Legend Begins

Myriad Reality

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Were those other people real?

@Stratocracy

*Nods*
I don't recognize them, though. I don't know how they were there.

Myriad Reality

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Of course it’s not about me. That’s not why I did anything I did. But…
…
Hard to say. They’d do the same in my shoes though. In a heartbeat.

@Stratocracy

*Sighs*
What a mess. And of all places to have a dream.

Myriad Reality

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Well, if that happened and I did nothing, I’d have a lot more to hate myself for, yeah? But living life by all the what-ifs you can imagine just hurts. It’s better to just do the right thing. I stand by it. I’ll do it again tomorrow if I have to.

@Stratocracy

It's not just about you; it's about your parents and brothers too. Would they say the same thing?

Myriad Reality

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I appreciate that, I do. And I could say a lot, about how I have been prepared by the best in the business for this, and about how I could live with the regret of being a coward about it way less than going in. But here’s the thing, three was the perfect number. At any given point, one of us was running defense against Misty, and one of us was helping Misty, and the third was keeping Eclipse safe. That’s about as well oiled a machine as we could ask for, don’t you think? Knowing what I know now, I don’t think any of us make it out without one of the others.

@Stratocracy

But what if? That's the question nobody likes to ask. What if none of us made it back and there was no one left to tell our story?

Myriad Reality

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*My eyes widen ever so slightly in calm surprise, then I set my tea down*
I’m not part of the equation, but I appreciate your concern. I was there to make sure you wouldn’t have to tell him even one did.

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*Laughs in faux-embarrassment*
Oh, stop it.
*Straightens up and clears my throat*
It would have been crazy to let her go in without helping, especially knowing where she was trying to go. And believe me, I never wanted it to happen to begin with. Plan B was helping, because Plan A of not going in at all fell through.

@Stratocracy

*Quietly*
I wanted you to stay safe.

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It’s fine, your concerns with my children leaves me in comfort that you wanted the best for them in the end.

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She was set on seeing Misty?

@Blabbo

This was... close to a worst-case scenario, for everyone.

Myriad Reality

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*sticks my hands out*
Midnight, I am going to need to you settle down, please.
*thumbs to the stairs*
She is listening, but in her point Phoebe is the most prepared. I understand your feeling and I appreciate it, I really do. It must’ve been stressful for you to deal with this situation on a whim.

@Blabbo

*Folds my hands*
I'm sorry...

Myriad Reality

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Better me than him.
*Shrugs and takes another sip*

@Stratocracy

*Grips the hem of my jacket*
That's not the point! How could I have possibly told Lunar that his two precious daughters ended up in a coma?

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*taps my chin in thought*
She understands her abilities like that?

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How does all of this tie into Misty?

@Blabbo

Somehow she found a thread to Misty's dream and took us there.

Myriad Reality

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On that note, how?
*looks to Phoebe*
Unless she developed some mind ability, I was under the impression that she does not possess that.

@Blabbo

I don’t know how it worked. Somehow she bridged their mental states.

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World needs a few weird ones.

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That’s probably a good call.

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Oh, she left a note asking to tag along. For Jellal, but I found it first. Probably a good thing.

@Stratocracy

But you could’ve also been seriously hurt.

Myriad Reality

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That would be appreciated, but I will say that is up to her. I don’t have much experience with mental abilities and dream stuff. But, now it seems Claire and I have some research to do.

@Blabbo

*Glances over*
Phoebe did rush to help.

Myriad Reality

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I like my feet on solid ground.

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Yes!
*Jumps up and hops happily over to the fridge with a little jig*
I was there for virtually the whole thing, and I can sum it all up in a way you’ll get perfectly. She was selfless and headstrong, way too much so for her own good.
*Takes the pitcher of tea and pours myself a glass*

@Stratocracy

Most people seem to. The few of us who don’t are the weird ones.