Audacious

Myriad Reality

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Yes, the white blur. Don't bring it closer to me!

@Server

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*Breathes in deeply*
You should keep going. Get to safety.

Myriad Reality

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*Deadpan*
I have no earthly idea.

@Legend

*Turns back to the scientist*
Are... You trying to say that she did this to you?

Myriad Reality

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No! You take that thing and get away from me!
*Hobbles faster*

@Server

*Stops and cocks my head slightly to the side, then slowly turns to look at Isis, complete perplexion written across my face*

Myriad Reality

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*Limps along the path, scraping a metal pipe against the ground that I'm using as a cane to support myself and keep weight off the gaping hole in my other shoulder; my eyes widen when I see Isis*
Back! Get away from me devil!
*Limps faster, doing everything I can to not trip*

@Server

Hey! Are you okay?
*Starts to jog toward you*

Myriad Reality

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*After a conflicted glance, nods*
We've come too far to stop now. We need to reach the PaMDA terminal.

@Legend

*Nods, puts my index finger over my lips, then turns and starts down the corridor, walking much more quietly now*

Myriad Reality

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*A slow scraping noise echoes out of the descending tunnel*
This isn't real. This can't be real.

@Legend

*Points down the tunnel in the direction of the sound, glancing at you while raising an eyebrow inquisitively*

Myriad Reality

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*At the next crossroads, one path dips deeper into the earth, while the other extends laterally back toward the canyon; at the crossroads, scientists' bodies lie in various states of dismemberment as if torn apart by wild beasts, including one torn in half vertically with no trace of the other side*

@Legend

*My brows scrunch together and I cover my mouth and nose with one hand, doing my best to look away from the bodies while staying alert*
I...

Myriad Reality

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I'm there right now, to be real with you.
*The tunnel takes a sharp downward angle, declining rapidly in elevation*

@Legend

*My head tilts up to look to the ceiling while we walk*
I get that more than you could know.

Myriad Reality

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*Follows and runs my hand against the stone wall*
Has home ever not felt like home anymore?

@Legend

There was a time when I felt that way. Years ago, at this point.

Myriad Reality

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AI could be the problem. An earlier version of PaMDA, maybe? But then there's a question of how it would hurt people.

@Legend

I'm not stopping now. Running from a scary monster down the hall feels pointless with these stakes.
*Marches forward at a sternly brisk pace*