Nimda

Myriad Reality

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-Ruby- Then let's do it!
-Maddie- *Quickly analyses the mechanism and uses my access to Existence to get ready to gather up dimensional space*
-*Brings Maddie, the device, and me down from the roof and closes the hatch; I go to the mechanism*
-Maddie- *Shows Spirit where to input power*
-*Gets ready*
-Ruby- *Analyses the device with my magic and prepares to stabilise it*

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Once Existence surrounds the storm and I begin to shrink it, safely go around it and attempt to detect the soul from various places. I will send out my awareness to do the same.

@whizzball1

*Nods rapidly*

Myriad Reality

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Perfect. If there are no other concerns about what I’ve proposed, I suppose all that’s left is simply to enact the plan. Is there any way you can help with your abilities?

@Multifarious

*Nods*

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Should I run this device any longer? I can pour any necessary amount of energy into the mechanism.
-Ruby- I can keep it stable for sure!
-Maddie- And I can help wrap Existential space around the storm!

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Misty, can you work with me to locate the soul while we are in this process so that we can keep it stable?

@whizzball1

*The air becomes tinted blue and five more of me appear, all giving you a thumbs-up*

Myriad Reality

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Ah, you’re worried about the soul moving on once the storm dissipates. I understand that concern as well, but we can contain the storm in a magical device designed to contain souls after that event, then figure out where to proceed from there.

@Multifarious

*Gives you two thumbs up*

Myriad Reality

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It’s a reasonable enough concern to bring up, but I don’t see it as likely. The storm may have trapped her, but I see no reason to believe they’ve become so dependently linked.

@Multifarious

*Shakes my head and a small person starts walking around in my hand; I squish its head and the same blue wisp forms before dissipating*

Myriad Reality

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Are you concerned that she would disappear with the storm?

@Multifarious

*Nods*

Myriad Reality

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If we can condense the space the storm occupies down to a size small enough for us to contain and transport back into Existence, we can contain it reliably until the storm dissolves, and leaves behind what we are looking for. Without endangering anyone else.

@Multifarious

*A squiggly blue wisp appears in my hand with a green tornado around it; the tornado comes to a stop and then the wisp dissipates and I raise an eyebrow*

Myriad Reality

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How so?

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-Ruby- Looks like Vex might be able to get her, all we have to do is keep her safe next. Can you help do that?

@whizzball1

*Nods*

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Not on my own. And, of course, feel free to offer up better ideas, but... I say we trap the storm.

@Multifarious

*Tilts my head*

Myriad Reality

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-Ruby- Okay! Why, can you interact with souls, too?

@whizzball1

*Grins*

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Yes? Have something to share?

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I believe it may be useful for you to be a temporary vessel for her upon extraction, but I also believe it may be possible... Yes, possible to acquire her without going into the storm.

@Multifarious

*Points to Ruby and then back at me*

Myriad Reality

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-Ruby- Can you help us??

@whizzball1

*Nods quickly*

Myriad Reality

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*Leans against the terminal*
Pulling something already so elusive as a soul out of anything is already really difficult. I don’t know if we can remove one from a storm such as this.

@Multifarious

*Jumps and waves several times*