Magnanimity

Myriad Reality

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*Nods*
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad I have people on my side who are as helpful as you all are.

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So am I. But it'll be okay in the end.

@Server

Sure thing. Let’s put a pin in… all this, and bounce out of here, yes?

Myriad Reality

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I'm starting to lean toward asking SideSlash. She's done a lot to help me so far, so I think she'd probably know the best person to ask.

@Server

I respect the call. I don’t really think it’s killing you, necessarily. At least not yet. So you have time to make sure you make the right choice.

Myriad Reality

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*Looks to you with compassion and sadness*

Well... i can only suggest the two people i know would be the wisest in this decision, as i hinted earlier... My wife or Myallah... Otherwise, risk chasing down the rabbit trail of Orthrus's suggestions...

@The Odeoron

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*Shakes my head*
I really think we're all just guessing. I'd rather have someone who knows what to look for help and give advice.

@Server

We could always ask what someone you trust thinks, as well. You trust your boss, yeah? She’d steer you in the right direction? I understand we’re ultimately just two strangers speculating.

Myriad Reality

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That's what I feel. I think going about it alone, I'll mess it up.

@Server

I won’t lie and say you’d definitely figure it out flawlessly with no risk whatsoever. But it definitely more about knowledgable help than it is your own ability.

Myriad Reality

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I feel like I'm being pulled between asking someone, asking someone else, asking no one, and fixing it myself. And I don't know what to do for any of them.

@Server

I definitely think you ought to get help with it. There are people who are professionals with this sort of thing.

Myriad Reality

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It's not really about judging the group as a collective. Is more about, they are in touch with each other right? That means that even if she's helped by a good one, then what's to say that one won't accidentally splurge info on Jade to Mierno, and the domino starts falling.

@The Odeoron

It doesn’t supremely matter to me any way we go. I just want her to get help at this point, without putting her in debt to anyone in any way. If you feel like you’ve got the answer then I say give it a go.

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*Looks between both of you as you speak*
So it's even more complicated than it sounds.

@Server

*Floats back over the ledge, taking my first actual step onto solid ground*
I don’t believe it’s the problem that’s overly complicated, honestly. But finding the best person to help isn’t a simple decision.

Myriad Reality

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Still not agreeing on that approach but if it comes down to it, my wife can do that, or even better Myallah. She's... definitely better at anything regarding living beings than even a century's old medical expert - not that my wife started as a doctor... but again... centuries of life...

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Dude seriously? Yeah, just throw her in the deep end like that...

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And that's even more why you shouldn't propose her to be helped by a mafia like "hero" squad.

@The Odeoron

It really is a lot more nuanced than that. Trust me as someone who’s been partially involved in learning about them. And trust me when I say that judging individuals based on a collective is a narrow mindset… I have my own reservations about them, but if I truly believed any of them would maliciously hurt her then I wouldn’t even bring it up.

Myriad Reality

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This is the strangest mob I've ever heard of. Do they at least all know each other?

@Server

Mostly. Or they at least know someone who knows someone else. Largely connected, you know?

Myriad Reality

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That makes sense. But these people don't share a home? SideSlash never struck me as someone who'd go out and be some kind of fake super hero.

@Server

*Shakes my head*
That’s not really the branding they go for in general. They’re just a bunch of capable individuals, not even all in the sense of being physically strong like a “super hero”.

Myriad Reality

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How does your team decide who to go after? Maybe there's something you both have in common.

@Server

Anyone who’s a threat to the IA or its people, is pretty much it. We defend and protect our home.