Bassoon Day 6 -- afternoon, video

[so_dark_a_road]

[ Curufn has been awake for hours and is dressed in his road-crew orange clothing, but he came back for a shower, and he's still in Sleeper Carriage 2:A, speaking from the ICP in the cabin. His hair is not yet combed, and it is still wet and straggles about his forehead. He looks worried. ]

I hesitate to tell you this, but I think it's my responsibility. I had a dream last night, and I don't believe it was just a dream. Let me say that in my home universe, I had visions of evil things occurring, and they always came true. So, I'm sounding a warning, so that we may prepare in any way that we can.

I saw a city in flames. There were people in those burning buildings, and I heard screams. Other people were running, some escaping and some not. The air was choked with smoke.

There were winged creatures flying about this burning city, and I think they must have been demons, as I've seen that sort of creature before. I seemed to be standing quite near a building, as a wounded man came running around it toward me and would have escaped -- except that a small, white-haired, red-eyed being came swiftly behind him and stuck a spear into him. And then it turned on me, and I was about to get into a fight, but I suddenly awakened.

I don't know if many of you come from cultures that credit such visions, but I'm concerned.

[ OOC: This dream was PM'd to me -- to Curufin, I mean -- by the voidtreckermods last night, so you can bet it means something! XD ]

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[so_dark_a_road]

[ Good for Tony! Magic and visionary events are too often warnings or otherwise not to be taken lightly. ]

When a vision is sent to me, or a premonition, it usually means trouble. Time to get moving and see about any kind of preparation possible. And no, I don't know how far in the future this event might be. The dream did not clue me as to that.

I'm not one to refrain from participating, and those people in that city are going to need help. We haven't got much in the way of firefighting equipment. I wish I had all the gear I had in my last world. I was a firefighter in that one. We built all our own equipment. We had three fire engines, that is, one ladder truck and two tanker trucks. A pumping station at the river so we could roar back and fill up every time we emptied a tank. Fire-resistant masks and suits, and enough hose to tie the city up in a bow! Shovels, picks, and chainsaws, for fighting fires in the forest or the fields. We don't have any of that here.

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[runs_on_batteries]

Do they usually clue you in for how long we have to prepare?

[He really didn't like this. He was concerned about the vision, but also what this might do to Curufin- or really all the elves. They were his family and would be worried about him.]

It's hard telling what kind of world that might be from. Could you tell what kind of technology or time period the city was?

[so_dark_a_road]

No, my visions aren't usually specific as to how much time. I wish they were.

[ Of course his family would worry about him if he leaped into the thick of a battle or tried to fight a fire. Bur most likely, they'd be right behind him. They were all fighters, and they weren't unfamiliar with the perils of fire, either. ]

The vision was so brief that I cannot be positive about the time period, but I didn't see any machines or indicators that the people there had any electrical devices or power sources. So, I think it was sort of pre-industrial-revolution.

[runs_on_batteries]

[Tony nods, accepting that answer easily. He knew nothing about this, so he was alright deferring the expertise to the elf.]

Alright. If you or your family decide you need something that I can help with, let me know. We're not going to let anything happen to you Curufin.

[so_dark_a_road]

We'll let you know! And thank you, Tony. You're a kind and generous man.

[runs_on_batteries]

Glad I have you fooled into thinking that.

[He flashes a smile and closes the feed. It would be hard to pick a favorite elf on board, but Curufin was certainly in the running for it. Perhaps next election..]