Intrepid

Myriad Reality

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Oh, great. Then you'll be able to jump right in to it.

@Source

A couple of friends and I… We, uh, “Sooby Dude”d our way to the bottom of a murder mystery last year at school. And I also busted into my dad’s computer a couple of times.

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Just icing on the cake, Acacia. Didja hear what that guy said? He wouldn't count me for negative life cost even though I totally earned that.

@Dynamics

Do things typically happen where you can tally “negative life cost”?

Myriad Reality

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*Raises an eyebrow*
Unless you meant something else?

@Source

I have done a few things that would qualify as investigative experience in the past. Maybe light stuff, and none of it official.

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You've gotta, it keeps things fresh. Anything else just means you're getting boring. Predictable.

@Dynamics

So it’s not always explosions?

Myriad Reality

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I just mean the reading.

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I saw a building almost fall on top of you if that's what you mean.

@Source

Well, th… Right.

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Pleasure's mine—and yeah, not much of a point if these things are stuffy all the time.

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Nah, controlled explosion. Totally predictable.

@Dynamics

You aim to make the highlight reel every time?

Myriad Reality

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It sounds like starting in investigations is the perfect route for you, then. Especially with the head start.

@Source

Head start? W-

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Liz, intern, he-heyyyyyy! The two of you see my cameo up there?

@Dynamics

Oh, yeah! Acacia. You looked like you were having a bit of fun there.

Myriad Reality

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I love the enthusiasm. There's a satisfaction that comes with seamlessly accomplishing goals together.

@Source

I can’t wait! School being out now means I can get so much practice in investigating. There’s a lot of stuff I read about that I want to try.

Myriad Reality

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There you go. I hope it wasn't more boring than you expected.

@Source

Even if it was boring, that was very short. But it wasn’t.
*Hits my palm with my fist*
The way everything flows so smoothly, I wanna be part of that. Contribute to something that adds up to something way bigger.

Myriad Reality

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Excellent. As for everyone's favorite segment, we'll close with recent engagement highlights.
*Three of the images expands to fill the entire projection, depicting a slim but built man in sunglasses facing away from an explosion at the base of an inverted pyramid structure in the middle of a sparse plain, twisted emerald relic in hand, followed by the collapse of the edifice in the opposite direction*
Zepher observed an instability in geological conditions during an artifact retrieval mission. By toppling the artifact housing structure, a nearby town was spared from eminent geothermal vent implosion. He argues that this act should classify as negative life cost, but I have elected to ignore his argument.
*Iterates though all of the images until exhausting each of the highlights*
As always, keep up the phenomenal work.

@Fractured

*Smirks slightly at the scene of the guy looking cool in front of an explosion*

Myriad Reality

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Finally, Colgate appears to have found a lead regarding his primary target. I expect near-term mobilization, and wouldn't discount the possibility of infiltration and subversion attempts against our own. We're actively monitoring the situation and don't anticipate preemptory maneuvers, but remain alert.
*The images blink away before being replaced with a set of stills that expand into position randomly, building out a mosaic of moments from recent missions*
Any questions or comments before we wrap this up?

@Fractured

*Glances side to side amongst the crowd and lightly shakes my head*

Myriad Reality

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*Swaps to several other charts and discusses the data before widening the stream of the sleeping team member*
We're currently supporting two ongoing infiltrations, one of which speaks for itself.
*Pauses amidst a few chuckles, and reduces the feed size*
No full-scale operations are queued. However, we haven't yet lifted the emergency measures alert; be prepared for short-notice assembly. And yes, as requested, we will continue to provide additional food varieties until the order is lifted. Thank the obvious candidates for that decision.

@Fractured

*Places my hand on my chin in thought at the "emergency measures alert" phrase*

Myriad Reality

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*Two bar graphs project forward from the rest of the data*
Mission completion rates have remained steady this quarter. Proposals have increased, so be aware that any new submissions may be delayed accordingly.
*Two sets of bars change color to red*
You've done well. Mission cost has decreased by 40%, which comes in at 25% below projections. Special mission cost exceeded projections by 5%, but life cost undercut projections by 12%. Given the content of recent missions, I'm pleasantly surprised.

@Fractured

*Glances around for a moment for reactions, but watches the data without interruption otherwise*