Nemeses

Myriad Reality

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*Pulls my pistol and fires it at your head behind me*

@Nimda

*Knowingly grabs the barrel and points it slightly off angle, away from my head, at the same instant you make the move, then kicks you in the leg behind your knee, dropping you to your knees and tightening my grip*
The best thing you can do for yourself now is beg your guardian angel to stop keeping you alive.

Myriad Reality

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At least buy me dinner before you go snooping around in my head.
*You find this form to be a mere projection of my true self, an unadulterated spirit essence permanently bound to Gio*
Our contract says that we protect Ona. You're going to try and capture her. The rest of this is showboating.

@Session

*Takes my hand back and grunts*
I would love to make it all about her. It’s all things were ever supposed to be.
*Straightens my jacket*
But, if you insist. Until I have reason to believe otherwise, you are both suspects number one, and I will act accordingly.
*Turns to Gio*
You can still turn yourselves in. Will you?
*Pauses for just a moment, before you would go to answer, and suddenly warps behind you with speed dwarfing the brothers prior and wraps my arm around your neck in a stranglehold*
Didn’t think so.

Myriad Reality

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*Winks with my tongue sticking out of the corner of my mouth*
Just as braindead.

@Session

I’ll be the judge of that.
*Places my hand on the top of your head*

Myriad Reality

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Looks like the entire explosion came from within, and I'm not seeing any traces of remote detonation.
*Glances at Gio*
But you know, something tells me that there's a problem even if we did figure out exactly who did this.

@Session

You’re right, there is. Gio is absolutely clueless, as verified by me, but you…
*Walks toward you with my hand outstretched*

Myriad Reality

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*Nods once and disappears from almost all sensory abilities, including sight*

@Malevocholy

*Raises an eyebrow with a clear thought on my mind, but neither speaks nor acts on it*

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You know what, I think we have common ground to start with.
*Stares into the source of the explosion and closely observes the paths of destruction, looking for microscopic indicators of direction, intensity, and impact of the attack to backtrace its origin and behavior*

@Session

*Stares down Gio while you do, looking him up and down analytically. Your analysis only relays the info that the detonations did truly occur from within the tech on stage, with no evidence of projectiles or other manipulation from afar. Nothing residual even signifies a sabotage device, and energy signatures don’t match anyone known*
Well, you at least truly don’t know anything, Gio. But that doesn’t seem surprising.

Myriad Reality

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If we did it, you wouldn't be going out of your way to give us an out. Here's the thing, Gio can't even do spells like that.
*Flies up next to him and puts a hand on his head at his indignant expression*
And I couldn't have done it, since I can't cast spells outside his body. There's a lot of cash on the line here for us, we aren't going to go and screw it up like that.

@Session

*Tilts my head*
You misread the situation. I’m not giving an out. Your options are: You give me the name of someone else who’s responsible that you’ve got hiding around here, I arrest them instead of you, and I take Ona. Or- You turn yourselves in, and I take Ona. Or- You fight back, and I kill you. Or you run, and I kill you. And I. Get. Ona.
*Clears my throat*
I hope that spells out for you, which parts of this current predicament are negotiable in your hands.

Myriad Reality

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So you slaughter a crowd of innocents to get your way? I'm no hero, but this is sick.

@Nimda

You’re sticking to that?
*Takes a few steps forward*
If I had the foresight to know things would have ended up going this far, I’d have stopped it. No questions asked. I thought the people known for frequenting this trash heap of a world were generally acknowledged to be decent people, so forgive me for misjudging you.
*Puts my hands in my pockets*
Ona is coming back to her family. For the crime of harboring a criminal, I was willing to ignore you, and even trying to do so. For the crime of mass murder… Don’t make me kill you.

Myriad Reality

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You're insane. We aren't even set up for crowd control.

@Nimda

There is no framing. I do not care about either of you, or at least I didn’t. I had faith in these two dealing with you through a bit of effort.
*Points my finger upside-down at the mountain base*
There’s only one thing any of us came for.

Myriad Reality

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*Slowly turns my gaze to you*

@Unhinged

*Pats you on the shoulder, then stands up*
I don’t guess I expect you to do it instantly. But do it quickly.

Myriad Reality

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So you come in and wipe them all out instead?

@Nimda

That’s the spin you’re going to try and go with?
*Shakes my head*
The energy surge came from your little spell. It’s clear as day, likely even on footage- if there are any cameras left.
*Kneels down next to him and turns my gaze to him*
You’re the brains of your little duo. You understand there is one, and only one path to making up for this.