Leo, Robin, Jenn, Samuel, and I were introduced to the job by a man named Jonathan Magnus who wore glasses and a tweed suit, which, to be honest, conjured some unpleasant memories of the KRAKEN agent ARC has had in security for some time now thanks to Robin.
Magnus says he had been Gifted someone else's memories after the Blind Man stole his. The memories he has now are those of the person originally called Jonathan Magnus- he doesn't know the name he was given at birth, so he uses the one the Blind Man gave him.
He seemed less concerned about this than he might be.
As Magnus told me and the other new Archivists, being Gifted has its benefits, namely that other Archivists treat them with respect. I wondered if this was a hint to myself and my companions, but I didn't voice the question.
To summarize the explanation Magnus gave of AMU and the Archive, AMU is a branch of the Archive- not so much a front, since that implies an attempt at secrecy. The Archive as a whole is devoted to the Blind Man, a Fear who walks libraries and collects the memories of those within. Those memories are stored in the books in his Catacombs. I already knew all this, as it's relatively basic information on the group, but I think it's important to refresh the memories of anyone who might have forgotten over the duration of my hiatus. (Sorry about that.)
To summarize the explanation Magnus gave of AMU and the Archive, AMU is a branch of the Archive- not so much a front, since that implies an attempt at secrecy. The Archive as a whole is devoted to the Blind Man, a Fear who walks libraries and collects the memories of those within. Those memories are stored in the books in his Catacombs. I already knew all this, as it's relatively basic information on the group, but I think it's important to refresh the memories of anyone who might have forgotten over the duration of my hiatus. (Sorry about that.)
I haven't seen Magnus much since then. He's high in the ranks of the Archivists, so the circles he runs in rarely overlap with mine. From what I gather, he chooses to introduce people to the group because he genuinely enjoys it, not because he's a no-name tasked to do so by the powers that be.
Speaking of ghosts, Robin hasn't been around lately. I think the Archivists are trying to use her for something, but she's cagey about what.
Leo and I did so much to get her back, and she's gone again.
Still better than her being imprisoned. From her perspective, this is certainly an improvement.
It still hurts, though. Is that selfish?
