>>5318347<span class="mu-g">Armed with your newfound info, you follow up your previous question by waving the GLOWING LEAF at the fairy. So lemme guess, you begin as the plant matter sheds thousands of glowing little specks onto your arm, this is one of those ‘unsaferty’ tasks she described, right?
“This, kitten,” Shannon replies in a matter-of-fact tone, “Is more of an in-house task… like delivering mail to coworkers. Or expanding our reach exponentially. The metaphor gets messy, but you get the picture.”
Yea, you nod, and you’re betting this job is closer to the second example, isn’t it?
“Can’t get anything past you, kitten.” Replies the fairy with a toothy grin. “As the fossil no doubt described to you already, this DEVICE you see before you amplifies MAGICAL POWER by a tremendous amount–like a broadcasting antenna.”
Right, you reply, and if the situation around you is any indication, you can get into a whole lotta’ trouble with it, too!
“Indeed you can!” Says Shannon with a low chuckle. “These DEMONS around you? Your UNDEAD friends? That DOME holding you all hostage? None of them would be possible without this amplifier–well, they WOULD,” She pivots, “but it would be quite the strain on the one holding it all together.”
So if you turn it off, you add, pieces falling into place in your head, TIM would have to work harder to keep things going, right?
“Yes, if you’re talking about who we think you are.” The fairy shrugs. “But you aren’t going to shut it down, nor are you going to restart it without doing a little MAGIC TRICK first!”
A knowing smirk forms on your face. So THIS is where the LEAF comes in, hm?
“When you attach it to the console,” Shannon explains, “something will take root within the device. It’ll be subtle, at first, but eventually our little gift will grow, and before anyone can do anything about it, the TOTEM will belong to us.” The fairy looks your way with a smug grin on her face. “I think you can imagine why that’d be beneficial.”
Alright, you shrug, but what about the current residents, huh? Or people who find it later on?
“Well you’re here, aren’t you?” She retorts, “That must mean the current tenants won’t be hanging around much longer.” Leaning back on her perch a bit, the fairy takes a quick breath before continuing. “As for others, well, we don’t care much for TOURISTS… we’re rather good at hiding in plain sight, however, so we don’t foresee it becoming much of an issue. Not soon, at any rate.”
Bringing the LEAF closer to your face, you scrutinize it a bit for any sign of evil or switches. Plug this in, you mutter to yourself, and they get the keys to the car…
“Brilliant, isn’t it?” Shannon laughs. “The bigger the universe gets, the easier it becomes to control...”
>CONTD.</span> 