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Emma Lazarus was a Sephardic-American writer and poet and the Vox Phantasma of New York City in the late 1800s. She wrote "The New Colossus", the poem that's inscribed on the Statue of Liberty:

"Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame with conquering limbs astride from land to land; here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand a mighty woman with a torch, whose flame is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she with silent lips. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" ― The New Colossus

Featured Episodes[]

Episodes Featuring Emma
The Unsleeping City
The Unsleeping City: Chapter II

Description[]

Emma Lazarus was the Vox Phantasma around 1870-1880. Misty Moore describes her as "a fun lady".

The Unsleeping City[]

Start Spreading the News[]

Emma is first mentioned as Nod tells Pete the Plug to "heed the words of Lazarus". At this point, it is unclear who this is in reference to.

Mutant Santa Melee[]

The next day, after defeating the Mutant Santa Clones, Nod appears to Pete again and repeats their words.

Pigeon Plus Ones[]

Pete tells the rest of the Dream Team about Lazarus and the first time he entered Nod. He recalls the appearance of the Golden Door and mistakenly attributes the words he heard-- "Start spreading the news"-- to Lazarus. He tells them he thinks he may have let Lazarus out when he pushed the button on his medical bracelet.

A New York Wedding[]

At the wedding of Angela Confetti and Ronald Pigeon, Pete suggests that Lazarus may have been the one to kidnap his dad. He brings up that the waters of Em's fountain may have been used to clean his soul, since he's a shitty guy.

Esther Sinclair and Alejandro Ortiz of the Gramercy Occult Society report that they could not find record of Lazarus, either as Nod, the grey baby who first spoke to Pete about it, or as anything in Nod itself. Misty Moore suggests it could be in reference to the Bible, and the Lazarus who rose from the dead, making the connection again to "laundering" souls.

Later, Kingston Brown consults with Willy about the religious connections that Lazarus may have. Willy suggests that instead of it being a reference to the Bible, Lazarus could be referencing Emma Lazarus, the poet of the inscription on the Statue of Liberty and says he'll look into it further.

We Need to Talk About Pete[]

When Kingston tells the rest of the party about his conversation with Willy, that "Lazarus" might have something to do with the Statue of Liberty, Misty chimes in to suggest Emma Lazarus, like Willy. Sofia Bicicleta proposes it could be both: Emma's poem is about immigration and New York being a place for second chances and new starts, and Lazarus from the Bible rose from the dead-- it could be that the Naughty and Nice List is being used to launder souls to give them a second chance in heaven.

Borough of Dreams[]

Nod finally confirms that they were referring to Emma Lazarus when they first told Pete to "heed the words of Lazarus". When Misty recites "The New Colossus", Pete sees, once more, the Golden Door, referenced in the poem. Nod tells them that Emma was the Voice of Dream, and that the dream behind the golden door was what those tempest-tossed were seeking: the American Dream. In writing the poem, Emma brought part of the American Dream and the Golden Door into the waking world.

At the Metropolitan Museum of Memories, Pete sees the Vox Phantasmi of the past, including Emma Lazarus.

The Unsleeping City: Chapter II[]

Heaven and Hell on Earth[]

When talking to Bazathrax about how he came to the waking world, Pete accesses Emma's memories and learns his true place in hell: he's from the second level, the sub lord of reckless decision making, and is just a real chump.

Trivia[]

