For One Night Only!
22 Nial 598 SN / 28 Aug, 2008 AD
After nearly a month of traveling across the United States of America, what is the first thing Terrence does when I return? He takes me Archon Hunting! I have just returned to the base after being in the City for four hours knocking Council heads together. Admittedly there were a few breaks when we tackled several covens of Thorns with the aid of Enynn and BladeStryke, but the two of them wandered off to other pursuits after a time.
But at least it was an enjoyable re-introduction to the City, and I even accumulated enough heads for Castle to grant me my 49th security level. Soon enough they'll stop counting, and I will join many others of The Legendary.
Truly though, that does not excite me as much at the knowledge I gained on my trip out-of-town. For the past month, I have visited several sites of intellectualism, attempting to gain knowledge of interdimensional travel.
It was an exhausting time, but quite interesting. Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and thaumatology, and several other distinguished universities opened their doors to me. It was also interesting to see how heroes in the rest of the country operated. for instants I did not know we supported a Great Lakes chapter of The Legendary, but they graciously housed me during my time there. What disturbed me the most, though, happened during my arrival at the Kansas State University campus, where I was mobbed by a large group of people who wanted to hear me Sing! While I had placed several records of my non-magical singing on The Legendary's computer database, and I do sometimes participate in the Perez Amphitheater Talent Show, I had never imagined this... mob of people wanted to hear me. I had to hastily modify one of my gravity shields to keep them away from me, but since that led to me Singing, the crowd just screamed and surged forward at me. I was saved by one of the local heroes, Soulcyte. After he calmed down the crowd and dispersed them, he escorted me around the campus. He was quite surprised by my reaction to the crowds since I was apparently one of the KSU campus' favorite Heroes of Paragon. When I explained that I had never left Paragon City before this trip, and that I had no idea of my fame, he took it upon himself to show me just what he meant.
I would have never guessed at the attention those of us in Paragon receive from the fanatics that yearn after us. When I inquired as to the uproar surrounding me, Soulcyte told me that for the past three months, I had been voted as KSU's “Favorite Hero”. He told me that one of the music clubs had gotten a hold of a video of one of my Amphitheater performances. The people here had not only been entranced by my voice, but by my accompaniment: Two of my special, non-combat Singularities.
It was after several days there that a small group of my fanatics approached me with the offer of a concert. I demurred answering and called back to Paragon to ask the leadership what they thought of the idea. Unfortunately, they were not available, but Jackie, who was on watch, told me that it was all right. At least, that is what I assume she meant. I am still not an expert at translating her patois into something I understand.
So I asked around for what songs they would like to hear, and gave a one-night-only showing on my last day there. Interestingly, a full third of the requests were for a song in my native Syndan. I found this curious, and asked one of the students who was aiding me in organizing the event why they would want to hear a song they could not understand. She told me that even though they could not understand the words, they could still feel the meanings through my voice and my emotions when I sang.
KSU and the concert happened a week and a half into my trip, so I was expecting the small DVD in my inbox. Hopefully it hasn't caused too many problems for Shiziru, Lora'lai, and Evangelia.
The primary purpose of my trip was a vast success, though. I should have enough information now to complete my Song.
(Stuffed between the pages of this entry are several printouts with strange geometries and lines on them. A few handwritten notes in Syndan mark the pages. There is no other writing to note what the printouts concern. The last printout is a colored flier, the top of which is printed in large, bold lettering: “For One Night Only!”)
22 Nial 598 SN / 28 Aug, 2008 AD
After nearly a month of traveling across the United States of America, what is the first thing Terrence does when I return? He takes me Archon Hunting! I have just returned to the base after being in the City for four hours knocking Council heads together. Admittedly there were a few breaks when we tackled several covens of Thorns with the aid of Enynn and BladeStryke, but the two of them wandered off to other pursuits after a time.
But at least it was an enjoyable re-introduction to the City, and I even accumulated enough heads for Castle to grant me my 49th security level. Soon enough they'll stop counting, and I will join many others of The Legendary.
Truly though, that does not excite me as much at the knowledge I gained on my trip out-of-town. For the past month, I have visited several sites of intellectualism, attempting to gain knowledge of interdimensional travel.
It was an exhausting time, but quite interesting. Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and thaumatology, and several other distinguished universities opened their doors to me. It was also interesting to see how heroes in the rest of the country operated. for instants I did not know we supported a Great Lakes chapter of The Legendary, but they graciously housed me during my time there. What disturbed me the most, though, happened during my arrival at the Kansas State University campus, where I was mobbed by a large group of people who wanted to hear me Sing! While I had placed several records of my non-magical singing on The Legendary's computer database, and I do sometimes participate in the Perez Amphitheater Talent Show, I had never imagined this... mob of people wanted to hear me. I had to hastily modify one of my gravity shields to keep them away from me, but since that led to me Singing, the crowd just screamed and surged forward at me. I was saved by one of the local heroes, Soulcyte. After he calmed down the crowd and dispersed them, he escorted me around the campus. He was quite surprised by my reaction to the crowds since I was apparently one of the KSU campus' favorite Heroes of Paragon. When I explained that I had never left Paragon City before this trip, and that I had no idea of my fame, he took it upon himself to show me just what he meant.
I would have never guessed at the attention those of us in Paragon receive from the fanatics that yearn after us. When I inquired as to the uproar surrounding me, Soulcyte told me that for the past three months, I had been voted as KSU's “Favorite Hero”. He told me that one of the music clubs had gotten a hold of a video of one of my Amphitheater performances. The people here had not only been entranced by my voice, but by my accompaniment: Two of my special, non-combat Singularities.
It was after several days there that a small group of my fanatics approached me with the offer of a concert. I demurred answering and called back to Paragon to ask the leadership what they thought of the idea. Unfortunately, they were not available, but Jackie, who was on watch, told me that it was all right. At least, that is what I assume she meant. I am still not an expert at translating her patois into something I understand.
So I asked around for what songs they would like to hear, and gave a one-night-only showing on my last day there. Interestingly, a full third of the requests were for a song in my native Syndan. I found this curious, and asked one of the students who was aiding me in organizing the event why they would want to hear a song they could not understand. She told me that even though they could not understand the words, they could still feel the meanings through my voice and my emotions when I sang.
KSU and the concert happened a week and a half into my trip, so I was expecting the small DVD in my inbox. Hopefully it hasn't caused too many problems for Shiziru, Lora'lai, and Evangelia.
The primary purpose of my trip was a vast success, though. I should have enough information now to complete my Song.
(Stuffed between the pages of this entry are several printouts with strange geometries and lines on them. A few handwritten notes in Syndan mark the pages. There is no other writing to note what the printouts concern. The last printout is a colored flier, the top of which is printed in large, bold lettering: “For One Night Only!”)