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Myriad Reality

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*Once it passes over the courtyard boundaries, I turn and follow you, dashing for the front entrance to the building. Despite nearly every visible window being empty, one lone humanoid silhouette can be seen turning and walking away several floors up as we run*

@Crew

Do you have any idea what this might be??

Myriad Reality

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They were just killings. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if the killer had the capability to do whatever this is.
*The walls close in quickly, and show no sign of stopping at the gate as I take several quick steps backwards*

@Crew

We should go.
*Takes off away from the wall*

Myriad Reality

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Sure. Let’s give it a go.
*Turns to make my way out the door, but upon looking out the gate, a bright, shimmering wall of light that appears like a beautiful, over-exaggerated image of the cosmos quickly closes in on the facility, enveloping reality outside and causing it to disappear as not one soul reacts to its presence*

@Crew

*Takes a step back at the sight*
Does whatever is going on match any evidence you found at the scene of the murders?

Myriad Reality

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I’m not sure to what extent that whatever is happening is… Eh, happening. If we really really make people suspicious, we might end up causing a high alert, and getting caught after that point would be… Well, I don’t think explaining out intentions and what happened would be believed by security forces so well, we’ll say.

@Crew

If it's some kind of trap, it's worth keeping that in mind as an out.

Myriad Reality

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I don’t expect portals to work within the grounds. But maybe we can slip out while they’re reseting that alarm so we don’t trip it again.

@Crew

In the worst case, we can trip it until they figure out what's going on.

Myriad Reality

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Hard to say. Though it doesn’t seem to be theirs at least.

@Crew

Maybe try going back and seeing if the effect goes away?

Myriad Reality

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Something that might require a change of plans.
*Looks up at the building, the top stretching too far into the sky to see, then back to the guards as they shut the alarm off and complain to each other about faulty technology. They appear slightly less than opaque now*

@Crew

Did we walk into some kind of trap?

Myriad Reality

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*The guard walks in our direction as he makes his way to the alarm system, as several other heavily armed and armored personnel emerge from the building and rush toward us as well*
Listen, I tried to-
*He walks through the both of us, and instead of bumping shoulders like we normally would have, he passes through us harmlessly, his body shimmering at the points of contact much like the visual effect from our moment of arrival*

@Crew

Alright, now it's absurd. What's going on?

Myriad Reality

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We’re going to go in now.
*Makes my way through the courtyard entrance, and upon doing so, an alarm triggers, letting off a beeping that is loud, but not overbearing, and the guard turns to it and stares for a moment, looking confused before stepping out of the booth*

@Crew

This is more than a little unusual...

Myriad Reality

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*He doesn’t respond to you either, and continues to sit in his booth, watching others from out his window*
… We’re clear to go in, I assume?
…

@Crew

*Shrugs*
Looks like it.