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Episode 12: The Lighthouse

August 2006 - October 2006

Since Anna's death, the Third Power seems to be a more and more powerful threat. They attempt to destroy the data link with Earth and successfully create a portal to transport a handful of agents to our world. But even the so-called good guys have a lethal edge to them: Scarlett kills a man, and the Academy is found to be conducting deadly experiments as they attempt to build a new Cube. Sente's involvement drives a wedge down the middle of the Kiteway family - and ends the career of Council Leader Camryn Scott. The new Leader, Nathan Earlywine, immediately restricts the data link, screening all communication for 'dangeorus or subversive' information. No more messages from the conclave, then...

Over

1 Feb 07

An epic entry from Violet - in length as well as importance. Not only does she recount 'Operation Bayonet', but she also reveals how she discovered that Caine killed Anna. Turns out that 'Faberling' is not only the name of Caine's new single - it was also Anna's very secret pet name for her husband Fleming. Either Caine and Anna were having an affair, or she told him the name as a final clue to the others, pointing the finger just before she died.

Violet has been going out with a liar and a killer for a year. She's trying to deal with it.

CRT Scribe Arrested

31 Jan 07

A short but powerful story from The Sentinel: Caine has been arrested for Anna's murder!

The end

20 Oct 06

Violet despairs over the lockdown, Scarlett's unhappiness, and her whole family's implosion. A black day indeed.

Lockdown

20 Oct 06

Scarlett is struggling to cope with the trauma of press attention and family feuding. She's staying with Vi for the forseeable future.

Severed

20 Oct 06

Kurt is in charge of locking down the data link, in accordance with Earlywine's orders. That means no more blog posts, no more uncensored communication... is this goodbye? Or just au revoir?

A song for the deaf

20 Oct 06

Grrr. Caine reacts angrily to news of the lockdown.

Earth Link Locked Down by Executive Order

20 Oct 06

New Council Leader Nathan Earlywine limits the data link between Earth and Perplex City, insisting on a screening system to block 'potentially dangerous or subversive' material. Even the Sentinel may be censored. The order is put into effect today.

Earlywine Wins Leader Post, Scott Retains Seat on Council

19 Oct 06

Anti-Earth politician Nathan Earlywine takes control of the Council. Big changes are sure to follow.

Economy Shaken by Sentinel Revelations

18 Oct 06

The scandal and subsequent political upheaval have caused panic buying and a drop in investment.

Statement from the Academy

18 Oct 06

Sente is forced to defend himself in light of the Viendenbourg revelations. He did what he thought was best...

Scott Fails Vote of Confidence, Election Moved Up

17 Oct 06

The Viendenbourg scandal looks like it will put a premature end to Scott's leadership of the Council. A new leadership election will now take place on Wednesday 18 October.

Chrysalis

16 Oct 06

Scarlett has doubts about having gone to the Sentinel with the dirt on her father. All that youthful idealism...

Academy, Scott Implicated in Human Trials of Wartime Tech

16 Oct 06

Violet and Scarlett spill the beans to the Sentinel, handing over all the material they found at Lancewood and Viendenbourg, implicating Sente and Council Leader Camryn Scott. Nathan Earlywine capitalises on the political situation and makes a decisive move for power.

Decisions

14 Oct 06

The Cube Hunters help to piece together the information hidden in the 'scrambled' files. Looks like there have been some fairly unsavoury experiments taking place at Viendenbourg - including the one that zapped Major Jake Maine over to Lancewood - and Sente authorised them all.

Now Scarlett and Violet have to decide what to do with this newfound intelligence. Who can they tell?

Scrambled

12 Oct 06

Scarlett and Violet pay a second visit to the Viendenbourg theme park and manage to download some corrupt files. See what you can make of this.

A tale of mystery and wonder

12 Oct 06

Violet and Scarlett approach the fearsome Viendenbourg facility ready and armed - only to find that the place has been turned into a heritage centre. Slightly confused, they take the official tour, which offers a sanitised version of recent history.

The girls were prepared for anything but this. What now?

Arrangements

11 Oct 06

Another message from Combed Thunderclap, continuing their story. Things seemed to have been prepared in advance, somehow.

(In the background is an image - the logo of Receda's Revenge, a text adventure which the Cube Hunters first encountered last year. What could it mean...?)

A year on

10 Oct 06

Scarlett reminisces about her previous visit to Viendenbourg, but there isn't much room for nostalgia. There is trepidation and sadness and that lingering sense of guilt one has after killing a man.

Search Agent

10 Oct 06

Kurt updates us on the latest rumblings in the CRT, his heart-to-heart with Scarlett, and the strange virus that seems to be destroying all references to Special Project 487.

Earlywine Denounces 'Culture of Earth Admiration'

9 Oct 06

Council leadership candidate Nathan Earlywine gains support after criticising Earth and all who admire it.

Back on the road again

6 Oct 06

Violet and Scarlett set off for Viendenbourg, to find out what's been going on. There are many questions to be answered: who was Major Jake Maine? Who was experimenting on him, and why? What (if anything) does it have to do with the Cube?

With luck, this week should make things a little clearer.

Plastered

3 Oct 06

Caine returns to the fray - if at a distance - after a drinking session helps to resolve his differences with the rest of the conclave. Booze is guzzled, bridges are built...

The shock of the new

29 Sep 06

Exciting times. Violet gets irradiated, breaks her arm and smashes her watch into the bargain. Meanwhile, Scarlett shoots someone and the possible origin of the Cube is discovered. Yes, it's the all-new transcripts from Lancewood, and they make VERY interesting reading. Start with Wednesday, then see Thursday.

