[IC] Myriad Reality

[Nimda]

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*Stands in silent thought for a moment longer, then turns and walks inside the facility*

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How’s it looking?

@Valiance

It's ready whenever you are. We have to enter from a different planet, since the last time I started at the same world twice... we'll say it didn't go well.

[Magnanimity]

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Well that's just great, how was I supposed to know that? I came here randomly, not on purpose, so him wanting to stay hidden is news to me. Further, my expectation was exclusive to her, because she's going to get hurt if she's being that way, that's the way that things work. Constant hatred dulls people, and that's going to get her hurt. Further further, laughing at her messing up isn't the same as wanting her to get hurt. There's a gulf between those things. But at least your part is understandable now, even if it's not totally right. Plus, it's natural to get antagonizing once someone's antagonized you. Being bio-mechanical doesn't make me immune to that.

@Codify

And time to clear things up from two people who can only be in one place at a time doesn’t help either. They’re in a rush. Luckily, I don’t have that problem.
…
At first she wasn’t quite warm to us either. She and Roland were battling to the death the first time they met. She definitely needs time to warm up to anyone… And definitely also needs you to reach a little further than she does. But she’s better than before.

[Valiance]

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It's ready whenever you are. We have to enter from a different planet, since the last time I started at the same world twice... we'll say it didn't go well.

@Nimda

No questions here. That seems logical.

[Nimda]

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No questions here. That seems logical.

@Valiance

*Glances at a map, and then back at the portal*
Although I'd have rather started somewhere else.
*Rolls my eyes in concession and steps through*

[Codify]

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And time to clear things up from two people who can only be in one place at a time doesn’t help either. They’re in a rush. Luckily, I don’t have that problem.
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At first she wasn’t quite warm to us either. She and Roland were battling to the death the first time they met. She definitely needs time to warm up to anyone… And definitely also needs you to reach a little further than she does. But she’s better than before.

@Magnanimity

That seems unlikely, but I've met worse, so I guess I believe you.
*Sits cross-legged on the floor*
For the record, I'm sticking around only in case they get too badly in over their heads. A bit is to be expected, but it's hard to watch someone get killed, even if they're mean. That's the whole problem.

[Valiance]

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*Glances at a map, and then back at the portal*
Although I'd have rather started somewhere else.
*Rolls my eyes in concession and steps through*

@Nimda

Such a bizarre circumstance like this, with such impossible odds of happening. I’m not one to babble about fate, but maybe it actually did have a hand in this. Maybe this plan will end up better.
*Follows you*

[Magnanimity]

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That seems unlikely, but I've met worse, so I guess I believe you.
*Sits cross-legged on the floor*
For the record, I'm sticking around only in case they get too badly in over their heads. A bit is to be expected, but it's hard to watch someone get killed, even if they're mean. That's the whole problem.

@Codify

Well, they’re not going to be here. In fact, they just left. But… If things do go badly, and you are really super very serious about helping, I have no problem arranging for you to be the cavalry-to-call. Get you to them.

[Nimda]

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Such a bizarre circumstance like this, with such impossible odds of happening. I’m not one to babble about fate, but maybe it actually did have a hand in this. Maybe this plan will end up better.
*Follows you*

@Valiance

*We step onto an irregular-shaped scarlet planet, decorated with enormous hollow tubes that stretch out from its surface and undulate beyond the atmosphere; the ground squishes softly on each step and oozes a viscous red liquid*
In that case, I've decided I detest fate.

[Codify]

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Well, they’re not going to be here. In fact, they just left. But… If things do go badly, and you are really super very serious about helping, I have no problem arranging for you to be the cavalry-to-call. Get you to them.

@Magnanimity

That's fine. It'd be nice to settle it without violence, and I think they're going to blow that chance, but if nothing else I should be able to get them out of whatever they get themselves into, if you need help with that.

[Valiance]

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*We step onto an irregular-shaped scarlet planet, decorated with enormous hollow tubes that stretch out from its surface and undulate beyond the atmosphere; the ground squishes softly on each step and oozes a viscous red liquid*
In that case, I've decided I detest fate.

@Nimda

*Looks around and the environment first, then down at the ground, and I lift my leg up to look at the bottom of my foot*
You know, don’t think I’ve ever been more grateful that this suit of armor is waterproofed.

[Nimda]

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*Looks around and the environment first, then down at the ground, and I lift my leg up to look at the bottom of my foot*
You know, don’t think I’ve ever been more grateful that this suit of armor is waterproofed.

