Audacious

Myriad Reality

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We've never really had any threats here. I think dad poured everything he had into stopping anyone from finding it in the first place, and everything else is geared for the best this mortal world has.
*Flips a toggle to the forcefield corresponding to the lab and triple checking that the planetary field stays active before finally hovering my finger over the apply button*
That said, we should probably still try to make it quick.

@Legend

*Quickly walks back over and tries to apply my print again*
I definitely am behind that idea.

Myriad Reality

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I doubt it. Isis has admin, so she should be able to bring the field down, register you, and bring it up again.

@Host

Thank goodness, then

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That's—y'know, I guess I could, huh? Let me peek.
*Drags a popup off to the side*

@Legend

*Paces a few steps slowly to the side*
Is a place like this usually not just brimming with security? Especially since I apparently flagged some kind of alarm?

Myriad Reality

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*The same forcefield grid materializes just between your fingertip and the screen, this time with a hairline black webbing between the tiles*
That's a nasty bug, isn't it?

@Host

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Huh... yeah, that is bad. I can't skip this part of registration.

@Legend

Are we stuck?...

Myriad Reality

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You should teach dad that trick. He'll tell you himself that he's, like, the worst lockpick.
*The system brings up a rhombus on the screen for fingerprint scanning with a label above the shape reading '7/8'*
Now we've just gotta get your badge printed and you're golden.

@Legend

Teach? Something tells me that might be a little rough.
*Looks at my index finger momentarily before placing it against the shape on screen*

Myriad Reality

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*Watches with a slightly agape smile*
That is beyond cool. Erm, no pun intended.
*Turns that key as well and the system flashes a rave's worth of multicolored light at you, some for scanning purposes, and others for celebration*

@Legend

*Covers my eyes from the flashing for the first couple of seconds*
It's good to know I can do the same thing in two different ways now. at least.

Myriad Reality

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I didn't even know you could do that. What are you doing?
*Although close, your arm doesn't quite reach the other keyhole*
Can you make an ice duplicate or something?

@Legend

I can. Hopefully it doesn't break when you turn it though.
*The air itself freezes inside the other lock, forming a solid key out of the desublimated gas*

Myriad Reality

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*The lock twists with no major resistance against the skeleton key*
That's unbelievably cool. Can you make two?

@Legend

I don't see why not.
*Awkwardly glances at the other lock, then down at my hand, before crossing my other arm over the one with the key to repeat the trick on the other lock*
I've never actually tried this trick before. It's weird.

Myriad Reality

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Um. Sure? it can't be that good of a lock.

@Legend

*Walks slowly up to it and raises my and up to my head, glancing at my own palm. My finger morphs into a thin key with no notches, and I slide it into the keyhole, changing the shape of it into a perfect fit for the lock from within*

Myriad Reality

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I sure am glad dad made me an admin.
*On reaching the nearest high-privilege system terminal, I pull up the user administration interface and start adding Violet to the system*
Dad and his theatrics...
*Two keyholes open up from a panel in the terminal*
Do either of you happen to be good at lockpicking?

@Legend

...
I can try something I saw in a cartoon once, maybe?...

Myriad Reality

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*Scans my ID, enters a bypass code, and the doors lift*
Somehow the system still thinks you're an intruder, I guess? If you stay next to me, I think you'll be okay.

@Legend

We'll find out one way or another.