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Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 1 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 1 | ||
SHU: How long since we last convened? | SHU: How long since we last convened?<br> | ||
QUI: I can still recall the Dawn Calamity, so not long enough. | QUI: I can still recall the Dawn Calamity, so not long enough.<br> | ||
BER: I've got consistent and strange reports coming in from across the system. | BER: I've got consistent and strange reports coming in from across the system.<br> | ||
SHU: Try me. | SHU: Try me.<br> | ||
BER: A few Guardians in the field report being swarmed by some kind of electronic mite. The first few after visiting the Dust Palace on Mars, but the rest from all over. | BER: A few Guardians in the field report being swarmed by some kind of electronic mite. The first few after visiting the Dust Palace on Mars, but the rest from all over.<br> | ||
SHU: How bad? | SHU: How bad?<br> | ||
BER: Fantastic, apparently. At least, that's what they're yelling over comms. Is happy shouting a medical issue? Do we take this to the Vanguard? | BER: Fantastic, apparently. At least, that's what they're yelling over comms. Is happy shouting a medical issue? Do we take this to the Vanguard?<br> | ||
QUI: Ikora first. The Hidden might know something. | QUI: Ikora first. The Hidden might know something.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 2 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 2 | ||
SHU: Berriole's deployed on Mars, Quist is whimpering in the corner— | SHU: Berriole's deployed on Mars, Quist is whimpering in the corner—<br> | ||
QUI: Slander. | QUI: Slander.<br> | ||
SHU: Correction to the record. Quist is curled up in the corner, making noises of outrage— | SHU: Correction to the record. Quist is curled up in the corner, making noises of outrage—<br> | ||
RAM: Officially, the Vanguard suggestion of quarantine was implemented and shortly afterwards reversed due to irreparable ineffectiveness. Unofficially, they laughed at Quist. Refer to Quist’s notes, which will be released to all of the Owl Sector after appropriate redactions. I remind the Sector that public records can be read by children; please word reports accordingly. Next steps? | RAM: Officially, the Vanguard suggestion of quarantine was implemented and shortly afterwards reversed due to irreparable ineffectiveness. Unofficially, they laughed at Quist. Refer to Quist’s notes, which will be released to all of the Owl Sector after appropriate redactions. I remind the Sector that public records can be read by children; please word reports accordingly. Next steps?<br> | ||
SHU: Segregating affected Guardians is impossible at this time. But limiting civilian exposure is still possible. Critical, in fact. | SHU: Segregating affected Guardians is impossible at this time. But limiting civilian exposure is still possible. Critical, in fact.<br> | ||
RAM: Guardians are more likely to respect exclusion from the City than confinement to our hospital wing. | RAM: Guardians are more likely to respect exclusion from the City than confinement to our hospital wing.<br> | ||
SHU: I don’t want to see the effects of this tech mite on those without the Traveler's Light. I’ll talk to Ikora. | SHU: I don’t want to see the effects of this tech mite on those without the Traveler's Light. I’ll talk to Ikora.<br> | ||
QUI: She still talks to you? | QUI: She still talks to you?<br> | ||
SHU: I’m Liaison to the Vanguard. It’s my job. Besides, I’m irresistibly charming. | SHU: I’m Liaison to the Vanguard. It’s my job. Besides, I’m irresistibly charming.<br> | ||
RAM: Even if? | RAM: Even if?<br> | ||
SHU: Even if. | SHU: Even if.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 3 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 3 | ||
RAM: Berriole found a trove of laboratory notes in a locked section of the Dust Palace. Some dead scientist named Shirazi. Some forgotten experiment under the auspices of Willa Bray. | RAM: Berriole found a trove of laboratory notes in a locked section of the Dust Palace. Some dead scientist named Shirazi. Some forgotten experiment under the auspices of Willa Bray.<br> | ||
QUI: She's good as a bloodhound for secrets. | QUI: She's good as a bloodhound for secrets.<br> | ||
SHU: You could use a bit more sheepdog, yourself. | SHU: You could use a bit more sheepdog, yourself.<br> | ||
RAM: Our Guardians will honor the ban on City travel. This has been relayed on all channels as far as Saturn. | RAM: Our Guardians will honor the ban on City travel. This has been relayed on all channels as far as Saturn.<br> | ||
QUI: They might have honored the quarantine. | QUI: They might have honored the quarantine.<br> | ||
SHU: They're Guardians, Quist. Means the Light has cooked their brains. Haven't you seen them dancing in the Plaza, for no reason, with no music at all? We'll take what we can get. | SHU: They're Guardians, Quist. Means the Light has cooked their brains. Haven't you seen them dancing in the Plaza, for no reason, with no music at all? We'll take what we can get.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 4 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 4 | ||
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Regrettably, Patient B entered a coma minutes after injection with Brilliance 3.2. Vital signs remain normal. Homeostasis preserved. While cause for concern, I do not think it necessary to table this study and will proceed. | Regrettably, Patient B entered a coma minutes after injection with Brilliance 3.2. Vital signs remain normal. Homeostasis preserved. While cause for concern, I do not think it necessary to table this study and will proceed. | ||
RAM: If that's the effect on civilians— | RAM: If that's the effect on civilians—<br> | ||
QUI: It might have been temporary. But— | QUI: It might have been temporary. But—<br> | ||
RAM: The decision to lock down the City was wise. | RAM: The decision to lock down the City was wise.<br> | ||
SHU: Thank you, thank you. Really, it’s too much. | SHU: Thank you, thank you. Really, it’s too much.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 5 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 5 | ||
QUI: I’d forgotten how heavy and sweaty these were. | QUI: I’d forgotten how heavy and sweaty these were.<br> | ||
RAM: Truth be told, I’m braver with the suits on. | RAM: Truth be told, I’m braver with the suits on.<br> | ||
QUI: A hundred separate pieces, requiring buckling and zipping, though? | QUI: A hundred separate pieces, requiring buckling and zipping, though?<br> | ||
RAM: We’ll improve the design. Eventually. But they work. Berriole’s got the most delicate tasks, and she manages. | RAM: We’ll improve the design. Eventually. But they work. Berriole’s got the most delicate tasks, and she manages.<br> | ||
