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*Connects a thick amber cord to a connector within the panel, and then walks to another machine housing a frosted cylinder that traverses up through the lab ceiling*
That sounds like it might be the last resort, if you came all the way out here to avoid it.
*Opens a pocket reference guide and traces a set of sigils onto a glass frame with an unsteady hand—the system autocorrects each symbol once I start the next and projects the runes on a display to the right*
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I don’t have many options to begin with. A lot’s been happening lately, and people have their hands tied. In the current moment, it’s less a last resort and more an [i]only[/i] resort.