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Thank you, Prism. *Disappears in a flurry of sparks*

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*The other four copies of me merge into one and sit next to the medical bay*

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*Eventually comes to, staying in place and looking around groggily* I—I’m not— *Puts both my hands to my face and breathes hard, almost sobbing* I did it. *Lets out a whistling breath and slumps down*

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*Looks up*
Hello. How are you?

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*Turns to look at you and groans as I do* Huh? Oh—well, everything is aching. But I’m alive... Where am I?

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In a medical center. It looks like you had a bit of a rough trip.

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A medical centre? I—yeah, I did. Am I still in the IA?

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Not quite. A few dimensions off.

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*Pumps my fist and winces again, lowering it down gingerly* I was in the IA just a little bit ago. I’m a Tier Four! And I’m not dead!

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That's not an inaccurate description. You almost died.

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How am I alive? Oh. Right. Medical centre. What happened? I felt like I was burning up when I collapsed out there.

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I don't know what happened. Do you remember anything?

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Not after I fell. Did you bring me in here?

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I did. Where in the IA did you come from?

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This industrial world, Caedahn, or something. I thought I could hide, but these mercs found me and chased me, and there was nowhere else to go.

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Why were they hunting you?

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I don’t know for sure. But I think—well—it’s a long story.

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Is it important to you being here now?

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I don’t think so. I don’t think they’d ever be able to find me, now. I don’t think my portal left a trail, and even if it did, none of them were Tier Four.

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There are usually traces that can be detected if you have the means. But I'm sure it's fine.