SHU: Speaking of our codebreaker. She sent a sample scraped off the sand. And this log. | SHU: Speaking of our codebreaker. She sent a sample scraped off the sand. And this log.<br> | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-3.2 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-3.2 | ||
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Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 6 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 6 | ||
QUI: He's been transferred to the hospital wing. Stable for the moment. | QUI: He's been transferred to the hospital wing. Stable for the moment.<br> | ||
RAM: We’ll have to be more careful. What's Berriole's latest? | RAM: We’ll have to be more careful. What's Berriole's latest?<br> | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-5.2 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-5.2 | ||
Yesterday, with a wild yell, Patient B sat up, then started singing and dancing. Tried to calm him but was unsuccessful. He has not stopped since regaining consciousness. I have heard all the songs of his childhood, half the pop hits of the past century, and improvised ballads about his life. He's owned two dogs and six cats and I know all their names. | Yesterday, with a wild yell, Patient B sat up, then started singing and dancing. Tried to calm him but was unsuccessful. He has not stopped since regaining consciousness. I have heard all the songs of his childhood, half the pop hits of the past century, and improvised ballads about his life. He's owned two dogs and six cats and I know all their names. | ||
RAM: There's hope, then. | RAM: There's hope, then.<br> | ||
QUI: Trust me, you don't want to hear Shun sing. | QUI: Trust me, you don't want to hear Shun sing.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 7 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 7 | ||
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Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 8 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 8 | ||
RAM: Ikora Rey has granted the Owl Sector full use of the Hidden's resources. We have opened negotiations with Petra Venj for assistance from the Techeun Witches. | RAM: Ikora Rey has granted the Owl Sector full use of the Hidden's resources. We have opened negotiations with Petra Venj for assistance from the Techeun Witches.<br> | ||
QUI: What could we offer the Reef? | QUI: What could we offer the Reef?<br> | ||
RAM: Good health, whatever countermeasures we develop, and aid when the mite reaches them. Reef denizens are likely to be susceptible. And they see plenty of Guardian traffic. | RAM: Good health, whatever countermeasures we develop, and aid when the mite reaches them. Reef denizens are likely to be susceptible. And they see plenty of Guardian traffic.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 9 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 9 | ||
RAM: Promising notes from Berriole. Mid-experiment, this Dr. Shirazi changes course. Her logs describe the development of a cure. A complicated, lengthy, but noninvasive cure. | RAM: Promising notes from Berriole. Mid-experiment, this Dr. Shirazi changes course. Her logs describe the development of a cure. A complicated, lengthy, but noninvasive cure.<br> | ||
QUI: So what's the hitch? Where’s Shun? | QUI: So what's the hitch? Where’s Shun?<br> | ||
RAM: We tried it. Didn't work. The Hidden are working on it now. | RAM: We tried it. Didn't work. The Hidden are working on it now.<br> | ||
QUI: And? | QUI: And?<br> | ||
RAM: They said they were close. Then they muttered about unit conversion, physiological changes post-Collapse, and diminished chances of survival. | RAM: They said they were close. Then they muttered about unit conversion, physiological changes post-Collapse, and diminished chances of survival.<br> | ||
QUI: When will they be ready? | QUI: When will they be ready?<br> | ||
RAM: Soon. | RAM: Soon.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 10 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 10 | ||
QUI: Good to have you back, you hair-grayer, you cleft of the Traveler. Don't do that again. | QUI: Good to have you back, you hair-grayer, you cleft of the Traveler. Don't do that again.<br> | ||
RAM: You don't know how happy I am to see you. | RAM: You don't know how happy I am to see you.<br> | ||
SHU: What did I miss? | SHU: What did I miss?<br> | ||
RAM: Nothing much. | RAM: Nothing much.<br> | ||
QUI: Everything. You missed everything. Eva’s cooking, dancing Cabal, the man in the moon setting up shop in the Traveler. | QUI: Everything. You missed everything. Eva’s cooking, dancing Cabal, the man in the moon setting up shop in the Traveler.<br> | ||
SHU: Hm. I'll have to ask Ikora for an update. | SHU: Hm. I'll have to ask Ikora for an update.<br> | ||
RAM: Wait until you're walking again. | RAM: Wait until you're walking again.<br> | ||
QUI: So she can cut you down at the knees. | QUI: So she can cut you down at the knees.<br> | ||
SHU: Ha. Ha. | SHU: Ha. Ha.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 12 | Owl Sector Internal, OS-I6 12 | ||
RAM: Welcome back, Berriole. We're closing this incident. | RAM: Welcome back, Berriole. We're closing this incident.<br> | ||
QUI: Good riddance. | QUI: Good riddance.<br> | ||
BER: I'll put the final reports into the system and return the Owl Sector to standby. | BER: I'll put the final reports into the system and return the Owl Sector to standby.<br> | ||
RAM: Before you do—for our records—any success to report, Liaison to the Vanguard Shun? | RAM: Before you do—for our records—any success to report, Liaison to the Vanguard Shun?<br> | ||
SHU: None whatsoever. Warlocks are all mystery and power one minute, business as usual the next. Ah well. | SHU: None whatsoever. Warlocks are all mystery and power one minute, business as usual the next. Ah well.<br> | ||
BER: Why are you all laughing? | BER: Why are you all laughing?<br> | ||
RAM: I'll brief you later. | RAM: I'll brief you later.<br> | ||
==Fortitude 3.1== | ==Fortitude 3.1== | ||
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I can call my children on a screen and sing them to sleep, but I can't hold them or help them up when they stumble. I observe, I monitor, I wait, I read Berriole's communications. | I can call my children on a screen and sing them to sleep, but I can't hold them or help them up when they stumble. I observe, I monitor, I wait, I read Berriole's communications. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-1.4 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-1.4<br> | ||
