And Back
I arrived back on J'nanin inside the observatory. I was surprised to see that it was getting dark. Well, there was certainly going to be no puzzle- solving in this light, and I was exhausted. Everything fled my mind; Saavedro, the symbol, Atrus, Releeshahn... I curled up on the floor against the wall to sleep.
I woke to a beam of sunlight in my eyes. About to pull the covers up over my head, I realized that there were none, and I was lying on something hard. Why was I on the floor? I sat up. Squinting because of the sun, I looked around. Where was I!?
With a groan, I remembered. Memory flooded back; Atrus, Saavedro, Releeshahn, Edanna, J'nanin, the symbol. I jumped up, opened my notebook, and ripped the page with the symbol out. Guessing what I had to do, I placed it in the scanning device. The base raised an image of the symbol. The bottom of the upper section of the device fell to the base. The entire thing rotated before the image sank and the bottom returned to its proper place.
The egg-cage rose from the pit, but remained inaccessible. A new hologram image was activated. I looked up and listened to Saavedro's next message.
His comment about running around like a rat in a maze meant nothing to me. I was used to it. During the events of Myst and Riven, I had done a lot of running around. Then he started with Sirrus and Achenar again. They had said things about fixing instabilities and rewriting Naryan. I frowned. Sirrus and Achenar, or Achenar and Sirrus if you feel perverse, couldn't Write. He continued about Sirrus and Achenar convincing them (the people of Naryan) into abandoning their traditions. The little rats later abandoned Naryan. Saavedro followed them here to try to convince them to help Naryan. It seemed he never left.
This explained more than it didn't. After viewing the message several times, I left the room through the elevator door. The elevator remained on the bottom, and a metal grate covered the hole. I unlocked the door that led outside, and stepped onto the metal catwalk.
I could see the two remaining tusks that held what I assumed to be the other lesson age books. I decided to explore the one that was closest. I let my books fall to the bottom before struggling down the ladder built into the stone column, battling with my skirt the entire way. I finally made it to the bottom, collected my books, and set off for the tusk.
I noticed a large hole on the great mass of rock beside it. When I reached it, I saw a short ladder leading down to a walkway. I quickly climbed down only to find that a barrel-shaped thing blocked my path to a door in the bottom of the tusk. There had to be a way to get it out of the way. I climbed up the ladder to look around a bit more.
When I emerged I saw the top stirrup-like rung of another built-in ladder on another part of the rock. I went to investigate. On the bottom I found a device with two levers. I pulled one to see what it would do and found that it moved a section of the walkway up. This rolled the barrel down to bang into the door. The other moved a different spot. This was wow to get the barrel out of my way!
With much experimenting, I finally got the barrel to a position on the other side of the ladder, clearing the path. I raced up to the ladder, and down to the walkway. I quickly got to the door. An unpleasant surprise awaited me in the tusk. A gaping hole had been broken into the floor between me and the other pedestal holding the marbles-and-tracks puzzle that gave me access to the book. Now what was I going to do?
I turned to climb back up the ladder, and spotted the barrel. Perhaps...? It was a wild theory, but I had to try. I went back up the ladder, down to the levers, and did a little experimenting. With my last pull of a lever, the barrel rolled into the still open door with a crash. Grinning, I made my way back across the rock and down to the walkway, then to the doors
Just as I had thought, the barrel filled the space, allowing me to get to the pedestal. I walked carefully over, an exercise made more difficult by my armful of books. I finally reached a somewhat stable bit if floor in front of the pedestal, fished around in my notebook for the proper positions, and slid the marbles into place. I pressed the center of the circle, and the marbles slid to their former positions. A weight raised as another open cage lowered in front of me. The blue book in the cage had printed on it, in gold letters, "Amateria."
I opened the book and watched the swirling image of a rocky, watery island covered with oriental-ish buildings. I placed my palm on the page and felt myself being transported to another world.
Short, I know, but Amateria will be MUCH longer. Regarding Amateria, I need help. One of the puzzles that I couldn't figure out is bugging me. Remember the last one with those little circles? I have no clue how this character/I will figure it out. It was beyond me and it still is. Anyone have ideas?
