Gate One: Waiting Room of the Dead

We followed the Solar Barque to the First Gate in Duat, this massive stone structure spanning the river. The Barque docked, so we were able to do the same and follow Andrew's invisible thread to Imhotep. We hoped to get him and go so we could stick close to the Barque and not make ourselves a target for what lives in the river.

I noticed Lexi looking uncomfortable. That wouldn't be a thing all on it's own, but Kenny flinched. Andrew picked up on it and let us know how Duat works. Basically, the further down river we go the harder the realm will make it for us to proceed. Its like a test of the soul. Fun.

We met a Goddess in charge of the souls who'd gathered at the gate; Kebauet. She answered a question I'd had about the non-egyptian souls I saw. She prepares the dead so they may start their journey down the river. Which includes the same kind of funerary rites we did to enter Duat. She was pleasant and directed us to Imhotep.

Imhotep himself, well, he was the "too absorbed in his work to care about anything else" sort of genius... I guess. More like he'd stopped giving two-shits about the Pesedjet and what happened to them. So, we all (but mostly Andrew) appealed to his sense of... community? We pleaded with him to help for the sake of the Egyptian people. That worked.

And, you'd think it'd be nice, just once, to accomplish our goal and not have anything go wrong. Nope, "simple" is not in the "Life of a Scion" lexicon. Some serpents, or something started charging through some water filled pipes that connected to the room. The fastest way out is through Kebauet's waters. And we'll come out changed, according to Imhotep. Great, I already feel the tug of Jotunheim in my ichor (though no longer as strong), what will this do to me? I'm not looking forward to it.

I'll have to kiss Lexi to give her the ability to breathe water so she can make the journey. Not an unpleasant prospect, but I'm going to catch so much shit from everyone else....
Bah, they're just jealous.