Scott Not Sweating Election, Insiders Say

28 Sep 06

Council Leader Camryn Scott plays it cool, despite election opponent Nathan Earlywine's fine performance in the polls.

Awkward

26 Sep 06

Violet brings us up to date with the transcripts of Monday and Tuesday's noodling around in the ruins of the Lancewood lighthouse labs. Caine also chips in.

Squid for breakfast, squid for lunch

25 Sep 06

Settling into island life, Scarlett and Violet talk to the locals. They hear rumours of ghosts and apparitions on Hobbs Island - but are they true, or just propaganda to scare off the natives?

Also, Violet provides handy links to the chat interface and to the transcripts of their explorations on Thursday and Friday.

Lancewood Logs

22 Sep 06

Scarlett talks about Level 1 of the laboratory, and points readers towards the chat logs from yesterday afternoon.

Advancing

21 Sep 06

Scarlett and Violet enlist Kurt as they investigate the lighthouse. There seems to be a lot of old, advanced technology there. Violet suspects it must be left over from the war.

So awesome!

21 Sep 06

Kurt creates a nifty interface on this page enabling Cube Hunters on Earth to follow the sisters' exploration of the lighthouse. Scarlett is most impressed.

Hobbs Island

20 Sep 06

Scarlett and 'grumpy-pants' Violet find the remains of the lighthouse, and what looks like a concrete bunker underneath it. They'll investigate further tomorrow, with more hi-tech gear.

Avast

19 Sep 06

Violet and Scarlett set off for the Lancewood Archipelago, with some helpful directions from the Recons. Scarlett seems to be enjoying the journey. Vi isn't so keen.

Dissolution

18 Sep 06

Combed Thunderclap describes the moment they arrived on Earth, transported by the Cube. And then they get a phone call.

Sea Journey

15 Sep 06

Kurt works out that the squiggly lines correspond to the landscape of the Lancewood Archipelago - a rather remote set of islands off the coast. So Scarlett and Violet book passage on the next chater boat out there. They'll need to get some directions from the Reconstructionists, though, who know the islands best.

The Archipelago

15 Sep 06

Kurt explains how Violet's lighthouse puzzle worked - all sounds rather complicated - and says that the solution points towards an island in the Lancewood Archipelago. Also, he notes that the search results for 'Axiom' have been altered recently - meaning someone has been keeping an eye out for such searches.

Light House

14 Sep 06

Violet sets Kurt to work on locating the lighthouse from the puzzle image.

Earlywine Blasts Scott

14 Sep 06

Leadership candidate Nathan Earlywine criticises Camryn Scott's style of leadership. He proposes a more hands-on approach - citing the waywardness of the Academy as a serious case of political mismanagement.

Squiggle-squiggle

13 Sep 06

Scarlett speculates about the meaning of the squiggly lines in that apparent puzzle. Could they be traces of the horizon from a certain viewpoint...?

Loose ends

11 Sep 06

Scarlett gets lucky - maybe - by being told to study from home next term. No classes! No deadlines! But no friends again...

Not good

11 Sep 06

Following a night of intriguing debauchery, Violet meets Professor Sedgewick to discuss the Granier notes. Sedgewick, believing the notes to be a token from an ardent if quirky admirer of Vi, agrees to take a look. But what on Earth (well, not on Earth, obviously, but... anyway) was Violet up to last night, and with whom...?

Curiouser and curiouser

8 Sep 06

Violet deciphers the letter Scarlett found behind the lighthouse puzzle lock. It all sounds rather mysterious.

Success!

8 Sep 06

Scarlett gets the puzzle lock open in Uncle Sanjean's house - and discovers a bundle of notes! Included amongst them is what looks like a puzzle.

Axiom

8 Sep 06

Kurt trawls the world for useful information related to Special Project 487. Nothing interesting yet.

In other news, Garnet has put Kurt in charge of plugging any security holes in the Earth-PXC link (oh, the irony). It looks like Henrik's Academy Security dept is being sidelined.

Bleh

8 Sep 06

Vi gives her version of the argument with Caine, and isn't entirely sure if they've split up or not. Meanwhile, Scarlett has given her the new Granier notes to decipher, which should keep her mind off boys.

Warning

6 Sep 06

Caine, disturbed by a message from one of the Cube Hunters, withdraws from the conclave's investigations. He's worried that he might be a target; that he might have got Anna killed; and that someone inside the group might have betrayed them.

No luck yet

4 Sep 06

Still no progress in solving the Granier mosaic puzzle. Scarlett encourages the Cube Hunters to keep plugging away...

First Principles

4 Sep 06

Kurt meets up with Crypto Karen and asks for her help in identifying Special Project 487. She reluctantly agrees and comes back with another enigma: the word 'axiom'.

Perhaps a puzzle

1 Sep 06

Scarlett stumbles on something intriguing in Uncle Sanjean's house - some kind of mosaic puzzle. Maybe the Cube Hunters could help her come up with a solution...?

Realise

1 Sep 06

Combed Thunderclap declares that they stole the Cube, and that they'll need Earth's help to recover it. The transcript here doesn't do the gorgeous animation justice.

Exploration

30 Aug 06

Scarlett distracts herself from exam revision by scouring her uncle's house for secret passageways and trapdoors. No luck yet, though.

Academy Issues Denial of Involvement with Portal, Blackout

29 Aug 06

Sente and the Council come into conflict over the big blackout. The official statement is here. Looks like the Academy is coming under more pressure to reveal their secrets and strategems...

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