Valiance

Myriad Reality

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You can tell when they've locked down, and one of me goes to the labs often enough to know. But to answer your question, I'm afraid I don't know. It just means that whatever happened, he can't control the labs, and took most of their magic supply with him.

@Source

*Frowns*
So he’s in hiding then? I hope he’s okay.
*Mutters*
I feel like it should be obvious to us if a really horrible fate happened to him…

Myriad Reality

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Some are too important to cut off their magical energy supply, so I'm stationed at those to make sure everything works the way it's supposed to.

@Source

How’d you know you were needed at those? Automated message of some kind?…
*Shakes my head*
And this also means he’s not okay?

Myriad Reality

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You should let her know that she has great intuition.
*Finishes stacking the remaining papers, which have uneven zig-zags of lines drawn across their left side*
Most of dad's labs are on low-power, autonomous mode, which means that something isn't going well.

@Source

*Glances down at them for just a moment*
Most of them?

Myriad Reality

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It's no trouble—really, it's my fault.
*Starts stacking them up in a few separate piles*
Is there something I can help you with?

@Source

I was coming to check on Data. Zoey asked me to, said she had a “twang in her gut” that something might be wrong.

Myriad Reality

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*Steps outside at the same time, nearly bumping into you and dropping a stack of papers a quarter of my height*
Oh no, I'm so sorry!
*Kneels down to pick them up as a few blow away into the distant canyons*

@Source

Oh!
*The ground glows with a mild brown light, anchoring the papers down as if they have more weight*
Sorry! I didn’t expect anyone to be here right now. Much less someone actually using the door…

Myriad Reality

@Artifact

*Wanders meekly toward the entrance of the lab of Data’s I’m familiar with*

Myriad Reality

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Myriad Reality

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You look like you need it. I need to check on a few things.
*Starts toward the door and raises my arm*
Be kind to Chickpea today. She nearly lost you.

@Artifact

*Chuckles*
She never deserves anything less. Stay out of trouble.

Myriad Reality

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Sure. I’ll take all the firepower I can get.

@Artifact

We’ll figure it out. For now, rest. At least for me.

Myriad Reality

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What help did you have in mind?

@Artifact

Weapons. Ships. Things of that sort.