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How would that not be a big deal? Why wouldn’t I care about that?

Love, I... I don't know. All I do is work. I dont think, I just do. I don't have the time to think things through like that. Thats exactly why I'm retiring and leaving that damned government behind as soon as this amaranthine mess is over.

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Love, I... I don't know. All I do is work. I dont think, I just do. I don't have the time to think things through like that. Thats exactly why I'm retiring and leaving that damned government behind as soon as this amaranthine mess is over.

We’re supposed to be a team. I’m supposed to bear some of that weight...

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We’re supposed to be a team. I’m supposed to bear some of that weight...

.. I know. Thats why I'm making that possible for you to do. Im leaivng the EDB so I can remove that atress from my life. Thats a lot more secretive stuff removed from my life right there. Plus we'l have much more time together.

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.. I know. Thats why I'm making that possible for you to do. Im leaivng the EDB so I can remove that atress from my life. Thats a lot more secretive stuff removed from my life right there. Plus we'l have much more time together.

There’s so much talk of change... but when is it going to happen? I sometimes feel like I’m just a spectator...

*Rows down a serene river on a hand-carved wooden boat in the midst of a white void, the river body made of innumerable white threads, within each a glimpse of color or motion that disappears as soon as it surfaces, the culmination of all threads casting a vague blue aura onto the vessel and its medium*
...
*Dips my scythe into the river, using its flat as an oar to guide myself away from the bank, as I pass a person, a structure, or another traveler*

*After an eternity adrift, the structures become more frequent, and the banks more lively, spanning impressive displays of architecture and bridges that pass far above the river and away from its banks, careful not to touch the flowing contents*
Here we go again...
*Pausing the ragged vessel with a tap of my scythe, and pulls level to a broad canopy on the river’s bank, seated within is an eclectic collection of twelve individuals, all dressed in blue, white, and gold robes*

*Three other Ashes appear*

Ashe 1: Did you all get your data?

Ashe 3: Yep. Firmware updates are all complete, got the big Zero's brain scans all downloaded. Skills and such are all ready.

Ashe 2: Of course. Isis' data has been recorded.

Ashe 4: Sorry it took so long, but the non-combat data is all ready.

Ashe 5: ... Bio-anomalous data has been recorded. Genetics have been prepared.

Ashe 1: Excellent! Then we just have to wait for the Alpha and Omega versions to show up. I can confirm that progress of absorption is on schedule. We're through a couple thousand iterations, so we should just have to get it over with and be done.

Ashe 3: Do we have the data from Mr. "I'm so retired now"?

Ashe 4: We do. We'll be classified as an ACW.

Ashe 5: ... Are we all mentally prepared...?

Ashe 2: As much as I can be, I think. Hard to prepare for something like this.

Ashe 1: True, true. But it's not like we're really going away.

Ashe 4: Exactly!

*The original Ashe appears from a portal*

Ashe 3: The alpha is here.

Ashe 1: Now to wait for the omega.

Alpha Ashe: I'm getting goosebumps now that we're so close. It'll be weird to be a dual type, but I guess there are people who have it even more complex than we will, and they're fine.

Ashe 4: Mhm. We'll be supporting you from now on, so please lead us well.

Alpha Ashe: Of course!

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There’s so much talk of change... but when is it going to happen? I sometimes feel like I’m just a spectator...

Soon, love. We're ending the amaranthine once and for all very soon. Im gathering a team to put an end to them, and then the election will take place right after.

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Soon, love. We're ending the amaranthine once and for all very soon. Im gathering a team to put an end to them, and then the election will take place right after.

And you promise you’re going to live?

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And you promise you’re going to live?

As I promised with this, I will.

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You missed me, big guy?
*Grins and tussles your hair really aggressively*
I’m glad to see you too.

I assume you went on a lot of battles too?

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...Okay, so that’s pretty bad, but what’s the worst thing that will probably happen?

Uhm… I don’t know.

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Could the target be working with a Hidden Elements user?

It's a very real possibility. Should be obvious by now, but working with one isn't something that's off limits.
*As we walk into an intersection in the road, not far to the right we can see a small group of people dressed like the guy before in a scuffle with what looks to be humanoid robots, trading blows both at range and in hand to hand combat*

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I assume you went on a lot of battles too?

I had a fair share, yeah.

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I had a fair share, yeah.

It’s so weird that you were doing that while I was basically wandering around.

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It’s so weird that you were doing that while I was basically wandering around.

*Shrugs and smirks*
Just to bury any doubt on which of us would win in a fight.

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As I promised with this, I will.

Good. Don’t let anything get in the way of that.

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Uhm… I don’t know.

Alright, what’s the best thing that could happen?

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It's a very real possibility. Should be obvious by now, but working with one isn't something that's off limits.
*As we walk into an intersection in the road, not far to the right we can see a small group of people dressed like the guy before in a scuffle with what looks to be humanoid robots, trading blows both at range and in hand to hand combat*

Androids too? I wonder what caused this chaos.

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Good. Don’t let anything get in the way of that.

My love.... nothing will get in the way of us. I wont allow it.

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My love.... nothing will get in the way of us. I wont allow it.

I...
*Purses my lips*