System

Myriad Reality

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How did you get involved, anyway?

@GalaxyRaider

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That... could be useful.

@Meta

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Huh? Oh, sorry. Was thinking out loud .

@Ignacious

*Notices the lab's alerts from a distant location worlds away*
I should intervene on behalf of the facility, but... such actions would violate the prime directive.

Myriad Reality

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*Nods, then turns and stroll back into the chamber from which I came*
Whelp, be seeing you. Well, maybe not you, but…

@Melodious

*Chuckles*
The better me.

Myriad Reality

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By all means, cover all your bases. I don’t want it to seem like I’m faulting you. Just acknowledging the likelihood.

@Melodious

Certainly. I've been surprised before.

Myriad Reality

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That’s fair. Good luck with it, but fair venture.

@Melodious

One never knows until they look. There may be a clue somewhere.

Myriad Reality

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Still trying to glean something from all of it?

@Melodious

If possible. I'd like to learn from where that Omega vassal originated.

Myriad Reality

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*Takes it and looks up at you, shaking it in a thankful gesture with one hand before turning and walking through the door to the outside*

@Valiance

*Tags several walls with the previous strips for analysis*

Myriad Reality

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*Nods to you and glances to Ona for a split second*
I’ll be seeing you. Both of you.

@Valiance

Before you leave—
*Produces a thick disk and places it in your hand*
For the original Data, in case something goes wrong.

Myriad Reality

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Just… Don’t forget who you are.

@Valiance

*Nods*
Agreed. Exclusively reasonable choices for the sake of the mission.

Myriad Reality

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Naturally. Well, I'd say be careful with that sort of thing, but I'm sure you know the risks already and don't need me to say it.

@Valiance

Fortunately, the worst case scenario for that kind of magic in my case is virtually irrelevant to the authentic Data Stream.

Myriad Reality

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You're saying you traded a memory for some power, subconsciously?

@Valiance

It was a conscious decision. But I have no recollection of precisely what I traded.