On the wings and tails of the nightJim: Feather, I wouldn't be in such a hurry. Aren't you curious what's going on? We're going to start the blamestorming. Task: Go through the living room in "night" mode. Jim: Jenny, come down. You are not in danger. Jenny: What about that bat? I think I'll stay here. Jim: Jenny, you are both right and wrong. Feather, shine a light on the ceiling. See the wires under the ceiling? That's how your "bat" was moving about. But it's actually a mechanical raven. And on the floor you saw a clockwork rat. Jack: Yes, Jenny. You were right about some of that. There's something flying about the room, and there has also been a rodent. Jenny: Jack, what's going on with you? Jack: Besides the fact that you're wrecking the antiques? Your screams woke me from such a nice dream… Spring. Paris. Sorbonne. Jim: May, 68? Demonstrations? An entertainment just like you. Jack: Right. Go ahead, ride roughshod over my memories. Jim: And you're a nice one. Your squealing wasn't any better. Jenny: Jack, I'm sorry. I didn't know there was no problem. Jim: Don't hurry to apologize, Jenny. We need to make sure there's, in fact, no problem. Any ideas, Jack? You know more about tech than either of us does. Jack: Let me have a look at it. Hmm. How do we peek inside? A-ha! Twist here and hook it. There! Springs, flywheels, crank axis. Nothing supernatural, or nothing that Archytas hadn't seen. Jenny: Archive? Jack: Archytas - a Greek who created the first famous mechanical toy. Jim: There goes your dream – the knowledge you gained in Sorbonne has finally come in handy. Jenny: And what's the point? Jim: We found a raven and a rat. Obviously, it's… Jack: ...the Puppeteer. Who else? The only thing that's left now is to hear the announcement: "appreciate my sense of humour. Rats and ravens. Just like you. Hahaha. I'm so original". I won't be surprised if he's so ecstatic about himself he kisses his reflection in the mirror before bed, the fop. Alright, I'm going. By the way, Jenny – if I were you… I'd be on the sofa right now. Jenny: Oh! I'm coming down. You completed Jim’s task and received some points of freedom and some tokens Jim: Jack is right. Let's hear what the Puppeteer has to say about it. |