Head Archaeologist Enak - Puzzles Upon Puzzles
Nick Wilcox
((Project Site Central Habitat, Marohu III))
Enak was trying to catch his breath again. One of the thugs had punched him in the gut and he hadn’t really appreciated that.
Enak: Probably deserved that.
Katsim: Leave him alone.
Enak appreciated her saying that, but it was unlikely that they were going to stop just because she told them to.
He still appreciated it though.
JoNz: ::flat on her back and looking up, speaks in a low tone to her attacker:: Whoa. Are you seeing this mosaic carving on the cave ceiling?
Enak: ::quietly:: Thank you.
Arlill/Riley: Response
Vuq: Let’s see, leave him alone and go with empty hands? No. You are going to finish what you started.
Enak: And how do you plan on having us do that?
He really was gearing up to have another one of these ugly people punch him in the stomach, but his mother always did say he spoke faster than he could think.
Arlill/Riley: Response
JoNz: ::stays put on the cavern floor for now::
Vuq: Finish what you started. You cracked the code. Where does it lead? You don’t have to show me. I can just shoot your friend here instead, and after that, the rest of them. You gave a start, I’m sure it wouldn’t take me too long to figure out the rest. Or, you could make this go a lot faster, and do what I tell you.
Enak: Christ on a motorbike. You don’t need to be so aggressive.
Arlill/Riley: Response
Vuq: Well?
Katsim: It’s a puzzle. A puzzle that has to be solved to go any further.
That made some sense. Everything was a puzzle it seemed.
Enak: Any ideas as to how to solve it? This is the most progress I’ve made.
Arlill/Riley: Response
JoNz: ::spits out blood::
Their Caitian friend was brought back to them, looking just slightly worse for wear after her scuffle with one of the mercenaries.
Enak: Got the fun out of your system?
Arlill/Riley/Katsim/Vuq: Response
JoNs: Why do you need us to unlock these secrets?
Enak: Because for all his bluster, he can’t actually figure it out.
Arlill/Riley/Katsim/Vuq: Response
He looked up at where the Gray Commander was on the dais, with all the different shapes.
Enak: Well, what does the pattern say? Anyone have any ideas?
Arlill/Riley/Katsim/Vuq/JoNz: Response
He pondered the pattern of shapes an colors, looking at them from below the Dais.
Enak: These things take time, sir. We can’t just wish a solution out of the ether.
Arlill/Riley/Katsim/Vuq/JoNz: Response
Enak: Could it be related to the position of the planet in relation to its star? I wasn’t paying too much attention to the planetary bodies when we first came in.
Arlill/Riley/Katsim/Vuq/JoNz: Response