Patient D, Yaris, is here to support his family. Clovis Bray allowances are sufficient but not generous, and there's another child on the way. He is sorry to be separated from them but glad for the volunteer's stipend. | Patient D, Yaris, is here to support his family. Clovis Bray allowances are sufficient but not generous, and there's another child on the way. He is sorry to be separated from them but glad for the volunteer's stipend. | ||
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We don’t know what this tech mite can do—travel along communications lines and in data packets, say—so the Owl Sector has decided to cut all but two emergency connections between City and Tower. My screens are fixed on the transmission map and no longer can be pointed toward home. | We don’t know what this tech mite can do—travel along communications lines and in data packets, say—so the Owl Sector has decided to cut all but two emergency connections between City and Tower. My screens are fixed on the transmission map and no longer can be pointed toward home. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-3.4 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-3.4<br> | ||
Yaris can't speak or make any sound at all. We do not know whether this condition is permanent. He lets me know what he requires, whether water or food, by typing, but has been reserved about his own thoughts. I find it difficult to look him in the eye. | Yaris can't speak or make any sound at all. We do not know whether this condition is permanent. He lets me know what he requires, whether water or food, by typing, but has been reserved about his own thoughts. I find it difficult to look him in the eye. | ||
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Shun, you Shank-chasing, Mote-thieving Traveler-hugger, I wouldn't be in the Owl Sector if it weren't for you. Now you bail on us? I'm going out of my mind because of you. | Shun, you Shank-chasing, Mote-thieving Traveler-hugger, I wouldn't be in the Owl Sector if it weren't for you. Now you bail on us? I'm going out of my mind because of you. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-7.4 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-7.4<br> | ||
Yaris remains mute. I regret not incorporating a self-annihilation function in these prototypes. I was too confident. I didn't believe I needed a failsafe. I will propose that we include this in future nanotech development. | Yaris remains mute. I regret not incorporating a self-annihilation function in these prototypes. I was too confident. I didn't believe I needed a failsafe. I will propose that we include this in future nanotech development. | ||
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Report of Geographer Quist, OS-I6 8, for Owl Sector, on TRANSMISSION. | Report of Geographer Quist, OS-I6 8, for Owl Sector, on TRANSMISSION. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-8.4 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-8.4<br> | ||
"Project results suggest…" | "Project results suggest…" | ||
"Experimental outcomes imply…" | "Experimental outcomes imply…" | ||
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Report of Geographer Quist, OS-I6 9, for Owl Sector, on TRANSMISSION. | Report of Geographer Quist, OS-I6 9, for Owl Sector, on TRANSMISSION. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-12.4 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-12.4<br> | ||
Even if I cure him, would he speak to me again? I've never run an experiment with lethal outcomes or permanent disabilities. I never thought I would. | Even if I cure him, would he speak to me again? I've never run an experiment with lethal outcomes or permanent disabilities. I never thought I would. | ||
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Report of Geographer Quist, OS-I6 10, for Owl Sector, on TRANSMISSION. | Report of Geographer Quist, OS-I6 10, for Owl Sector, on TRANSMISSION. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-16.4 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-16.4<br> | ||
"Thank you," he said. He walked out of the facility, a thin, slight shape against the red light reflecting off the dunes. The last to recover, and the last to leave. | "Thank you," he said. He walked out of the facility, a thin, slight shape against the red light reflecting off the dunes. The last to recover, and the last to leave. | ||
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Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 1 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 1 | ||
IR: So what you're telling me is that an unknown substance or virus or curse is spreading among our Guardians. | IR: So what you're telling me is that an unknown substance or virus or curse is spreading among our Guardians.<br> | ||
SHU: I wouldn't put it that way, but yes. | SHU: I wouldn't put it that way, but yes.<br> | ||
IR: What are you doing about it? | IR: What are you doing about it?<br> | ||
SHU: We thought we'd ask you. It's not like anything we've seen before. We thought you or the Hidden might know. | SHU: We thought we'd ask you. It's not like anything we've seen before. We thought you or the Hidden might know.<br> | ||
IR: Nothing in my experience resembles this. | IR: Nothing in my experience resembles this.<br> | ||
SHU: For what it's worth, our Guardians aren't worried. It's a carnival out there. | SHU: For what it's worth, our Guardians aren't worried. It's a carnival out there.<br> | ||
IR: But you and I know— | IR: But you and I know—<br> | ||
SHU: We do. | SHU: We do.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 2 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 2 | ||
SHU: We are in agreement, then. | SHU: We are in agreement, then.<br> | ||
IR: As much as I ever agree with you. | IR: As much as I ever agree with you.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 3 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 3 | ||
IR: Your team is observing strict sterilization, firewall, and decontamination procedures, I hope. | IR: Your team is observing strict sterilization, firewall, and decontamination procedures, I hope.<br> | ||
SHU: It's touching to know you still care. | SHU: It's touching to know you still care.<br> | ||
IR: The effects on ordinary humans, Awoken, and EXOs are unknown, and I'd rather not experiment. | IR: The effects on ordinary humans, Awoken, and EXOs are unknown, and I'd rather not experiment.<br> | ||
SHU: The great Ikora Rey doesn’t want to know? | SHU: The great Ikora Rey doesn’t want to know?<br> | ||
IR: There are higher priorities in this situation. | IR: There are higher priorities in this situation.<br> | ||
SHU: You'd be worried sick if I caught the mite. | SHU: You'd be worried sick if I caught the mite.<br> | ||
IR: The suffering of any lessens us all. | IR: The suffering of any lessens us all. <br> | ||
