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*Once you’re gone, I let out a quivering breath, staring off to an arbitrary point in space while zoned out*
Tch...
*Stops and starts shaking, rubbing my arms, face and legs profusely*
What did you do to me?... Everything burns...
*Every muscle in my body tenses up greatly, like a full-body cramp, and I speak through gritted teeth and a tightened jaw*
Stop!

*Tentatively reaches out toward the machine, but hesitates and jerks my hand back*
Bear, whatever happens, never let me touch that machine.
*Gingerly approaches the connected terminal and begins extracting data*
Battlechips... gone. Emulators... gone. Memory data... intact.
*Reads through a summary of the last few hours*
It’s not much... but I hope it helps.
*Squeezes the virus in one last hug before glancing at the machine*
I have to go back in. Take care of it, okay Bear?
*Logs out without waiting for a response from the creature*

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*Rematerializes in the dimension*
Is everything still okay?

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Pea- hurk
*Moves my strained arms over my stomach*
-chy...

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You don’t look all that good. What happened?

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*Barely manages to get a couple words out at a time*
Containment meant for super weak guys, remember?... Sealing someone so tough inside me... I admit it, I didn't foresee such difficulty...
*Closes my eyes in pain*
Oww...

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Are you going to be able to hold him? What do we need to do?

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Of course I can hold him. I'm just way better...
*Grabs my wrist so tightly that my arms shake*
I don't do this often, but I'm not used to people contained with this technique keeping the ability to fight back.

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Is there some kind of dimension you have to keep closed?

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It's more mystical than that. I force-bond with them, temporarily. Which... Usually.
*My whole body glows more radiantly for a moment as I pause speaking before dimming back down a bit*
Suppresses their consciousness. Thanks, Saon...

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Is it getting worse?

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Not really... Let's just get to the others.

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*Nods*
Please let me know if there’s anything I can do.
*Looks for the remnants of the second barrier*

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*Takes a quivering breath before taking off again*

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*Looks to my left for a moment and frowns before following you*

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*Takes a quivering breath before taking off again*

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*Is waiting patiently when you arrive*
I was expecting Dynamo. What a surprise.

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I hope a pleasant one.

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Two instead of one. Makes no difference.
*Watches Ona for a moment*
Although, maybe it's more like one and a half.

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Two instead of one. Makes no difference.
*Watches Ona for a moment*
Although, maybe it's more like one and a half.

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We’ll do whatever we can. What’s the status?

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We exhausted her energy once more. Katharos is finishing up now. I expect Dynamo to return for his "slave".