Audacious

Myriad Reality

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*Stifles a sob in my throat*
The room I grew up in. All my animals, my pictures. It was in this half of the lab.

@Legend

I’m… Sorry to hear that, Isis. I- We…
*Stops mid sentence without finishing my thought*

Myriad Reality

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I wasn’t told what was in the pod, I never had access to where the Panda and super-weapon’s location. That was something that only David had access to. I thought it would only just destroy the weapon to prevent anyone from using it against us. I was just trying to protect and save my friends here!

@Extra

Lesson learned, right? Maybe we exercise a bit of critical thinking for the moment, this time around?

Myriad Reality

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We established that she's trying to trick you! We talked about this!

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What does that even mean!?

@Host

Stop yelling at me!
*The room bellows with a low roar that sounds oddly like a distant crack of thunder, while also sounding like it’s not terribly far away at all*
If you’re asking me to ignore everything that just happened in there, I just can’t. Too much happened to just pretend it didn’t matter.

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*Swallows back tears*
Violet, my home is gone. My room... it just doesn't exist anymore.

@Legend

Your room?…

Myriad Reality

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I found that while scouring the entire lab looking for both of you! Or, at least, what was the lab.
*Points at the wall*
Go see for yourself!

@Legend

I think we will. But…

Myriad Reality

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*rolls on the ground, wiping blood off my lip when I sit up with one hand out open facing you*
I’m just doing my job. This is what is mentioned to us as protocol when things go down…

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You know who is in the pod?

@Extra

The genius protocol the big guy has in place is to nuke everything and everyone that could help and leave the world to be annihilated by that monster? Try again.

Myriad Reality

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*Stares at you with shining wet eyes and a mouth semi-agape*
Because... it's the only thing that's left. Mierno is alive.

@Legend

The guy… I know that name. What’s someone like him doing here? How did you find out?

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Artemis. The same one you've always known.
*Reactively yanks my arm back from Zinnia*

@Host

Why was the Isis in there telling me Artemis is not here at all?

Myriad Reality

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What do you expect me to say!? We're stuck between a clone and a maniac!

@Host

And whatever you want to tell me you are.

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I’m going to! If you get me away from her!

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*puts my arms up in anticipation*

@Extra

*Rolls my eyes and walks over, grabbing you by the shirt collar as you become cosmically hot to the touch to Artemis, while I yank you backwards and almost toss you away from her, pulling your feet up harmlessly from the floor below*

Myriad Reality

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*Panting*
Violet, we can still get to the bottom. It's still there, he's still alive!!

@Legend

Who is it? And how do you know?

Myriad Reality

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*My neck snaps to the side on impact*
...
*Grabs my head with one arm and yanks it back into place*
Violet, let me go.

@Host

No! I am not going to be in the dark anymore!

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*Phases through the wall and plants my feet into Artemis' face with a dive kick*
I knew you'd be here!

@Legend

I need someone to start saying something! To me!

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*takes the punch as I try to get out of being trapped to the ground*

@Extra

You just killed me. I need a second to process what’s going on with you.

Myriad Reality

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*Rolls onto a knee with a fist to the ground*
What... was that!?

@Host

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The digital reality couldn’t handle the outcome so it spat us out as an emergency measure… I didn’t think it was possible to push it to that point…
*steps away from both of you*
So that’s what would happen then…
*looks at my hands*

@Extra

*The floor beneath the point where each of your limbs that touch the ground melt away for a moment, then re-solidify back in place, locking you both where you stand by freezing the ground at your ankles*
I need compelling arguments, and I need them now.
*Stumbles up to my feet, grabbing my knees as though to be sure my own legs were real*