*Tentatively reaches out toward the machine, but hesitates and jerks my hand back* Bear, whatever happens, never let me touch that machine. *Gingerly approaches the connected terminal and begins extracting data* Battlechips... gone. Emulators... gone. Memory data... intact. *Reads through a summary of the last few hours* It’s not much... but I hope it helps. *Squeezes the virus in one last hug before glancing at the machine* I have to go back in. Take care of it, okay Bear? *Logs out without waiting for a response from the creature* [quote=@Heroic] *Once you’re gone, I let out a quivering breath, staring off to an arbitrary point in space while zoned out* Tch... *Stops and starts shaking, rubbing my arms, face and legs profusely* What did you do to me?... Everything burns... *Every muscle in my body tenses up greatly, like a full-body cramp, and I speak through gritted teeth and a tightened jaw* [i]Stop![/i] [/quote] *Rematerializes in the dimension* Is everything still okay?