flat eyes the drawing curiously, and then looks back up at the tower to see if there's something that he can see. unfortunately, nothing comes to him. ]
There's a secret to this tower, Mr. Escardos, one that's right under your nose. One which I want to see if you can put your mind to. You see, if I told you that no one lived in this tower, what would you think?
Is this like in that one book...the Odyssey? Where Odysseus told a cyclops that his name was nobody, so the cyclops went around telling the other cyclops that "nobody had stabbed him"?
I tried many ways into getting into that tower! And finally, after many fruitless attempts, I managed to get a reaction from within! It was quite thrilling. We had a good chat, actually.
They said they were engaged in secret business and couldn't come out right now. And that there was plenty of food within the tower. About whether they had an animal they said "reply hazy, ask again later".
That's great! So maybe they locked themselves in like a hermit. If nothing can get out then nothing can get in. Maybe? [ ...... ] I wonder if we should check on Mister Nobody every once in a while. Just to make sure they have food.
Ohh... then I'll talk to them! Maybe we'll be able to befriend them too, and have them as an ally. [ he smiles softly ] We're probably gonna need a lot of those, huh?
[ this is a lot more complicated than in snowfield, that's for sure. maybe if he had his magecraft...but he doesn't even have that. ]
But with you around, I'm sure it won't be a problem.
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flat eyes the drawing curiously, and then looks back up at the tower to see if there's something that he can see. unfortunately, nothing comes to him. ]
Really? What makes you think that?
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[that]
[no one lives in this tower?]
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[ hand on chin.........
oh! ]
What if this is actually like a fortress? So instead of a prisoner, it's actually keeping someone safe!
[ my iq is plummeting ]
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[Not much protection.]
I would hazard to say that it's more of a vantage point, myself. Though, as I emphasize, no one does seem to live there.
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[ he nods in agreement, looking up at the tower again ]
So you think that they had some sort of watchman? I wonder if it was just for boats...or if it was to keep the town safe from the spectres.
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[He's just staring at Flat for a while.]
Say, Mr. Escardos. A question. If you knock on a door, and someone inside says "no one is home", then no one is home, yes?
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[ he taps his chin. ]
Is this like in that one book...the Odyssey? Where Odysseus told a cyclops that his name was nobody, so the cyclops went around telling the other cyclops that "nobody had stabbed him"?
[ jack stares into the distance. ]
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[And a snap of the fingers!]
We have our very own Odysseus in that tower, it seems. It's occupied.
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[But no, he's eating up this reaction.]
I tried many ways into getting into that tower! And finally, after many fruitless attempts, I managed to get a reaction from within! It was quite thrilling. We had a good chat, actually.
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No way… what did they say? Are they a hermit? A watchman? Did you get their name?
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Oh! And they know morse code. It's quite interesting. We had the whole conversation strictly through that.
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That's great! So maybe they locked themselves in like a hermit. If nothing can get out then nothing can get in. Maybe? [ ...... ] I wonder if we should check on Mister Nobody every once in a while. Just to make sure they have food.
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[WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THIS BEFORE]
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[ he nods!!! makes sense! ]
Did they say when?
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[Practically sparkling with the praise.]
Within the week. We have a date!
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[ hmmm he rubs his chin. ]
How did you get their attention in the first place, sir?
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[WERE YOU HARRASSING THIS PERSON]
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[ SAYS THIS AS CHEERFULLY AS POSSIBLE!!! ]
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[ this is a lot more complicated than in snowfield, that's for sure. maybe if he had his magecraft...but he doesn't even have that. ]
But with you around, I'm sure it won't be a problem.