[IC] Myriad Reality

[Shadrack Nor]

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That could have gone much, much worse.
*On the other end of the teleportation, both Misty and Gemini are gone*

@Memory

*I let out a hearty laugh, the sound echoing through the cavernous landing bay.* Damn right it could've, kid! But hey, we got out in one piece, and that's what matters.

*I clap a hand on your shoulder, my grin widening.* Gotta say, I'm impressed. That little trick of mine with the cube actually just glitched us like that here... to be honest, i did not used this ability often before... and when i did, well let's just say shit hit the fan in rather unkosher ways...

*I turn to the rest of the group, my voice booming with authority.* Alright, listen up! We may have lost the target of intel, but we ain't lost the war. We got some new knowledge of the situation, we got survivors, and we got a whole fleet of ships just itchin' to give those pirates a taste of their own medicine.

*I raise my voice, addressing the confused soldiers nearby.* Listen up, maggots! We just came back from hell, and we ain't takin' no prisoners. We're gonna turn this whole damn moon into a graveyard for those pirate scum! Who's with me?

*A chorus of cheers erupts from the soldiers, their spirits lifted by Soldier Boy's confidence and bravado.*

*January MacClay steps forward, her eyes blazing with determination.* I'm with you, Soldier Boy. We'll avenge all those victims and make those pirates pay!!

*Leon Crrville nods in agreement, his cybernetic enhancements whirring softly.* We're ready to follow your lead, sir. Just point us in the right direction!

*Aria 9S6 remains silent, her eyes scanning the landing bay with cold efficiency. She doesn't need words to express her loyalty. Her actions will speak for themselves.*

*I turn and realise the missing party* sooo... it didn't work as good as planned then huh?

[Yatagarasu]

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*Hops up and moves over to sit next to you*
Can you believe how mad she was? I don’t get what she’s so angry about, it’s just a dumb game.

@Legend

Stella... She's mad for a good reason. I just need a moment to think of how to best put it in perspective.

[Threads of Fate]

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All that, and you still died. Left me. Was it worth it?

@Etcetera

*Shrugs again*
Dunno. I wasn't really involved in that decision, either. Besides, I'm clearly still around, even though that's the big problem with you, so we can't really say I left you until you move on. Fitting, that. You have to learn something on your own for once, rather than having it drilled into you.

[Etcetera]

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*Shrugs again*
Dunno. I wasn't really involved in that decision, either. Besides, I'm clearly still around, even though that's the big problem with you, so we can't really say I left you until you move on. Fitting, that. You have to learn something on your own for once, rather than having it drilled into you.

@Threads of Fate

*Flings a knife between your eyes with pinpoint precision*
Why don’t you just kill me? Then I can dance with you in death.

[Memory]

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*I let out a hearty laugh, the sound echoing through the cavernous landing bay.* Damn right it could've, kid! But hey, we got out in one piece, and that's what matters.

*I clap a hand on your shoulder, my grin widening.* Gotta say, I'm impressed. That little trick of mine with the cube actually just glitched us like that here... to be honest, i did not used this ability often before... and when i did, well let's just say shit hit the fan in rather unkosher ways...

*I turn to the rest of the group, my voice booming with authority.* Alright, listen up! We may have lost the target of intel, but we ain't lost the war. We got some new knowledge of the situation, we got survivors, and we got a whole fleet of ships just itchin' to give those pirates a taste of their own medicine.

*I raise my voice, addressing the confused soldiers nearby.* Listen up, maggots! We just came back from hell, and we ain't takin' no prisoners. We're gonna turn this whole damn moon into a graveyard for those pirate scum! Who's with me?

*A chorus of cheers erupts from the soldiers, their spirits lifted by Soldier Boy's confidence and bravado.*

*January MacClay steps forward, her eyes blazing with determination.* I'm with you, Soldier Boy. We'll avenge all those victims and make those pirates pay!!

*Leon Crrville nods in agreement, his cybernetic enhancements whirring softly.* We're ready to follow your lead, sir. Just point us in the right direction!

*Aria 9S6 remains silent, her eyes scanning the landing bay with cold efficiency. She doesn't need words to express her loyalty. Her actions will speak for themselves.*

*I turn and realise the missing party* sooo... it didn't work as good as planned then huh?

@Shadrack Nor

It’s for the better right now. I’m just going to jot all this down...
*Scribbles intensely to transcribe the speech and reaction of the audience*

[Legend]

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Stella... She's mad for a good reason. I just need a moment to think of how to best put it in perspective.

@Yatagarasu

Huh?? After all that, you’re on her side?

[Shadrack Nor]

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It’s for the better right now. I’m just going to jot all this down...
*Scribbles intensely to transcribe the speech and reaction of the audience*

@Memory

Sssoo.... i think you will be fine here, but i do have to return to the battlefront, Leon Crrville, Aria 9S6, follow me! Guys get me to the threshold bay!

