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Myriad Reality

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The only way we've seen, at least. But I don't know. Like I said, it's just a theory. A big, huge, crackpot theory. And you two having forgotten about each other again when we first met up here today is just what tipped it over the edge for me.

@GalaxyRaider

I... don’t love that idea.

Myriad Reality

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I don't really know much of anything about Sam to say, but possibly?

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Okay. If Melody was willing to apply the program to herself as 01, and not just some arbitrary, meaningless test subject, then what if the other three subjects are also not arbitrary? What if those other three subjects are other people who are important to her who she'd also want to have the benefits of the program. Those specific three people, no more and no less. An exact collective of three other individuals, one of which we can't account for, and the other two of which we know are having trouble with their memory. And not just a single instance of having trouble with their memory, but as of meeting here today, have proven to have had their altered memory restored to a state where they didn't know about each other.
*Glances down at the floor, avoiding eye contact with anyone*

@GalaxyRaider

If we’re infected too, why is this the only way it’s manifested? Just basic memory issues?

Myriad Reality

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Hm…

@Ignacious

I’ll keep digging.

Myriad Reality

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Not necessarily. But her user info was the only one who accessed the experiment data at all, on top of all the info about the specifics of the work being wiped.

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I'm not stopping short now, because I'm unfortunately not done.

@GalaxyRaider

So are you saying that the mom we saw was her corrupted version, like Sam’s?

Myriad Reality

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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?
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@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.

Myriad Reality

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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...”*