Etcetera

Myriad Reality

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*Snags a few more books from the shelf and glances through them before stashing them under my arm*
Alright. Just in case we need more evidence. We’re good to go now.

@Multifarious

*Starts walking in the opposite direction*
I’m very grateful to the both of you.

Myriad Reality

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If it got anything vital correct, it would be. But based on that, I don’t think there’s a need.

@Multifarious

Hm. Perhaps a self-audit is in order when we reach the control room.

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*Closes up the book*
So if we present this to Rythian and show him the falsities, it’ll show a hole in the system and should do one of those exception thingies?

@Unhinged

There is a high probability of that outcome. It may attempt to resolve the issue, but enough pressure should result in a self-contradictory state.

Myriad Reality

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Some are, some wouldn’t be. This one is. Implications on what system?

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I’m shocked there’s an accurate title in here, but almost nothing inside is right.

@Multifarious

Implications on the simulation system. It’s a non-living entity to be certain, but is full quarantine and destruction of the lab warranted?

Myriad Reality

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Hmm... Zoey, this is Raw Time in Space. Tell me if anything sticks out to you.
*Hands the book to her*

@Multifarious

I assume the book titles are safe? And what implications would it have on the system if it were involved somehow?

Myriad Reality

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I’m not insulted. Just putting it into perspective.

@Unhinged

Then we shall hopefully have our answer shortly.

Myriad Reality

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I’m glad you understand. There are more people than you’d imagine who would do anything to be standing in this room right now.
*Walks over to the nearest shelf and grabs a book, opening it and looking inside*

@Multifarious

If knowledge is self-destructive, it becomes of little use.

Myriad Reality

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Yes.

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You have to promise not to look into anything here. Not by reading, not by doing anything in any alternative fashion to take knowledge from here. In the event that this is real, doing so will put you in danger forever. Or until your memory of it is wiped. The information itself is dangerous.

@Multifarious

*Nods and turns around*
I'm well acquainted with infohazards. I'd much rather avoid another confrontation with one.

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Are you kidding me?! He’s the prodigy on this stuff! So many of these are lost texts and such that he went and recovered. He’s the most knowledgable person on these topics in eons! He knows everything in here inside and out, just about.

@Unhinged

*Raises a hand*
I hadn't intended to downplay his accomplishments. I'm unfamiliar with this place.

Myriad Reality

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*Walks into the room*
If it’s as easy as we think it is, it should just take one book to prove it, right?

@Unhinged

If it's a book he would be familiar with.

Myriad Reality

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Right through here!
*Runs my finger down the center of the wall like a zipper as it splits open harmlessly*
This place doesn’t have normal architecture. It was designed for us and only us to navigate, after all.

@Unhinged

What a peculiar design. I approve.

Myriad Reality

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And it all starts with proving this is a fabrication to begin with.
*We finally come to the end of the hallway, no doors in sight*

@Multifarious

Where are these texts?