[IC] Myriad Reality

[souleaterfan320]

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Owwww...
*Out of the cut trickles a viscous, amber liquid*

@Source

... you're not one of them. Alright.

*quickly takes out a pack of bandaging, placing a smal gauze pad coated in triple antibiotic and applies it to your wound*

I'm.... sorry. But it was necessary. The name's Jackal. You?

[GalaxyRaider]

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You saw what happened to the others. I need it now.

@Meta

You're clearly desperate. Could be telling us whatever we want to hear.

[Meta]

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Oh.

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That’s not a good deal.

@Ignacious

It's all I have.

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You're clearly desperate. Could be telling us whatever we want to hear.

@GalaxyRaider

I hate making enemies...
*Swipes my thumb across my index finger and both Tempo and Rhythm freeze in place, replaced with washed out versions interrupted by a horizontal line of distortion that runs vertically up their form every few seconds*

[Source]

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... you're not one of them. Alright.

*quickly takes out a pack of bandaging, placing a smal gauze pad coated in triple antibiotic and applies it to your wound*

I'm.... sorry. But it was necessary. The name's Jackal. You?

@souleaterfan320

*Sighs in relief*
Surprise! Weird name, I know, so you can just call me Surprise.

[GalaxyRaider]

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It's all I have.

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I hate making enemies...
*Swipes my thumb across my index finger and both Tempo and Rhythm freeze in place, replaced with washed out versions interrupted by a horizontal line of distortion that runs vertically up their form every few seconds*

@Meta

*Furrows my brow at the sight of them*
You're gonna hate me more.
*Pillars erupt from the ground on all four sides of you diagonally, impacting your torso and pinning you in place*

[Meta]

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*Furrows my brow at the sight of them*
You're gonna hate me more.
*Pillars erupt from the ground on all four sides of you diagonally, impacting your torso and pinning you in place*

@GalaxyRaider

*Strained*
Get rid of me... you'll never fix them.

[GalaxyRaider]

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*Strained*
Get rid of me... you'll never fix them.

@Meta

I gathered as much.
*Looks down at your hands and has the pillars expand to envelop them*
No funny business. I'm not a bad person, but you do not want to be the reason my day gets worse. You want the programs, sure, but why do you need to have them and for us not to have them? Are you hiding something from us?

[Meta]

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I gathered as much.
*Looks down at your hands and has the pillars expand to envelop them*
No funny business. I'm not a bad person, but you do not want to be the reason my day gets worse. You want the programs, sure, but why do you need to have them and for us not to have them? Are you hiding something from us?

@GalaxyRaider

*The distortions around me grow more intense and both refraction and distorted voxels seem to leech toward me from the surrounding infrastructure*
To stabilize. Rest of the story... too long.

[GalaxyRaider]

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*The distortions around me grow more intense and both refraction and distorted voxels seem to leech toward me from the surrounding infrastructure*
To stabilize. Rest of the story... too long.

@Meta

*Stands squarely in front of you, inches from your face*
If you cross us. If you run away. If you hurt them. You'll wish for more than just stability for the rest of your days. You got it? Help us help you, hurt us...
*Raises an eyebrow, leaving the rest of the message unspoken*

[Meta]

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*Stands squarely in front of you, inches from your face*
If you cross us. If you run away. If you hurt them. You'll wish for more than just stability for the rest of your days. You got it? Help us help you, hurt us...
*Raises an eyebrow, leaving the rest of the message unspoken*

@GalaxyRaider

*The ground below us starts to twist into a slow, wide spiral*
I don't have to be your enemy.

[GalaxyRaider]

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*The ground below us starts to twist into a slow, wide spiral*
I don't have to be your enemy.

@Meta

*The pillars drop, releasing you**
Yes. Now you get it. Remember this favor, and consider how much I'm risking by trusting you.

[Meta]

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*The pillars drop, releasing you**
Yes. Now you get it. Remember this favor, and consider how much I'm risking by trusting you.

@GalaxyRaider

*The spiral twists into my foot before being replaced with a burst of voxels, and restoring my ankle*
Yes, I get it. I won't lie to you.

[GalaxyRaider]

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*The spiral twists into my foot before being replaced with a burst of voxels, and restoring my ankle*
Yes, I get it. I won't lie to you.

@Meta

... Well go on. You clearly don't have all day.
*Motions you toward the collective rhomboids*

[Meta]

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... Well go on. You clearly don't have all day.
*Motions you toward the collective rhomboids*

@GalaxyRaider

*They fly toward me, surrounding me with bands of data that link together into large, interweaving circles that stabilize the surrounding environment*
That... is good enough for now.
*Stands up, clearly at much more ease as the programs work on the corruptions within my body*

[GalaxyRaider]

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*They fly toward me, surrounding me with bands of data that link together into large, interweaving circles that stabilize the surrounding environment*
That... is good enough for now.
*Stands up, clearly at much more ease as the programs work on the corruptions within my body*

@Meta

*Crosses my arms, not making any moves to go very far from you*

[Meta]

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*Crosses my arms, not making any moves to go very far from you*

@GalaxyRaider

Did you just enjoy crushing me with stone? That was far too close.

[GalaxyRaider]

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Did you just enjoy crushing me with stone? That was far too close.

@Meta

Unfreeze them.

[Meta]

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Unfreeze them.

@GalaxyRaider

*Taps my fingers together, releasing the suspension*

[Server]

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Unfreeze them.

@GalaxyRaider

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*Taps my fingers together, releasing the suspension*

@Meta

*Looks around*
What... just happened?

[GalaxyRaider]

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*Taps my fingers together, releasing the suspension*

@Meta

*Nods*
No, I don't like hurting people. But when someone shows up demanding the fruits of your labor and can't get a story out of them, you can understand that being just a little bit incredibly suspicious and provocative.