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[[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Ravensbrook]], one of the newest recruits of [[Faction Paradox]], is met by Cousin [[Gaval]]. One of her first duties is to keep [[The Boulevard]] functional, to work with Gaval to keep everything locked down properly. Gaval notes to her that though this is a prison, not everyone here is a prisoner, some inhabitants are just.... guests. Guests who need to be kept safe from the rest of the universe. And themselves. Gaval takes Ravensbrook to one of these guests, one whose visitors always go in pairs, just to be safe, The [[Oracle (The Oracle)|Oracle]]. | [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Ravensbrook]], one of the newest recruits of [[Faction Paradox]], is met by Cousin [[Gaval]]. One of her first duties is to keep [[The Boulevard]] functional, to work with Gaval to keep everything locked down properly. Gaval notes to her that though this is a prison, not everyone here is a prisoner, some inhabitants are just.... guests. Guests who need to be kept safe from the rest of the universe. And themselves. Gaval takes Ravensbrook to one of these guests, one whose visitors always go in pairs, just to be safe, The [[Oracle (The Oracle)|Oracle]]. | ||
Two Faction operatives, [[Parent (rank)|Mother]] Hangaku and Cousin Gottfried come to a town on a human colony world modeled on the old west. Originally here due to concerns about [[The Enemy|enemy]] activity, they find an advert for an Oracle. Interested in perhaps finding a new recruit, they go to see her show. As it begins, the | Two Faction operatives, [[Parent (rank)|Mother]] Hangaku and Cousin Gottfried come to a town on a human colony world modeled on the old west. Originally here due to concerns about [[The Enemy|enemy]] activity, they find an advert for an Oracle. Interested in perhaps finding a new recruit, they go to see her show. As it begins, the Oracle walks onto the stage and disappears behind the curtains. The first audience member to want to see the future walked up and in as well, and when they re-emerged looked disoriented. | ||
Hangaku decides to enter the tent to talk to the oracle. | Hangaku decides to enter the tent to talk to the oracle. Hangaku commiserates how tired all the divination must make her, but the Oracle insists that it's really nothing, it's the others who do all the work. And Hangaku looks into the Oracle's eyes. She sees stars, the past, the present, the future, all of it, her timeline as it would have been had she not been chosen by the Faction. The Oracle falls back in shock and orders her out. | ||
In a local hotel room, Gaval and Hangaku discuss both Hangaku's experience, and Gaval's interview of the first audience member to talk to the Oracle. The two accounts are somewhat similar, though the audience member's didn't end as violently. Hangaku insists that this is a massive discovery - the information that can be gained from this gift is invaluable, the Oracle must either be convinced to join them or she must be kidnapped. | |||
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The Oracle was the seventh story in The Boulevard: Volume One.
Summary
Cousin Ravensbrook, one of the newest recruits of Faction Paradox, is met by Cousin Gaval. One of her first duties is to keep The Boulevard functional, to work with Gaval to keep everything locked down properly. Gaval notes to her that though this is a prison, not everyone here is a prisoner, some inhabitants are just.... guests. Guests who need to be kept safe from the rest of the universe. And themselves. Gaval takes Ravensbrook to one of these guests, one whose visitors always go in pairs, just to be safe, The Oracle.
Two Faction operatives, Mother Hangaku and Cousin Gottfried come to a town on a human colony world modeled on the old west. Originally here due to concerns about enemy activity, they find an advert for an Oracle. Interested in perhaps finding a new recruit, they go to see her show. As it begins, the Oracle walks onto the stage and disappears behind the curtains. The first audience member to want to see the future walked up and in as well, and when they re-emerged looked disoriented.
Hangaku decides to enter the tent to talk to the oracle. Hangaku commiserates how tired all the divination must make her, but the Oracle insists that it's really nothing, it's the others who do all the work. And Hangaku looks into the Oracle's eyes. She sees stars, the past, the present, the future, all of it, her timeline as it would have been had she not been chosen by the Faction. The Oracle falls back in shock and orders her out.
In a local hotel room, Gaval and Hangaku discuss both Hangaku's experience, and Gaval's interview of the first audience member to talk to the Oracle. The two accounts are somewhat similar, though the audience member's didn't end as violently. Hangaku insists that this is a massive discovery - the information that can be gained from this gift is invaluable, the Oracle must either be convinced to join them or she must be kidnapped.
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