Fastball o/` The Way o/`

[Bjorn]

Bjorn hums thoughtfully to himself.  "No way to reach them, I suppose, without actually going there...."

[Brian]

"They didn't exactly have addresses and phone numbers on hand," Victor says wryly.  "It was merely a location where Lazarus discerned none of them had been before, and therefore ... none of them could be suspected of going 'back' there."

[Dracos]

"Well...  we have two current paths to follow?  One leading to gathering allies here and one leading to Gibraltar.  We also have the path to Australia, but I don't know if we can make use of that yet.  Anyhow, am I missing any?"

Dracos

[Huitzil]

"I say we gather our allies. The longer we wait to do so, the less chance we have of finding them, the more they will spread out, and the higher the chance that they will be found by someone else. Someone not amenable to our cause."

[Bjorn]

"Fair enough," Bjorn concedes to Victor.  "It's good logic, I just wish we had some way to reach them.  As it is," he looks at Dracos, "I'm guessing that we should get in touch with them before Ouroboros, like Paul says.  I don't think they're going to be moving around much, but if they can lend us any help at all, it'd be great.  I'd hate to fall flat on the first trial."

He grimaces.   "Did the Oracle say anything other than, 'Go to Gibraltar,' Rez?  That's a bit terse in the advice department."

[Rezantis]

"Yep, that's . . ." Rez trails off, "No, wait, I'm a liar."

He taps his keyboard for a second.

"Apparently the Seventh Cabal knows we need to go to Gibraltar . . . and she doesn't think that Pax Arcana has made it through yet.  And in the way of potential allies, which are my guesses and not from the Oracle, we might want to see if we can contact two groups - a group called 'Big Fire', who are opposed to Pax and Seventh Cabal . . . and I'd be curious to talk to the Brothers of Morpheus.  Hey," he looks at Ezmereth suddenly, "Can people learn to walk dreams, or is it an inborn talent?"

[Brian]

"You can learn to walk if someone brings you," Ezmereth says, shrugging.  "Others, like him," he indicates Paul, "are better at it than others, even if they don't realize it.  The dreamer who did not survive would have been superior, truly, but without him, you will need to rely on the great statesman."  He shrugs.  "If he learns well enough, and brings you into his dreams, then you can indeed learn."

[Rezantis]

"Hmm.  Hey," Rez perks up, "Who was I, anyway?  I mean, it's weird, but I'm really curious.  Did my curiousity get me killed, or something?  That'd figure."

[Brian]

"As with the others, you were many people, and parts of many other people are a part of you, too," Ezmereth says patiently.  "When a spirit merges and comes apart again, many people may have been a single entity in the past.  Your friend isn't the only Green Man to walk the earth, his spirit lives in ... if not truly many, others.

"But in you was the artist, the architect, and a man who set ships afire with a mirror, and the power of the sun."

[Rezantis]

"Oooh, I'm the Twilight caste Solar . . ." Rez mutters something about not getting the cool butterflies and goes back to his laptop.

[Dracos]

Dracos nods slightly to Bjorn in agreement, obviously pondering some other stuff though, "Ezmereth, do all five of us have to be there to do what needs to be done or is it just for the invocation of starting the task?"

Dracos

[Huitzil]

"Wait. I'm better at walking in dreams? Why would I be better than someone else-- and how do you know?"

[Brian]

"Yes, all of you must take the challenges together," Ezmereth says to Phil.  Turning to Paul, he adds, "When you have been here as long as I have, then you'll know, too."

[Dracos]

Dracos frowns, "Would they already know that this order of Harmony is back with what we just did or would they likely be currently...unaware of the new players on the field?"

Dracos

[Brian]

"They know that they are opposed ... but I do not believe that they would expect newcomers to take up the old position, that which was left vacant for so long."