Audacious

Myriad Reality

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It's okay—
*Holds my hand to my side and works my way to a sitting up position*
The goal hasn't changed. We have to reach the bottom of the lab.

@Host

How did they know? If I’d been interrogating fakes the whole time, how did they know something only the real Isis could have?

Myriad Reality

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*Keeps my gaze downward*
This whole catastrophe might be worse than we ever realized.

@Host

*Turns away, leaning my arm on a different wall, resting my head against my arm and staring at the floor, taking my other hand and holding it up to my face while my back is turned to you*

Myriad Reality

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And just after that, the barrier goes down.
*Rests my face in my hands*
Noooo—

@Host

Is she- Has she been-
*Firmly plants my hand on my forehead and pushes my hair back in distress*

Myriad Reality

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*Speaks as calmly as I can, with more emotional pain than physical now in my expression*
Are you absolutely certain this is the first time you've been separated?

@Host

I…
*My eyes widen slightly as I avert my gaze off to the side*
She left when we first got here. Like… The moment we got in, to make sure we sealed the entryway behind us…

Myriad Reality

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*Stares at you with a look of growing concern*

@Host

*Recoils slightly at your expression*
W… Why would she not be here? What are you saying?

Myriad Reality

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Vi... are you sure you're sure you're sure that the real Isis is here at all?

@Host

We came here together. From the moment we left you the first time, we’be been together.

Myriad Reality

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I think they're sleeper agents... created to protect the lab during lockdown. But ever since the forcefield went down... everyone is an enemy.

@Host

Even the real Isis would be? Insane… Even that they would try and deceive us like that.

Myriad Reality

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*Nods*
Both of them. I barely escaped with my life.

@Host

We had one trying to fool us into thinking it was the real one, before we got separated. Do you know what their deal is? Where’d they come from?

Myriad Reality

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*Points up to an emergency coolant suppression vent*
I figured... if I was going to end up dead, I would make sure I wasn't also warm.

@Host

Were you attacked by Isis?

Myriad Reality

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*Clenches my eyes shut*
I'm sorry... I wish I didn't come to this nightmare.

@Host

It’s okay. Wanting to help is an admirable thing. We never could have guessed how bad it was.
*Adjusts you gently so you can sit against the wall*
How did you end up here?