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What does this mean?

@Ignacious

I think it means it wasn’t able to get rid of corruption and couldn’t restore what was there originally.

Myriad Reality

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*Takes a deep breath*
Right now, we're assuming "Purge01" is an experiment, and underscore-zero-one, two, three, and four are test subjects, right? We know it was tested on viruses at least, and we know... What we learned about Melody. If we just assume for a second that, if this Purge01 is a restorative program of sorts with some flaws, what if Melody wasn't just a researcher, but is one of the test subjects?
*Pauses here to gauge the room*

@GalaxyRaider

I... don’t think that’s a bad guess. Did any of the documents point to her being a part of this?

Myriad Reality

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*looks at both of them*

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Do they do that alot?

@Ignacious

Huh?

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You have to. I mean it. I hate keeping secrets- that will just slow us down. If I end up wrong, then we can forget about it when it's over and move on. But with all possibilities on the table, you have to promise.

@GalaxyRaider

Sure, I promise I won’t hate you.

Myriad Reality

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You all have to promise not to hate me for even thinking it. I'm serious.
*Looks at Rhythm when I say this as well*

@GalaxyRaider

Now you’ve made me nervous.

Myriad Reality

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I... Have maybe the craziest theory even imaginable. A theory I hate, and it makes me afraid to share it.

@GalaxyRaider

Well... I guess, let’s hear it.

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*nods*
Of course.
*smiles back*

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*looks around*

@Ignacious

*Several of the windows contain raw data associated with the program, but a few display detailed error strings, such as “failed to void foreign data attribute,” “foreign data regeneration exceeds purge rate,” and “no approximation of original function behavior available, exiting...”*

Myriad Reality

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*nods*
That’s what I am trying to work towards…

@Ignacious

Well, there’s one new opportunity.
*Pushes the next “Yes” button, summoning an array of windows around us color coded and displaying abundant auxiliary data about Purge01_02’s operation*

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*My gaze wanders to the floor in thought, and I frown*
Hm...

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*Puts an arm around Rhythm's shoulder*
It's alright. We're all trying to work through this together. Same team, yeah?

@GalaxyRaider

Any ideas?

Myriad Reality

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I’m not trying to replace-look, I don’t know much of what is going on. I don’t understand a lot of your world but I know I have the capacity to fix it. But if your mom did make a save state of some sort she may have had a reason. And it also caused problems for Sam as well.

@Ignacious

Sam ended up okay in the end. I’m confident Mom will too.

Myriad Reality

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The nomenclature is weird though. Four subjects of the same experiment?

@GalaxyRaider

That would be my guess. We ran into a couple other mutated viruses when looking for Mom. Maybe Purge01 is what set them off?

Myriad Reality

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Hm. See? Wasn't so bad.

@GalaxyRaider

01, 03, and 04 give me pause.