We’re one-third through November! That means the real plot has to start soon, right? Well, it’s coming – and in full force. Torsten is about to say goodbye to the body he knows and loves, and will become a part of the Cydia fetch experiment Inland is running with the Cydian world government to prepare for an expected collapse of Cydia’s Slate mines.

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Sorry I’m so late with posting this. It’s been a busy day! Almost… *removes glasses*… too busy.

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Those new faces and new employees? You can probably guess how they came about by now. If not, you should be able to to figure it out by the end of this passage.

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We’re starting to learn more about what’s happening to Cydia beneath the surface; how districts are being mined empty and sections of the mines are set to collapse. We also learn that Maiya has more to share with us that she hasn’t yet.

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What? The old man *isn’t* the man you’re looking for? Well, I guess we’re looking for droids, then. Or maybe not.

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Ah, things are finally getting a little more interesting. Now that Torsten’s doing dirty work for The Embassy, he might become privy to some of the secrets down in the mines. Things he didn’t learn in his previous eight years living there.

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Torsten’s just sold his soul. But will he find Derek by doing so? I suppose we’ll find out later, ’cause I sure don’t know.

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Uh-oh, looks like someone has to go through a scary door.

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I was nervous that this mine plot wasn’t going places, but after a bunch of thinking (and a bunch more NOT thinking), it really started to go somewhere. I’m happy with where it’s going, so I’m gonna keep at it! I wonder where Derek could be.

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I think it’s time to get things rolling. Meet Vincent Torsten, our main character – and a man who has found purpose in the Taconic Slate mines of Cydia. Happy reading!

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