TR-219 In reply to ??? [2017-06-04 01:18:04 +0000 UTC]

"Pretty sure there is a difference between bravery, and not knowing what you are getting into until it is too late. In my case, the later... and it's not like I can do anything about it now. That's odd"

I brush my hand up against the stone carving of earth, feeling some level of familiarity with my home world.

"Nuza was living in visions, and likely still is... at least, I think she is. Her physical form... probably long gone. This... all of this, is a record of the Anasazi history. References to a mate, with their form being similar to mine, atop that old ride in the vision, towards the end... sorry if this is a bit disjointed, I will try to start from the beginning, or what I can discern as the beginning"

I walk back over to the start of their history, at least from what I can tell.

"Alright then... There is a signal, sent from... somewhere, it isn't said. It is taken by those with pure minds, and makes... Anasazi? That can't be right... Never mind. The pure minds, the Anasazi, I think, made us. The signal poisons others, their bodies wither and die. Those with pure minds are safe, and make a powerful civilization, making... making temples underground. They make a partnership with us... probably on Charon II, explaining the psychic phenomenon. But... animals and plants are affected by the signal now, instead of creating us, it poisons, like those with weak minds"

I pause for a moment, glancing back to the statue of Nuza, before continuing.

"The Anasazi were poisoned themselves by that which gave them power, the signal. They can no longer use it to build, and instead slowly die from starvation, or old age... and are lonely as more and more of them die. But... there are visions of new civilizations, like us I am guessing, who impregnate Nuza... But hold on a minute. Vira... the signal is directed onto the mate... onto me? For what..."

I go back to in front of Nuza, looking at the black stone egg she holds, then go back to the wall.

"That matches... The egg will bring people from far away, who are related to the mate. The result of the signal's focus. That first bit was a sort of direct quote. The final thing there is earth, they could only see it in visions, is my guess. After the mate, all stops... is this some sort of prophecy of how I would show up, and impregnate/be impregnated by Nuza, within a vision? This is... disconcerting. No, even that is an understatement. If you told me two years ago that... I would be a part of some prophecy, to revive an ancient race, I would have laughed. Now? I... don't know. It could have been anyone, I guess. Anyone who was compatible with the VR interface"

I go back to the egg.

"How the hell could you bring those who are related to me... here? Especially since most aren't alive anymore?"

My head dips, looking to the floor, the uncomfortable reminder of the new, bulbous abdomen reminding me that this was, at least in a limited form, real.

*sigh* "If I didn't know better, everything I just said could be considered the ravings of a madman"

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ZephyrStranded In reply to TR-219 [2017-06-04 02:28:01 +0000 UTC]

As you wait after your interpretation, your feeling of connection with Nuza felt stronger than ever.  Thoughts began to flood your mind. You get the feeling that if you place the egg inside your body, you will once again be able to communicate with Nuza.

There was another tremor, and you felt the walls rumble, but also you trembled a bit.  

Vira responded before you said anything about it. "Hmmm let's keep practicing that language skill.  I think we're on to something here.  Maybe we can just destroy the egg in the present and stop the signal...we're still looking for the best solution though.  Please keep giving us your ideas.  By the way we're reading an increase in your hormones again.  If you were in human form I'd expect you to be lactating" she said.

You could see the strange irridescence that always had outlined your virtual form, the very slight transparency.  Despite your VR presence not being truly physical in the natural sense, it was maintained by a mind, some technology, and the virtual particles in that area.

There was another pulse of connection with Nuza and another tremor, but this time the stone fell from the hands of the statue, bouncing with an ugly loud bang on the stone.

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TR-219 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-06-04 02:42:36 +0000 UTC]

"Stupid ideas... stupid ideas... That egg thing... I could use it to talk to Nuza, but chances are it will... do something else. Please don't ask how I know this, this is just so weird. I also don't think the signal is coming from the Anasazi, let alone the egg. It was around before all of this. Oh shi"

I attempt to catch the egg before it hits the floor, slip, and over balance, falling on top of it. Unfortunately for me, the clam mouth was open, and the egg ends up inside of it. (it opened in surprise when I slipped) I stand up, looking around briefly for the egg, before I feel... something, inside of my clam mouth, which has sealed back up. The ridge is still there, but closed tightly, keeping the black egg inside of me for now.