The Unsleeping City Characters
Player Characters Pete the Plug | Kingston Brown | Sofia Bicicleta |
Ricky Matsui | Kugrash | Misty Moore
Non-Player
Characters
PC Families Mitch Conlan | Victoria Brown | Winston Brown | Claude Brown | Eliza, Jamil, and Cooper Brown | Anthony Bicicleta | Maria Bicicleta | Mario Bicicleta | Vincenzo and Adriano Bicicleta | Emiko Matsui | David Kugrich | Wally Kugrich
The
Waking
World
Midsummer
Nights
Perry LaFev | Alissa Denton | Benjamin Dupree | Rebecca | Dupree St. Croix
Other Dr. Lugash Primjitzski | 53\/3N | Marta | Yagdash | Johnny | Suzette | Priya Danger | Cosmo | Ricky | The Johns | Sean | Tina and Richard
The
Unsleeping
City
Gramercy
Occult
Society
Alejandro Ortiz | Ana and Amelia Ortiz | Esther Sinclair | Orlando and Rovias | Frank
Order of the
Concrete Fist
Jackson Wei | Dale Lee | Maria Bicicleta
Robert & Co. Robert Moses | Isabella Infierno | Faerie Mafia | Don Confetti | Pinky and Twinkle | Epona Cirillo | Mario Bicicleta | Melissa
Critters Ox | Rat King | Spicy Pigeon | Perry Pidgeon | Ronald Pigeon | Juicy Cockroach | Fred and Marty | Lenny | Eustace
Humans Santa Claus | Lowell Masters | Emma Lazarus | Patricia and Gabriela Sinclair | Stephen Sondheim | Liz Herrera | Josefina Gatsby
Other Mummy of the Met | Em | Willy | La Gran Gata | Buddy | Great Dragon of Bleecker Street | Angela Confetti | Priapus | High Priestess Hib-Hob | Bilbry | Centifax | Green and Red
Nod Woman in the Moon | The Unicorn of New York City | The Night Owl | Pizza Rat | Nod | Helen | Ronaldo Manticaster | Mutant Santa Clones | Becky and the Bugsters | The Beetle | Crooked Cops | Train to Nod | The Statue of Liberty | The American Dream
Faerie Titania | Puck | Aquamarine | Seelie Dance Fighters
The Unsleeping City: Chapter II Characters
Player Characters Pete Conlan | Kingston Brown | Sofia Lee | Ricky Matsui | Iga Lisowski | Cody Walsh | Kugrash | Rowan Berry
NPCs Animal Companions Ox | Luna | Bruce | Misiek
PC Families Janice | Gabriela Sinclair | Marie Bicicleta | Anthony Bicicleta | Jessica Lisowski | Oskar Lisowski | Dale Lee | Emiko Matsui | Victoria Brown | Nick Lisowski | Lisowski Ancestors | Winston Brown | Claude Brown | Arthur and Marian Brown | Conlan Ancestors | Giancarlo Bicicleta | Langston Brown | Alejandra Matsui | Catherine Lee
The
Waking
World
Helping Hands Tasha Keane | Rusty
Gladiator Calvin Thomas | Josh Mendoza
Other The Johns | Yagdash | Zee Silverman | Dee | Priya Danger | Calvin | Cosmo | Reggie | Nasir Noor | Josh Mendoza | Lars and Brita | Sarah and Dana | Steve and his ex-girlfriend | Devin | Officer Brunson | Marta | 53\/3N | Maddie Park | Sebastian Sinclair
The
Unsleeping
City
Gramercy
Occult Society
Esther Sinclair | Alejandro Ortiz | Ana and Amelia Ortiz | JJ Jacobs
Order of the
Concrete Fist
Dale Lee | Solomon Ojukwu | Nadia Chandrasekhar | Cindy Wong | Tony Simos | Jackson Wei
Critters Kugrash | Perry Pidgeon | Warren | Ronald Pigeon | Centifax | Smoczmatka | Marty | Fred | Cockroach Monks | Throgs Neck Colony Ants | Tammany Tiger | Langston Brown
Humans Dr. Lugash Primjitzski | Liz Herrera | David Kugrich | Emma Lazarus | Hans Fischer | Josefina Gatsby | Lowell Masters | Wally Kugrich | Heather Simos | Stephen Sondheim | Liu Yang Shen | Danny Shen | Jung Wei Shen | Li Ji | Rabbi Mike Salters | JC
Other The Great Dragon of Bleecker Street | La Gran Gata | Faerie Mafia | Bazathrax | Robert Moses | Isabella Infierno | Rowan Berry | Orlando and Rovias | Em | Willy | The Jersey Devil and the Jersey Devils | True Clowns | Angela Confetti | Bilbry | High Priestess Hib-Hob | Buddy | Lucifer | Corporate Spirits | Sparty Drones
Nod Monarchs Nod | Nuria | Null
Other Subway Monsters | Woman in the Moon | Pizza Rat | The Night Owl | The Unicorn of New York City | Animated Armor | Juicy Cockroach | Spicy Pigeon


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