SHU: C'mon, Korrie. | SHU: C'mon, Korrie.<br> | ||
IR: Liaison Shun, please confirm your operating procedures. | IR: Liaison Shun, please confirm your operating procedures.<br> | ||
SHU: Standard Amber 6 protocol, no deviations. | SHU: Standard Amber 6 protocol, no deviations.<br> | ||
IR: That will be everything, thank you. | IR: That will be everything, thank you.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 4 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 4 | ||
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SHU: Have you seen this? | SHU: Have you seen this? | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-1.5 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-1.5<br> | ||
Patient E, Jun, has been uncooperative. Laughed unpleasantly when I told him he would receive Glory 2.1. | Patient E, Jun, has been uncooperative. Laughed unpleasantly when I told him he would receive Glory 2.1. | ||
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I wish we had tweaked these elixirs to modify disposition. | I wish we had tweaked these elixirs to modify disposition. | ||
IR: You wished to introduce me to your Golden Age analogue? | IR: You wished to introduce me to your Golden Age analogue?<br> | ||
SHU: Ha. Ha. No, I thought you'd be interested in Jun. This kind of coercion isn't a known Clovis Bray practice. | SHU: Ha. Ha. No, I thought you'd be interested in Jun. This kind of coercion isn't a known Clovis Bray practice.<br> | ||
IR: Not in the books you read, perhaps. | IR: Not in the books you read, perhaps.<br> | ||
SHU: But it's in the record? | SHU: But it's in the record?<br> | ||
IR: It's in the record. | IR: It's in the record.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 5 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 5 | ||
IR: Restricted leave? What did you do? | IR: Restricted leave? What did you do?<br> | ||
SHU: Forgot to put on part of the isolation rig. Too tired. I can't remember yesterday at all. Ramos will take over the duties of Liaison to the Vanguard. You treat her nice, okay? She's nervous. | SHU: Forgot to put on part of the isolation rig. Too tired. I can't remember yesterday at all. Ramos will take over the duties of Liaison to the Vanguard. You treat her nice, okay? She's nervous.<br> | ||
IR: You—rest well. | IR: You—rest well.<br> | ||
SHU: I will. | SHU: I will.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 6 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 6 | ||
IR: Welcome to the Underwatch, Acting Liaison Ramos. How is Shun? Why are you laughing? | IR: Welcome to the Underwatch, Acting Liaison Ramos. How is Shun? Why are you laughing?<br> | ||
RAM: We had a bet. He said that'd be the first thing you'd ask. He’s still unconscious. | RAM: We had a bet. He said that'd be the first thing you'd ask. He’s still unconscious.<br> | ||
IR: My Hidden are at your command. We’ll do whatever’s necessary. Have you any idea what a cure might look like? | IR: My Hidden are at your command. We’ll do whatever’s necessary. Have you any idea what a cure might look like?<br> | ||
RAM: Not yet. Shun asked me to call this entry to your attention. | RAM: Not yet. Shun asked me to call this entry to your attention.<br> | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-4.5 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-4.5<br> | ||
Jun has refused to perform required strength and intelligence tests. He has accused me, Willa Bray, and the Clovis Bray corporation of nefarious purposes thirty-two times since injection. | Jun has refused to perform required strength and intelligence tests. He has accused me, Willa Bray, and the Clovis Bray corporation of nefarious purposes thirty-two times since injection. | ||
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Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 7 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 7 | ||
IR: Any change? | IR: Any change?<br> | ||
RAM: None. | RAM: None.<br> | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-7.5 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-7.5<br> | ||
He said, "Everything and everyone dies. The more you try to cheat death, the more you try to profit from life, the sooner we die." | He said, "Everything and everyone dies. The more you try to cheat death, the more you try to profit from life, the sooner we die." | ||
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Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 8 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 8 | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-8.5 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-8.5<br> | ||
I said, "You must understand. I'm trying. I wanted to see us among the stars. I ran this study because I dreamed of exploring the unknown and making new places home. I dreamed of the whole universe becoming our home." | I said, "You must understand. I'm trying. I wanted to see us among the stars. I ran this study because I dreamed of exploring the unknown and making new places home. I dreamed of the whole universe becoming our home." | ||
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"I don't," I said. | "I don't," I said. | ||
IR: So she has a conscience. | IR: So she has a conscience.<br> | ||
RAM: I find myself liking her, despite myself. | RAM: I find myself liking her, despite myself.<br> | ||
IR: She's careless, and I find her research methodology appalling. | IR: She's careless, and I find her research methodology appalling.<br> | ||
RAM: A Warlock would say that. | RAM: A Warlock would say that.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 9 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 9 | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-11.5 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-11.5<br> | ||
I said: Forgive me. He said: Only if. | I said: Forgive me. He said: Only if. | ||
RAM: The Hidden, the Witches, and our research corps may have had a breakthrough, using the information that Berriole has unearthed. We think we can neutralize this mite. The only problem is, we might kill Shun in the process. | RAM: The Hidden, the Witches, and our research corps may have had a breakthrough, using the information that Berriole has unearthed. We think we can neutralize this mite. The only problem is, we might kill Shun in the process.<br> | ||
IR: Are you waiting for permission? | IR: Are you waiting for permission?<br> | ||
RAM: It seemed respectful to ask. | RAM: It seemed respectful to ask.<br> | ||
IR: Do it, and the Traveler's Light shine on you. | IR: Do it, and the Traveler's Light shine on you.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 10 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 10<br> | ||
