Chojin Patriarch
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So not entirely natural basalt. That or it has a geokinetic ability letting it pull them up. Not that it has to lift them far, that area of the channel is quite shallow from what I gather. Around 300 to 500 metres deep (about 1,000 to 1,300 feet,) which is still impressive for a continental shelf...
Which would likely have triggered an unwelcome response from the banshee, with all the poking around and signals...
A scant 50-odd kilometres, I believe. About 30 miles for you Americans. Hardly a long walk, given the length of his legs.
And I'd be rather concerned about what happens if it doesn't turn around, and carries on across Scotland. More than a few towns and smaller cities in the potential arc of its course.
Overconfident, isn't she? 'Just destroy it', she says. I suspect it's a lot harder than that, given the reputation of the Cyclopes of Greek Myth.
...Who let it out of the dimensional pocket it was in, hmm? I rather suspect you poking the standing stone is the likely culprit. That makes this your fault and your problem, Princess.
Maybe if you'd asked about it, she'd have told you why.
Best to get out of the area of the catfight. Who knows if they're going to escalate, after all.
'I ain't paid enuff fer this, faith...' is probably a good bet of her state of mind right now.
A little more discreet than walking up to the cabin door and knocking, certainly.
They felt it all the way here? That's impressive. Though if Mab is connected to the network all the time...
SIs rarely do things by half, when things happen...
Eh, a major incident might be something like an entire hostile fleet dropping out of orbit over a major western city or something...
...Hmm. That could be troublesome for any shipping channels up that way, now that I think about it.
Still impressive that it lurking about the north coast would affect her all the way in the Banshee heartlands. Wonder if it's because of the standing stone network transmitting. Like a strong signal making the whole thing buzz like a loose panel on a PC...
...Or the queen just has crazy sensitive electromagnetic senses.
Wonder if he could install those in some of the banshee tunnels to minimise the impact on them. Or would that disrupt something else?
Hmmm... Perhaps add a cap or cowl incorporating such a cage to the banshee's wardrobes? Would a partial cage like that block the signals somewhat?
I'm sure the two of you were done with this round of the booty call anyway.
So the mech is playing the part of Fionn, then. Probably explains the 'giant' part of the myth, as historically the great heroes were impressive but mostly human.
Ah, if only he could look it up online. Not for a few years yet, though.
Wouldn't be much of a weapon if it wouldn't. I bet humans are not part of the 'kill on sight' targetting, though.
So, basically just about anything built after the mid Neolithic-era, when most buildings wore stacked stone or timber.
And there's the conflict of the legend.
So for all we know the target-recognition routines are blown out of whack and anything that vaguely resembles it's primary target is going to get a lasering.
Gee, what a thoughtful gift... You couldn't have made a note of which stone it was trapped in so no young, eager banshee would accidentally poke it awake?
Oh, joy. No small task, I suspect.
And the lasering has begun. Hopefully there's no casualties yet.
I think Percival might have to cut his little reunion short for today, he's going to be needed up there. Hopefully they can get it contained and stowed before the Americans come rolling along. If they bring a captured ship, that might tick Fionn right the hell off. Things are about to get rather noisy up north, I think...
