of bridging and field trips

[amadine]

Some of you might remember that a little more than a year ago, Lupa - a Traveler who's no longer with us, to head off the twenty identical questions - organized a number of us who were skilled with portals in an attempt to return to a previous Jaunt world. An attempt that was ultimately unsuccessful, to our great disappointment.

It turns out it is possible to return to the worlds we've previously visited, simply much more difficult than any of us had imagined at the time. Between our return from Purgatory and our departure to Albion, a small group of us made the trip to Belljar Island - three of us who'd been there before, and one who hadn't. We've not yet determined if someone capable of creating the portal can target a world they've not personally visited, but it is at least possible to bring along a passenger who's never set foot on that world.

I wouldn't recommend making the attempt if you're not reasonably confident of your ability to bridge the gap between Jaunt and Walkabout by both portal and telepathy, or of making your first attempt without someone on hand who you know can pull it off if you can't. If we're lucky, the failure state will be no effect at all, but that's a dangerous assumption to make.

On that note, I'm intending a short trip before our next Jaunt, to arrange for some supplies that can only be found on worlds that have reached what Earthly Travelers call the 21st Century. If you have something you need and are capable of not standing out like a walking inferno, I can accommodate a several passengers.

Comments

[capital_asset]

Seirei made a point of befriending them. Given their general temper, that was probably a wise decision on his part.

[amadine]

Certainly preferable to the alternative.

[capital_asset]

Zed's overlay during the initial Jaunt found that out in a hurry.

[amadine]

I still regret missing that.

[capital_asset]

I can share the memory with you if you'd like.

[amadine]

[There is the very clear sense that on the other side of the psychic link, Sabetha is grinning.]

Oh, please do.

[capital_asset]

All right.

[Enjoy, Sabetha.]

[amadine]

[There's a solid minute in which she's laughing too hard to manage the focus for a telepathic response. When she finally does, though:]

That? That was perfect.

[capital_asset]

And it certainly wasn't undeserved.

[amadine]

Knowing the Traveler in question, I can't think of any circumstance in which it would have been, even if he was himself.

[She's not entirely unfond of Zed, but if anyone could stand to be chased by irritated waterfowl, it would be him.]

[capital_asset]

Considering his overlay was the reason the city felt they had to let that movie crew in, it's possibly the least he deserved.

[Raidou is actually relatively neutral on Zed - he's worked with demons a lot like him - but he could have done without certain of his overlays.]