Please Wake Me Up

[Brian]

Relm looks pensive as she considers.  "I'm still gathering info on the best specific plan of attack.  But generally, I see a great cloak of spreading fire that hides us from our enemies, blinding and distracting them.  I see a shining sword that cuts away the overhanging, and though I do not think you should go immediately ... I see you returning to Japan."

She frowns, and shakes her head slightly.  "You should not go entirely alone, either," she warns.  "You should consider at least two others ... the Cabal will surround their own force with guards, and while we don't have the resources to do the same...."  She shrugs.  Shaking her head, she adds, "Also, some people are much better at causing trouble than installing plumbing."

[Bjorn]

"'You' as in me in particular, or all of us?"

[Brian]

"All of you together," she clarifies.

[Dracos]

Dracos scratched the back of his head and pondered.  "Plumbing huh?  What's his name...  I think he's from Japan.  Or at least, I think Shade pissed him off there.  Not sure though."

Dracos

[Carthrat]

"I think we should bring Mark," states Tom, looking shifty. "I suppose the cloak of spreading fire could be a reference for Bigfire, or something. I can certainly see them making lots of noise and keeping people distracted...

But I dreamed about myself, Mark, and some glass kung-fu-master taking on.. something big. Thus my earlier reasoning."

[Bjorn]

"Assuming you mean 'kung-fu master' as 'martial artist,' rather than specifically kung fu, that might be me," Bjorn says.  "Glass seems to be a bit of a theme -- my sword, and a dream before."   He frowns.  "But my dream didn't involve you at all, so it might be someone else.  I was in a dark place, probably underground, and by myself."

[Halbarad]

Tim shakes his head. "Nothing for me. I just got a message and instructions on how to get here - nothing symbolic at all."

[Carthrat]

Tom slaps Tim on the back. "Hey, sure it can be symbolic! You might like work out how to get here *without* needing to go to sleep, being a Dreamer-whatsit and all. Or, uh, maybe not.

Hmm. Did *anyone* dream about other members of our little Order? Or at least other people?"

[Ginrai]

Ginrai tests out if he can talk in his wolf form while in the dream. "I had a rather strange dream. I was in the house of some hunter, or at least I assume it was a hunter since his place contained many wolf-furs and skeletons. I was in my smallest form up until he turned around and was about to change into my largest form when I suddenly appeared here with you guys." Looking at Relm, he asks, "Know if this had any sort of meaning to it?"

[Brian]

"Oh, all things have meaning," Relm says to Parthipan, who can actually speak in dream-form.  "I don't know what that specifically meany, though, other than the fact that if you're clever, power will not protect your enemies from you."

[Bjorn]

"All right," Bjorn says, "so Japan is the next step?  Then, logically, the next question is: what do we do in Japan?  What exactly has the Cabal got there?"

[Brian]

"From what I can see," Relm says, frowning, and appearing to stare to some far-off-location that only oracles can gaze at, "there's an organization ... a shadow of the culture of Japan, I suppose.  That force is opposed to the cabal, but it is not unified.  It slows and annoys them, but does not stop them."

[Carthrat]

"You didn't answer his question," notes Tom, dryly.

[Bjorn]

"The yakuza," Bjorn grunts.  After a second, his brow furrows.  "Isn't Tetsuo related to the yakuza somehow?  If so, he's probably one of the people we need to bring."

[Dracos]

Dracos tapped his chin.  "Glass Kung-fu master could be you Bjorn, but if we're headed to Japan, could very easily be someone else.  And Tetsuo is definitely related to the crime sector in some manner.   Probably them.  We can ask him later."

Dracos