IR: Ramos. What's the news? | IR: Ramos. What's the news?<br> | ||
RAM: Here to say goodbye. I am stepping down as Acting Liaison to the Vanguard. Liaison Shun Li will be resuming his duties shortly. He is in good health. Says he knew you'd be worried sick. | RAM: Here to say goodbye. I am stepping down as Acting Liaison to the Vanguard. Liaison Shun Li will be resuming his duties shortly. He is in good health. Says he knew you'd be worried sick.<br> | ||
IR: It's been a pleasure, Ramos. | IR: It's been a pleasure, Ramos.<br> | ||
Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 13 | Owl Sector Debrief to Ikora Rey, OS-I6 13 | ||
IR: Sometimes I wonder if anything good came from Clovis Bray. Their halls are bright, and yet their records can be so dark. | IR: Sometimes I wonder if anything good came from Clovis Bray. Their halls are bright, and yet their records can be so dark.<br> | ||
SHU: Clovis Bray brought us off-world for good, back in the Golden Age. They paved the way for cities and colonies. They raised Earth children on alien planets. You might have been one of them. | SHU: Clovis Bray brought us off-world for good, back in the Golden Age. They paved the way for cities and colonies. They raised Earth children on alien planets. You might have been one of them.<br> | ||
IR: Sometimes I regret disclosing my history to you. | IR: Sometimes I regret disclosing my history to you.<br> | ||
SHU: Anyway. If you ever decide that pursuing the mysteries of the universe and pushing the limits of power isn't your thing, you know where to find me. | SHU: Anyway. If you ever decide that pursuing the mysteries of the universe and pushing the limits of power isn't your thing, you know where to find me.<br> | ||
IR: I wish you luck, Liaison Shun. | IR: I wish you luck, Liaison Shun.<br> | ||
==Magnificence 2.0== | ==Magnificence 2.0== | ||
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Her entries are individually locked. The first is below, and more will follow. | Her entries are individually locked. The first is below, and more will follow. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-1.1 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-1.1<br> | ||
I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to work with Clovis Bray. No more clawing for research grants. No more hopping universities. The volunteers enlisted for this study are likewise in good spirits. | I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to work with Clovis Bray. No more clawing for research grants. No more hopping universities. The volunteers enlisted for this study are likewise in good spirits. | ||
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Report of Bypass Authority Berriole, OS-I6 4, for Owl Sector records, assigned to incident TRANSMISSION. | Report of Bypass Authority Berriole, OS-I6 4, for Owl Sector records, assigned to incident TRANSMISSION. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-2.1 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-2.1<br> | ||
Patient A remains healthy and cheerful, despite a low buzzing in her ear. She has referred to the phantom insects so frequently and with such confidence that I'm starting to imagine them. Blue, darting things. There's a word for this phenomenon, where the patient's reality becomes the researcher's, but I do not remember it. | Patient A remains healthy and cheerful, despite a low buzzing in her ear. She has referred to the phantom insects so frequently and with such confidence that I'm starting to imagine them. Blue, darting things. There's a word for this phenomenon, where the patient's reality becomes the researcher's, but I do not remember it. | ||
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Report of Bypass Authority Berriole, OS-I6 5, for Owl Sector records, assigned to incident TRANSMISSION. | Report of Bypass Authority Berriole, OS-I6 5, for Owl Sector records, assigned to incident TRANSMISSION. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-3.1 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-3.1<br> | ||
I can see them now. Blue beadlike or beelike particles swarming around Patient A's head. I wonder what took me so long. | I can see them now. Blue beadlike or beelike particles swarming around Patient A's head. I wonder what took me so long. | ||
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Shun, Quist, you've gone silent and I don't know why. I am alarmed, but in the absence of updated orders, I am remaining on site to finish extracting the Shirazi logs. I hope that you and the City remain in good health. | Shun, Quist, you've gone silent and I don't know why. I am alarmed, but in the absence of updated orders, I am remaining on site to finish extracting the Shirazi logs. I hope that you and the City remain in good health. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-4.1 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-4.1<br> | ||
Patient A appears to be walking two inches above the ground. It is unclear why this has happened. The soles of her feet have turned blue. She is alarmed and delighted by turn. This of course complicates our strength tests. | Patient A appears to be walking two inches above the ground. It is unclear why this has happened. The soles of her feet have turned blue. She is alarmed and delighted by turn. This of course complicates our strength tests. | ||
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Along the sides of this abandoned laboratory sit locked metal cabinets, cut or melted open. Some piles of freshly broken glass, not yet sandblasted. I would venture that whatever Dr. Shirazi stored in these cabinets for the last few centuries was recently released to the world. I would also venture that we know what that is. | Along the sides of this abandoned laboratory sit locked metal cabinets, cut or melted open. Some piles of freshly broken glass, not yet sandblasted. I would venture that whatever Dr. Shirazi stored in these cabinets for the last few centuries was recently released to the world. I would also venture that we know what that is. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-6.1 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-6.1<br> | ||
I'll call her Susan. I'll call them all by their names. It breaks protocol but feels like the right thing to do. | I'll call her Susan. I'll call them all by their names. It breaks protocol but feels like the right thing to do. | ||
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"Acting Liaison Ramos," she said. I didn’t need to hear more. Almost took off my respirator, it was so wet. But that would put two principals of the Owl Sector in the hospital wing. And I need to be out here. Looking. | "Acting Liaison Ramos," she said. I didn’t need to hear more. Almost took off my respirator, it was so wet. But that would put two principals of the Owl Sector in the hospital wing. And I need to be out here. Looking. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-9.1 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-9.1<br> | ||
