Absolution
An Experiment in Immersive Storytelling
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Chapter 5
Bad omens
Amon Nagi
to Zarina Rosiello
Zarina,
Have you heard from Delilah? I woke up from a bad dream about her and I cannot get her to answer the phone.
- sent from my ansible
Have you heard from Delilah? I woke up from a bad dream about her and I cannot get her to answer the phone.
- sent from my ansible
Zarina Rosiello
to Amon Nagi
Amon,
I just received a troubling voicemail from Delilah—I think her grandfather may have found out she's been contacting me; someone pounded on the door while she was speaking, and she said "dedek" before there were sounds of a violent altercation. I'm afraid we might not hear from her again...
Before her grandfather arrived, she told me that one of her family members said, "all hexes are broken with jasnost" (this may not be spelled correctly). She also said she'd buried the box she mentioned in her letter and that I should "look in Robin Hood." I've been trying to figure that out; there is a Nottingham Park near where I live—do you think that could be what she means?
Does any of this mean anything to you?
Best,
Zarina
I just received a troubling voicemail from Delilah—I think her grandfather may have found out she's been contacting me; someone pounded on the door while she was speaking, and she said "dedek" before there were sounds of a violent altercation. I'm afraid we might not hear from her again...
Before her grandfather arrived, she told me that one of her family members said, "all hexes are broken with jasnost" (this may not be spelled correctly). She also said she'd buried the box she mentioned in her letter and that I should "look in Robin Hood." I've been trying to figure that out; there is a Nottingham Park near where I live—do you think that could be what she means?
Does any of this mean anything to you?
Best,
Zarina
Amon Nagi
to Zarina Rosiello
Zarina,
You have two problems. First, you need to find the location of whatever it is Delilah buried. It sounds intimately linked with this curse. Second, you need to know more about this "jasnost" magic, whatever it is.
Let us divide and conquer. If you work on the box's location, I will summon my friends in Zurich, and, I promise you, we will find out about "jasnost." The full moon rises on Sunday, March 12. You have less than one week until I fear whatever is happening will be permanent, so I hope you can locate what Delilah buried quickly. The place you mentioned does sound reasonably promising. How big is the park?
Watch out for crazy grandpa Horvat. Okay, so you have three problems. Be careful.
- sent from my ansible
You have two problems. First, you need to find the location of whatever it is Delilah buried. It sounds intimately linked with this curse. Second, you need to know more about this "jasnost" magic, whatever it is.
Let us divide and conquer. If you work on the box's location, I will summon my friends in Zurich, and, I promise you, we will find out about "jasnost." The full moon rises on Sunday, March 12. You have less than one week until I fear whatever is happening will be permanent, so I hope you can locate what Delilah buried quickly. The place you mentioned does sound reasonably promising. How big is the park?
Watch out for crazy grandpa Horvat. Okay, so you have three problems. Be careful.
- sent from my ansible
Zarina Rosiello
to Amon Nagi
Amon,
The park is not huge, but it's big enough that I'd want some more clues before indiscriminately digging. Thank you for offering to look into how to break the hex. Please let me know if you find anything that might be useful. As you say, the full moon is approaching.
Best,
Zarina
The park is not huge, but it's big enough that I'd want some more clues before indiscriminately digging. Thank you for offering to look into how to break the hex. Please let me know if you find anything that might be useful. As you say, the full moon is approaching.
Best,
Zarina
I found it: jasnost
Amon Nagi
to Zarina Rosiello
Zarina,
"Jasnost" is an old magical rite. I could not find anything in our digital library, but my colleagues ventured into the local universities' vast physical collection of rare and out of print editions. One of them scanned this for me. I hope it will help. I do not speak Slovenian, so I am having trouble with it. Even translating it using tools online, I do not understand much of it.
Do you have any friends in Denver that know Aleister Crowley, are competent magical practitioners, and possibly even speak Slovenian? I know that's pretty specific, but if you know anyone like that, I think they could help.
Good luck and stay safe.
- sent from my ansible
"Jasnost" is an old magical rite. I could not find anything in our digital library, but my colleagues ventured into the local universities' vast physical collection of rare and out of print editions. One of them scanned this for me. I hope it will help. I do not speak Slovenian, so I am having trouble with it. Even translating it using tools online, I do not understand much of it.
Do you have any friends in Denver that know Aleister Crowley, are competent magical practitioners, and possibly even speak Slovenian? I know that's pretty specific, but if you know anyone like that, I think they could help.
Good luck and stay safe.
- sent from my ansible
Zarina Rosiello
to Amon Nagi
Amon,
Oddly enough, I know someone who precisely fits the profile you described. He may know what to do with this magical rite from Crowley. As for the box, I'm running out of time. The full moon is in two days.
Worried,
Zarina
Oddly enough, I know someone who precisely fits the profile you described. He may know what to do with this magical rite from Crowley. As for the box, I'm running out of time. The full moon is in two days.
Worried,
Zarina
So I was cleaning out my spam folder...
Amon Nagi
to Zarina Rosiello
Zarina,
I was sorting through my spam folder and deleting urgent messages from Nigerian Princes and women who wanted to meet me now when I stumbled across an email from Delilah that she sent to me just a few hours before you said she left you a voice mail. I hope it helps.
- sent from my ansible
I was sorting through my spam folder and deleting urgent messages from Nigerian Princes and women who wanted to meet me now when I stumbled across an email from Delilah that she sent to me just a few hours before you said she left you a voice mail. I hope it helps.
- sent from my ansible
Zarina Rosiello
to Amon Nagi
Amon,
Thank you! I'm not sure what to make of this upon first reading, but I think it might hold a clue to finding that box! My time is quickly running out. I only have a few hours left.
Zarina
Thank you! I'm not sure what to make of this upon first reading, but I think it might hold a clue to finding that box! My time is quickly running out. I only have a few hours left.
Zarina
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