The Whisper Bottle

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SEQUENCE 1

  • Framing Device - thinking about using this, with a different character, for each arc. One of the characters is narrating the events from some point in the future to an unknown individual - the "Storyteller," or us, essentially.
  • In this case, Nico is in a cafe sharing the story of how he joined the Order with a stranger.

SEQUENCE 2

  • In the center of Spiral we have the Imperial Palace, which functions not only as the Empress's residence but also as the administrative building for the government.
  • This sequence has a skilled burglar of some kind evade the guards and smash in a ground floor window before running off.

SEQUENCE 3

  • SOREN and SERRA are investigating the burglary, cutting in on the palace guard.
  • SOREN distracts the palace guards in the room of the break-in while SERRA goes to check out a secret room that they were apparently previously aware of - sure enough, this vault is missing several items, apparently powerful aetheric artifacts. She contacts someone.

SEQUENCE 4

  • ROWAN and MAGDA receive word from SERRA - they are enroute to the Floating Market - a black market located in the city underbelly. They're nosing around for big deals going down - apparently they already knew about the stolen artifacts.
  • While they are making some inquiries, they are jumped by a group of thugs. They defeat them easily, but in the aftermath, they see NICO watching from the distance, smirking. He vanishes into the shadows.

SEQUENCE 5

  • Meeting at HQ. Discussion topics - We can't catch him in the act. The