The View From Here

[Ebiris]

"Hold on," Daniel nods to Tim before going back to Nick, "So is this the afterlife for everyone or do only special dreamer types wind up like this when they bite it?"

It's kind of an important thing to know, for future reference.

[Brian]

"Well, if you're aware of it, you can choose to end up here when you die.  Otherwise you'll usually just get spun into the force of creation.  You become raw Dream," Alan explains.

"For a company with plans that don't actually offer coverage until after you die, it's good, though," Nick supplies.

[Ebiris]

"Well, that's comforting... I guess," Daniel nods. "Not that I'm going to go out of my way to die or anything," he hastily amends, "But it's nice to know.

"Anyway! Let's go find Pandora!" he declares, making to join the others heading back in that direction.

[Brian]

"Right," Len says.  "You'll be leading us?" he asks Tim.  "The waterfall room should provide a good medium if you want to change the venue quickly."

[Halbarad]

"Sounds good to me," Tim agrees. "I I HOPE I can get us back there without having to walk this time, at least - or at least to the crossroads."

Kyle DID say I could move people from one place to another, after all...

[Brian]

Tim is able to lead everyone into the blinding whiteness of the mist.  When it clears, everyone is on the landing just above the cloud-cover at the base of Pandora's peak.

Len is joined by Saul, who looks a little smaller, and much darker, but is dressed the same way.  Saul carries a kopesh instead of a spear, however.  The two of them begin jogging up the stairs everyone else can now zip up.

[Halbarad]

Tim sticks to mortal speeds, pacing Len and Saul as they head up the stairs to Pandora's peak.

"How long has Pandora been missing, anyway? She mentioned that she'd been separated from you for a while, but not how long."

[Ebiris]

"We'll, uh... see you guys at the top, then," Daniel comments to the two brothers of Morpheus before zipping up ahead of them.

[Brian]

Len and Saul are fast, and quickly reach the top of the mountain.  Both of them seem quite pleased to have found the sphere.  Len approaches Tim, and says, "Watch closely."

Then everything goes dark.  When light comes back, everyone is standing in what looks like a Brotherhood of Morpheus building (though, they probably don't have a monopoly on the 'floating island' thing; the arcitecture-style is identical).  Pandora's sphere is sitting there, now hovering just over the stone floor.

[Ebiris]

"Uh... hey! My bag!" Daniel does not look pleased with this turn of events.

"It had all my stuff in it!"

[Brian]

Saul points to the other side of the sphere, where the bag is caught and hanging from a sconce on the wall.

[Ebiris]

"Ah, good," Daniel nods, suitably mollified and going over to collect said repository of all his worldly goods.

"So, Pandora, how're you liking your new home?" he asks, returning to the sphere-bound Oracle. "Not as nice a view, but I guess it has its charm..."

[Brian]

Pandora arrives after a moment, approaching the surface at a point where she can see both Daniel, and Saul.  She sketches quickly on the surface of her sphere in gold letters, "A change of pace is welcome.  I knew this was inevitable, but waiting in isolation ... well ... more isolation than normal for aeons grew tiring."

"Greeting, Oracle," Len says, smiling.  "It's good to see you again."

"And you," she writes back.

"Now, on to business," Saul says, glancing over his shoulder briefly.  "So.  We need to get these people back into reality.  Alan needs your help to aim them.  Where should they go?"

"I've discussed this with Relm," Pandora replies.  "We should send them to her.  To New Delphi."  Turning to look at Tim, and then Daniel, and then Tom, Pandora explains (her previous text scrolling up the sphere and out of sight), "New Delphi is the home to the Order of Symmetry.  They've got a ... program ... where they try and protect people with powers who join their cause.  It's not much, but it's where I would suggest you begin your search for ... whatever it is you seek next."

"Alan's on his way," Len says after a moment.

[Ebiris]

Daniel blinks. "I thought the Order of Symnetry was extinct, and it was just those other two groups that were left?" he asks, confused.

"And who's Relm?"

[Halbarad]

"Right now, making sure we're back in reality is good enough for me. If you think it's a good idea to meet with the Order of Symmetry, I'll trust you - you haven't led me wrong yet, even if I still don't completely understand what's going on. Will I be able to get back in touch with you after this, though?" Tim asks.