Techspert

Myriad Reality

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*Refocuses my attention back on the terminal, hoping to glean info on who the last person to access it was*

@GalaxyRaider

*The terminal only displays the schematics for the three viruses rampaging through the city until the rabbit-shaped goliath falls and unleashes an EMP-like blast, cutting the camera feed*
...
*Pulls up three different call lines at once, one routed to Tempo, one to Melody, and one to X; each line repeatedly goes dead, and I immediately hit redial when it does*

Myriad Reality

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*Looks up from the terminal after a moment at the chamber in realization*

@GalaxyRaider

*Hits my knees, my eyes darting across the chamber for any trace*
Where did he go? What's going on?

Myriad Reality

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*Follows you in, taking in the scene, then instinctively making my way to the terminal*
Rhythm? Is this new news?

@GalaxyRaider

*Walks up to the empty chamber, as if I didn't hear you*
Dad...

Myriad Reality

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*Walks over to it, and thoroughly analyzes it*
No way Tempo is inside if it's disabled, is there?

@GalaxyRaider

Let's find out.
*Swings the door open, revealing a lit room, the terminal still logged in with news coverage of the mutant virus incident on a projected screen in the corner, and an empty navi recovery chamber on the other side of the room*
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Myriad Reality

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*Points to the one that stands out without a blinking light*
That one?

@GalaxyRaider

Yes, but... that's a serious policy violation. Locks aren't disabled here.

Myriad Reality

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I thought we'd be directly showing up where Tempo should be? Was I mistaken?

@GalaxyRaider

Tempo and I agreed to meet up here, but I don't have his location right now, unless he's already in her office.

Myriad Reality

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The transition feels smoother too.
*Looks around*
Unless that's just me being used to it.

@GalaxyRaider

It's about dialing in the values just right.
*Looks down the hall of offices, where one of the rooms has an ID scanner in the front without a blinking light*

Myriad Reality

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That sounds perfect to me, then.

@GalaxyRaider

Good, because it's the only kit I brought. I'll transfer.
*Hits a panel visible only to me, and a beam of light five feet of diameter shoots down from the sky and surrounds us, dropping us inside the hallway of a laboratory office building*

Myriad Reality

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But I can still interact with things, right? Just not other sentient entities.

@GalaxyRaider

You can interact with entities too. Just any changes you make to the cyber world are localized to your personal instance.

Myriad Reality

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We've done it before. What new advantages come with this bad boy?

@GalaxyRaider

That now has an option for read-only access. You can look at all you want, but you can't get hurt and you can't hurt anything else. I'd say it's about perfect for today.