to the system a full day ahead of the Circle arriving.

Lob:	As well as making sure that it matches up with the Access talisman given to each member.

Nomoe_Hideaki:	passes through the checkpoints with the casual arrogance and almost bored expression of a professional diplomat. He doesn't understand as much as one tenth of the actual processes taking place behind the scenes, being no motonic technician himself, but then that's not the point.

Lob:	"We will arrive at the corresponding Razor Gate in Estasia. Do not be alarmed, we usually get outsiders there, so the location has been set up to be as hospitable as possible to those from Creation."

Lob:	Ruby said to Wandering. "Deliberator Nomoe has been to the Great Maker a few times himself, as an ambassador to Sanken, and he has given no complaints about our hospitality."

Nomoe_Hideaki:	"Estasia has never been anything but most hospitable," Nomoe agrees.

Lob:	The elevator ride itself took an almost alarmingly long time, almost 2 minutes spent travelling at approx. 50 miles per hour. If one of them had cared to ask. Fortunately, the elevator was massive, easily large enough to fit the bulk trade shipments that often crossed between the worlds.

Wandering:	"Intresting, I hadn't known that" said Wandering "What of Estasia its self? will we be able to see it freely?"

Lob:	Brazen, for his part, just constantly shuffled from talon-to-talon, clearly impatient at all these checkpoints and searches. He seemed to be barely holding his complaints in, and only with great effort.

Lob:	Ruby considered her words carefully. "There is a foreigners' quarter which you may explore at your leisure. However, to ensure efficiency and a lack of distraction on the part of our mortal population, we would ask that we be given a request to explore the city at least 3-shifts (18 hours) in advance."

Lob:	"Also, to prevent panic, Brazen Sand has been requested to travel with an escort at all times." Ruby added.

Lob:	Her emphasis on the word "request" on that last sentence, although well-hidden, nonetheless indicates that the request was nothing of the sort.

Wandering:	"That is a shame" said Wandering not hiding her disappointment "But if that is how it must be"

Lob:	Eventually, the elevator came to a halt, and the massive doors opened to the Razor Gate, surrounded by yet more Technicians, including a team of Savants from Autocthonia itself.

Lob:	"We apologize, but stability and harmony are imperative to the correct social working of the Great Maker."

Lob:	Ruby answered.

Nomoe_Hideaki:	privately smiles inwardly, not expecting Bright Snow to go along with the restrictions on her research

Lob:	"Please stand at a distance while the Gate opens," Ruby asked. "We have not yet had any fatalities during a transition, but some materials have coem through...wrong, due to hastily done calibrations."

Lob:	A nearby birdlike  beastman savant covered in an exoskeleton of grey plates calibrated the gate, until finally it exploded into life.

Wandering:	Wandering watches the operation carefully mentally noting what happens

Lob:	What can only be described as a tunnel of pure industrial essence yawned open, howling with the sounds of clanging hammers and massive hydraulic pistons.

Nomoe_Hideaki:	lets his sorcerer's sight drop, knowing from experience that it isn't the best idea to watch the activation in the essential spectra.

Nomoe_Hideaki:	Not the most pleasant one anyway.

Lob:	A klaxon sounded, accompanied by a spinning emergency light sending washes of red light across the massive room.

Lob:	"CLEAR!" The head technician announced.

Lob:	Brazen, for his part, had to quickly look away, holding his head briefly at the unexpected intensity of the gate's opening.

Wandering:	jumped slightly at the klaxarn and then watched as the gate opened

Lob:	"Ready for Transition!" Another essence-technician at the controls announced

Lob:	Ruby took the lead. "The motonic cascade is now within acceptable safety parameters for Celestial Exalts. We can pass." Ruby told them

Nomoe_Hideaki:	nods, making a small gesture for Ruby to take lead before following through the gate himself.

Wandering:	follows the others through the gate