@Valiance

If you were hungry before, I'm sure that problem has been fixed.
*Pulls the map back out as it begins to snow a fuzzy, warm powder*

[Magnanimity]

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That's fine. It'd be nice to settle it without violence, and I think they're going to blow that chance, but if nothing else I should be able to get them out of whatever they get themselves into, if you need help with that.

@Codify

I don’t have much data on the thing, but induces incredibly malicious behavior in others beings. I don’t know if it’s intentional on its behalf or not, but its simply draconic in form. You’d be just as accurate if you described it as something you’d find in a cosmic horror story.
*Puts a finger on my chin*
I have some theories. I can let you keep tabs through seeing what I see, even, if you want.

[Valiance]

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If you were hungry before, I'm sure that problem has been fixed.
*Pulls the map back out as it begins to snow a fuzzy, warm powder*

@Nimda

*Glances upward and squints at the precipitation*
Mm. Chickpea?

[Magnanimity]

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*Glances upward and squints at the precipitation*
Mm. Chickpea?

@Valiance

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If you were hungry before, I'm sure that problem has been fixed.
*Pulls the map back out as it begins to snow a fuzzy, warm powder*

@Nimda

*My voice resonates from vaguely in Roland’s direction*
Already on it!
*Analyzes the makeup of the snowfall*

[Codify]

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I don’t have much data on the thing, but induces incredibly malicious behavior in others beings. I don’t know if it’s intentional on its behalf or not, but its simply draconic in form. You’d be just as accurate if you described it as something you’d find in a cosmic horror story.
*Puts a finger on my chin*
I have some theories. I can let you keep tabs through seeing what I see, even, if you want.

@Magnanimity

Mmmm. A cognitohazard?
*Thinks for a moment*
Doubt it's that.
*Thinks for a moment again*
Probably... "madness"? Or is it more like a pheromone? Psi-waves?
Whelp, I can't think of anything that would be too much of a problem, though if it's intentional then I guess it'd deserve it. I'd appreciate a view of things, yeah.

[Nimda]

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*Glances upward and squints at the precipitation*
Mm. Chickpea?

@Valiance

*After studying the map, winces and points to our left, keeping my eyes shut for a few moments*
Next scale... that way.

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*My voice resonates from vaguely in Roland’s direction*
Already on it!
*Analyzes the makeup of the snowfall*

@Magnanimity

*The snowfall reads as comprised of nutrient-hyperdense animal cells, surrounded by tuffs of mold, and likely very harmful to inhale*

[Magnanimity]

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*After studying the map, winces and points to our left, keeping my eyes shut for a few moments*
Next scale... that way.

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*The snowfall reads as comprised of nutrient-hyperdense animal cells, surrounded by tuffs of mold, and likely very harmful to inhale*

@Nimda

*The air in your immediate vicinities, within your wingspan, becomes pure, the snow disallowed through as if a transparent bubble formed around you*
I’m going to go ahead and set up personalized microspheres of O2 for the both of you. I’m not sure how resilient you’d be to this, but I don’t think you’d want to take chances if you knew…

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Mmmm. A cognitohazard?
*Thinks for a moment*
Doubt it's that.
*Thinks for a moment again*
Probably... "madness"? Or is it more like a pheromone? Psi-waves?
Whelp, I can't think of anything that would be too much of a problem, though if it's intentional then I guess it'd deserve it. I'd appreciate a view of things, yeah.

@Codify

*Projects a 3D hologram view of Roland’s perspective of the environment to the space between us*
Not terribly sure. But its effects are species specific, I can say that much. One guess as to what species that is.

[Nimda]

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*The air in your immediate vicinities, within your wingspan, becomes pure, the snow disallowed through as if a transparent bubble formed around you*
I’m going to go ahead and set up personalized microspheres of O2 for the both of you. I’m not sure how resilient you’d be to this, but I don’t think you’d want to take chances if you knew…

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*Projects a 3D hologram view of Roland’s perspective of the environment to the space between us*
Not terribly sure. But its effects are species specific, I can say that much. One guess as to what species that is.

@Magnanimity

*When I open my eyes, they've constricted into vertical slits which quickly revert back to normal pupils as I shake off the discomfort*
I do not want to know.
*Starts off in the target direction*

[Valiance]

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*When I open my eyes, they've constricted into vertical slits which quickly revert back to normal pupils as I shake off the discomfort*
I do not want to know.
*Starts off in the target direction*

@Nimda

*Brushes my shoulders and hair off before following you*
Deceptive.

[Nimda]

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*Brushes my shoulders and hair off before following you*
Deceptive.

@Valiance

*Flicks my gaze at you*
It is. This powder wasn't here when I first mapped out the territory.