*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*
*Rematerializes in the dimension*
Is everything still okay?
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*
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*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*
Stop!
*Rematerializes in the dimension*
Is everything still okay?