[IC] Myriad Reality

[Nemeses]

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*Slowly turns my gaze to you*

@Unhinged

*Pats you on the shoulder, then stands up*
I don’t guess I expect you to do it instantly. But do it quickly.

[Nimda]

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That’s the spin you’re going to try and go with?
*Shakes my head*
The energy surge came from your little spell. It’s clear as day, likely even on footage- if there are any cameras left.
*Kneels down next to him and turns my gaze to him*
You’re the brains of your little duo. You understand there is one, and only one path to making up for this.

@Nemeses

You're insane. We aren't even set up for crowd control.

[Session]

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You're insane. We aren't even set up for crowd control.

@Nimda

Gio, I think he's framing you.

[Nimda]

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Gio, I think he's framing you.

@Session

We've never even met him.

[Nemeses]

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You're insane. We aren't even set up for crowd control.

@Nimda

There is no framing. I do not care about either of you, or at least I didn’t. I had faith in these two dealing with you through a bit of effort.
*Points my finger upside-down at the mountain base*
There’s only one thing any of us came for.

[Nimda]

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There is no framing. I do not care about either of you, or at least I didn’t. I had faith in these two dealing with you through a bit of effort.
*Points my finger upside-down at the mountain base*
There’s only one thing any of us came for.

@Nemeses

So you slaughter a crowd of innocents to get your way? I'm no hero, but this is sick.

[Nemeses]

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So you slaughter a crowd of innocents to get your way? I'm no hero, but this is sick.

@Nimda

You’re sticking to that?
*Takes a few steps forward*
If I had the foresight to know things would have ended up going this far, I’d have stopped it. No questions asked. I thought the people known for frequenting this trash heap of a world were generally acknowledged to be decent people, so forgive me for misjudging you.
*Puts my hands in my pockets*
Ona is coming back to her family. For the crime of harboring a criminal, I was willing to ignore you, and even trying to do so. For the crime of mass murder… Don’t make me kill you.

[Nimda]

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You’re sticking to that?
*Takes a few steps forward*
If I had the foresight to know things would have ended up going this far, I’d have stopped it. No questions asked. I thought the people known for frequenting this trash heap of a world were generally acknowledged to be decent people, so forgive me for misjudging you.
*Puts my hands in my pockets*
Ona is coming back to her family. For the crime of harboring a criminal, I was willing to ignore you, and even trying to do so. For the crime of mass murder… Don’t make me kill you.

@Nemeses

I'm not going to stand here and pretend to be a good person, but if you think you can acc—

[Session]

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

You’re sticking to that?
*Takes a few steps forward*
If I had the foresight to know things would have ended up going this far, I’d have stopped it. No questions asked. I thought the people known for frequenting this trash heap of a world were generally acknowledged to be decent people, so forgive me for misjudging you.
*Puts my hands in my pockets*
Ona is coming back to her family. For the crime of harboring a criminal, I was willing to ignore you, and even trying to do so. For the crime of mass murder… Don’t make me kill you.

@Nemeses

If we did it, you wouldn't be going out of your way to give us an out. Here's the thing, Gio can't even do spells like that.
*Flies up next to him and puts a hand on his head at his indignant expression*
And I couldn't have done it, since I can't cast spells outside his body. There's a lot of cash on the line here for us, we aren't going to go and screw it up like that.

[Malevocholy]

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You’re sticking to that?
*Takes a few steps forward*
If I had the foresight to know things would have ended up going this far, I’d have stopped it. No questions asked. I thought the people known for frequenting this trash heap of a world were generally acknowledged to be decent people, so forgive me for misjudging you.
*Puts my hands in my pockets*
Ona is coming back to her family. For the crime of harboring a criminal, I was willing to ignore you, and even trying to do so. For the crime of mass murder… Don’t make me kill you.

@Nemeses

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I'm not going to stand here and pretend to be a good person, but if you think you can acc—

@Nimda

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If we did it, you wouldn't be going out of your way to give us an out. Here's the thing, Gio can't even do spells like that.
*Flies up next to him and puts a hand on his head at his indignant expression*
And I couldn't have done it, since I can't cast spells outside his body. There's a lot of cash on the line here for us, we aren't going to go and screw it up like that.

@Session

*Blinks while watching you talk to each other*

[Nemeses]

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If we did it, you wouldn't be going out of your way to give us an out. Here's the thing, Gio can't even do spells like that.
*Flies up next to him and puts a hand on his head at his indignant expression*
And I couldn't have done it, since I can't cast spells outside his body. There's a lot of cash on the line here for us, we aren't going to go and screw it up like that.

