Woolly Mammoths, Cthulhu Horrors and a Giant Turtle

[lathany]

• Infinity - Time travel take two: We spent the first third of the session deciding what had happened. We came to some conclusions (someone was trying to kill the space person - but we didn't know who was going to be responsible this time around or whether they would succeed), but weren't really sure what we should be doing next. So we followed this up with a stint of reconnoitering and found records of three different time paths that we might be on. The next third of the session was spent nailing a not-completely-hopeless one and then setting off on it. The last part of the session was brief elation at getting the scenario right, followed by the realisation that our presence was about to mess it up. We tried to think of ways around it, came up with one, which left me summoning the Giant Turtle of the Lake (which I'd been itching to do since it showed on the time sheets). The other Infinity group may be interested to hear that I'm playing out some of the other end of the story that we were in - namely the background to the bit that left us stranded in the first place.
• Sixth Sense: Being about the only person left in the world (apparently) not to have been spoilered for Sixth Sense, I got to see it. It was fantastic. Just in case there's someone else out there unspoilered, I won't say any more.
• Syberia 2 (mild spoilers): Many, many moons ago some kind Tao soul lent me Syberia via bateleur. This month I bought and played the sequel. The whole thing left me almost in tears. The main male character, Hans, had fallen as a child and hurt his head (whilst playing with a Mammoth doll that looked a little like Ems). Ever since that day he became obsessed with Mammoths and the legends of Syberia - an island where they once lived. He became childlike and gently single-minded and all his work on automatons was aimed at his dream. His father disowned him as a consequence of this. He was eighty-odd in the computer games, but reminded me so much of Ryan. I finished the first Syberia about five years ago and, at the time, it left me somewhat wanting to see the sequel. The second Syberia finishes the story and, in contrast, instantly prompted me to buy a copy of the first one for myself as well so I can play both through together. The whole story was rather lovely. But it has the most bizarre death of a bad ever. And I'm including LeChuck dying through root beer here.
• Arkham: For once, instead of chrestomancy joining bateleur and I for some Norrething, I joined him and TheHattedOne for a game of his carefully reconstructed Arkham game (containing bits from the first three expansions). There was also lovely sausage pasta, apple pie and red wine. Plus - we won! I got to play the scientist and found the "no gate, no monster" power extraordinarily useful.
• OU: Study continues, I still seem to be surviving. Summer School is approaching and it's looking like my project may be on game theory. I haven't studied the subject since my third year at university (the first one, I mean). It really takes me back.
• Ill: Having spent almost the entire year not being off sick, I have been ill two weekends running. The first Monday I was off with muscle aches and lack of balance, then the second I developed an all-over rash which NHS Direct enthusiastically (and, fortunately, wrongly) diagnosed as measles. I think my body's trying to tell me to take a holiday.

Comments

[sosoclever.livejournal.com]

I am amazed that you've made it this long without having heard the ending to Sixth Sense. Congratulations! Now you can watch it again and look for the clues to it!

Long before I got to see it, a couple of people at the office were talking about it, and one of them said, "Has anyone not seen it?" After I said that I hadn't, she went ahead and gave it away anyway. What she said wasn't quite accurate, so it was still a little bit of a surprise for me. I told the_original1 that I knew the ending, though, so he knew it was supposed to be a surprise, and he was watching for it (and figured it out for himself, of course).

[lathany.livejournal.com]

:-)

I'm not sure about watching it again as I can remember the clues quite well. I loved the soundtrack though, and promptly bought it from Ebay.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Gosh, you can get both Syberias for just 20 euros (http://www.syberia2-game.com/). I ought to do that, it sounds terrific..