Server

Myriad Reality

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*Smiles*
Fantastic! If we’re lucky and these things behave themselves, we’ll have you out in time for bed.

@Melodious

That fast? I was thinking it would take another month. I might be able to go back to work sooner than I thought.

Myriad Reality

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Doctor cliché humor. Don’t worry about it. Are you okay with hanging around for a while?

@Melodious

*Nods*
You seem like you know what you're doing. This is so out of my knowledge.

Myriad Reality

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We won’t let it get that far. It’ll go faster the longer you can stay here and let me examine the problem. And when we’re done, I’ll even send you back with a lollipop!

@Melodious

*Furrows my eyebrows*
I, um, what?

Myriad Reality

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Hard-er, but not impossible. Its difficulty is almost entirely just making sure we don’t get you hurt, which I’m sure you’ll appreciate in the long term.

@Melodious

*Nods*
Will it be fast enough that I don't starve?

Myriad Reality

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It could vary. It clearly already has at least some, since something like this existing in a person’s body… Wouldn’t be something you find naturally, to say the least. But it could have assigned behaviors entirely centered around regulation and attachment. Or it could also have behaviors assigned toward adhesion, or even self-preservation and systemic defense. That’s going to be something we need to take the time on and work out.
*Raps my fingernails on one hand against the desk in repetition*
It could turn out to be an easy fix, but assuming that’s going to be the case could be dangerous. So I might need you to hang around for a while.

@Melodious

*My face falls*
Oh... it's a harder fix than I thought.

Myriad Reality

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I do think so. But first, I want to test the behavior of what’s going on to see if there are any special rules to them. For all intents and purposes, if they are not inherently resistant to interaction, then removing them will actually be incredibly easy. But with stuff made by powers of different folks, you have to take into account special rules that apply to them, so for all intents and purposes I’m going to have to take it slowly and carefully to make sure we don’t trigger any reactions that make things worse.

@Melodious

*Taps my temple*
Oh, that makes sense. Do you know what kinds of rules it might have?

Myriad Reality

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*Smiles at you through the window*
A few things. Mainly, it would have meant an operation could be more dangerous than otherwise. But for just about every reason, it’s good that it doesn’t hurt.

@Melodious

*Taps my fingertips together*
Do you think you might be able to help me?

Myriad Reality

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That’s good. That bodes well in terms of how much any potential operation might hurt you, short or long term.

@Melodious

What would it have meant if I was in a lot of pain?

Myriad Reality

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*Leans forward and scans all wavelengths to see if there are any unique traces of radiation coming from your body, in particular from these epicenters, harmful or otherwise, and especially focused on thermal output*
Hmm… We can circle back to that, because I’m curious. This should be treatable, though, as long as Mierno hasn’t put any special rules in place with arbitrary ability tomfoolery. Have you experienced any physical pain that you think might stem from this, beyond just hunger pains?

@Melodious

*Shakes my head*
I'm just very hungry.
*The points seem to be emitting a form of slowly dropping low-energy waves, but nothing else of note*

Myriad Reality

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*Sits down in a swivel chair, staring in thought at the screen and rotates back and forth slightly, legs crossed and using one ankle as a pivot*
Is that the start of your history or did it begin somewhere else, even before that?

@Melodious

At first he was helping me with my hunger. One day he snapped, and it's never been the same.