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Myriad Reality

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This seems pretty legit, yeah.

@Intrepid

*Picks up four of the papers and quickly scans through their contents*
Yep, it looks like an ordinary extraction op. We need to find out why they care about the band enough to steal it in the first place—that sounds like a good first investigation for you to take on.

Myriad Reality

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*Looks for info on time, the object itself, and known hazards*

@Intrepid

*The object itself is listed as a gilded arm band, adorned with rare gemstones and housed as an art piece in a newly-constructed building, having previously been stolen and reforged; the document lists schedules for watch cycles and employee rotations based on position, and lists hidden defense mechanisms within the building itself as the primary unknown factor*

Myriad Reality

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*Flip through the papers*
Is it time sensitive?

@Intrepid

*On first glance, the papers seem to describe an object retrieval mission*
There should be an overview page with the location, time period, and important bits like that. I haven't seen this mission before now, so it's new to both of us.

Myriad Reality

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Maybe. It doesn’t hurt to be thorough, though.

@Intrepid

Especially since you're running the operation. You'll need to be my eyes and ears.

Myriad Reality

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Gotcha. Just making sure I'm reading into this correctly.

@Intrepid

Our job should be to read through the files and prepare for the mission. You may have to do extra research, but for your first one, I'm guessing everything is already documented.

Myriad Reality

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So it's basically just telling us to make sure we're careful, then?

@Intrepid

Sort of. These documents are for us to understand the full scope of the assignment so we can plan for whatever comes up. Imagine a situation where we get burned because of information we should have had to begin with.

Myriad Reality

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Hm. Does this usually mean we need to get other people recruited to our cause?

@Intrepid

All of the players should be pre-determined. It would be hard to recruit every time we're assigned a mission.

Myriad Reality

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That is what I said too. But, maybe it seems odd until we have a look at the details.
*Taps the open folder with the back of my hand twice*

@Intrepid

*The first few pages of the documents outline risk details and the top-priority goal of keeping both of us away from unanticipated danger*

Myriad Reality

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Throwing me in the deep end a little bit by having my first crack at something be running the whole thing, no?
*Picks the envelope up and opens it in my hands*

@Intrepid

Any better way to learn? Although I’ll admit that pairing us is an odd choice...

Myriad Reality

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I'm not nervous. Well, maybe a little, but not mainly. I'm excited.

@Intrepid

That’s good to hear. I’m looking forward to having you run our mission; that’ll be great experience for both of us.