These prototypes are too deeply embedded in my subjects' systems to extract by force. Organs, neurons, frontal cortex... Even complete hemodialysis would be insufficient. | These prototypes are too deeply embedded in my subjects' systems to extract by force. Organs, neurons, frontal cortex... Even complete hemodialysis would be insufficient. | ||
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Report of Bypass Authority Berriole, OS-I6 9, for Owl Sector records, assigned to incident TRANSMISSION. | Report of Bypass Authority Berriole, OS-I6 9, for Owl Sector records, assigned to incident TRANSMISSION. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-13.1 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-13.1<br> | ||
Long and sleepless nights. My whole staff in isolation suits, bent over our microscopes. But we have discovered a solution, I think. We have not tested it on patients yet, only pure prototype samples. If we toggle Fibrons 7, 21, and 16 across all nanoparticles with pulses of particular wavelengths, enough interference should be generated to render them dormant. | Long and sleepless nights. My whole staff in isolation suits, bent over our microscopes. But we have discovered a solution, I think. We have not tested it on patients yet, only pure prototype samples. If we toggle Fibrons 7, 21, and 16 across all nanoparticles with pulses of particular wavelengths, enough interference should be generated to render them dormant. | ||
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Overjoyed by your last communication, Ramos. Almost at the end of the Shirazi logs, which I will finish transmitting for completeness of Owl Sector records. | Overjoyed by your last communication, Ramos. Almost at the end of the Shirazi logs, which I will finish transmitting for completeness of Owl Sector records. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-14.1 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-14.1<br> | ||
At least this much of my conscience is clear. Susan left our facilities today, walking on the ground. Not quite smiling. None of us are smiling. We don't know what the long-term effects might be. But she appears healthy, for now. | At least this much of my conscience is clear. Susan left our facilities today, walking on the ground. Not quite smiling. None of us are smiling. We don't know what the long-term effects might be. But she appears healthy, for now. | ||
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Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 1 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 1 | ||
CY6: I don't see the harm in it. A little mysterious fun, some ka-ching to our usual pew-pew. Didn't you take candy from strangers, when you were newborn in the Light? | CY6: I don't see the harm in it. A little mysterious fun, some ka-ching to our usual pew-pew. Didn't you take candy from strangers, when you were newborn in the Light?<br> | ||
ZAV: No. I did not. | ZAV: No. I did not.<br> | ||
IR: This isn't candy, Cayde. The Owl Sector reports a highly contagious armor systems override. If you'd stop clowning for a moment and think— | IR: This isn't candy, Cayde. The Owl Sector reports a highly contagious armor systems override. If you'd stop clowning for a moment and think—<br> | ||
ZAV: What protocols are the Owl Sector implementing? | ZAV: What protocols are the Owl Sector implementing?<br> | ||
IR: The Liaison asked me what to do. | IR: The Liaison asked me what to do.<br> | ||
CY6: That's a new one. | CY6: That's a new one.<br> | ||
IR: Both the Owl Sector and my Hidden have been unable to gain control of these overrides. I suggest quarantine as a stopgap. | IR: Both the Owl Sector and my Hidden have been unable to gain control of these overrides. I suggest quarantine as a stopgap.<br> | ||
CY6: Lodging an objection, based on previous experience. | CY6: Lodging an objection, based on previous experience.<br> | ||
ZAV: She's right, though. It's the best option at the moment. | ZAV: She's right, though. It's the best option at the moment.<br> | ||
IR: The only option. | IR: The only option.<br> | ||
Records of the Vanguard, OS-6I 2 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-6I 2 | ||
CY6: All right, what's the next option? | CY6: All right, what's the next option?<br> | ||
IR: If you're so brilliant, you tell me. | IR: If you're so brilliant, you tell me.<br> | ||
ZAV: I suppose we should have known better than to tell Guardians to stand still. | ZAV: I suppose we should have known better than to tell Guardians to stand still.<br> | ||
CY6: It's not their strong suit. They’re not good at staying off my table, either. Stinkers. | CY6: It's not their strong suit. They’re not good at staying off my table, either. Stinkers.<br> | ||
IR: Focus, Cayde. This is an emergency. | IR: Focus, Cayde. This is an emergency.<br> | ||
CY6: You mean opportunity. | CY6: You mean opportunity.<br> | ||
ZAV: Cayde— | ZAV: Cayde—<br> | ||
CY6: I'd like some of that Splendor that I'm seeing on Guardians. I look good in yellow, and I'm due for an upgrade. | CY6: I'd like some of that Splendor that I'm seeing on Guardians. I look good in yellow, and I'm due for an upgrade.<br> | ||
ZAV: I am going to forbid you, Cayde. | ZAV: I am going to forbid you, Cayde.<br> | ||
CY6: Always the life of the party. | CY6: Always the life of the party.<br> | ||
IR: We need you as you are. Healthy and in sound mind. | IR: We need you as you are. Healthy and in sound mind.<br> | ||
CY6: All right, all right. I'll sit on my hands. This time. | CY6: All right, all right. I'll sit on my hands. This time.<br> | ||
Records of the Vanguard, OS-6I 3 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-6I 3 | ||
ZAV: All Guardians are observing the prohibition on City visits. Ikora reports that appropriate crisis protocols are in place in the Owl Sector. | ZAV: All Guardians are observing the prohibition on City visits. Ikora reports that appropriate crisis protocols are in place in the Owl Sector.<br> | ||
CY6: A watch-and-wait operation? You know I'd rather be shooting something. Can we sprinkle some of this stuff on the Fallen? | CY6: A watch-and-wait operation? You know I'd rather be shooting something. Can we sprinkle some of this stuff on the Fallen?<br> | ||
IR: Be careful what you wish for, Cayde. | IR: Be careful what you wish for, Cayde.<br> | ||
ZAV: The Bypass Authority's researches have borne some fruit, I hear? | ZAV: The Bypass Authority's researches have borne some fruit, I hear?<br> | ||
