CONSOLE [video/action] Guess who's back, back, back from the - wait.

[skeletonenigma]

[Skulduggery's at the Hotel console, looking exactly the same as he did when he went missing a month ago. He's impeccably dressed in a suit, hat, scarf, and coat - and also happens to be a living skeleton, for those new to the turtle. 'Back from the dead' has new and interesting connotations where he's concerned.

It's April 1st. It's a little past dinnertime. Skulduggery takes a moment or two, once the video turns on, before he speaks. He sounds the same as ever, too - Irish, his voice as smooth as velvet.]

I promise, I don't do this on purpose.

[That's directed at... a lot of people, actually. Pepper. Solomon. Cain. Raine. Anton. Erskine. Honestly, anyone who's not so much relieved at his return than annoyed.]

It looks like I missed quite a bit. Someone died, someone didn't die, everyone's blaming everyone else, and now we have a person or persons unknown trying to assassinate every prominent kedan in the city. On top of that, I heard something about an earthquake and power outages. Does anyone know more than the barest details about any of this? And if they do, would they be willing to share it?

[He reaches out to end the feed, then pauses.]

Oh, and why is all the furniture on the ceiling?

[OOC: Feel free to approach Skulduggery in person at the console if you're in the Hotel!]

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[skeletonenigma]

[That's true. In a minute or two, Skulduggery might even realise that fact. He occasionally takes for granted that most of the people he knows are aware of exactly what he is.

Besides, there are more important things to focus on.]

Oh, excellent. I'm glad others are trying to wake him up. What did you find?

[hadthehighground]

Not as much as I had hoped, I'm afraid. We felt his presence, it was far more vast than anything we had ever encountered before. Even with our combined efforts, we could only barely reach his mind. In the end we were not able to get through, but the results are still promising.

In fact, the reaction is not unlike what I experienced when reaching out to the Xunutane. I believe there may be some sort of connection.

[skeletonenigma]

The Xunutane?

[There's a pause while Skulduggery thinks about that.]

Do you mean the Xunutane felt similar to what you felt from Tu Vishan, or that trying to reach the Xunutane resulted in a power outage?

[hadthehighground]

It was more a fluctuation than an outage, but it seems rather coincidental that the two would react that way to the Force don't you think?

[skeletonenigma]

It does seem that way.

[Skulduggery's tone has taken on that absent-minded quality it has whenever he seems to be paying attention, but is actually thinking about something completely different. Then, abruptly, he's back in the present.]

Have you spoken to Klaus von Reinherz? He was studying the Xunutane last month as a way to wake up Tu Vishan.

[hadthehighground]

Yes, I have, actually. We've been collaborating on a potential plan to hopefully wake the turtle. Though we're still gathering information at this point.