Day 9

A very short day today.

I started by doing some experimenting with the power switches that was very inconclusive.

Payiferen: When I got there the power was on (I'm not sure if I left it on last time I was here or not). I switched it off, then on again, waited 10 minutes and the power still hadn't switched off. Got bored and left. I also made note of the time, the holes in the second level window, the spiral plates on the floor (which are absent in the other two pods), and that it was day.

Nagilahn: Power switch stayed on for only 5 seconds. Noted the crack in the wall, the time, and that it was day.

Dereno: Switched on the power and waited ten minutes before I was bored and left. The power never turned off. Noted time, that there were cracks in the upper windows, and that it was day. Left with the power still on.

View From Lower Window In Dereno

I've been spending some time trying to stitch together a connection between the pod numbers and the cycle of portal appearances, and am really coming to the conclusion that there isn't one. The issue is that from pod 13 (Payiferen) to pod 18 (Nagilahn) - a difference of 5 - there is a 13 hours and 54 minutes in portal times; from pod 18 to pod 25 (Dereno) - a difference of 7 - there is only 1 hour and 14 minutes between pod times; and then from pod 25 to pod 13 - a difference of 13 (wrapping around and assuming 25 is the highest number) - there is a time difference just 35 minutes. Mathematically, a linear relationship cannot be fit to this.

I'll keep up with my observations. I still have to grab the Payiferen portal sometime.

HC