IR: It's slow going. I'm offering backup computational and decryption support, but she's fiercely self-sufficient, like most of the Owl Sector. | IR: It's slow going. I'm offering backup computational and decryption support, but she's fiercely self-sufficient, like most of the Owl Sector.<br> | ||
CY6: You mean she isn't asking you for help. | CY6: You mean she isn't asking you for help.<br> | ||
IR: I think she likes having secrets. | IR: I think she likes having secrets.<br> | ||
CY6: That doesn't sound familiar at all. | CY6: That doesn't sound familiar at all.<br> | ||
IR: In spite of my reservations, she's earned my commendation, Cayde. It's high-risk work for a civilian. | IR: In spite of my reservations, she's earned my commendation, Cayde. It's high-risk work for a civilian.<br> | ||
ZAV: Speaking of civilians, this Dr. Shirazi troubles me. | ZAV: Speaking of civilians, this Dr. Shirazi troubles me.<br> | ||
IR: Her choice of passphrase is interesting. As is her decision to lock each separate entry, a security precaution disproportionate to her project's classification as Level 2. | IR: Her choice of passphrase is interesting. As is her decision to lock each separate entry, a security precaution disproportionate to her project's classification as Level 2.<br> | ||
CY6: Not the probable association with a high-velocity technological mite that could bring the City's defenses to its knees? It's her passphrase that bothers you? | CY6: Not the probable association with a high-velocity technological mite that could bring the City's defenses to its knees? It's her passphrase that bothers you?<br> | ||
Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 4 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 4 | ||
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Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 5 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 5 | ||
IR: Was that Saladin who just stormed out? He’s been on edge lately. | IR: Was that Saladin who just stormed out? He’s been on edge lately.<br> | ||
ZAV: He demanded to know what the mite was. | ZAV: He demanded to know what the mite was.<br> | ||
IR: His guess is as good as ours. | IR: His guess is as good as ours.<br> | ||
CY6: Don't mind him, he’s always like that. Have you seen Shaxx? His poor Crucible. "What is this stuff? Get it out of my Crucible!" | CY6: Don't mind him, he’s always like that. Have you seen Shaxx? His poor Crucible. "What is this stuff? Get it out of my Crucible!"<br> | ||
IR: You’d think he’d appreciate increased aggression. | IR: You’d think he’d appreciate increased aggression.<br> | ||
ZAV: He cares more about fairness. | ZAV: He cares more about fairness.<br> | ||
Transmitted from Owl Sector's Bypass Authority, Dust Palace, Mars. | Transmitted from Owl Sector's Bypass Authority, Dust Palace, Mars. | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-3.3 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-3.3<br> | ||
Patient C insists that I call her Kit. She says she has been fighting all her life for an advantage and finally has it, and she's not about to let it go. She has broken several pieces of equipment in exhilaration, in addition to a large quantity of glassware. | Patient C insists that I call her Kit. She says she has been fighting all her life for an advantage and finally has it, and she's not about to let it go. She has broken several pieces of equipment in exhilaration, in addition to a large quantity of glassware. | ||
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Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 6 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 6 | ||
IR: This mite now affects a third of our Guardians. While it appears to do no substantial harm to Guardians, we have one civilian casualty. | IR: This mite now affects a third of our Guardians. While it appears to do no substantial harm to Guardians, we have one civilian casualty.<br> | ||
ZAV: I propose tightening restrictions for the safety of City residents. And we should stay vigilant. Dr. Shirazi's notes suggest other undesirable or unexpected effects, in addition to those we’ve encountered. | ZAV: I propose tightening restrictions for the safety of City residents. And we should stay vigilant. Dr. Shirazi's notes suggest other undesirable or unexpected effects, in addition to those we’ve encountered.<br> | ||
CY6: What, walking on air? Singing? Dancing? Strength? Readiness to fight? I'm not seeing the disadvantages, Commander. | CY6: What, walking on air? Singing? Dancing? Strength? Readiness to fight? I'm not seeing the disadvantages, Commander.<br> | ||
IR: Liaison to the Vanguard Shun Li is unconscious in the hospital wing right now. I would call that a disadvantage. | IR: Liaison to the Vanguard Shun Li is unconscious in the hospital wing right now. I would call that a disadvantage.<br> | ||
CY6: Ah. Shun. | CY6: Ah. Shun.<br> | ||
ZAV: Ikora is correct. Our commission is to protect the City, under all conditions, in all circumstances. We cannot risk the health of our citizens for this, this—whimsy. | ZAV: Ikora is correct. Our commission is to protect the City, under all conditions, in all circumstances. We cannot risk the health of our citizens for this, this—whimsy.<br> | ||
CY6: Fun. The word you're looking for is fun. | CY6: Fun. The word you're looking for is fun.<br> | ||
Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 7 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 7 | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-6.3 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-6.3<br> | ||
When I disclosed Patient B's clinical outcome, as required by exception 31B in the Research Regulations Handbook, Patient C said, "How could you do this to us?" I had no answer. My predecessor's experimental records had not suggested any lethality. A 20% mortality rate would counterbalance the increase in colonist strength, intelligence, and speed. | When I disclosed Patient B's clinical outcome, as required by exception 31B in the Research Regulations Handbook, Patient C said, "How could you do this to us?" I had no answer. My predecessor's experimental records had not suggested any lethality. A 20% mortality rate would counterbalance the increase in colonist strength, intelligence, and speed. | ||
ZAV: Doubt in Clovis Bray communications? That's rare. | ZAV: Doubt in Clovis Bray communications? That's rare.<br> | ||
IR: It could be why she sealed individual research logs. This Dr. Shirazi appears to have been fond of Persian poetry. The Bypass Authority has been able to reconstruct entire ghazals by rearranging her passphrases. | IR: It could be why she sealed individual research logs. This Dr. Shirazi appears to have been fond of Persian poetry. The Bypass Authority has been able to reconstruct entire ghazals by rearranging her passphrases.<br> | ||
