Legend

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Legend>

It wouldn’t have happened if you weren’t capable! He believes you can do it, so you can do it. There’s no time to doubt.
*Tightens my grip on your shoulders*
Head down, one step at a time, remember?

@Audacious

*Inhales through my teeth*
You're right!
*Wipes my face with my sleeve*
We can do this!

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Legend>

Hey!
*Puts a hand on each of your shoulders and looks you in the eye*
This is the opposite of a reason to panic. This whole thing was put in place under the absolute confidence you could do it. So you can do it. And if you can do it, we can do it.

@Audacious

Putting me in charge is a huge reason to panic! I—there's no way I can do this!

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

<Snipped quote by Legend>

*Rubs my arm*
Man…

@Audacious

I'mpanickingI'mpanickingI'mpanicking—

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

<Snipped quote by Legend>

If the situation calls for it, you may have one chance to get home. After there's a lack of callback from the intermediate layer, our home world will eventually attempt to access random relays directly to provide a situation update to allies. Unless something has gone horribly wrong, you'll get multiple shots at this, but you have to either find the relay that's being connected to directly, or you need to find a way to trace the signal across multiple hops. More than likely, you'll want a combination of the two. Just be very careful, and use your best judgement. This protocol is a last-resort for when someone other than me needs to step in to protect our world. Otherwise, I'd be happy to let it fade into obscurity.
*Smiles*
Last thing. I love you, please stay safe. You and your mom are my world. Dynamo out.
*The hologram fizzles away*

@Etcetera

*Takes a deep breath*

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Legend>

I have thoughts but they can wait until the end.

@Audacious

Okay... so.
*Hits the continue button*

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

It really is a lot…

@Audacious

My head is spinning. This is like a really long, holographic shrug.

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Legend>

I’m definitely trying, at least. Pen and paper wasn’t in my travel bag.

@Audacious

Um, I guess let's just try to remember then.
*Hits the next button*

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Legend>

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

*Stays quiet with my gaze fixated on the projection*

@Audacious

So, uh, you get all that? I'm only running 50%.

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Legend>

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

Okay, get ready to write this down. PaMDA is based on a proxy system, and you're standing at one of its many relay stations. Well, it's also a nondeterministic Turing Machine based off of universal intermediate hypercalculations and—
*Waves my hand*
That's not the point. We guard our universe behind practically uncountable layers, made up of the paths surrounding our home. Then we project from there to one of just as many proxies, which send information to other proxies.
*Projects a sphere surrounded by a series of dots forming rings, themselves followed by a ring of smaller points interconnected in ever-shifting, random configurations*
This system injects so much noise, it's practically impossible to trace your way back to our home. And even if you manage to pull it off, our universe will have been shuffled with one of its paths, making it even harder to find the real one. Once you have that background down, hit continue.

@Etcetera

You could've told me to get something to write with in the last section.

Myriad Reality

<Snipped quote by Etcetera>

<Snipped quote by Legend>

Should I step away?

@Audacious

*Shakes my head*
No, I want someone else to be here. I'm going to miss something.