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A Diamond in Snow, Act 3 - NIP
ACT 3
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Cormick wakes up in the Squishie jail. He meets Bhumi, and realizes that something weird is going on. She, in turn, notes Cormick's sensitivities. She convinces him to impregnate her (and thus Gaia), which releases her power. She also blesses Cormick, to prepare him for the coming test. Bhumi may draw some comparisons to herself and Adam, and Gaia and the Christ.
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The Squishies come and collect the group, and put them to Trial. First, the Pirates are convicted of general crimes, and are sentenced to death. Cormick struggles, as do the Brutes, but Bhumi tells them not to worry. They are ceremonially "killed" by having a small amount of blood drawn. They are then taken away to the lab to try to make the AI's work.
Cormick is convicted on more specific crimes, and sentenced to death by the thousand blades. This is death by arena (or death by challenge?), where every Squishie who wishes to can slash him. He fights, but is bound to a post, and fights, but is cut by the Judge.
Cormick is brought down into the arena and is cut again, and heals, and again and again, and heals. In the lab, Bhumi smiles, and one of the older Squishies lets slip his blade. It lands in Cormick's hand. Cormick is free of his bonds and has cleared an arc around him within seconds.
The Brutes in the lab are mixed in with the initial scenes of Cormick's torture. The Squishies are trying to figure out the secret of the AI and how to make it work. Bhumi delays them and does a few little tricks to keep them satisfied, but they aren't in a real hurry anyway. They strap down the brutes and demand that Gaia show them how to do the install. (Lorry did the first one.)
Scene
Meanwhile, back in town, Byrie and the other snowboys have gotten Cormick's distress signal. The two bust Byrie out (which isn't as hard as it should be), steal a quadry of battleeggs, and take them in their ship to pick up Cormick. They want to leave as is, especially since Turnbell Red seems to be following them, but Cormick insists on finding and rescuing the pirates. Roger gives up his egg to Cormick (so he can "shell up"), and Damwick takes him back to the ship. Cormick and Byrie squeeze through the Squishie hallways
The gunboys in their battleeggs make it to the surface, where they are surrounded by the Squishies. Turnbell Red meets them there, and battle is joined. The battle is mostly Turnbell Red vs the Squishies, who both fight for the prize at the center, the eggs and the Pirates and their ship. The battle does not last long before Blackbie arrives in full armada. On their sensors they see four Blackbie signatures surrounded by Turnbell Red, and they go to war.
Byrie's ship cannot take off, surrounded as it is, without support from the outside. Cormick goes back out in a battle-egg to clear a path. He succeeds, but at a high cost - he is pulled down. Bhumi prays to her sisters, and Vrahi comes to "relieve her son", while L'shmi whisks him up to safety in the ship.
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Poststory
Scene
Cormick wakes up in the Squishie jail. He meets Bhumi, and realizes that something weird is going on. She, in turn, notes Cormick's sensitivities. She convinces him to impregnate her (and thus Gaia), which releases her power. She also blesses Cormick, to prepare him for the coming test. Bhumi may draw some comparisons to herself and Adam, and Gaia and the Christ.
The Squishies come and collect the group, and put them to Trial. First, the Pirates are convicted of general crimes, and are sentenced to death. Cormick struggles, as do the Brutes, but Bhumi tells them not to worry. They are ceremonially "killed" by having a small amount of blood drawn. They are then taken away to the lab to try to make the AI's work.
Cormick is convicted on more specific crimes, and sentenced to death by the thousand blades. This is death by arena (or death by challenge?), where every Squishie who wishes to can slash him. He fights, but is bound to a post, and fights, but is cut by the Judge.
Cormick is brought down into the arena and is cut again, and heals, and again and again, and heals. In the lab, Bhumi smiles, and one of the older Squishies lets slip his blade. It lands in Cormick's hand. Cormick is free of his bonds and has cleared an arc around him within seconds.
The Brutes in the lab are mixed in with the initial scenes of Cormick's torture. The Squishies are trying to figure out the secret of the AI and how to make it work. Bhumi delays them and does a few little tricks to keep them satisfied, but they aren't in a real hurry anyway. They strap down the brutes and demand that Gaia show them how to do the install. (Lorry did the first one.)
Meanwhile, back in town, Byrie and the other snowboys have gotten Cormick's distress signal. The two bust Byrie out (which isn't as hard as it should be), steal a quadry of battleeggs, and take them in their ship to pick up Cormick. They want to leave as is, especially since Turnbell Red seems to be following them, but Cormick insists on finding and rescuing the pirates. Roger gives up his egg to Cormick (so he can "shell up"), and Damwick takes him back to the ship. Cormick and Byrie squeeze through the Squishie hallways
The gunboys in their battleeggs make it to the surface, where they are surrounded by the Squishies. Turnbell Red meets them there, and battle is joined. The battle is mostly Turnbell Red vs the Squishies, who both fight for the prize at the center, the eggs and the Pirates and their ship. The battle does not last long before Blackbie arrives in full armada. On their sensors they see four Blackbie signatures surrounded by Turnbell Red, and they go to war.
Byrie's ship cannot take off, surrounded as it is, without support from the outside. Cormick goes back out in a battle-egg to clear a path. He succeeds, but at a high cost - he is pulled down. Bhumi prays to her sisters, and Vrahi comes to "relieve her son", while L'shmi whisks him up to safety in the ship.
Poststory
// posted by Wray Davis @ 9:39 AM 
