An Eye for an Eye (Odyssey)

## Technical Information

### Description

In order to pay his debts, Markos hatched another get-rich-quick scheme: steal from the Cyclops himself. He swore to Kassandra that if they had his obsidian eye, their problems would be over.

## Historical information

### Date

431 BCE

**An Eye for an Eye** was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

## Description

Kassandra met with Markos to start planning on how to deal with the Cyclops of Kephallonia.

## Dialogue

Kassandra met with Markos back at Markos' Vineyard.

* **Markos:** *Ah! Here you are, and not a moment too soon.*
* **Kassandra:** *The Cyclops is more important than a bowyer. We need to talk.*
* **Markos:** *Precisely what I was thinking! Let's hope Drucilla has a good sense of humor.*
* **Kassandra:** *Well? Your plan?*
* **Markos:** *Right! The Cyclops and I have a score of drachmae to settle. The same score as*you*, my rough-and-tumble friend.*
* **Kassandra:** *He wouldn't be after me if it wasn't for*you*, "my friend."*
* **Markos:** *Heh, right. But—I swear—this will put an end to it! If he insists on sending his goons after us, we'll make sure his last good day was*yesterday*.*

[Go on.]

* **Kassandra:** *Let's hear it then. What do I have to do?*
* **Markos:** *What will*we*do, you mean! As the brains to your brawn, I consider it a joint effort.*
* **Kassandra:** *Of course you do.*

[This fight is ridiculous.]

* **Kassandra:** *It's not a war, it's a pissing match.*
* **Markos:** *You know just how to hurt me, Kassandra.*
* **Kassandra:** *It's not that hard, trust me.*

* **Markos:** *Think! What does the Cyclops value most? His men, his land, his ships? No.*His obsidian eye*.*
* **Kassandra:** *Get to the point, Markos.*
* **Markos:** *Oh, fine. We're going to*steal*it.*
* **Kassandra:** *Are you crazy? You borrow his drachmae,*then*you steal his eye?*
* **Markos:** *Having it means we win.*Then*, it goes to market. We kill two birds with one obsidian eye!*
* **Kassandra:** *He'd better hold still, or he'll lose*both*eyes.*
* **Markos:** *No,*no*! It has to be done without the Cyclops*knowing*. You*cannot*be seen!*
* **Kassandra:** *Then my new bow will come in handy.*
* **Markos:** *He keeps the eye in his house—it's too valuable to wear out. A wise choice, until you show him the error of his ways. Wait for the sun to set, sneak in, and then!*Bring me the eye*.*

(If players choose "What's the eye worth?")

* **Kassandra:** *Better be worth something.*
* **Markos:** *Do you know how much obsidian goes for on Kephallonia?*
* **Kassandra:** *I've never seen it.*
* **Markos:** Exactly*. And not only is it obsidian, it's veined with gold.*Gold*! It's no wonder he saves it for special occasions.*
* **Kassandra:** *So we'll use the profits to pay him off?*
* **Markos:** *It'll pay for the bulk of it—a vineyard's expensive, you know!*

(If players choose "Where does the Cyclops live?")

* **Kassandra:** *I don't know where the Cyclops lives.*
* **Markos:** *Keep to the west side of the island... There, you will find his lair.*
* **Kassandra:** *Fine. But you won't get away with being cheap.*
* **Markos:** Cheap*? You wound me, Kassandra!*
* **Kassandra:** *It's your defining trait.*
* **Markos:** *Bring me the eye, and I'll prove you wrong. Remember! Not a*soul*can see you!*
* **Kassandra:** *Got it.*
* **Markos:** *Pull this off, and our heads won't be the Cyclops's trophies when he comes back!*

Kassandra departed the vineyard to travel toward the lair of the Cyclops.

* **Kassandra:** *Now to*find*the eye. If it's as valuable as Markos says, it'll be hidden.*

Using Ikaros, Kassandra located the eye upon arrival.

* **Kassandra:** *Hello, eye. I see you.*

Kassandra sneaked nearer towards the residence.

* **Kassandra:** *I need cover. If I'm quiet, I can hide in the bushes.*

Kassandra crept into the residence.

* **Kassandra:** Malaka*! Must be some eye to have that much protection. I have to stay out of view.*

She found the eye on a drawer in one room. With the eye stolen, Kassandra returned to Markos, tossing it to him.

* **Markos:** Ai!*Be careful!*
* **Kassandra:** *Do you know how many of his guards were there? All for a fucking rock...*
* **Markos:** *This "rock" could buy a*house*, my friend!*
* **Kassandra:** *And yet, it's*still*not enough to pay back the Cyclops.*
* **Markos:** *Oh, don't be upset! Think of all the*fun*we've had!*

[You call this fun?]

* **Kassandra:** *Right. Your fun, my blood. You can't keep dragging me into things, Markos.*

[We still owe the Cyclops.]

* **Kassandra:** *The Cyclops is going to kill us, Markos. It's as simple as that. And there's nothing fun about it.*

* **Markos:** *This will work, I promise you! Would I lie to you?*
* **Kassandra:** *Don't make me answer that.*
* **Markos:** *Take the eye—but don't sell it yet!*No*vendor would believe we came by it lawfully. They know*exactly*who it belongs to!*
* **Kassandra:** *Fine.*
* **Markos:** *Better your pocket than his socket!*
* **Kassandra:** *I think that's enough for one day.*Chaire*, Markos.*

Kassandra prepared to leave.

* **Markos:** *W-wait! I saw a boat! One I've never seen before!*
* **Kassandra:** *So?*
* **Markos:** *The vessel's too good for this dirty town. It must be the Cyclops—and he brought friends!*
* **Kassandra:** *He's back? I can never catch a break, can I?*
* **Markos:** *Take them out, and that's one less thing to deal with! Besides—these strangers look rich as Kroisos - the Cyclops pays them well! It's win-win, my friend.*
* **Kassandra:** *It can't hurt. What do I have to lose?*
* **Markos:** You*? You're a winner if I ever saw one.*
* **Kassandra:** *Then where are they?*
* **Markos:** *In an abandoned house on the eastern coast. Who knows what golden fortunes shine in their hideout? Send them to Hades, then loot them for all they have... We'll be rich!*

(If players choose "Where on the eastern coast?")

* **Kassandra:** *The eastern coast. Can you be more specific?*
* **Markos:** *I think they've settled in an abandoned house. By a small forest—south of Sami!*

(If players choose "Where do you think the men came from?")

* **Kassandra:** *So if these visitors aren't from Kephallonia, where did they come from?*
* **Markos:** *All I know if Kephallonia will be the*last*place they'll ever see.*

* **Kassandra:** *I'm keeping some of these "golden fortunes," though. No negotiations.*
* **Markos:** *Not even a drachma for the man who sent you?*
* **Kassandra:** *The rest goes to pay your debt. These are my terms.*
* **Markos:** *Oh, fine, fine! Now, teach those strangers what it means to be Kephallonian: draw blood, or*bleed*.*

## Outcome

Kassandra helped Markos to steal the Cyclops' obsidian eye. Afterwards, she learned of a group of visitors, possibly the Cyclops' men, arriving near Sami in a vessel.