[IC] Myriad Reality

[System]

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Observing doesn’t seem costly at least, for you to have known I was under attack.

@Valiance

It’s a worthwhile expense. But it doesn’t scale well under these circumstances—I can only monitor a handful of locations at a time.

[Heroic]

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Don’t worry, I’m the Chosen One.

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Really??

@Zealz

Of course! Why wouldn't I be!?
*Gives you a big toothy grin, and then turns my head to Akora's scorching gaze. After a moment of awkward silence, I silently turn and run out of the room, stumbling and nearly falling on my face at the door*

[Unhinged]

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Of course! Why wouldn't I be!?
*Gives you a big toothy grin, and then turns my head to Akora's scorching gaze. After a moment of awkward silence, I silently turn and run out of the room, stumbling and nearly falling on my face at the door*

@Heroic

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Don’t worry, I’m the Chosen One.

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Really??

@Zealz

*Sighs, acting exasperated but betraying a very mild level of amusement*
Above all else, I'm glad you're a kind soul who wants to help, at least.

[Valiance]

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It’s a worthwhile expense. But it doesn’t scale well under these circumstances—I can only monitor a handful of locations at a time.

@System

Does the Dataganger have any interest in you specifically, for any reason?

[System]

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Does the Dataganger have any interest in you specifically, for any reason?

@Valiance

Long-term, no, I shouldn’t become a direct target; this lab may, though. And I don’t discount the possibility that I become collateral if I interfere directly.

[Valiance]

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Long-term, no, I shouldn’t become a direct target; this lab may, though. And I don’t discount the possibility that I become collateral if I interfere directly.

@System

We can cooperate. I can help check in on some key points regularly to save you resources on observation, and in exchange you just have my back if Doppelstream finds me again.

[System]

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We can cooperate. I can help check in on some key points regularly to save you resources on observation, and in exchange you just have my back if Doppelstream finds me again.

@Valiance

That would be reasonable.
*A faint beep echoes and the flywheels slow nigh-imperceptibly*
Do you have a way to warn the others about the current risks?

[Zealz]

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Of course! Why wouldn't I be!?
*Gives you a big toothy grin, and then turns my head to Akora's scorching gaze. After a moment of awkward silence, I silently turn and run out of the room, stumbling and nearly falling on my face at the door*

@Heroic

*watches silently*

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*Sighs, acting exasperated but betraying a very mild level of amusement*
Above all else, I'm glad you're a kind soul who wants to help, at least.

@Unhinged

*full body turns to you when you speak and smiles while giving you a thumbs up*
This adventure has taken a massive turn, but I am glad to help!

[Valiance]

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That would be reasonable.
*A faint beep echoes and the flywheels slow nigh-imperceptibly*
Do you have a way to warn the others about the current risks?

@System

I can have someone talk to them for me. Keep things indirect, through an avenue he doesn't know.

[System]

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I can have someone talk to them for me. Keep things indirect, through an avenue he doesn't know.

@Valiance

Excellent. We should keep these interactions discreet.
*Pauses for a moment*
Is Zoey well?

[Unhinged]

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*watches silently*

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*full body turns to you when you speak and smiles while giving you a thumbs up*
This adventure has taken a massive turn, but I am glad to help!

@Zealz

It feels weird saying this to anyone, but welcome to my home. Three outsiders in one day is so far outside the norm that maybe it'll spark some change around here. So in that regard, maybe you are truly a "Chosen One."

[Valiance]

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Excellent. We should keep these interactions discreet.
*Pauses for a moment*
Is Zoey well?

@System

If the tone of her note was any indication, she was pent up with energy and excitement. So I would say she seems to be.

[Zealz]

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It feels weird saying this to anyone, but welcome to my home. Three outsiders in one day is so far outside the norm that maybe it'll spark some change around here. So in that regard, maybe you are truly a "Chosen One."

@Unhinged

*gasps*
Yay!

[System]

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If the tone of her note was any indication, she was pent up with energy and excitement. So I would say she seems to be.

@Valiance

*Nods*
Good. I had been concerned for her wellbeing.

[Valiance]

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*Nods*
Good. I had been concerned for her wellbeing.

@System

I knew she would pull through. It was only a matter of when, not if.

[Unhinged]

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*gasps*
Yay!

@Zealz

You want to take a walk around this village? Maybe we can pick out a place for your statue... That's a joke by the way. I don't want to fill your head with expectations that come back to bite me.

[System]

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I knew she would pull through. It was only a matter of when, not if.

@Valiance

What triggered her coma?

[Valiance]

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What triggered her coma?

@System

She relapsed back into it from the psychic pressure of whatever happened to her when she faced Artahe's apparition.

[System]

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She relapsed back into it from the psychic pressure of whatever happened to her when she faced Artahe's apparition.

@Valiance

Does she face any significant risk of returning?

[Valiance]

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Does she face any significant risk of returning?

@System

I haven’t seen her in person since she’s awakened. I’d need to get a good look at her, and even then it might be hard to tell because the circumstance itself was quite an anomaly.