[IC] Myriad Reality

[Etcetera]

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What if we travelled through time by some sort of light-related shenanigans to the end of this universe, escape through the dissolving edges of reality, and travelled back through time to our starting point outside of this universe?

@Mammalia

That's a little more convoluted than we need.

[Mammalia]

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Sounds to me like you have just from the way you've been speaking to me.

@Unhinged

*Shrugs*

[Mammalia]

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That's a little more convoluted than we need.

@Etcetera

It's exactly as convoluted as we need.

[Etcetera]

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It's exactly as convoluted as we need.

@Mammalia

I don't really think so.

[Unhinged]

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What if we travelled through time by some sort of light-related shenanigans to the end of this universe, escape through the dissolving edges of reality, and travelled back through time to our starting point outside of this universe?

@Mammalia

*Looks at you, seemingly not understanding*

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So you're letting us go?

@Etcetera

It's more complicated than that. There is a single place here on To Proto Vima where we have dedicated loads of time, space, resources and effort into developing the perfect means of stealthy portal opening to nearly wherever we choose. It is almost in its completed stage, but certain issues left us unable to complete it.

[Etcetera]

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*Looks at you, seemingly not understanding*

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It's more complicated than that. There is a single place here on To Proto Vima where we have dedicated loads of time, space, resources and effort into developing the perfect means of stealthy portal opening to nearly wherever we choose. It is almost in its completed stage, but certain issues left us unable to complete it.

@Unhinged

The corruption?

[Unhinged]

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The corruption?

@Etcetera

You've heard of it already? Concern is spreading quickly... Anyways, yes. It essentially kicked us out of a research facility we had established in what is now known as the Dead Stretch, quite a ways south of here. Among other important things, the final pieces and bits of research were lost there, as no one was capable of returning from the mainland there safely.

[Etcetera]

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You've heard of it already? Concern is spreading quickly... Anyways, yes. It essentially kicked us out of a research facility we had established in what is now known as the Dead Stretch, quite a ways south of here. Among other important things, the final pieces and bits of research were lost there, as no one was capable of returning from the mainland there safely.

@Unhinged

So you want us to liberate it to get home.

[Unhinged]

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So you want us to liberate it to get home.

@Etcetera

No, I'd never send in civilians to such a dangerous situation! I was going to recommend that you find a place to stay here until our forces handle it, then we'll send you home once everything is straightened out. We'll help you out financially so that you aren't struggling in what must be a strange, foreign world to you.

[Etcetera]

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No, I'd never send in civilians to such a dangerous situation! I was going to recommend that you find a place to stay here until our forces handle it, then we'll send you home once everything is straightened out. We'll help you out financially so that you aren't struggling in what must be a strange, foreign world to you.

@Unhinged

That's... much kinder than I had expected.

[Unhinged]

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That's... much kinder than I had expected.

@Etcetera

I don't know why it seems that your expectations of us seem so low, but I hope that I'm at least raising them a bit. Now, is this offer acceptable?

[Etcetera]

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I don't know why it seems that your expectations of us seem so low, but I hope that I'm at least raising them a bit. Now, is this offer acceptable?

@Unhinged

Being told that what you did is worse than murder causes you to prepare yourself for some pretty bad scenarios. But I guess it really is Curtis' call.

[Unhinged]

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Being told that what you did is worse than murder causes you to prepare yourself for some pretty bad scenarios. But I guess it really is Curtis' call.

@Etcetera

There are a lot of factors that have weighed into my decision. Including how pointless any punishment for you would be.

[Etcetera]

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There are a lot of factors that have weighed into my decision. Including how pointless any punishment for you would be.

@Unhinged

Well, uh, thanks. That's taxpayer money, I guess.

[Armed Forces]

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Well, uh, thanks. That's taxpayer money, I guess.

@Etcetera

*Breaks my long-winded silence*
I don't know about you, but I refuse the deal.

[Etcetera]

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*Breaks my long-winded silence*
I don't know about you, but I refuse the deal.

@Armed Forces

To the alternative of?

[Armed Forces]

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To the alternative of?

@Etcetera

It may not be what they want, but I'm not the kind to let my fate helplessly rest in the hands of others. I have military experience, and I have extensive combat experience. I'm going to this "Dead Stretch".

[Unhinged]

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It may not be what they want, but I'm not the kind to let my fate helplessly rest in the hands of others. I have military experience, and I have extensive combat experience. I'm going to this "Dead Stretch".

@Armed Forces

I cannot let you-

[Armed Forces]

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I cannot let you-

@Unhinged

You will let me. You have no choice. If the situation is as it sounds, you aren't actually making any headway. No guarantee we can ever truly leave. I will act.

[Etcetera]

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It may not be what they want, but I'm not the kind to let my fate helplessly rest in the hands of others. I have military experience, and I have extensive combat experience. I'm going to this "Dead Stretch".

@Armed Forces

*Smiles sadly*
Thought so.
*Stands up*
I'll go too.