IC-Ep 3-Deeper Mysteries(Everyone else)
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IC-Ep 3-Deeper Mysteries(Everyone else)
The British Museum, Great Russell Street - London, England
11:05 AM - Monday, September 9, 1940
Story, Elizabeth, Brook, and the others arrived at the British Museum, which was open to the public at this time. They made their way inside and were soon directed to Carole Siddons's office, which Story and his companions recalled as having formerly belonged to the mad Professor Exeter. Carole had been his secretary then, but now she was in charge and had her own secretary. Carole was in the inner office, behind her desk, and she gladly allowed them in. "It's good to see you again," she said with a smile. "What can I do for you?"
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Eugene leaves the explanations to Story. As the mysterious traveller talks to Carole, he takes out a pencil and notebook and makes a sketch of the jewel from memory.
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Story smiles at Carole and says, "It is good to see you as well. You look lovely today." He looks around her office briefly recalling its former owner and continues, "I was wondering if we could look at the books in the Vault once more. We gathered some valuable information last time, but I don't think we dug far enough."
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"Thank you," said Carole, standing. "Of course I can take you to the vault again. There's not as much to do here these days." She led the group back to the antechamber. "Brigid, I'll be out for the next couple of hours. Heading to the vault again."
"Yes, ma'am," said the secretary, a pretty young woman with red hair and freckles.
"Yes, ma'am," said the secretary, a pretty young woman with red hair and freckles.
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The Masque of Nyarlathotep
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"Déjà vu all over again!" whispers Benjamin.
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Charles looks mystified by the surroundings, and situation, but feels slightly comforted by the knowledge that it is books they will be looking through, which he is familiar with, even if the ones he is used to are filled with numbers rather than words...
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Story thanks Carole and follows her.
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Carole led the group outside and to Holborn Station, where she paid everyone's fares and they rode the short distance to Aldwych. Once on the platform, she led the way to a locked and guarded door at the far end, where the guard let the group through into a tunnel. She stopped at a sliding metal door and slid it open, to reveal a vast storage room with shelves loaded with crates. There was also a desk with a binder on it. "There's the catalogue," she said, indicating it. "Feel free to look through it, and I'm here to help you if you need it."
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Eugene is completely out of his depth among all the books, but decides to look for something about the magic he has been subjected to. Surely a weird subject like that should stick out like a sore thumb?
Much to his surprise, he finds a likely looking tome.
Much to his surprise, he finds a likely looking tome.
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Elizabeth decides to look for references to the jewel, that Story named as the Shining Trapezohedron.
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Story has also decided to try and find additional information on the Shining Trapezohedron.
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Charles hasn't the faintest idea where to look, so goes with looking for the stone...
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Benjamin tries to see if he can find more information about the procedure to banish the monster.
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Eddie recalled Brook and Eugene mentioning Ancient Egypt, so he will start from there. He's going to focus on the more obscure parts.
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By the time everyone was done with the research, it was late afternoon.
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“I’ve found a lot about the stone in De Vermis Mysteriis, as I think you said Story,” says Elizabeth to the others. “It says that the stone was created on the Planet Yuggoth and brought to Earth by Mi-Go creatures.” She pauses, and looks at her friends before continuing. “However Ludwig Prinn thinks it was not made on Yuggoth, but brought there by Nyarlathotep. Later stories link it to Atlantis and the Black Pharoah. It was later buried in a sealed crypt with a mirror, and linked to the Egyptian Queen Nitocris. Then it disappeared. Then there’s a bit about its powers. Anyone looking at it can be beguiled by it, and only the strongest can resist. People caught by it see a series of otherworldly visions. It then talks about The Father of All Bats, who might appear if the stone is put in darkness, such as shutting its box. The stone has power over that creature, which can be damaged by exposing the stone to light. What is The Father of All Bats I wonder? Can we find anything on that? Is that the creature that is attacking people?”
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As he leafs through an ancient manuscript, Elizabeth's words wash over Eugene; Yuggoth, Mi-Go, Nyar-whatever-it-was, nothing but a stream of gibberish.
However his ears prick up at the mention of the Father of All Bats.
"That's the thing! The thing they summoned to attack me - they called it the Father of All Bats."
Pinching the bridge of his nose, he puts the manuscript down.
"I thought I could find something about the magic they used to paralyse me and how to stop it. I've found something alright, but the only advice it suggests is to 'strike her down'. I think this means we have to knock out Catherine before we do anything else."
However his ears prick up at the mention of the Father of All Bats.
"That's the thing! The thing they summoned to attack me - they called it the Father of All Bats."
Pinching the bridge of his nose, he puts the manuscript down.
"I thought I could find something about the magic they used to paralyse me and how to stop it. I've found something alright, but the only advice it suggests is to 'strike her down'. I think this means we have to knock out Catherine before we do anything else."
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"I'm afraid we don't have much more time here today," said Carole, checking her watch. "It'll be time for tea before long. We can always come back tomorrow, though."
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"So this...Thing... it can be damaged, and killed by light?" wonders Charles out loud. "No wonder they want to attack at night. Is there a way to generate a lot of light very quickly, that can be hidden from them? I don't expect they'd just wander in to a well lit area knowing the harm it can do to their pet..."
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