"Um... where did the egg go? Oh..."

I attempt to open the clam mouth... but it seems to be closed. For whatever reason, I cannot open it back up, even with some attempts to pry it open with my hands.

"Thats... probably bad, considering how the virtual world is, at least to the Anasazi, the only world they can interact with"

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ZephyrStranded In reply to TR-219 [2017-06-06 05:35:12 +0000 UTC]

"We can't allow this to happen...I'm sorry but we're going to have to pull the---"

Suddenly you were at the base of the tower of terror, the park cleared out.  You could see traces on the ground of various colors.  Colors that represented the emotions of the people that witnessed the event.  You could feel their emotions simply by observing the colors.  Some of them were terrified, others totally transfixed and dazed.  Some of them were praying.  Others still were excited that no one had been hurt.  The overwhelming feeling that over took you was that they were all safe-- not one of them was hurt after all...

...And then Nuza was nearby, "I only have a short time to explain things.  But you can ask a question or two in the time we have.  Before you ask, let me just explain my writings, which I have felt you are reading.  Right now for me, You are a vision in the future and I haven't finished writing all the things I will write on the walls.  Perhaps I will never finish.  It has taken me great lengths of time to realize that you actually were the only one I could mate with out of all those on Ceres.  In order to save my people I searched through time as we have always done until I found a psychic being strong enough to catch my vision.  Unfortunately, when exposed to the psychic essence that propagates our species, our psychic genetic code, none of them handled it well.  Many of them were transformed by it into hideous hybrids, but they would not be able to bear our offspring in their time.  For our people, reproduction requires two matings-- one at conception, and one at birth (as you call it).  Unfortunately, this mating with human psychics could never lead to the egg being produced in a healthy state, let alone a worthy vessel to hatch it.  Human bodies are physical and so cannot properly take the Word, as we call it.  Or the signal.  It's our seed.  Our code.  It is the part of us that exists outside of a physical state.  It is how we travel from planet to planet-- we find a host that is psychic enough to mate with us to produce the egg, and then again to hatch our new generation on their own shores.  Once, an ancient race did just that on Ceres.  But our signal spread out to the other creatures and because they were not psychic, they all but died.  We originated in a place where all life was psychic, and even the elements resonate with psychic energy.  I...missed you dearly...please ask me anything while we have a moment together...and then tell me your name"

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TR-219 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-06-06 05:59:19 +0000 UTC]

I am stunned... So much information, in so little time, not to mention the kaleidoscope of colours I can see around, knowing they are echoes of peoples emotions... no questions come to mind for a moment, as I process what I just heard and see. In the next, I look Nuza in the eyes.

"... Call me Puck. And I have but one question that really matters. What does this mean to you? The chance to rebirth your species?"

(After receiving a response)

"... The black stone egg, it is a literal one, isn't it? And if I was to return to the present day, instead of within this realm, it probably wouldn't be there.... correct me if I am wrong. And... thank you"

I find a particular set of emotional traces, ones that are familiar to me, roughly where the riders had been. It is a group of 5 people, or at least I think it is, a little distance from the rest, in close proximity. They are all.. happy. Happy to be alive, and relieved to be together after a life threatening experience.

"It is good to know they are alive, at least in some form"

I look down for a moment, and feel the grass underneath me.
(Nuza can probably tell something's up, but nothing specific. Though if they can still go through my memories... they will notice I am dwelling on what little I know about spaghtification, guaranteed death, at least physically)

"Heh... I guess it doesn't matter, but are you male or female? Not that it changes much in the grand scheme of things"



(Yay for weird Dutch first names that I researched a while back... I never did say my character's name until now... my guess is that it's important for what happens next)

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ZephyrStranded In reply to TR-219 [2017-06-07 02:01:24 +0000 UTC]

"I've been alone for so long...if I could make contact with my offspring and commune with them I would live out my days in vision with them.  It would mean I could rest assured that my race has not died out.  It's the greatest mission of my life to make it so."

