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“No.” Xander's remark came rather abruptly - he'd struck a nerve. “No, I don’t think you will. The eye of Sauron will witness me no longer, Wakaya. You're going to have to learn to communicate with people instead of spying on them.” He’d been disappointed to learn that it wasn’t some sort of...

Alkahest's digging had ceased, but it would be easy to make out the method to their work with a cursory glance. Three trenches had been dug around the glacier it was held in, with some preliminary removal of the ice on the surface done along the way. They weren't planning on freeing it from the...

"Perimiter breach. Unknown dimensional tear centred above the artifact." "This was expected. Move to surround, but don't open fire unless they shoot first." The air became thick with radio chatter as the gate was created, and the Crescentian intruders would find themselves faced by the...

"We'll see. But I have prepared for the guardians. I doubt the guardians have prepared for me." Vayne would be allowed to leave without any more trouble, but Xander did have one last warning for him before he went. "Next time you visit, call ahead. If you can't use real technology, at least...

Definitely Crescentian. Archaic speech pattern and an unreal level of condescencion made that truth clear, but Xander hid his growing aggravation with the newcomer fairly well. "Thank you for your explanation, Vayne. And thank you for tipping your hand so thoroughly." Xander lowered his cane...

Vayne would find his path blocked by members of Xander's security team before he can get within a few feet of the man himself. Two soldiers in cold weather gear with what seem to be military rifles - now aimed at the skull mask without any hesitation. But he was allowed to say his piece. Xander...

Ashley's blade stopped once it was fully piereced through, and while a single swipe would probably have ended its life.. she didn't even twitch. There was a small tilt of her machine's head. Nothing else. She'd killed manned machines and DAMONs before without any hesitation, but the newcomer was...

"Kathryn. But call me Kath, all my friends do~" Kath winked as she shook the offered hand vigorously, doing her best to give a positive first impression. She seemed nice! Her smile vanished for a second when her eyes started to change, to be quickly replaced with a confused stare. Talk about...

"...Compromise accepted. But I'll need access to a long-range radio." Liana's response was swift but polite, the wolfgirl giving a small nod in response. She stretched out within the pod - trying to get herself comfortable for what she presumed would be a long trip. She'd never noticed before...

James.. James.. she'd met someone with that name before online. The odds of it being the same person were... ridiculous. Almost impossible. But the video feed was a good as a confirmation. Same James. Except now he was a notable figure - especially with that.. sphere. She let out a quiet...

Movement. Someone was- Liana bounced off the side of her cockpit when her escape pod was seized. No more inertics meant a lore more care needed in her movements. The knock did some good, at least - it knocked her out of the trance she'd been in. Reality finally caught up, the sheer gravity of...

"You don't get to choose if people accept me." Liana replied back on the same channel without any hesitation, feeling a strange sort of enjoyment at being personally addressed. This was - as far as she knew - first contact with Hyperion by an operative. In the flesh. Not that he seemed to have...

Dylan? Civilized? That drew an uncharacteristic laugh from Katri, but she didn't question it to his face. A day on this ship and he'd probably try to kill the guy as well. She made a mental note to try to arrange some sort of meeting between them - it seemed like the fastest way to get him off...

Middle East Time:Unknown XN-L stirred, snapping out of her meditation. Such breaks were a necessary evil - helping to regain her strength and fix her wounds after particularly difficult engagements. But this one had been interrupted by a chill, a feeling of.. elation? Something was wrong...

"If the gamekeeper has to come out personally for one wolf..." That callsign. The significance of the history was lost on Liana, but that didn't mean the name slipped by her. Hyperion. Obviously not in the flesh, but having him appear in spirit was dangerous enough. Survival was no longer...

Kathryn's hair would make her stick out like a teal beacon in the crowd of more.. normal hair colours, and while she'd been forced to dress 'normally' for the occasion, that didn't mean she wasn't trying to be as provocative as possible with her choice of outfit. But despite her rather bright...

Smoke. Fire. Explosions. But above all that.. fear. It was in the air, and she could practically smell it. An unusual sensation, but the specifics could be dealt with later. Right now, those people needed help. Needed a saviour. This wasn't a higher calling.. just a lucky coincidence. An irony...

Kath very much wasn't pleased by the laughter, but she let it go without any sort of complaint. Yet. She sat and waiting for Laura to finish laughing at her, clenching her hands into fists under the table. But while she was being laughed at, at the very least the fox seemed to be taking her...

"I'm sure they can be trusted to maintain proper self control, but I'll be down once the Resolution is airborne again to check in. Oh, and if it isn't too much trouble I'd like to know who you got it from! A proper supply would allow us to skip a great deal of the usual testing." Dylan's voice...

"I hit my breaking point two days ago, Karl. But I am not a broken man. It was the moment I realized a fundamental truth - the world is broken. It was almost refreshing to understand. Face to face with.. myself, practically. An individual who slammed the door shut on my previous plans, but at...