Fractured

Myriad Reality

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You’d have literally floored me if you said he wasn’t.

@Audacious

As much of a strategy deception is, I don't think that even he is skilled enough to convince anyone of that.

Myriad Reality

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A real surprise. Though, your name-rank things were never just arbitrary. You still have a Second and a near unmatchable mind in The Legend. That guy might as well be built for this.

@Audacious

That is a being I guarantee is a player.

Myriad Reality

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I’m not going to act like I know First at all, but I’m sure he’s got confidence in your ability to perform. Collective “your”.

@Audacious

I believe he does. I do not know whether he himself is a participant, however. My intuition is that he is not.

Myriad Reality

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How laissez-faire. I’m sure you all do actually wish to be in control, despite a lax policy on the matter like that.

@Audacious

Tier Five or otherwise, my role remains the same. But if called to action, I will do as I'm told.

Myriad Reality

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A very high level of confidence, then. I don’t suppose I expect any different from ex-rulers.

@Audacious

I would not consider it confidence as much as I would a freedom to elect whether or not we prefer to be included. Some Tier Fives claim universes they care about, and ignore others. In any case, there is no unanimously-applied strategy for the organization.

Myriad Reality

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You guys must be fairly confident if you’re not bringing in every able body to chip in.

@Audacious

As surprising as it may be, more Tier Fives than not are abstaining. Some are considering the event a form of extended vacation.

Myriad Reality

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I see. In any case, if you ever see me on one of these battlefields at all, expect it to be in the form of neutral party field medicine.

@Audacious

I don't anticipate participation on my part. The System acquisition is outside my purview.

Myriad Reality

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I just have standards as far as employment, and respect for friends’ wishes. In the end, I’m not an Alliance soldier or even a citizen. I have no stake in any of it.

@Audacious

"You" in this case being the IA, not you personally.

Myriad Reality

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That’s actually more complicated than it might seem on the surface. But it’d go against even some of the people I work for lately to talk about such details all willy-nilly.

@Audacious

*Smiles*
Perhaps you intend to win. If that is the case, I wish you the best.

Myriad Reality

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Well if they thought themselves immune, such defensive measures would never have been taken. That’s just my perspective of them relative to the rest of Existence within my realm of knowledge.

@Audacious

In any case, I am quite intrigued that the IA is choosing to engage to some degree.