[IC] Myriad Reality

[Valiance]

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Can you take me there?

@Webmaster

You’re in trouble if you’re asking me a question like that.

[Webmaster]

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You’re in trouble if you’re asking me a question like that.

@Valiance

Akora is in trouble. You need to tell me how to get there.

[Valiance]

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Akora is in trouble. You need to tell me how to get there.

@Webmaster

*Tilts my head*
In trouble on her home world? Nevermind the odds of that, how do you even know?

[Webmaster]

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*Tilts my head*
In trouble on her home world? Nevermind the odds of that, how do you even know?

@Valiance

Because each and every one of you is in danger. Can you bring me there?

[Shadrack Nor]

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But it didn’t change him in any way?

@Memory

Soldier Boy: I don't know... did it Grey?

*I turn inquisitively towards him*

Commander Greyson: Did it change me... hmmm... well as you put it, the only thing i felt when i tried lifting that enigma up, was a warm and fuzzy feeling in my heart, and then i had a sort of vision, if you will, of how valuable all life is, and how important it is that i am sacrificing myself to defend the good guys...

*A tear falls down his cheek*

Commander Greyson: Boy such fulfilment, i think this is a gift from God... yes call me religious now... but i have no other explanation for the experience, other than that, i'm still myself...

Soldier Boy: Yeah he did cry then too... which was so fucking weird... We are still researching it, and thus far we can only say it has some trans-dimensional nature of sorts if it makes any sense... I did manage to chip a bit off it, which weirdly enough regenerated instantly, which the military could use to enhance the teleportation tech...

[Memory]

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Soldier Boy: I don't know... did it Grey?

*I turn inquisitively towards him*

Commander Greyson: Did it change me... hmmm... well as you put it, the only thing i felt when i tried lifting that enigma up, was a warm and fuzzy feeling in my heart, and then i had a sort of vision, if you will, of how valuable all life is, and how important it is that i am sacrificing myself to defend the good guys...

*A tear falls down his cheek*

Commander Greyson: Boy such fulfilment, i think this is a gift from God... yes call me religious now... but i have no other explanation for the experience, other than that, i'm still myself...

Soldier Boy: Yeah he did cry then too... which was so fucking weird... We are still researching it, and thus far we can only say it has some trans-dimensional nature of sorts if it makes any sense... I did manage to chip a bit off it, which weirdly enough regenerated instantly, which the military could use to enhance the teleportation tech...

@Shadrack Nor

Did that piece have any lasting effect on anyone?

[Shadrack Nor]

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Did that piece have any lasting effect on anyone?

@Memory

Commander Greyson: Well... uuh... what are you insinuating? I mean other than me being more dedicated to protecting people and eradicating crime and encouraging diplomacy... but that's just a worldview change, and most heroic military icons across history are known to aspire for similar goals. I guess that's the only lasting effect... and if you mean the piece that is currently still in the lab... well it strangely grew out into an irregular piece of quartz that glows in similar colours It's alien as hell, but it's not the strangest thing we came across when exploring the Milky Way galaxy...

[Valiance]

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Because each and every one of you is in danger. Can you bring me there?

@Webmaster

The world of the Ilouro is not just a place that’s sealed away, it’s a closely guarded secret held for eons by their people as well as the highest echelon of our society. I’m not saying I don’t believe you, but to be the one to breach a contract held for eons even before either of our times, I need to know what you’re talking about.

[Webmaster]

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The world of the Ilouro is not just a place that’s sealed away, it’s a closely guarded secret held for eons by their people as well as the highest echelon of our society. I’m not saying I don’t believe you, but to be the one to breach a contract held for eons even before either of our times, I need to know what you’re talking about.

@Valiance

And what are you going to do when someone who lacks the respect I do visits and extracts that information without asking?

[Memory]

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Commander Greyson: Well... uuh... what are you insinuating? I mean other than me being more dedicated to protecting people and eradicating crime and encouraging diplomacy... but that's just a worldview change, and most heroic military icons across history are known to aspire for similar goals. I guess that's the only lasting effect... and if you mean the piece that is currently still in the lab... well it strangely grew out into an irregular piece of quartz that glows in similar colours It's alien as hell, but it's not the strangest thing we came across when exploring the Milky Way galaxy...

@Shadrack Nor

That sounds like it could be dangerous. What if it goes out of control?

[Valiance]

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And what are you going to do when someone who lacks the respect I do visits and extracts that information without asking?

@Webmaster

I’m willing to take you, but is it really so urgent you can’t explain?

[Webmaster]

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I’m willing to take you, but is it really so urgent you can’t explain?

@Valiance

*After a brief moment of hesitation*
How many records have you left of its location?

[Valiance]

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*After a brief moment of hesitation*
How many records have you left of its location?

@Webmaster

Only one, personally. A travel log, of sorts. An autobiographical journal kept in storage and also guarded for informational purposes.

[Webmaster]

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Only one, personally. A travel log, of sorts. An autobiographical journal kept in storage and also guarded for informational purposes.

@Valiance

How many others know?

[Spiritblitz]

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So you treat anyone and everyone?

@Memory

*nods*
For the most part, yes. Even the bandits and pirates as long as they are cooperative and follow our rules.

[Shadrack Nor]

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That sounds like it could be dangerous. What if it goes out of control?

@Memory

Commander Greyson: Yup... and we contained it appropriately, and every time we need help, it seems to have an almost symbiotical relationship with Soldier Boy here, so he can make it shrink if it grows too big, and he's literally essentially another scientist in the lab due to how this thing allows him to interact with it.

*He pats me on the back proudly*

Soldier Boy: Yeah, anyway about the mission...?

*I evidently awkarded out from the subject redirect the topic to the matter at hand*

Soldier Boy: So where are we landing, what are we expecting?

Commander Greyson: Right... yeah... We're going to approach the jungle domes of Phobos, and from there we will scout out....

*He goes on describing the plans, of which mostly talk about how we approach the base of operations of these pirates, and how we will land undetected*

Commander Greyson: So are you all ready?

[Valiance]

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How many others know?

@Webmaster

Several, including myself. All of them are legendary figures in their own right. But no one has actually made the journey except myself.

[Webmaster]

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Several, including myself. All of them are legendary figures in their own right. But no one has actually made the journey except myself.

@Valiance

I understand.
*Blue magical circuitry flashes across my face, and the room twists and contorts into hardened metallic surfaces*

[Valiance]

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I understand.
*Blue magical circuitry flashes across my face, and the room twists and contorts into hardened metallic surfaces*

@Webmaster

*Stands up*
What are you doing?