Nuza looked at you and reached out a tentacle, feeling the outside of your Clam mouth, "Having the egg inside you now is not enough, it's true.   You must get the egg in your present and bring it to Ceres or Earth where there is plenty to eat.  The offspring will still be a psychic avatar like you and I currently are, but as it eats it will gently acquire a physical form and stabilize.  Compared to your form of life we are very unstable and need constant nourishment to maintain our physical forms.  We can eat a greater variety of things than most life can, however.  It's because our unstable genetic structure, not suited for reproduction, is just a scaffolding to keep our bodies going.  If there's a mutation, as there often is, we simply adapt with other forms of "scaffolding".  Studying our bodies could give your civilization great insight into curing all manner of diseases.  This I can promise if you can keep us.  However, there is the problem of our psychic signal and it's effect on other life forms.  Perhaps with enough space or with the right treatment, humans and the Anasazi can coexist?"

Suddenly you could feel the world shifting under you again like sand washing out in the tide.

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TR-219 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-06-07 04:12:06 +0000 UTC]

A plan begins to be form within my mind... though if I have any means of hiding them from Nuza, I will be doing that as much as possible. She cannot know, as she would probably prevent me from leaving if she found out.

"Perhaps that is possible... it depends on how xenophobic some individuals are. There are always those who will prevent change"

The world seemingly washing away underneath me... I nod to Nuza.

"I take it this is goodbye then. Until we meet again"


(For your reference only, the plan involves allowing me to be pulled out, ideally without even seeing the true egg, though first mentioning we were able to dodge a bullet to Vira... though Puck/I am keeping in mind what could be done with the study of an alien species seemingly immune to most disease)

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ZephyrStranded In reply to TR-219 [2017-06-10 22:28:22 +0000 UTC]

Just as everything began to shift to black, you could feel Nuza responding to your thoughts gently, "If I you call on me and I on you, you can still use my power, even in your unchanged physical state.  Stop the bomb, but be careful of your physical body...it doesn't receive the Word the way a psychic body like this one does.  And...I am neither male nor female, just as you are neither at the moment.  In this form we you serve in both roles needed for the egg to hatch, as do I.  I do not know if we shall see one another again or not."

The ground under you gave way and you felt like you were falling.  As you rolled and tumbled in the air, you could feel something inside you being tugged.  It wasn't until you began to wake up in a pile at the bottom of your glass tube that you would notice that you had been stripped of your VR avatar and your body tingled violently, preventing you from standing at first.  You could hear very little at first, except the clicking of some diffuser at the top of the tube.  Your headset hung from the ceiling and you were wearing a skin-tight suit identical to what you had been wearing when you first arrived on Charon II in VR form.  Your left wrist had tiny tubes entering surgically implanted openings and there was a set of tubes coming from the floor that simply hung from your groin and butt.  As you wiggled you could feel that they had also been carefully inserted there in such a way that they wouldn't slide.  A flat tube stuck to the inside of your right cheek with a tube on it that connected  a little ways from the waste tubes.  A little movement of your tongue would discover that there was a tube going down into your stomach as well, draining who knows what whenever it was necessary.  

A voice blared a bit too loudly in the tube from above and seemingly all around you, which you then recognized as Vira "Welcome back to Ceres.  The system should allow you to get up shortly.  You've been in for quite some time.  I should let you know that we have negotiated to have enough time to transmit all of our data to the nearest satellite.  Given the frequent disruptions we had been having, we were able to estimate a generous six hours before we are wiped out."

(we could move this to ch.2 or just keep playing here if you like)

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TR-219 In reply to ??? [2017-04-28 01:26:11 +0000 UTC]

"Ceasing to exist? You don't say..."

I knock on the door, and wait for a response. If I don't receive one in about 10 seconds, I phase through the front door, and take a look around this place.

