System

Myriad Reality

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Once upon a time, I helped Revellyn escape persecution for the actions of Maelstrom. The very first outburst of such. We both ended up infamous outcasts up until the day the Tzarian people were wiped out and there was no one left to hate us.
*Adjusts the cloth over my face*
A perceived accomplice to a massacre would garner some resentment as well, I’m sure you’d agree.

@Valiance

*Nods*
Indeed. Then you, perhaps unfortunately, may be a valuable source of bait to draw out our target.

Myriad Reality

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If they had interest in our home, it could be that they may keep tabs on it to see if we ever returned. Watching out for Ridge’s return would only be logical.

@Valiance

What is that probability that they find issue with you personally? In other words, Ridge is not their only target.

Myriad Reality

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I don’t want to do it. But if Ridge was attacked by someone with a vested interest in his closeted, false world, then I wonder if they have ties to our world. The real one, the one that’s gone. If I go there, will I find them, or will it draw them out?

@Valiance

Is there a reason they would live at or monitor your original home?

Myriad Reality

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Our past…
*Stands in silence for a moment, hesitant to express a thought before finally deciding to do so anyway*
I think you’ve triggered an idea.

@Valiance

*Raises an eyebrow*
Let’s hear what you’ve come up with.

Myriad Reality

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It’s nothing significant.
*Waits for a moment*
If the concern is that the illusion is manifested over the real dead world, you don’t need to worry about that. It’s a graveyard he’s elected to respect and leave in peace. As have I.

@Valiance

More so a curiosity than a concern. You’re free to do with your past as you please.

Myriad Reality

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Its size is virtually identical to the one the illusion was based on.

@Valiance

I see. Arbitrary otherwise?

Myriad Reality

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It is. Nothing but a dust world.

@Valiance

Why did Ridge select that planet in particular?

Myriad Reality

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Both its prior and current location, yes. The planet as a celestial body is very much real.

@Valiance

A real planet? Is it barren now?

Myriad Reality

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I’ll keep looking for Ridge for now. But out of concern for your full recovery, I’ll do as I said and help check in on those points of interest to cut your losses, even if only a little.

@Valiance

Excellent. Do you have the prior location of his mirage planet? I can send scouts to survey the area.

Myriad Reality

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Baby steps. As long as you're ready, you're in a position to win.

@Valiance

*One of the spheres sinks to a lower suspension point in the tube*
Then in the near-term, I’ll continue to monitor our mutual points of interest, and whichever of us encounters one of our affected collaborators will inform them of the updated circumstances.