[PUBLIC CHANNEL] DAY 49, CLOSE TO CLOSING TIME

[osteothropy]

Hey, so. I know a lot of you are gunna be busy with research, so I figured I may as well put this out there... if you find anything written in hand-shaped pictographs, could you do me a huge favour and pass 'em my way?

I need them for reasons.

That said, how's it going out there? Any news?

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[prazerbutterfly]

Reasons, hmm? [Sorry Sans, there is a bit of tease to that.] Alright, I'll keep a look out for anything like that, buddy.

Haven't really found anything, I don't think. [He pauses, considering something he read.] Well, there was something on a "Clockwork Queen." It mentions Winter Court and someone known as the "Mother of Invention."

[osteothropy]

We've all got our reasons, right?

[Audible shrug.]

Did it connect her to any of the stuff we're wondering about?

[prazerbutterfly]

Some more than others, Sans.

[His own wants from these books weren't as demanding or personal and he's aware of just how little he knows of Sans still.]

If I am honest with you, and I try to be, I cannot be certain. [He's not as well versed in fae or its terminology.] It doesn't mention anything special that stands out to me other than information on her directly. She sought to rid herself of the weakness to iron and make the Winter Court essentially undying. I will probably get a second pair of eyes on it soon.

[osteothropy]

That sounds kinda like a long term problem. Maybe try asking the RM if that name rings a bell and if she's anything to worry about.

Having information on any fae that might potentially climb out of the woodwork seems like a plus to me.

[kingsroads]

[ and here comes the peanut gallery threadjacking in with, ]

Wait, I know that name! One of the changelings from the caravan worked underneath her!

[prazerbutterfly]

I actually expected you to show up a whole minute ago. My timing must be off, Mister Knowledge.

[But back to the point.] It seems to speak quite highly of her as if she was something remarkable. It was uncommon for the Faerie Folk to rise above their nature - it was in this way that the Mother of Invention was a marvel in of herself.

[kingsroads]

She was looking for a way to make the fae immune to iron. She also has a knack for technology. Shimmer, the changeling of hers I spoke to, had an oddly mechanical device built by the Mother implanted in her chest.

[spaghettimonster]

Hand-shaped...?

Sans, do you mean... Are you looking for some familiar handwriting?

[osteothropy]

[LOUD SNORT.]

Uh, yeah. It's sure handy when someone has such distinctive penmanship.

[spaghettimonster]

[The radio clicks on and off a couple times, each time with the sound of Papyrus laughing and trying to stop. When he has it mostly under control, it stays on.]

It, heh, it really is! I can... keep lookout for anything of the sort.

reira finds a pile of pokemon footprint runes- 'no not those'

[soft_focus]

They're shaped like hands?

....

...Is it only normal hands..? ...are there paw hands, or bird hands..?

[Dinosaurs have Bird Hands, so this is an important distinction, as all of these hands, she's sure, look Quite Different.]

[osteothropy]

Human hands.

[He's sort of surprised anyone questioned that.]

There'll be some other stuff in there too, like faces and crosses. And a skull and crossbones.

[This is very specific.]

[soft_focus]

Oh!

... [She must question this, because it's You, and also Skulls have now been mentioned.] ....human hands, and not skeleton hands, then...

[Don't sound so suspicious, Reira-!]

[whattaprick]

Well, that's pretty specific.

Not turning up much that's useful, though it's funny -- I was just thinking there was something I wanted to ask you.

[osteothropy]

Yep.

[Leaving it at that for now.]

Well, now's your chance, I guess. Whatcha thinkin?

[whattaprick]

[ No sense not being straightforward. ]

You ever run into any problems holding lead? Since Portland, I mean.

[mylastchance]

Pictographs... What sort of language is it?

[osteothropy]

It's a encoded version of English. All the letters are just swapped out for different symbols, is all.

Not sure how Faeish translation will work with that... might not be able to read it unless you know what the symbols stand for.

[mylastchance]

A code...

[Makes sense, though a simple reassignment of letters isn't a terribly hard code to crack.]

...Is it information that's meant to be private then?

[kingsroads]

I've found a book written entirely in shades of orange. [ which isn't useful, but is pretty cool. ]

Aside from that, I might have found something useful. We know the names of the other two artifacts, but we don't know their shapes, correct?

[osteothropy]

Uh... I don't know if it was their names. Wasn't it just their elemental affiliations?

Blue Rose was fire and frost, the other one was light and shadow, and the other one was wood and rot. Or something.

Do you think you found something that matches?

[kingsroads]

Possibly. I found a fragment of text about a mirror owned by the Winter Queen. The text mentions that Summer's touch helped bring it to life. The artifacts were made by both queens. It's entirely possible that either of the two remaining artifacts is a mirror.

[textsfromhotland]

Wait.

Hand-shaped?

[osteothropy]

Yeah. Sound familiar? You might recognize it from somewhere.

[textsfromhotland]

I-it does, actually? ...But how do you know that? Is this a timeline thing?