Review.
I arrived back on J'nanin inside the observatory. I was surprised to see that it was getting dark. Well, there was certainly going to be no puzzle- solving in this light, and I was exhausted. Everything fled my mind; Saavedro, the symbol, Atrus, Releeshahn... I curled up on the floor against the wall to sleep.
I woke to a beam of sunlight in my eyes. About to pull the covers up over my head, I realized that there were none, and I was lying on something hard. Why was I on the floor? I sat up. Squinting because of the sun, I looked around. Where was I!?
With a groan, I remembered. Memory flooded back; Atrus, Saavedro, Releeshahn, Edanna, J'nanin, the symbol. I jumped up, opened my notebook, and ripped the page with the symbol out. Guessing what I had to do, I placed it in the scanning device. The base raised an image of the symbol. The bottom of the upper section of the device fell to the base. The entire thing rotated before the image sank and the bottom returned to its proper place.
The egg-cage rose from the pit, but remained inaccessible. A new hologram image was activated. I looked up and listened to Saavedro's next message.
His comment about running around like a rat in a maze meant nothing to me. I was used to it. During the events of Myst and Riven, I had done a lot of running around. Then he started with Sirrus and Achenar again. They had said things about fixing instabilities and rewriting Naryan. I frowned. Sirrus and Achenar, or Achenar and Sirrus if you feel perverse, couldn't Write. He continued about Sirrus and Achenar convincing them (the people of Naryan) into abandoning their traditions. The little rats later abandoned Naryan. Saavedro followed them here to try to convince them to help Naryan. It seemed he never left.
This explained more than it didn't. After viewing the message several times, I left the room through the elevator door. The elevator remained on the bottom, and a metal grate covered the hole. I unlocked the door that led outside, and stepped onto the metal catwalk.
I could see the two remaining tusks that held what I assumed to be the other lesson age books. I decided to explore the one that was closest. I let my books fall to the bottom before struggling down the ladder built into the stone column, battling with my skirt the entire way. I finally made it to the bottom, collected my books, and set off for the tusk.
I noticed a large hole on the great mass of rock beside it. When I reached it, I saw a short ladder leading down to a walkway. I quickly climbed down only to find that a barrel-shaped thing blocked my path to a door in the bottom of the tusk. There had to be a way to get it out of the way. I climbed up the ladder to look around a bit more.
When I emerged I saw the top stirrup-like rung of another built-in ladder on another part of the rock. I went to investigate. On the bottom I found a device with two levers. I pulled one to see what it would do and found that it moved a section of the walkway up. This rolled the barrel down to bang into the door. The other moved a different spot. This was wow to get the barrel out of my way!
With much experimenting, I finally got the barrel to a position on the other side of the ladder, clearing the path. I raced up to the ladder, and down to the walkway. I quickly got to the door. An unpleasant surprise awaited me in the tusk. A gaping hole had been broken into the floor between me and the other pedestal holding the marbles-and-tracks puzzle that gave me access to the book. Now what was I going to do?
I turned to climb back up the ladder, and spotted the barrel. Perhaps...? It was a wild theory, but I had to try. I went back up the ladder, down to the levers, and did a little experimenting. With my last pull of a lever, the barrel rolled into the still open door with a crash. Grinning, I made my way back across the rock and down to the walkway, then to the doors
Just as I had thought, the barrel filled the space, allowing me to get to the pedestal. I walked carefully over, an exercise made more difficult by my armful of books. I finally reached a somewhat stable bit if floor in front of the pedestal, fished around in my notebook for the proper positions, and slid the marbles into place. I pressed the center of the circle, and the marbles slid to their former positions. A weight raised as another open cage lowered in front of me. The blue book in the cage had printed on it, in gold letters, "Amateria."
I opened the book and watched the swirling image of a rocky, watery island covered with oriental-ish buildings. I placed my palm on the page and felt myself being transported to another world.
Short, I know, but Amateria will be MUCH longer. Regarding Amateria, I need help. One of the puzzles that I couldn't figure out is bugging me. Remember the last one with those little circles? I have no clue how this character/I will figure it out. It was beyond me and it still is. Anyone have ideas?
Review.