"This place has seen better days"

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ZephyrStranded In reply to TR-219 [2017-04-28 01:29:02 +0000 UTC]

"Indeed" said the VR assistant quietly. You notice that there is an old track that goes around the mansion.  Other than that it really looks like a mansion.  Up the stairs there is an open broken door unhinged on it's side.  You can hear water boiling.

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TR-219 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-04-28 01:35:55 +0000 UTC]

"By the way, do you have a name? Either I call you mother, or VR assistant... surely you have a name or number designation"

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BlackDragonTFArt In reply to ??? [2017-01-16 19:01:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm a bit interested in this RP

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ZephyrStranded In reply to BlackDragonTFArt [2017-01-16 19:07:12 +0000 UTC]

What do you like about it?  I'm not sure I want to do it again just yet.

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BlackDragonTFArt In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-01-16 19:32:09 +0000 UTC]

The mind jacking aspect. Like it kind of reminds me of Inception, except with tf... somehow.

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ZephyrStranded In reply to BlackDragonTFArt [2017-01-16 20:27:32 +0000 UTC]

ah, I see.   Yeah this rp is a really specific transformation from human to psychic/monstrous alien form.  

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BlackDragonTFArt In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-01-16 20:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. I'd like to do that
Just wondering how going into others' minds will cause the tfs

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ZephyrStranded In reply to BlackDragonTFArt [2017-01-16 22:53:20 +0000 UTC]

Like I said, I'm not wanting to do it again just yet.

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BlackDragonTFArt In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-01-16 23:02:23 +0000 UTC]

Okay
Any RPs you are willing to do?

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ZephyrStranded In reply to BlackDragonTFArt [2017-01-16 23:13:46 +0000 UTC]

hmmm I dunno.  got any others you particularly want to try?

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BlackDragonTFArt In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-01-16 23:16:45 +0000 UTC]

The small room and the shapeshifter's class rps caught my attention

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ZephyrStranded In reply to BlackDragonTFArt [2017-01-16 23:34:43 +0000 UTC]

hmmm I guess I'd be down for either.

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BlackDragonTFArt In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-01-16 23:38:57 +0000 UTC]

Which one do you like RPing more?

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ZephyrStranded In reply to BlackDragonTFArt [2017-01-17 00:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm... the school probably.

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BlackDragonTFArt In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-01-17 00:09:25 +0000 UTC]

Alright. Imma comment there

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ZephyrStranded In reply to BlackDragonTFArt [2017-01-17 00:10:36 +0000 UTC]

k, but I might be a long time before I can actually rp.  I might be really slow, like one or two posts a day.

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BlackDragonTFArt In reply to ZephyrStranded [2017-01-17 00:11:05 +0000 UTC]

Okay

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ??? [2016-09-08 06:40:25 +0000 UTC]

Hey, welcome back, dude. Wanna RP?

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-08 15:09:43 +0000 UTC]

(I haven't been gone...)  Yeah, make a post.

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-08 16:55:45 +0000 UTC]

((alright. How do we start?))

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-08 17:07:47 +0000 UTC]

(post something about how he would act after hearing the computer tell him all that stuff above)

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-08 17:27:12 +0000 UTC]

((k))

*I give a nod as the VR assistant gives me the instructions* I'm ready.

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-08 21:52:17 +0000 UTC]

You feel yourself moving forward faster and faster until you suddenly arrive at a planet in the middle of the darkness.  there are no stars around.  you notice that on the planet's surface there are tiny dots of light.  As you get closer and closer, you notice that they are not real, but VR projections, with markings showing that these are pockets of stabilized energy.  Whatever that means.  You are floating so high up that you can see the curvature of the planet with all of the cloud systems edited out.  one of the stabilized areas appears to be marked green with an arrow above it.

