Multifarious

Myriad Reality

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Then I guess I’ll get out of here and get doctoring. Good meeting you, Rea.
*Starts the ignition*

@Session

*Nods and closes the door for you, steps back and waves with a smile that betrays a melancholy I am clearly failing to hide. A closed garage door on the far end of the lot slowly raises itself and lets in the sunlight*

Myriad Reality

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Now that you mention it, top dog’s been pretty quiet this whole time.
*Fumbles with my earpiece and eventually flicks a switch*
Oh hey. That’d do it.

@Session

I haven't checked in in a while either. He might have gotten busy, or maybe he's letting you get the lay of the land first? He's been pretty adamant about time being of the essence so it makes sense he doesn't want to waste any.

Myriad Reality

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Yeah, we’d be in pretty hot water if you lost your keys.
*Takes the key and hops in the driver’s seat*
We’d have to hotwire it.

@Session

*The others who were gathered around it somberly watch you as you walk up and enter, as though they're convinced this is the last time they're going to see you*
This is it, I guess...
*Rubs my arm*
I'll be the one staying in talks with you if you've got a channel open with the General up above. I'm not sure what all I can provide other than maybe directions if there's anywhere you're looking to go.

Myriad Reality

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You learn to keep yourself busy. Negotiate trades. The works.

@Session

I hope you get to enjoy your reward, truly.
*As we near the car, I stop and pull out a set of keys attached to a keyring with a couple of odd accessories attached, including a dogtag and a small blue stuffed animal. I pull a key off the ring and hand it to you*
You’ll probably need this.

Myriad Reality

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'Least I tried.
*Picks up the bag and steps out, briefly waving at the people*
And that much beats rotting away behind bars.

@Session

I can’t pretend I know what it was like, but it must have been agony.

Myriad Reality

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I’m hardly selfless, Miss Rea. That title’s for the ones who give themselves up for nothing in return.

@Session

I suppose so. But there’s something to be said about being willing to throw your life into harm’s way like this when you have all the time in the world to wait for another opportunity.
*The door slides open to an underground parking lot, and not terribly far away are a handful of people gathered around a small car with the trunk open*

Myriad Reality

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I’m probably dead in those alternatives too, so at least I’ve got no regrets.
*Flashes my teeth*
And leaving this world without regrets is what counts.

@Session

That’s an air of selflessness I wish I shared with you. Leaving sounds horrifying, seeing what’s happened to everyone else.

Myriad Reality

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*Inhales, taking in a deep breath of the polluted air*
You’ve got your work cut out for you even after I’m gone.
*Follows into the elevator*

@Session

Don’t I know it.
*Presses a button near the bottom labelled “P” and then swipes my card again*
But I’m looking forward to that future, Lynn. More than the alternatives.

Myriad Reality

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Careful’s my middle name. Let’s do this.
*Punches my palm*

@Session

Let’s get you on the road, then.
*Wastes no time in walking back over to the elevator, calling it to its immediate open, and walking inside*

Myriad Reality

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With that in mind, if I wreck your car, it’s not my fault.

@Session

Just be careful? That’s all I can ask.