[IC] Myriad Reality

[Balance]

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Each small territory can be assimilated into a larger territory.

@Etcetera

Aren't territories dimensions?

[Etcetera]

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Aren't territories dimensions?

@Balance

In some cases.

[Fractured]

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Well, I was trying to tank before I was actually a tank, and Ruby stuck with me and healed me. I developed... well, the Tier Four equivalent of calluses. From head to toe.

@Balance

I wasn't aware that this was ubiquitous among Tier Fours. I've never done that, anyway.

[Balance]

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I wasn't aware that this was ubiquitous among Tier Fours. I've never done that, anyway.

@Fractured

Eh, it was easy for me. *Holds up my dark green hands* Didn't expect this to happen, though. It's spreading, and I think I'm going to go all green eventually.

[Fractured]

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Eh, it was easy for me. *Holds up my dark green hands* Didn't expect this to happen, though. It's spreading, and I think I'm going to go all green eventually.

@Balance

I'm sure there's a cure for that.

[Balance]

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I'm sure there's a cure for that.

@Fractured

*Shrugs* Illusions work, I guess. Next time I'm going to go home I'll ask my sister to put me on one. *Pokes the back of my hand with the tip of my knife and it clinks* Can't hide that, though.

[Fractured]

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*Shrugs* Illusions work, I guess. Next time I'm going to go home I'll ask my sister to put me on one. *Pokes the back of my hand with the tip of my knife and it clinks* Can't hide that, though.

@Balance

Most all biological things can be altered, can't they?

[Balance]

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In some cases.

@Etcetera

So you're saying there's a psychological advantage gained by guarding a medium-sized territory against enemies that are actually seeking to gain control of Existence.

[Balance]

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Most all biological things can be altered, can't they?

@Fractured

*Peers at my hands* Probably. I don't know what it is, or whether it's biological or not. But when I shape-shift, whatever's equivalent to my hands is green, too.

[Fractured]

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*Peers at my hands* Probably. I don't know what it is, or whether it's biological or not. But when I shape-shift, whatever's equivalent to my hands is green, too.

@Balance

Doesn't that defeat the point of shape-shifting?

[Etcetera]

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So you're saying there's a psychological advantage gained by guarding a medium-sized territory against enemies that are actually seeking to gain control of Existence.

@Balance

Correct.

[Balance]

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Doesn't that defeat the point of shape-shifting?

@Fractured

Maybe it does. I use it for my fighting style, not to sneak around.

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Correct.

@Etcetera

Are there particular shapes it's worth doing in?

[Etcetera]

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Maybe it does. I use it for my fighting style, not to sneak around.

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Are there particular shapes it's worth doing in?

@Balance

I don't fully understand your question.

[Fractured]

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Maybe it does. I use it for my fighting style, not to sneak around.

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Are there particular shapes it's worth doing in?

@Balance

Do you fight often?

[Balance]

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I don't fully understand your question.

@Etcetera

Is there a particular placement of territories that would be worth asking your friends to arrange? Or is it simply the size of a clump of territories that has the advantage you're talking about?

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Do you fight often?

@Fractured

Yeah, pretty regularly. Ruby and I go to lots of different universes, and it's part of our routine to spend some time teasing out the affairs of different planets and nations. If any of my powers fit the magic or tech of the place we go, I like to get involved in the action.

[Fractured]

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Is there a particular placement of territories that would be worth asking your friends to arrange? Or is it simply the size of a clump of territories that has the advantage you're talking about?

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Yeah, pretty regularly. Ruby and I go to lots of different universes, and it's part of our routine to spend some time teasing out the affairs of different planets and nations. If any of my powers fit the magic or tech of the place we go, I like to get involved in the action.

@Balance

Who do you fight?

[Etcetera]

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Is there a particular placement of territories that would be worth asking your friends to arrange? Or is it simply the size of a clump of territories that has the advantage you're talking about?

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Yeah, pretty regularly. Ruby and I go to lots of different universes, and it's part of our routine to spend some time teasing out the affairs of different planets and nations. If any of my powers fit the magic or tech of the place we go, I like to get involved in the action.

@Balance

My benefactors can acquire territory in whatever arrangement you find most advantageous.

[Balance]

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Who do you fight?

@Fractured

Depends. Sometimes we fall right in the middle of a save-the-world story, and I help the heroes, or test them. That's rare, though. Other times, I'll spar in big-name rings, or hang out with elite forces in a war.

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My benefactors can acquire territory in whatever arrangement you find most advantageous.

@Etcetera

How do I contact you or your benefactors? I'm not sure if I want this quite yet.

[Etcetera]

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Depends. Sometimes we fall right in the middle of a save-the-world story, and I help the heroes, or test them. That's rare, though. Other times, I'll spar in big-name rings, or hang out with elite forces in a war.

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How do I contact you or your benefactors? I'm not sure if I want this quite yet.

@Balance

*Takes a metal plate out of my cloak with the information inscribed into it*
You can summon me or one of my counterparts with this.

[Fractured]

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Depends. Sometimes we fall right in the middle of a save-the-world story, and I help the heroes, or test them. That's rare, though. Other times, I'll spar in big-name rings, or hang out with elite forces in a war.

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How do I contact you or your benefactors? I'm not sure if I want this quite yet.

@Balance

I see. That sounds like a lot of violence.