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Chapter 3 - Singing-Related

The chorus cue is a truth state that varies. The chorus cue is true.

To call a singing-related transitional event:

say "As you walk, the rhythms of this world overtake you. The brilliant sky, the shifting people, the buildings - your mind sinks into them, and somewhere beyond them, into the grip of this world's gods. You hear a [one of]man[or]woman[at random]";

if a random chance of 1 in 2 succeeds:

say "'s [one of]clear[or]deep[or]sweet[or]hoarse[or]low[or]nasal[or]raspy[or]soft[or]distant[or]nearby[or]drunken[or]slurring[at random] voice raised in [one of]bold[or]bright[or]breathless[or]curious[or]distracted[or]dreamy[at random] song:[paragraph break][italic type]";

otherwise:

say " singing [one of]blithely[or]brightly[or]breathlessly[or]clearly[or]lightly[or]sweetly[or]softly[or]dreamily[or]distantly[or]longingly[at random]:[paragraph break][italic type]";

if the current event number is 1:

say "'We will belong to the gods tonight,[line break]To the gods we've never known - [line break]To the distant gods who crafted us[line break]In blood and thought and bone....'";

otherwise if the current event number is 2:

say "'We will discover the gods tonight,[line break]The gods we've never seen - [line break]The distant gods who crafted us[line break]And left us in between....'";

otherwise if the current event number is 3:

say "'We will petition the gods tonight,[line break]The gods with no true name,[line break]The gods of breath enthroned in fear[line break]And Geiger-screaming flame....'";

otherwise if the current event number is 4:

say "'We will believe in the gods tonight,[line break]The gods who heed no prayers,[line break]The gods beyond perception, who[line break]Brought us here unawares....'";

otherwise if the current event number is 5:

say "'We will uncover the gods tonight,[line break]The gods of ancient ice,[line break]Whose sigils chance to break our minds[line break]With rare and brave device.'";

otherwise if the current event number is 6:

say "'We will commune with the gods tonight,[line break]The gods of death and dreams[line break]Whose comprehension flees us all[line break]Amid benighted schemes....'";

otherwise if the current event number is 7:

say "'We will commune with the gods tonight,[line break]The gods of death and dreams[line break]Whose comprehension flees us all[line break]Amid benighted schemes....'";

otherwise if the current event number is 8:

say "'We will be lost in the gods tonight,[line break]The gods who feast on pain - [line break]Who drive off doubt and soothe our fears[line break]And slowly go insane.'";

if the chorus cue is true:

say "[roman type][line break]The singer's voice rises in the chorus.[paragraph break][italic type]'And will we all be torn apart[line break]Amid the holy wrack?[line break]Five gods exiled will bring the fall.[line break]If death's broad flag should be unfurled - [line break]One hand unfisted, one hand curled - [line break]Cross undrawn lines, invoke lost shrines,[line break]One more death saves us all....'[roman type][paragraph break]Your breath catches in your throat, and you stop singing (but when did you start singing?) before the last line. That's a secret - no one should know that, no one should... but your mind stumbles over the gaps where memory should be, and you lose awareness.[paragraph break]";

now the chorus cue is false;

otherwise:

say "[paragraph break][roman type]You realize that you're singing the minor melody as well, and your mind falters away from the chorus before you lose awareness.[paragraph break]"