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Guest Bioenclosure | 6:29 AM | Third Day
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Oh.
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between the bioenclosures," Ran deducted, her tone non-confrontational in spite of its accusatory implication, "so if a hypothetical shield were to exist making us unable to see beyond them, it would have to cover them each individually. But the fact you were able to see the guest house is in direct contradiction of that premise."
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He means he lied, my inner skeptic translated. He lied about this, and he lied about where the sanctuary is and how getting here even works. This probably has to do with the same secret that Neferuaten was tiptoeing around regarding its true nature.
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Or he could just be a liar who lies about everything, my sense of paranoia suggested in contrast. He could have lied about the every detail about how this place works. He could be leading us into a deathtrap right now.
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technical, too, I expected.
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move," Linos helpfully ''clarified''. "It might be better to say it changes it''s relationship with its environment. Like I said, it''s all rather complicated."
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live, to have an existence that won''t drive us slowly out of our minds. We need to be in touch with nature and beautiful things. We need to have a range of mechanisms for entertainment. We need a variety of vehicles for self-actualization. And above all else... We need other human beings.
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indirect- life extension, as both my grandfather and Neferuaten had alluded to - but rather to fulfill those needs as greatly as possible in a closed space. It was comfortable to the point of excess; decadent to the point where how it was even sustainable was mysterious.
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Don''t be stupid, I scolded myself. It''s obvious that it''s something to do with what Neferuaten and Zeno both talked about. The discovery which could change the world...
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really needed to know more about what had happened during my missing few hours, especially about what had been underground. And by implication, if I really had seen the future, even though that was obviously insane and impossible.
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Don''t worry, I thought. I''ll get through this. I''ll find out how to save you, and then get back safely...
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at. Before, its design - sharp and simplistically evocative, with harshly contrasting colors, and the humans drawn without faces or distinct features - had merely seemed striking, but now... There was something disturbing about it. Something almost menacing.
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Hm, I thought. They must have been taken in through the other entrance, then...?
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meant to be. You can never be too careful, Su."
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this much of a imbecile, Kamrusepa."
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known better?"
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You guys clearly aren''t pulling anything over us, since otherwise it''d be weird as hell to admit to all this now, of all times."
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Hey, my logical instinct said. You''re missing something really obvious right now, you know. Don''t you remember the initials on the note?
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Not now, I''m trying to pay attention to the conversation, I thought back at it.
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Ugh, it said, as it was repressed by my preoccupation. You''re useless at this.
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Exactly just a cook," Linos said. "One thing about secret organizations is-- Well, they tend to become rather family-oriented. People can''t be expected to keep a massive secret from their loved ones over the very long term without, well, causing problems to those relationships... So the solution that many have taken over the years has been to, well, recruit them in some capacity. Get them involved."
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is her handwriting, but the letter she left for us was much more mundane and personal. I have no idea why she''d leave a screed like this on top of it."
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bay in manners which have been distressing for the patient... But when someone starts talking about the ''natural order'', that''s when you know that their perspective has become warped, regardless of why they''re upset. I never would''ve imagined Vijana to be the type."
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do you have an armory?"
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proper armory under the security center, but since the change in the law, we haven''t been bothering to restock or maintain firearms outside of a small reserve. So any that are out of date or slightly damaged end up there, along with some other objects that have been made redundant."
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It totally doesn''t make any sense, my sense of paranoia continued. There would be a million ways to do that better. How would you even hide the tunnel when it''s completely out in the open? Everything that comes out of his mouth is deception.
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