Fractured

Myriad Reality

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*Glances side to side amongst the crowd and lightly shakes my head*

@Intrepid

Excellent. As for everyone's favorite segment, we'll close with recent engagement highlights.
*Three of the images expands to fill the entire projection, depicting a slim but built man in sunglasses facing away from an explosion at the base of an inverted pyramid structure in the middle of a sparse plain, twisted emerald relic in hand, followed by the collapse of the edifice in the opposite direction*
Zepher observed an instability in geological conditions during an artifact retrieval mission. By toppling the artifact housing structure, a nearby town was spared from eminent geothermal vent implosion. He argues that this act should classify as negative life cost, but I have elected to ignore his argument.
*Iterates though all of the images until exhausting each of the highlights*
As always, keep up the phenomenal work.

Myriad Reality

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*Places my hand on my chin in thought at the "emergency measures alert" phrase*

@Intrepid

Finally, Colgate appears to have found a lead regarding his primary target. I expect near-term mobilization, and wouldn't discount the possibility of infiltration and subversion attempts against our own. We're actively monitoring the situation and don't anticipate preemptory maneuvers, but remain alert.
*The images blink away before being replaced with a set of stills that expand into position randomly, building out a mosaic of moments from recent missions*
Any questions or comments before we wrap this up?

Myriad Reality

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*Glances around for a moment for reactions, but watches the data without interruption otherwise*

@Intrepid

*Swaps to several other charts and discusses the data before widening the stream of the sleeping team member*
We're currently supporting two ongoing infiltrations, one of which speaks for itself.
*Pauses amidst a few chuckles, and reduces the feed size*
No full-scale operations are queued. However, we haven't yet lifted the emergency measures alert; be prepared for short-notice assembly. And yes, as requested, we will continue to provide additional food varieties until the order is lifted. Thank the obvious candidates for that decision.

Myriad Reality

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*My gaze snaps forward to you, when you speak, breaking away from one of the video feeds and paying attention to you*

@Intrepid

*Two bar graphs project forward from the rest of the data*
Mission completion rates have remained steady this quarter. Proposals have increased, so be aware that any new submissions may be delayed accordingly.
*Two sets of bars change color to red*
You've done well. Mission cost has decreased by 40%, which comes in at 25% below projections. Special mission cost exceeded projections by 5%, but life cost undercut projections by 12%. Given the content of recent missions, I'm pleasantly surprised.

Myriad Reality

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*Takes a seat next to you and gets lost in watching some of the video feeds for a bit at a time*

@Intrepid

*Steps onto the raised floor toward the front and project another set of statistics to my left, accompanied by a handful of charts*
Let's get started; I don't want to waste your time. Anyone late can read the minutes later.

Myriad Reality

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To Sreig! A brother, father, friend, and inspiration to us all! May his next life be full of joy and peace of which he deserves! We will miss you dearly, but know we will continue on as you would want us to!
*we slam our glasses and mugs on the table and take a large swig, some of us downing their drinks whole*

@Path

*Follows suit and stares into the inky contents of the cup, which fade back slowly*

Myriad Reality

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SS: Well, if you ever feel okay to try to brainstorm with me to make something you can have, I would be more than happy to do that!

- *picks up my drink and every one else does so as well*
That aside, I wish to make this toast.

@Path

*Smiles*
Thank you.
*Holds up an empty glass, shimmering with a purple aura like aurora borealis*

Myriad Reality

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SS: Hmmmm… Okay!
*finishes the drinks and then hands them out to everyone*

@Path

*Smiles awkwardly*
Thanks for thinking of me though.