@Session

*Tilts my head*
You misread the situation. I’m not giving an out. Your options are: You give me the name of someone else who’s responsible that you’ve got hiding around here, I arrest them instead of you, and I take Ona. Or- You turn yourselves in, and I take Ona. Or- You fight back, and I kill you. Or you run, and I kill you. And I. Get. Ona.
*Clears my throat*
I hope that spells out for you, which parts of this current predicament are negotiable in your hands.

[Malevocholy]

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*Tilts my head*
You misread the situation. I’m not giving an out. Your options are: You give me the name of someone else who’s responsible that you’ve got hiding around here, I arrest them instead of you, and I take Ona. Or- You turn yourselves in, and I take Ona. Or- You fight back, and I kill you. Or you run, and I kill you. And I. Get. Ona.
*Clears my throat*
I hope that spells out for you, which parts of this current predicament are negotiable in your hands.

@Nemeses

*Nods once and disappears from almost all sensory abilities, including sight*

[Session]

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*Tilts my head*
You misread the situation. I’m not giving an out. Your options are: You give me the name of someone else who’s responsible that you’ve got hiding around here, I arrest them instead of you, and I take Ona. Or- You turn yourselves in, and I take Ona. Or- You fight back, and I kill you. Or you run, and I kill you. And I. Get. Ona.
*Clears my throat*
I hope that spells out for you, which parts of this current predicament are negotiable in your hands.

@Nemeses

You know what, I think we have common ground to start with.
*Stares into the source of the explosion and closely observes the paths of destruction, looking for microscopic indicators of direction, intensity, and impact of the attack to backtrace its origin and behavior*

[Nemeses]

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*Nods once and disappears from almost all sensory abilities, including sight*

@Malevocholy

*Raises an eyebrow with a clear thought on my mind, but neither speaks nor acts on it*

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You know what, I think we have common ground to start with.
*Stares into the source of the explosion and closely observes the paths of destruction, looking for microscopic indicators of direction, intensity, and impact of the attack to backtrace its origin and behavior*

@Session

*Stares down Gio while you do, looking him up and down analytically. Your analysis only relays the info that the detonations did truly occur from within the tech on stage, with no evidence of projectiles or other manipulation from afar. Nothing residual even signifies a sabotage device, and energy signatures don’t match anyone known*
Well, you at least truly don’t know anything, Gio. But that doesn’t seem surprising.

[Nimda]

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*Raises an eyebrow with a clear thought on my mind, but neither speaks nor acts on it*

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*Stares down Gio while you do, looking him up and down analytically. Your analysis only relays the info that the detonations did truly occur from within the tech on stage, with no evidence of projectiles or other manipulation from afar. Nothing residual even signifies a sabotage device, and energy signatures don’t match anyone known*
Well, you at least truly don’t know anything, Gio. But that doesn’t seem surprising.

@Nemeses

*Rubs my palm with my thumb*
Sorry for not having supernatural spirit vision. There's not a lot I can do about that.
*Mumbles something exasperated under my breath*

[Session]

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*Raises an eyebrow with a clear thought on my mind, but neither speaks nor acts on it*

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*Stares down Gio while you do, looking him up and down analytically. Your analysis only relays the info that the detonations did truly occur from within the tech on stage, with no evidence of projectiles or other manipulation from afar. Nothing residual even signifies a sabotage device, and energy signatures don’t match anyone known*
Well, you at least truly don’t know anything, Gio. But that doesn’t seem surprising.

@Nemeses

Looks like the entire explosion came from within, and I'm not seeing any traces of remote detonation.
*Glances at Gio*
But you know, something tells me that there's a problem even if we did figure out exactly who did this.

[Malevocholy]

*Still hidden, quickly goes to the base nearby and stops at its outermost wall*

...

*Looks back at the stage, then taps a small machine against the wall. The vibrations from the contact turn into sound that runs throughout the base, playing back Plouton's statement that no matter what Gio and Lily do, he'll end up getting Ona*

...

*Shrugs and sits down to watch the stage from where I am, no longer hiding myself from senses*

[Nemeses]

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Looks like the entire explosion came from within, and I'm not seeing any traces of remote detonation.
*Glances at Gio*
But you know, something tells me that there's a problem even if we did figure out exactly who did this.

@Session

You’re right, there is. Gio is absolutely clueless, as verified by me, but you…
*Walks toward you with my hand outstretched*