Consternation

Several cycles of random and active time passed, and on each cycle, the bubble was examined and brushed by the whorl, activating the patterns contained within. The tangle that had been growing in the main memory space revolved mostly about Temple and Whately, but only the Whately key caused any reaction withing the bubble at all. And a weak reaction it was.

Examining the tangle for a clue, I uncovered a nexus of connections in the thread of memories. It was not the bubble that was at the center of controversy, rather, it was the fact that Temple believed that Whately had something to do with the contents of the bubble, such that if Whately's central network were inspected, that it would contain the bubble. Of course, the bubble was here and could not have existed in Whately's network.

It was this fact that came to light over the several cycles, and another pool of thoughts was forming alongside the tangle, with a tendril connected to the nexus in the tangle, and another tendril looping around the bubble. I had observed this pattern of activity before, and it was clear that another transcription session was brewing.