As the first day of the year dawns, crudely-lettered posters appear around the school. These posters contain almost nothing aside from their cryptic lettering.
It is a New Year for humans.
The Stars Are Right!
for
DETHTOWER
FOLLOW THE SIGNS
Enjoy DETHTOWER.
(The bottom of each sign contains an arrow, pointing in a
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His eyebrows were arched really high as he approached the tower. And he thought the visions he had gotten from Selatcia were strange.
At least the Shoggies were a familiar site.
For perspective of 'familiar'.
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"All right," he said, smiling slightly. "Gotta see if it's up to Deth standards, after all."
Not that he didn't expect it to be.
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Likewise, he was at ease with the appearance of the DETHTOWER. The very oddness and unreality of it made it more real to him, the lasers made the perfect staccato counterpoint to the visual artistry that kept his eyes constantly moving, and the possibility of sudden violence was a thrilling adrenaline hum behind it all. This place was opera. "My dear Baron," he said, eyes trying to track everything at once, "I think that I may be home."
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Real was as good description for the DETHTOWER, as, it was all the more so for its utter impossibility. It was like some sort of stacked and tangible proof of the small and incomplete nature of most reality, a visual proof of things only suggested by advanced mathematical theorems. The whirling blades and bursts of light and color were beautifully engaging, but it was the angles that held him entranced. He'd always known that three-dimensional space was a limited picture, as the Spacing Guild's Navigators ability to bend space proved this, but seeing its solid proof in the flesh was remarkable. "I may never look ( ... )
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The DETHTOWER made him reconsider. It added a few entirely new dimensions (several of which were questionable) to his usual perception of the world around him, and quite cheered him. "If they're capable of building a marvel like this, one has to wonder what other little surprises they're capable of." He regarded Shoggy 21.5 thoughtfully for a few moments before returning to his dreamy good humor. "It certainly is incredible, isn't it? Even among the weirdest wonders of the Imperium, I can't say that I saw anything to rival it. The word magnificent might not be out of place." He inspected the stairs with almost professional scrutiny as they ( ... )
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She dumps several fat little roast Andoran Game Hens into the donation box - she believed they'd be a better fit than a single large chicken - and turns to the Shoggies' kiosk with her money and signed waivers.
"Hey, little guys, I'm interested in a tour."
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She soon ceases goofing off, however, adjusts her hat, shoulders her omnipresent giant spiked chain, and tells her guides, "Okay, I'm ready when you are. Prince in Chains, this is going to be awesome!"
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