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Yes! *Is holding out tea to Misty and Singularity* Would either of you like some tea?

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No, it's fine. If that's what it takes.

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Neil: *Nods.* It is a shame so much of it was lost, both to the chaos and our current way of life, so I'd be happy to exchange any information I have available for whatever you might know yourselves.

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I'm... fine, thank you.

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*Takes it*

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Suit yourself! Tea is just so good!

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Enjoy! *Removes my hat, revealing another, smaller one, and places it upside down on the ground; a fancy, colourful pole rises out of it and sprouts a whimsical, fixtureless tea table that I proceed to sit on* Come on and sit! Oh, wait, I'm sitting on the table, not the chairs. Does anyone have a table?

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*Sits next to it in midair*

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Suit yourself! Tea is just so good!

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Enjoy! *Removes my hat, revealing another, smaller one, and places it upside down on the ground; a fancy, colourful pole rises out of it and sprouts a whimsical, fixtureless tea table that I proceed to sit on* Come on and sit! Oh, wait, I'm sitting on the table, not the chairs. Does anyone have a table?

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Thanks. Hmm, maybe I could ask my sister, too. But right now, we've got a world to figure out.

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We recently stumbled upon an old, decaying library and learned some things about the world before it fell apart, if that's any help.

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Is this place going in your book?

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Yes. I'm pretty sure it's the most advanced society on the planet as of right now.

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*Mentally hums to myself*

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How do you know?

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I looked. It was more of a skim or glimpse than a proper look, though.

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There are a lot of places to check on a planet.

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I can cheat a little bit; there's an awful lot of both chaos and change happening in these sorts of places, which make them double beacons when I'm looking around.

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Huh. That's really ingenious.

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Thanks. It's the little things.

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What if they're peaceful and efficient?

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*The elevator opens to a large, darkly-coloured room with metallic tiling, lead walls, and a domed ceiling; scientists in suits mill about and there is a large group of people listening to a speaker near a large glass cylinder in the middle of the room*
-Man- There they are! *Strides toward the group briskly*
-*Shrugs and follows him*
-Speaker- *A woman's voice with a placating but slightly monotonous tone* That ends the safety guideline portion of this informational tour. We will proceed to discuss what might be considered the elephant in the room—the glass behind me, which houses an element called Quolium. We are investigating its properties and construction because it stores energy at a very high density with an extreme rate of safe transfer. If replicable, it will be an extremely valuable resource to this company's short and long-term plan.

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*Whispers to you* Psst. What's the number of... proteins? Neuters? Uh... whatever the number el-things use for that?

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*Cocks my head* Maybe. That's still a lot of change, and it's not easy to grow a civilisation and not wreak some havoc to the surrounding nature. But the possibility exists.