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 00:58:18 +0000 UTC]

Whoa... *I try following the green arrow*

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 01:30:43 +0000 UTC]

You enter one of the zones, the one indicated in green with an arrow over it, and suddenly you can feel things you hadn't felt before.  You can feel someone walking around with your body.  It walks to the side of the table that you can now see, and then you can see the rest of the room.  "there, does that work?" asked the voice.  You seem to be actually inside someone else's body for the time being. "I'm able to connect to the interface because of the powers here.  It's my way of saying F-you to the virus or whatever it is that's causing this disaster"

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 02:24:38 +0000 UTC]

So... I'm an observer in someone else's body? That's weird. What can you tell me about this disaster that caused the virus?

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 02:52:44 +0000 UTC]

"That's right...I'm able to make contact with people with my powers and we're using it to uplink with the outside world ever since the quarantine.  Unfortunately I can't keep the uplink going consciously or I will lose my humanity like so many already have-- the longer people use their powers the more their bodies become twisted and the more deranged their minds become.  So I'll have to pass your question on to my colleague here, dr. Shane" you felt yourself point to the woman opposite of your view.  She waved.

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 02:56:09 +0000 UTC]

Uh... okay. So, do I pass to her?

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 14:27:23 +0000 UTC]

"Now that you're here...we're going to manifest your form.  It will only exist here as long as we maintain the connection.  You'll be able to pick things up, be seen, etc.  But since you are only a VR projection of your self, you should still be able to enter people's memory to find out more what happened.  You will not be a physical entity, however, so there's no need to worry about being infected." He said.

He yelled and suddenly you were standing looking at him.  He was a funny looking, daresay cute old guy.  You flickered just a tiny bit at first, and then you were solid.  There was an odd glow about your skin though. "you are a mental projection of myself, so as long as I'm alive, you will be able to physically exist here.  You are sort of...receiving your own transmission, so I need not maintain your being here.  However, if one of the abominations breaks through that door, and kills me while I'm asleep, you will return to the other planet.  Got it?"  

The woman dr. looked mystified by you being there, and said nothing.

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 15:14:34 +0000 UTC]

Alright. Since I can pick up stuff I'll be able to fight, so you have no worries about dying on me. *I smirk*

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 15:19:23 +0000 UTC]

He nodded and waved, "okay okay.  please excuse me" he lowered his head.  It then was clear that he had been sitting in a sort of recliner.  The woman came up to him and lowered him gently. "you don't need to worry about protecting him as much.  We have others in charge of that.  What we need you to do is jump into someone's memories for us.  You can do that, can't you?"

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 15:24:26 +0000 UTC]

Uh... I'll try.

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 15:29:49 +0000 UTC]

She looked doubtfully at you. "okay...meanwhile this bubble is being maintained by another sleeper like him" she motioned to the old man. "both are infected...so I only have a matter of time myself.  But as long as they are asleep it is less likely, so try not to wake them"

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 15:34:37 +0000 UTC]

Alright. So, what's the 411 on this virus? They never told me much. What does it do to people?

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 15:36:12 +0000 UTC]

"So far we haven't found a single biological basis for it.  It seems to spread however and it manifests as paranormal abilities first, and then mutations and then a complete loss of humanity.  The victims end up being insane and having no ability to communicate.

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 15:39:39 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... Alright. Paranormal abilities, then mutations, then madness. Strange. Seems like something mystical in origin. Nothing else would explain the paranormal abilities.

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 15:50:08 +0000 UTC]

"possibly.  The archaeologist is in another bubble several miles to the north of here"

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 15:50:59 +0000 UTC]

Alright. How do I get to them?

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 15:57:04 +0000 UTC]

Just leave the tent and go as fast as you can.  I advice you that you are not invincible...so be careful.  if you take any damage you will feel it.

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silvermaxus253 In reply to ZephyrStranded [2016-09-09 16:02:29 +0000 UTC]

Alright. Wish me luck. *I start running north*

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ZephyrStranded In reply to silvermaxus253 [2016-09-09 16:05:31 +0000 UTC]

As you leave the tent, you notice the sky is purple and swirly.  there are shapes standing in the mist that seems to be so common here on planet Ceres, and there is a well beaten path north.  You can see some people running along the path southward.

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