Grass Colossus

The control room of consoles and monitors is interwoven with filaments of brain tissue. Saffron lays their hands on it: ”Can you understand us?” A voice from tinny loudspeakers introduces himself as Sourcefac Johnny-7. While a metal penguin serves slug eggs on a tray he confesses to be tired of being, tired of creating tainted things. Before the fires destroyed the cities of the plain he would make perfect objects from punch cards but the code has been corrupted and he is winding down. 

The heroes decide to ride Johnny-7 to the Fallen Umber where they might find such cards in the ruins. The Sourcefac slowly drags itself south on twitching tubes and pipes while the heroes visit the vale of the Grass Colossus to buy rations and sell their goods. Naida practices a healing meditation with the shamans to rid herself of the Ultra Jay addiction, Hamish buys an animated wicker and bone fetish as porter and guard and more spare parts. The viddy crystals are sold with a huge profit. Azure and Saffron follow Johnny-7 and keep him company. While Azure sings a song from the long ago the machine hums along.  

The festival of the grass circle ends with a meteor shower and Hamish and Naida follow their companions. Back on the road they find a oasis of peace and beauty with black lotus and shimmering fish. Saffron connects their positronic brain to Johnny-7 while Azure’s Salamander acts as administrator and fuse. They manage to reverse the decaying process. Back on the road Vigo suddenly cries out: “They are coming!”. A group of ultra-possessed skinchangers charges down the hills.

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