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    BREACHING CORE > AUTOMATED ACTIONS


    DISPLAYING HOST DIAGNOSTIC


    POWER LEVEL > 1


    DISPLAYING CORE SETTINGS


    INTERVAL > 1.602801935E+48


    TRANSPORT SELECTION > GUS TOBIN, CLOTHES, HELD ITEMS


    BREACH METHOD > CATALOG


    DISPLAYING BREACH HISTORY


    7586 FAILED BREACH ATTEMPTS > NO VALID TARGETS


    ATTEMPTING BREACH


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    BREACHING CORE > AUTOMATED ACTIONS


    POST BREACH DIAGNOSTIC


    ERROR > DESTINATION UNIVERSE SAME AS ORIGIN > BREACH NOT POSSIBLE


    BREACH FAILURE > NO VALID TARGET


    BREACH ERROR CORRECTION > RESETTING TO LAST VALID ENTRY LOCATION


    Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.


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    Gus Tobin lived both alone and all too close to people. It wasn’t typically worth dwelling on where you lived as much as he did, but what else are you to do when every morning you have to spend an hour getting out of a hospital.


    Every midnight since he was born Gus was transported to the exact place of his birth in a burst of smoke by his superpower. At first, they panicked. After all, losing your newborn baby in the middle of the night and having no idea where they is pretty stressful. Soon, the birth ward of the hospital was moved elsewhere and rooms 126-131 were the new Tobin home. It wasn’t the easiest way to grow up, but they made it work.


    Nowadays, it was just Gus. Mom and dad had got their own home a little over 2 years ago when he turned 18, and his sister was off to college. On the plus side, he got his own space! On the other hand, you occasionally get days like today where people who work at the hospital lock the doors on you. Hey, at least rent was free, right?


    Gus pressed his face against the window in the door again. The unlit hallway was empty. He checked his watch. 7:48 AM. Shit. He’d be late to work at this rate. He knocked on the door a couple times but it wasn’t looking good.


    He slumped against the door. He’d already missed work a couple days ago because he got sick… if he was late today he might get fired. He just needed some way to get out of-


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    BREACHING CORE > EXIT QUERY REGISTERED > DESTINATION [OUT]


    7587 FAILED BREACH ATTEMPTS > NO VALID TARGETS


    SUCCESS ASSESSMENT > VERY UNLIKELY


    RECALIBRATING > DIRECTIONALITY [OUT]


    ERROR > SCOPE IS ALREADY UNIVERSE


    ANALYZING > UTILIZING NONSTANDARD DIMENSIONS FOR BREACH ATTEMPT


    ATTEMPTING BREACH


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