Audacious

Myriad Reality

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So you're thinking this is a lost cause? I mean, if the error came from here it's probably busted.

@Legend

I don’t know for sure about that. But we’re probably not interacting with anything the same way as the last place.
*Pulls my phone out and holds it out in front of me, scanning for any distortions recent enough that a portal or warp of some kind might have been torn open in the fabric of space to travel*

Myriad Reality

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Probably not. I think the big question is just if anything is left. Or if we can find any clues about another relay.

@Legend

I’m pretty sure everything is destroyed. There’s not a single thing here that doesn’t feel just utterly disgusting.

Myriad Reality

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It shouldn't be instantly deadly. I don't know if it still does anything though.

@Legend

I’m not touching it or anything, unless you think getting rid of the stuff might help.

Myriad Reality

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I'll bet it's to spread the infection. His power makes him contact anything he wants to destroy.

@Legend

*Walks closer to the spire, and the prionized ground gives way to small round islands of normal ground beneath my feet with each step*
Is it inert now?

Myriad Reality

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Um, trying to figure out what we can do here. I'm a little scared to touch anything, but it all seems to be inactive.

@Legend

*Looks up and down the length of the connecting column*
What do you think is the purpose of this?

Myriad Reality

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Woah! What is that?

@Legend

That is what happens when I refuse to even touch this stuff anymore if I can help it.
*Shudders as a chill surges down my spine, and shakes my head*
Where were we?

Myriad Reality

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That was fast. You don't need to push it.

@Legend

*Pulls myself to my feet and dusts myself off*
At a certain point I just need to move on. Can only get so far by dwelling.
*Looks down at my feet and flashes a look of disgust at the ground, then watches the prionized effect “melt” away in a circle around my feet like snow exposed to flame*

Myriad Reality

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No rush.
*Scrolls through my phone looking for any more information while you do*

@Legend

*Plants my palms flatly against the ground at my sides and sits still for a couple of minutes*
Okay.

Myriad Reality

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Violet, listen. I don't make very good decisions when I start to panic. And I've learned that nobody else really does either. I won't stop you from being involved but you've got to calm down at least a little bit first.

@Legend

Right… Hypocritical of me, isn’t it?
*Lets out a mild, nervous laugh*
Give me a moment. I’ll be okay.
*Pivots from being on my knees into a sitting position on the floor with my legs crossed and closes my eyes*

Myriad Reality

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*Smiles sympathetically*
Violet.
*Squeezes your hand*
It's okay to feel scared. It's okay to not want to go on. This isn't your weight to bear.

@Legend

It’s not anyone’s weight to bear! It’s not fair… I never, never want to see his face again, but for all we know, every second we wait, is another person enduring torment that shouldn’t be.
*Sniffs and takes a shaky but more stable breath*
People always get hurt because I so adamantly back away. I keep getting hurt because I keep trying to remove myself from problems. Maybe that should change… That probably has to change.