Memory

Myriad Reality

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That would explain the soul's dimmed state, too.

@Yatagarasu

Can you explain that part to me, pretty please?

Myriad Reality

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*Looks back at the metal square with a distant look in my eyes*

So far so good. We'll need to put a little extra oomph in her soul to get it regenerating, but -

*Gestures lightly with the now foot-long bit of spinal cord, which now has a slight bulb at the top end*

- the nervous system is coming along. The extra material should be get to a decent size soon, which will speed things up.

@Yatagarasu

*Makes a face when I draw a blood sample into a syringe*
Blood's polluted. Neurotoxins. Stimulants. It's like she was trying to die.

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*Replies*
My eyes are the only way to help them?

@Meta

Aaaand here we go.

Myriad Reality

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*Smiles*

Well, if we don't get a response soon, you can go ask her in person.

@Yatagarasu

That aside, 's everything stable?

Myriad Reality

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The perks of being a sibling is that you get to have that mentality.

@Yatagarasu

If only it worked well enough that you'd take it seriously too. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who does.
*Extracts an intact spinal disc with several nerves still attached*

Myriad Reality

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That's why it's worth asking, but deciding that I know better than she does for how she should live is harmful regardless of the outcome.

*Turns my attention to the bit in my gloved hand, which is now the length of an earthworm. It shudders a little before I look back to Stella*

Parenting is a catch twenty two, unfortunately.

@Yatagarasu

Well, I do know better than she does so let me know when she turns you down.
*Picks up a strand of a digestive track and places it back before fishing for another piece*

Myriad Reality

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I don't want to be the reason any of you get hurt. And forcing the issue would be doing just that.

@Yatagarasu

Is it really that much better to hurt her in the long run? Or let her hurt herself in the short term?

Myriad Reality

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I can ask.

*Carefully takes off one glove to pull out a phone and record a message on it*

Would you be up for checking something? Long story short, we have tolerable guests who could use confirmation of something, and your eyes would be able to solve it if you're willing.

*Sends the file to Dawn's phone*

@Yatagarasu

C'mooooon, parent authority? At this point not getting better is her own fault.

Myriad Reality

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Is there any way to tell if this is the same Artemis I know?

@Legend

I mean, if you know some sort of event in your shared history that would have left a mark on her body and survived that explosion. Or—

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Then a full body restoration it is.

*Looks over at the metal square as the bit I cut out grows slightly before splitting into two*

Seems the soul-trap is working, that's good. We can strengthen it in a bit.

*Walks off to place one of the two pieces of Artemis into a machine that seems to be filled with water, then comes back*

If there's nothing we can salvage to speed things up, then it's just a waiting game.

*The piece I still have in my hand begins to visibly grow*

@Yatagarasu

Can you force Dawn to use her eyes and see if this is the same person this girl is looking for? It would be good for her.

Myriad Reality

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Then we'll proceed as we were, barring any world-shattering abnormalities.

*Carefully lifts Artemis's neck to cut a small section out of her spinal chord*

It'll take a little time to recreate organs from her own cells; I assume all of them need a full swap?

@Yatagarasu

I wouldn't trust any of them anymore.
*Pulls the glass down and stares the body up and down directly, my eyes shimmering*
Unless we run into some kind of complication, there's no point in salvaging anymore. This body is ruined.