Unhinged

Myriad Reality

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...
*Looks at Zoey*

@Multifarious

*Shrugs*

Myriad Reality

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*Pulls down the wall with one additional tear, a dark void looming on the other side*

@Etcetera

That's definitely not the same.

Myriad Reality

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*Walks to the wall highlighted in red by the map and tears through it with my arm, pulling a mess of wires and cables with it*

@Etcetera

*Watches and waits*

Myriad Reality

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The system shouldn’t aim to harm you. I would caution that because these are true simulations of reality, you can still be harmed, so I wouldn’t recommend cliff jumping as a hobby if that becomes available to you.

@Etcetera

No promises. Let's go!

Myriad Reality

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To be quite honest, that surprised me. If we stick together, we increase our ability to cause a malfunction in the system. However, the system has fewer resources to handle exceptions when generating three distinct realities.

@Etcetera

Pros and cons. Doesn't really sound like it's our choice, anyways.

Myriad Reality

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The simulator seems to be artifacting. If you see visual peculiarities, it may indicate that an object is artificial. However, I would not consider that a rule.

@Etcetera

Got it! Will it keep splitting us up?

Myriad Reality

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Three. The first room was included in the count.

@Etcetera

Good! That's good progress.

Myriad Reality

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Only conjecture. Some concerning, but... unlikely. I need to reach the control center to read the dates the logs were recorded.

@Etcetera

Alright, then! Four more rooms, yeah?

Myriad Reality

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And must have discovered how to make modifications, if this is truly the work of an external party.

@Etcetera

Any idea who'd want to mess with an experiment this old? And how long ago it could have been since they were here?

Myriad Reality

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*Nods*
I've found some information in the meta-logs. Someone else has been to this lab since I last visited.
*Unplugs the cable, which retracts into my shoulder*

@Etcetera

Maybe even to security.