Valiance

Myriad Reality

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Do you know how I was injured?

@System

Someone might but I do not.

Myriad Reality

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I can rationalize it. That said, where is the original?

@System

Injured and in hiding is the assumption. At this point I just think it’s likely he doesn’t want to be found.

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It's alright; feel free to come and visit sometime. It's always eventful around here.

@Source

Oh, I can only imagine.

Myriad Reality

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In the worst case, consider myself expendable. I should be able to take measures the original Data would avoid.

@System

I still can’t tell whether to treat you as the original or not. It’s not offensive that I keep talking to you like you’re not him, is it?

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*Smiles*
Well, I'm glad it was what you were hoping for then.

@Source

*Nods*
Thanks again. Sorry to leave you so quickly.

Myriad Reality

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Even though it wasn't much, I'm glad I could help somehow!

@Source

It was more than you know. Really.

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Certainly; we can't leave any loose ends untied.
*Connects several of the magical artifacts to my arms and stores the rest with the weapons in a utility belt*

@System

I don’t know about your capabilities compared to your original counterpart. Here’s hoping I’m not asking too much.

Myriad Reality

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*Heads toward a corner of the lab and slides open a cleanly-integrated, previously unnoticeable panel, displaying a series of weapons and artifacts*
We'll leave immediately.

@System

*My ears flick in excitement*
Great! Thank you. Including you, Prism.

Myriad Reality

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I'm familiar with the term and those names, yes.

@System

Great, so your knowledge just wasn’t blanket wiper without discretion. To put it simply, you got inexorably tied up in the deep end with us over something that happened. We’ll call it an infohazard data breach. And we’ve been looking for the mystery culprit for a while. A very, very strong candidate just surfaced. Unsourced use of the elements on the grounds of an ancient village on a dead world, and I want to confront him… No, I need to.

Myriad Reality

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Certainly I'd like to know the nature of your quest. It must be urgent.

@System

Without divulging too much, for safety’s sake, I’ll share what I can. You are, at minimum, aware of the Hidden Elements as they exist, yes? Along with Rythian, myself, and Zoey, at minimum?

Myriad Reality

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I anticipate that you were expecting another android?

@System

Something along those lines… All that said, just because you’re an… “instance” of Data, we’ll say, that doesn’t mean I should assume you’re fine with me waking you and expecting to help no questions asked. That would be rude, I think.

Myriad Reality

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Then you may be in luck. As far as this instance can tell, I am Data. Minor setbacks notwithstanding.

@System

That’s good. That’s really good.

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This was the goal, right?

@Source

It’s a lot better than what I was expecting, I’ll be honest with you.

Myriad Reality

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Forgive me if I inquire later as to the cause. As for now, why activate this protocol?

@System

I came by to get your- Data’s- help. Prism thought this one would be best, it seems. I have no clue of the details on “this protocol” specifically.