The Odeoron

Myriad Reality

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This isn't what it's supposed to look like.

@Server

*I lift my tesseract in order to get a clearer reading as it's crimson glow stops and turns dark obsidian like* Well... i guess we found some manifestation of your curse then...

Myriad Reality

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*When we reach minor indicators of civilization, we stumble across a massive sinkhole the size of a small town, with a barely-visible orb of distortion hovering just below ground level*
My home...

@Server

Ummm... that doesn't look like a home... should i be concerned? Orhtrus @Magnanimity?

Myriad Reality

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Oh...
*Nudges a warty, round fruit to the side with my foot*
I'm sorry for you.

@Server

*Keeps on scanning the environment and looks to the fruit for a bit but keeps on following*

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That’s not something I’m unhappy with, as it stands. So don’t cry for me, we still have to finish looking at you.

@Magnanimity

Speaking of... Did you sensed anything at all up to this point Orthrus? Maybe i'm missing something here...

Myriad Reality

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*Chuckles*
Perhaps because I ended up jaded to the whole idea? I feel terrible though, to be in my position purely because of what I am gifted with rather than having any sort of desire. But trust me, our family has far more than its fair share of hubris spread about.

@Magnanimity

Root of all sin... or... er... let's just say that feeling is poison for literally anyone and anything... trust me... i'm dealing with hunting down a whole actual transcendent monster made out of just that... Hubris...

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Who relies on you? If you're responsible, then someone has to be depending on you doing this, right?

@Server

*Smiles at the question slightly*

Myriad Reality

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He doesn't care about you all the same?

@Server

*Keeps on listening*

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Not at all, actually. Being gifted in any way gives you an edge in that regard.

@Magnanimity

That's a deadbeat dad if i've ever heard of any... i'm sorry for any offence or for being so blunt...

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That’s one a of a few ways. Really, if you’re gifted at all though. In regard to being uniquely powerful, or exceptionally intelligent. Or talented in a way that’s able to be monetized.

@Magnanimity

*Carries on listening to the rest as i follow*

Myriad Reality

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There are a lot of us, and favor is not an infinite resource.

@Magnanimity

*Furrows my eyebrows* Ah...

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Favor? What does that mean for you?

@Server

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Having value in the eyes of our father. It's not exactly a ubiquitous thing.

@Magnanimity

*Sighs tense with slight disappointment at the motive but refuses to comment*

Myriad Reality

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*My eyes widen in surprise*
Really? You don't look much like a spaceman or an alien at all.

@Server

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It’s true. I suppose the more descriptive answer would be that I was born in Tainaron, but that really doesn’t mean much of anything. It’s not a planet or any place on any world.

@Magnanimity

*My eyes glint with space nerd giddiness as i keep on following you two*

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I’m one of the few who don’t need to be.

@Magnanimity

I used to be competitive... don't really have time for that anymore...

Myriad Reality

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*Stops to watch you do the second loop and then continues behind you*

@Magnanimity

*raises an eyebrow at Jade's enjoyment of the place* I don't know i think this might be therapeutic for her...

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Where are you from?

@Server

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Space.

@Magnanimity

*Grins boyishly* I KNEW it! Yup i approve!

Myriad Reality

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Kind of. It wouldn’t be wrong to call it that.

@Magnanimity

Unless Jade is also haunted... this place shouldn't have real spirits other than whatever the curse might throw at us...

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*Turns my head over to face you*
As long as you don’t wander away when I’m not looking.

@Magnanimity

And relax my man... even if you do get munched here so what? *Chuckles dorkly* You can re-join once you recovered back in reality for a bit

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Well, in that case let's make double sure to stick together.
*Doubles around a dried-out oak twice and continues walking forward through the thick brush, every now and then snagging on brambles*

@Server

*Follows focused*

Myriad Reality

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What do you mean? And those might be the gupperfish—they'll try to eat you if you move too much in the mud.

@Server

Interesting, but... huh... *Waves my hand in front of myself* It seems that this entire region of the world has that intrusive energy mixed in with the general aura, i wonder why it felt concentrated on those critters...

Ah... i meant how did you exit your universe...