Stabby

Myriad Reality

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Yeah. Thanks to that I'm almost completely done with my paper on this planet.

@Balance

Can I see it?

Myriad Reality

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It will. But I found a goldmine of history in this city, so I've been exploring it more carefully. If there's one electronic library still working, there might be more, maybe even a way to connect to what broken down satellite network this planet might still have.

@Balance

Wait what!? You found a functional E-library!?
*Though louder than normal, I'm not shouting as I say this, and am clearly interested.*

Myriad Reality

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Hey, don't blame me. I just got here.

@Balance

I'm not used to waking up with someone nearby, even if they did just arrive.
*Stands up and brushes myself off, the wolf turning to shadows and sinking into my body again.*
So what are you doing here? I thought it would take you a good while before you were done.

Myriad Reality

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Rise and shine, sleepyhead.

@Balance

*Immediately becomes startled until I recognize who it is.*
... Please don't do that again.

Myriad Reality

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*Out of place sounds are heard periodically*

@Webmaster

*Nothing investigates them, though as the sun rises I wake to it, groggy as I look around.*
What was that?

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*Comes back eventually, whole*

@Balance

*Doesn't notice, still half asleep.*

Myriad Reality

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@Webmaster

*Spends a few more moments on the window sill before getting up and walking back into the shadows.*

??? - When they do awake to it however, they often fear it, ironic though it may be... oh well.

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*Elsewhere* Wow. What a tale. I'll have to see how civilisation is doing at its best here, huh? Good thing I have time.

@Balance

*The shadow figure stays silent now that it's slipped back into the shadows, and the rest of the night passes.*

Myriad Reality

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@Balance

*They move over to one of the remaining window sills, and after testing, sit on it, looking out on what can be seen of the city. With the moonlight hitting them, it becomes obvious that they're a full grown woman.*

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*The coyote stops*

@Webmaster

??? - And yet, it's also as lonely as ever, with things sleeping it away in what they consider relative safety.

Myriad Reality

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*The owl melts into a lightly glowing pebble that tracks danger*

@Balance

*The eyes look around before they emerge from the shadows as a figure with brown hair that flows down to their waist, wearing a full tailcoat tuxedo with a cane and a top-hat. The pebble doesn't react.*

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*An angry coyote howls in the distance*

@Webmaster

??? - heh, the night is as beautiful as ever.

Myriad Reality

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*Watches, unseen*
*Elsewhere* Aha! A digital library. Harmony, harmony, harmony... tell me about change. This planet's change. Collect the facts and the opinions, and piece together the narrative. Show me the order in the chaos. *The salamander turns into a gloved hand that taps a screen once, infusing it with magic* Thanks very much.

@Balance

*I'm just sleeping, with the wolf sleeping next to me.*

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*A leaf blows*

@Webmaster

*Nothing happens.*

Myriad Reality

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*It stops*

@Webmaster

*The eyes watch the rest of the room.*