Logging Alice to 'logs\Alice.ChatSociety.log'
The_Guild	"The price... ah, the price... the price is that you are now a player in a game much larger than you will ever be able to fathom... And even while you play this game, you will, in turn, be played.... pawn and player you are... and from that, there is no escape..." "But like any well-played game, each piece no matter how simple or seemingly insignificant has it's uses... and in this game of infinite variety, you will always be useful... to someone."
Alice	"I have always known I was a piece and a player but before I never liked the game. Now I have a chance to learn a new game, perhaps more to my taste."
The_Guild	"There are many games to play... in some you will have a choice and in some you will not... but now... at least... you will have allies..." The Emissary smiles, and you glimpse beauty, true beauty in her eyes.
Alice	I smile with an odd whistfulness. "I thank you that... and for this moment."
The_Guild	"You are welcome in my court at any time, friend Alice... do take care."
Alice	"Farewel." I stand and take my leave.
The_Guild	You exit the fairy-like world and return to the Guild Offices. You are halfway down the hall before your normal senses drop back - suddenly - into place. The world seems a bit colder, a bit harsher now that you have been to the other side.
Alice	I shiver slightly and activate the time fluxer. Then I head back towards my room.
The_Guild	Okay, we'll wait there. ~Traveler Whitehouse, come to my office.~
Alice	~At once~ I turn on the fluxer and head out.
The_Guild	You get there first. The Emissary is sitting at his desk, playing with a sphere that appears and disappears at odd intervals. A few minutes later, Lopez arrives. A few minutes more after that, Do-N arrives, dusty.
Alice	Does Alice look different after the gel treatments?
The_Guild	Not really, no.
Alice	Cool. Btw, I wanted to talk with you about Alice's soul stat. I am really enjoying playing Alice as having a lower soul (lets me have the nervous ticks, irrational fears and timidity.) I am fine with either Alices soul rising slowing or capping it at 11
The_Guild	It can rise slowly, that makes sense as the mind takes more time to process the experience.
Alice	~Thinkers: please pass available information on Ung.} Gonna check my message posting about the memory wiping before I leave too.
The_Guild	~The memory dump occurs. Ung is a dimension consisting of a single immense city atop a wide pillar that is slowly sinking into a maelstrom of destruction. It is significantly divided between the rich and poor. No new messages.
Alice	Tech level?
The_Guild	Advanced tech. Anti-gravity and certain other high-tech devices. You will have a universal ID card that will cover all your licenses and IDs. Think cyberpunk.
Alice	Crime?
The_Guild	Your body, your mind, your very soul shudder together, are stretched apart and you feel rewoven. The sensation leaves you slightly nauseous.
Alice	~Natilla-Vv, are you alright?~
The_Guild	~Natila-Vv is redone again.~
Alice	~Good girl. We're about to meet lots of new people again. Be prepared.~
The_Guild	~Natila-Vv is happy.~
Alice	Okay, what about psi on this world? Present? Know about? detectable?
The_Guild	There is very little psi left, though the psi that IS left is registered and restricted.
Alice	How do they monitor it?
The_Guild	Other psis, mostly technology though. Crime is everpresent in several forms. It will be described.
Alice	~Otsilliw?~
The_Guild	~...up... tch...~
Alice	~Otsilliw, am I a registered telekinetic/telepath?~
The_Guild	~No. If you were you'd be in a little box.~
Alice	~or whatever shit is appropriate.~ ~Fuck. Lovely.~ ~Given the sensitivity of their psi sensors, could they pick up on me telekinetically accelerating my punches?~
The_Guild	~Probably, but down in the lower city the sensors are occasionally out of service.~
Alice	~Okay. any way of knowing?...~ ~Apart from finding yourself in a small black box two hours later?~
The_Guild	~Just a second.... okay, the sensor to your right is still active, but it's the only one on this block. If you move fifty feet in any direction you'll be safe.~
Alice	[Is this dimension pre temporal control science?]
The_Guild	[Yes.]
Alice	[Do they have any technology similar in nature to the fluxer? Things which speed you up?]
The_Guild	[Not really.] 10 body, 18 mind, 9 soul.
Alice	[:( oh how the mighty have fallen. My body only went up 1?] [Oh right.]