Episode 1.1.c
>Outskirts of Pompeii, Italy, 79 CE<
[TSTT SYSTEM MESSAGE: operatives, difficulty parameter set to "facile." enemies will not remain this manageable.]
Marcus storms off, confused and angry. The moment he is out of sight, the boy drops from the tree, lands in the grass, and is already running.
He catches his breath, then turns to look at you. He is grinning.
"Thank you," he says. "What are your names?"
He seems genuinely curious and trustworthy. You tell him your real name.
Tiberius glances back toward the city, then back at you. "There's someone you should meet. Sextus Aemilianus, he lives in Pompeii. Go find his villa. Tell him Tiberius sent you."
He is already running before he finishes the sentence.
Prompt: Compose the first memoratio for your Recentius.
A sudden, strange feeling sweeps over you again. Time seems to stop.
Lusura flutters back in.
"What a fortunate thing," Lusura says, "running into Tiberius like that. We have reached the end of the first episode, and it is time to reflect. Your memories are incomplete. It is your job to help restore them, using the memoratio. What? You haven't been introduced to the memoratio yet? What is going on at Mission Control? Hold on, I have updated your display with a link that explains it. Everything you need is there."
