The Door in Reality, Session 7

General Summary

Styg Wakes to Matthew

At House Gardenia, Matthew Lutey is concerned about Styg’s soul being split (or similar) and tries to have him address the problem - Styg takes exception to this. They discuss Matthew’s link to Aiwaz and so on - Styg becomes more scared and fanatical, confronting Matthew. He demands that Matthew tell nobody about his nature - Matthew agrees, but asks Styg to try to deal with his split consciousness.
(deep brain scan partial success, read someone partial success, confront someone partial success)

The Next Morning

Styg asks one of Storm's Children about healing - they recommend Dog head, but mention that he might not have the materials (Styg doesn’t want to approach Petunia).
Styg and Errol Mustang talk about Styg getting access to some generic parts, as well as mind-machine interfaces.
Petunia asks Prune for advice about her next steps - Prune is torn because she has committed to living like Sequoia, but she thinks that Prune should follow her instincts to The Door. Styg reads Petunia and finds out about her intention of heading to The Door.
Reginald Fulton complains about breakfast - he wants a good breakfast before starting training. He and Matthew talk about Styg’s nature.
(insight, read someone partial success)

Strangers at the Treeline

Wolves of the Maelstrom are watching House Gardenia from the treeline. Styg tries to learn more but Walker appears, rampaging from the forest. Styg and Reginald battle Walker - Styg is horrifically injured and nearly dies (coming back weirder). Petunia tries to heal Styg but is largely ineffective. She then tries to heal Reginald but seems to attract Wolves - they walk towards her from nearby. Storm Gardenia confronts them but is blasted by psychic force.
The others scramble to protect Petunia. Reginald sees that one of the Wolves will die with a premonition. Storm understands that they are here on a duty from another who is absent, and that they are very dangerous. Errol understands that they don’t feel much other than duty. Prune kills one but the others don’t react. Storm performs a musical number and the Wolves fall in love with her, but continue on their path. Matthew helps Astiniltlish "Pell" Pelligri knock one of them out. Styg reads Pell.
Pell opens his brain and understands that the Wolves are bidden by a mysterious figure to protect Prune and Petunia - they are here to remove them from a situation that they see as a threat to the children. Petunia knocks one out with a stun gun. Storm tricks the last remaining one into helping her then attacks it from behind, leading to a fight with it, including a gang of Gardenia Overseers. It runs back to Petunia as Errol is trying to get the girls onto Barry Manilow to extract them - it tries to guide them away, but Petunia knocks it out. The group restrain the Wolves.
(open brain miss, do battle complete success, do battle partial success, healing touch miss, field medic complete success, healing touch miss, sniff the wind complete success, confront someone miss, interrupt someone partial success, visions of death partial success, read a situation miss, read someone miss, artful and gracious complete success, help someone complete success, do battle partial success, read someone partial success, open brain partial success, act under fire complete success, deceive someone complete success, do battle miss, act under fire miss)

Matthew Talks to the Wolves

Matthew charms a Wolf into answering some questions - it isn’t able to speak, so it uses curtly-written notes to respond. They need to protect the girls, bidden by the mother of the girls and the father of the Wolves. There are more Wolves on the way.
(mesmerizing whisper partial success)

Related Adventure

Adventure: The Door in Reality

Report Date

09 Feb 2021

Primary Location

House Gardenia