*i turn to you in a questioning expression* Well.... that first observation deck was compromised, so will you come with me in the middle of the battle field? mind you it is deadly, but at least you have a whole army to protect you...

[Yatagarasu]

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Huh?? After all that, you’re on her side?

@Legend

I'm not on anyone's side, I'm just trying to make sure you both understand what just happened. You're closer, so I'm going to start with you.
*Pauses*
Imagine for a moment, that Shion decided to start doing everything you like to do. She starts out and is immediately doing everything at twice the speed and twice the accuracy that you do them. She does each thing just... better, in some way or another. The only thing she doesn't do is your passion, detective work. Everything else she just knocks out of the park.
*Waits a moment in thought*
Then, one day, you invite her to watch you as you go about investigating a mystery. You plan to show her how amazing you are, and to have fun with your sister by doing so. But then, when you get there, and have spent a little while searching for clues, she brings forwards the key information that solves the case. She shows that she's able to beat you, even at the thing you're most passionate about and put all your effort into. With me so far?
*Holds a second before continuing*
Then, after she essentially solved the case on her own, you find out that the reason she found the clue was because she knew what had happened before it even became a mystery. She had known what had happened as it happened, rather than having to piece it together afterwords, and she even had a role in directly causing it to happen in the first place. How do you think you'd feel if that happened?

[Threads of Fate]

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*Flings a knife between your eyes with pinpoint precision*
Why don’t you just kill me? Then I can dance with you in death.

@Etcetera

*Moves my head so that it only slices my cheek*
Why would I do that? What a waste of time and resources. I'm pretty well done with you, so holding on to me is only hurting you, not me. Which is fine if that's "what you want" to do, since you say that's all you do in life. But it's kinda pathetic.

[Shadrack Nor]

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*Moves my head so that it only slices my cheek*
Why would I do that? What a waste of time and resources. I'm pretty well done with you, so holding on to me is only hurting you, not me. Which is fine if that's "what you want" to do, since you say that's all you do in life. But it's kinda pathetic.

@Threads of Fate

*One of the few remaing brute mutants lashes out at you in a rabid fashion*

[Etcetera]

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*Moves my head so that it only slices my cheek*
Why would I do that? What a waste of time and resources. I'm pretty well done with you, so holding on to me is only hurting you, not me. Which is fine if that's "what you want" to do, since you say that's all you do in life. But it's kinda pathetic.

@Threads of Fate

You made me like this!
*Grips another blade tightly enough that my hands start to bleed*
I want to win. I want to waste what you built. I want to take from you the years you took from me.
*Chunks fall from the ground into a vast nothingness, above an angry black sea*
If each beat of your heart was a whole life full of the worst pain, the hate you would feel in the end is not close to how much I hate you!

[Memory]

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Sssoo.... i think you will be fine here, but i do have to return to the battlefront, Leon Crrville, Aria 9S6, follow me! Guys get me to the threshold bay!

*i turn to you in a questioning expression* Well.... that first observation deck was compromised, so will you come with me in the middle of the battle field? mind you it is deadly, but at least you have a whole army to protect you...

@Shadrack Nor

You know... sure. That sounds like a nice break from this.

[Shadrack Nor]

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You know... sure. That sounds like a nice break from this.

@Memory

Cool! do you still have your healer gun with you? You WILL need it... if not for the other soldiers, than for yourself...

[Memory]

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Cool! do you still have your healer gun with you? You WILL need it... if not for the other soldiers, than for yourself...

@Shadrack Nor

R-really? Is there that much of a chance of getting hurt?

[Shadrack Nor]

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R-really? Is there that much of a chance of getting hurt?

@Memory

Tis a battlefield dude... have you never in your life experienced one?

[Threads of Fate]

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You made me like this!
*Grips another blade tightly enough that my hands start to bleed*
I want to win. I want to waste what you built. I want to take from you the years you took from me.
*Chunks fall from the ground into a vast nothingness, above an angry black sea*
If each beat of your heart was a whole life full of the worst pain, the hate you would feel in the end is not close to how much I hate you!

@Etcetera

*Grins*
Good luck with that. You're way too stubborn to ever get what you're asking fr.

[Memory]

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Tis a battlefield dude... have you never in your life experienced one?

@Shadrack Nor

Pacifist.

[Etcetera]

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*Grins*
Good luck with that. You're way too stubborn to ever get what you're asking fr.

@Threads of Fate

I’ll prove it to you!
*Glares before ramming a pair of knives into your eyes*

[Zealz]

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I mean, you can put it back. So it's not all that embarrassing surely.

@Unhinged

It takes a minute though, so that’s the embarrassing part… Zoey and the pretty Aquarius lady saw me do it twice. Well the Antique lady turned away while I did it, but all the same.

[Shadrack Nor]

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Pacifist.

@Memory

Rrriiight... so are you Doctor Who or somethin'? Yes i DID watch that awful series.... cus reasons... don't ask...
But aside that, have you, in your travels, never seen a battlefield? of ANY type?