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If the tone of her note was any indication, she was pent up with energy and excitement. So I would say she seems to be.
*Nods*
Good. I had been concerned for her wellbeing.
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*Nods*
Good. I had been concerned for her wellbeing.
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I can have someone talk to them for me. Keep things indirect, through an avenue he doesn't know.
Excellent. We should keep these interactions discreet.
*Pauses for a moment*
Is Zoey well?
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We can cooperate. I can help check in on some key points regularly to save you resources on observation, and in exchange you just have my back if Doppelstream finds me again.
That would be reasonable.
*A faint beep echoes and the flywheels slow nigh-imperceptibly*
Do you have a way to warn the others about the current risks?
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Does the Dataganger have any interest in you specifically, for any reason?
Long-term, no, I shouldn’t become a direct target; this lab may, though. And I don’t discount the possibility that I become collateral if I interfere directly.
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Observing doesn’t seem costly at least, for you to have known I was under attack.
It’s a worthwhile expense. But it doesn’t scale well under these circumstances—I can only monitor a handful of locations at a time.
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Well said.
*Lets go of the ladder and drops to my feet once you’re out of the way*
Then on that note, my aid must be selective. Leaving places this lab at risk, and I lack the advantage to defeat the defense system on my own.
*Steps between the flywheels, checking an analogue meter on each one*
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I’m making sure we’re on the same page insofar as your own condition.
*Walks over and waits for you to descend enough for there to be room for myself*
We need you in one piece if you all are ever going to figure out your conjoined predicament.
Hence why our problems are also united as one.
*Slides down the ladder and hops off a few feet from the ground, leading to a room full of large but not enormous spinning disks that correspond to each environmental slice*
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*Shakes my head in resolve, clearing my hesitation and turns to you*
If you’re proposing that you can help, I’m sure you don’t need a reminder of your energy crisis.
Transparently, I'm unable to help you in any tangible way right now. But I'm not the only resource at your disposal.
*Starts down a runged metal ladder*
But I do need to check the flywheel stability. You're welcome to join.
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The world as a whole? Nowhere near well. The city where I lived, at least, I’d say it’s etched into my mind nearly to a T.
That may be enough. But it's nearly impossible to say for certain.
*Kneels down toward an edge of the room, near where the earlier door manifested, and opens a hatch*
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Molding reality to that degree is something only a very small handful of people I know about are capable of. Molding it for this specific world to be a believable recreation of a believable recreation would take both the power to do that, and the knowledge of the world as it was. Only one man to fit that bill.
How well do you remember your home? A collaborative effort may meet those needs, and its only requirement is to draw in the target.
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