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===Trapped in a Loop=== | ===Trapped in a Loop=== | ||
{{Quote|I'm so disoriented. I remember pieces of past attempts, but not every detail. There has to be something I can do to make the refresh easier. Maybe new gear or tech. If my family's legacy has anything to offer, it's technological advancements. When I wake up, I need something familiar to ground me. Something I can carry back with me. It could be small. I need to think ahead. Plan more.|Elsie, making plans on how to deal with the transition between loops}} | |||
Elsie awoke from the darkness in the middle of a celebration in the Last City, surrounded by a massive crowd and children. Confused, she fought her way through the crowd, eventually finding [[Cayde-6]] at the heart of it declaring that he had finally killed [[Taniks, the Scarred]] in revenge for the murder of [[Andal Brask]]. She watched as Zavala noted Taniks had been killed before, but Ikora stepped in and suggested that he let the new [[Hunter]] Vanguard enjoy the victory.<ref name="DF9"/> Elsie eventually discovered she was stuck within a time loop that would send her back to this moment every time she perished. She became determined to use the loop to stop the dark future she lived through from happening again, but kept failed to prevent it again and again. Attempting to warn the inhabitants of the Last City and the Vanguard of the future events resulted in her being branded as insane or another doomsayer who was quickly exiled from the Tower. By the time events occurred that proved she was telling the truth, Eris would have fallen to the Darkness, the Drifter would be lost, and Ana would become corrupted no matter what she did.<ref name="AOS">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Any Other Sky]]</ref> | |||
On her third or fourth loop, Elsie decided to spend it finding ways to make the transition between the loops easier, as she often forgot details and became confused when it happened. She began seeking out technology that Clovis Bray may have developed to help, as well as items to ground her or possibly take with her through the reset. She theorized that something around the time of Cayde's ascension to Hunter Vanguard was causing the loop to begin there, but was also preventing her from making the changes needed to alter the future. Elsie resolved to stick to the shadows and investigate, learning as much as she could to prepare for future loops and find ways to make the timeline better each iteration.<ref name="AOS"/> | |||
On the seventh loop, Elsie befriended Ikora Rey, and eventually managed to convince her that she was telling the truth about the dark future and Eris' fall to the Darkness. As they spoke, she despaired about how much longer she could repeat the cycle. Ikora reassured her that she was making a difference, noting that she now had her on her side, and that the path she walked was not as predetermined as Elsie had come to believe. She further observed that Elsie learned a little more each loop and was chipping away to find the core event she could change to prevent the dark future from coming to pass. Although Elsie appreciated Ikora's help, she explained that the Warlock did not understand what it was like to make one mistake that would result in years of pointlessness that she had to see through to the next reset. Ikora expressed faith in Elsie and that she would see her mission through. Reinvigorated, Elsie told her friend that she was ready, and the two departed to confront Eris, hopeful that this would be the last loop. However, they failed and both she and Ikora were killed within that week. Despite another loss and the fact that Ikora would never remember how close they grew, Elise remembered her friend's words and carried them with her as motivation to complete her mission.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Retrocausality]]</ref> | |||
==Personality and Traits== | ==Personality and Traits== | ||