CY6: I imagine the two of you purring with happiness over that. | CY6: I imagine the two of you purring with happiness over that.<br> | ||
IR: I am not as fond of poetry as Zavala, but I do appreciate the historical insight. | IR: I am not as fond of poetry as Zavala, but I do appreciate the historical insight.<br> | ||
ZAV: I did not purr. Purring is not something I do. | ZAV: I did not purr. Purring is not something I do.<br> | ||
Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 8 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 8 | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-8.3 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-8.3<br> | ||
"I am doing everything I can," I said. | "I am doing everything I can," I said. | ||
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I do not have the training, or the knowledge, or the wisdom for this. | I do not have the training, or the knowledge, or the wisdom for this. | ||
ZAV: She's been dead for hundreds of years, but I can imagine her standing here with us. | ZAV: She's been dead for hundreds of years, but I can imagine her standing here with us.<br> | ||
CY6: Frantically apologizing. | CY6: Frantically apologizing.<br> | ||
IR: As she should be. | IR: As she should be.<br> | ||
CY6: Do I detect some jealousy, Ikora? Are her investigations so much more fruitful than yours? Or is it that she's created a puzzle you can't solve? | CY6: Do I detect some jealousy, Ikora? Are her investigations so much more fruitful than yours? Or is it that she's created a puzzle you can't solve?<br> | ||
IR: None of the above. | IR: None of the above.<br> | ||
CY6: It can’t be that civilian in the hospital wing, can it? | CY6: It can’t be that civilian in the hospital wing, can it?<br> | ||
ZAV: Cayde. | ZAV: Cayde.<br> | ||
CY6: I’m just funning, Zavala. | CY6: I’m just funning, Zavala.<br> | ||
ZAV: Do you want her to bring up that frame of yours? Because she will. | ZAV: Do you want her to bring up that frame of yours? Because she will.<br> | ||
CY6: Close the records, Ghost. Thanks. | CY6: Close the records, Ghost. Thanks.<br> | ||
Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 9 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 9 | ||
Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-14.3 | Z. SHIRAZI CB-PZ-14.3<br> | ||
They did not see me behind the door. | They did not see me behind the door.<br> | ||
Jun said, "We have to tell the truth about Clovis Bray. We know. They don't." | Jun said, "We have to tell the truth about Clovis Bray. We know. They don't."<br> | ||
"We have to be cautious," Kit said. | "We have to be cautious," Kit said.<br> | ||
"We'll be alone for a while. No one will believe us. At first. | "We'll be alone for a while. No one will believe us. At first.<br> | ||
"I've been through harder things."" | "I've been through harder things.""<br> | ||
"You're in?" | "You're in?"<br> | ||
"I'm in." | "I'm in."<br> | ||
IR: Strange. I do not remember so much as a lone protest against Clovis Bray in our histories. | IR: Strange. I do not remember so much as a lone protest against Clovis Bray in our histories.<br> | ||
CY6: Patchy as they are. | CY6: Patchy as they are.<br> | ||
ZAV: Colonists standing against their colony? You might as well jump into deep space without a suit or ship. | ZAV: Colonists standing against their colony? You might as well jump into deep space without a suit or ship.<br> | ||
IR: Yet you look sympathetic. | IR: Yet you look sympathetic.<br> | ||
ZAV: Authority exists for a reason. Rebellions tend to squander strength and vitality that should be conserved. And yet I can't bring myself to disapprove of them. Jun. Kit. Shirazi. | ZAV: Authority exists for a reason. Rebellions tend to squander strength and vitality that should be conserved. And yet I can't bring myself to disapprove of them. Jun. Kit. Shirazi.<br> | ||
CY6: It was a different time. | CY6: It was a different time.<br> | ||
Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 10 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 10 | ||
IR: Neutralization is ongoing throughout the Tower. We should be clean soon. | IR: Neutralization is ongoing throughout the Tower. We should be clean soon.<br> | ||
ZAV: About time. These prototypes contaminated too many of my Guardians. Infiltrated their systems. Altered their behavior. | ZAV: About time. These prototypes contaminated too many of my Guardians. Infiltrated their systems. Altered their behavior.<br> | ||
CY6: Brought joy and delight. Ruffled Ikora. Put a bee in Saladin's bonnet. What more could I ask? | CY6: Brought joy and delight. Ruffled Ikora. Put a bee in Saladin's bonnet. What more could I ask?<br> | ||
ZAV: All told, I prefer corporeal threats. Enemies we can fight. These particulate, self-replicating, amoral things disturb my soul. | ZAV: All told, I prefer corporeal threats. Enemies we can fight. These particulate, self-replicating, amoral things disturb my soul.<br> | ||
CY6: I still think they're cute. | CY6: I still think they're cute.<br> | ||
IR: The misfortunes of Liaison Shun aside, Zavala is right. We should be exploiting Golden Age technologies. We've never had Golden Age technologies exploit us. We did not know they possessed such capabilities. And I worry. | IR: The misfortunes of Liaison Shun aside, Zavala is right. We should be exploiting Golden Age technologies. We've never had Golden Age technologies exploit us. We did not know they possessed such capabilities. And I worry.<br> | ||
CY6: Even though we've solved this problem? | CY6: Even though we've solved this problem?<br> | ||
IR: I think in terms of unifying theories, Cayde. | IR: I think in terms of unifying theories, Cayde.<br> | ||
Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 13 | Records of the Vanguard, OS-I6 13 | ||
CY6: This Shirazi character had such promise. All the potential of humankind at her fingertips. Then, scruples. Poor Clovis Bray. Poor Willa. How human. | CY6: This Shirazi character had such promise. All the potential of humankind at her fingertips. Then, scruples. Poor Clovis Bray. Poor Willa. How human.<br> | ||
ZAV: How lucky for us, you mean. | ZAV: How lucky for us, you mean.<br> | ||
CY6: Now all the play's been played and all the fun's done. Back to the strategy table for old Cayde. What's next? | CY6: Now all the play's been played and all the fun's done. Back to the strategy table for old Cayde. What's next?<br> | ||
ZAV: We wait. | ZAV: We wait.<br> | ||
IR: Until the next unexpected menace rears its head. | IR: Until the next unexpected menace rears its head.<br> | ||
==Ascendant Raisins== | ==Ascendant Raisins== | ||