I am bringing this old thread back because I recently went to saw a… interesting play with the Lady in Lilac. Now, my conversation with said Lady is interesting, but I want to focus on the actual play, specifically what seemed to be the climax. If you haven’t seen the play, there’s gonna be a link to my profile below with the text, but this content is definitely spoiler.
Okay, here’s the link: https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Quidam/17743133
The play depicted the trial and the execution the messenger, the messenger’s daughter and of the sun. Indeed, the seventh dragon recite the crimes of both the messenger and the sun. It’s not clear if "the Chained Sun" is a name, as indicated by the upper case, or if it is a literal description. The ending says that the dragon ate the prisoners, plural, which seems to indicate the latter but then, why the upper case? Anyway, it seems like the messenger and the sun (the Chained Sun?) had a relationship and gave birth to the messengers daughter. Indeed, two of the crimes recited by the dragon is Vile breeding and Unlicensed love. What license, where they supposed to be married or is this just an other way of saying that it’s unlawful? An other crime cited is Conspiracy in Darkness. Now, I am playing Sunless Sea (I know, I’m late) and I happen to know that darkness in the neath is a thing in itself, has in it’s not just the absence of light. Is it that kind of darkness they are talking about? If not, why are they adding that bit? As for the rest of the charges, it seems to be postal fraud. More seriously, what does Betrayal of Messages means?
The Lady kept referring to the bazaar has the Courrier, so I am guessing that the Messenger is the bazaar again (in fact, Maybe’s Daughter and the Cladery Heir said something similar) However, what are the dragons? One has Truth on is horn. Is Truth a person? Who is the Hunter? What is the blood of the world. Where is the wound of the world? Are the two linked? It is said that the place represent the wound of the world, so it is not exactly it. Does that mean that it’s a theater prop, or do the dragons can give their judgement only in a representation of the wound of the world?
Also, at the end, there’s a bit that mentions "red sounds". Obviously, this is a literary device and I am not gonna say "Sounds can’t have a color" like a pedant (though I am definitely one), and we do say white noise, however I do not understand the meaning of this quote. What type of sound Would be described as red? This is the scene of a carnage so there’s probably a lot of chewing and screaming. Are those red sounds? Again, this is not a critique, I just want to understand.
So as you can see, I really enjoyed the discussion and the play.
Edit: Okay, so the link does not work. No matter, if you want to read it, you can go in my profile and search for an entry named "Not yet enough. Not yet enough." At the time of this writing, it should be on the second page (for posterity: the 13 February 1898).
Second Edit: https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Quidam/17743133
edited by Quidam on 2/14/2020
edited by Quidam on 2/14/2020