Audacious

Myriad Reality

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I'm going to have to open both sets of devices and trace their components. Are you comfortable with that?

@Legend

Do what you have to do. We need to ground this thing. Even if it is malfunctioning and scouting, I don’t want it malfunctioning and also setting off any doomsday weapons either.

Myriad Reality

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I've certainly seen stranger.

@Legend

Can you tell what's wrong? I know you're savvy, but I don't know how much this kind of stuff works like what you do.

Myriad Reality

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Is it possible the tower itself has been malfunctioning?

@Legend

I guess it isn't impossible? Can something malfunction from off to on though, and then fully pilot despite it being a complicated machine?

Myriad Reality

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I don't presume you want to try to repair these and risk damage?

@Legend

I don't think there's a problem with that. Worst case, you'd just be making them more unusable, which would usually be good. But if what Ahm said is true, someone should be here piloting it.
*Space around the tower is now shifting rapidly, as though we are rocketing through space*
But no one is?

Myriad Reality

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Do you know the details behind this?

@Legend

I don't. This is ancient machinery, and a lot more elaborate than most people build these days.

Myriad Reality

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*Our ascent slows down and we land gently on the platform*

@Legend

*We arrive at the top, where a series of terminals line one half of the circle, almost all of which seem to be deactivated, but none of the displays are online. Electricity arcs between very small pylons on one half, but an identical looking set of them on the other side seems to be off*

Myriad Reality

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Make sure your grip is tight.
*A pair of protection runes twist on the ground below us, and I burst forward in a blast of light that erupts from my feet*

@Legend

Don't worryyyyyyyyyyyy!
*Looks down away from the air resistance. As we approach, the top of the tower seems to be a round platform attached and suspended from the roof of the tower*

Myriad Reality

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*A pair of handles that extend from my back break the localized illusion*
Hold on.

@Legend

*Raises my eyebrows in an initial wave of shock*
That looks jarring.
*Walks behind you and grabs on with each hand*

Myriad Reality

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You can fly to the top as well, correct?

@Legend

I can't just fly, but I can ride the air. Might not be as fast.

Myriad Reality

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*Glances between you and your phone concernedly*
Are you okay? Do you need medical attention?

@Legend

I'm fine. Just...
*Picks up the phone*
Sensitive. We need to get up top, fast.