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So here's the thing…

We have a lot of work left to do. Those of you who ventured down below got a taste of what we're looking at and hopefully that means we can make better preparations. I'm working on opening a new portal based on your energy readings and getting it to stabilize itself so you aren't stuck down there longer than you have to be. May take a few days, but I'm hoping to get a map drawn up, too.

How many of you have been out to Magatus? You might wanna compare notes…the influence started spreading even further. It's better to bring everything and everyone out there back to the city where we can put up forcefields and I can monitor from here.

So what am I saying? I need two teams, a rescue team and an exploration team. Take some time to decide, figure out your skills, organize and arm yourselves. Assignments will go out when you're ready, and when I'm ready.

Oh yeah…and if you're interested in working for me directly? Send me your résumé.

Zee Carlisle
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I wouldn't lie to you!

Yeah, it's pretty unnatural so it's gonna take some time to get used to, I'm sure. It took me a while to adjust when my eyes changed, so I feel that too

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I know. I trust you.

If they'd turned another color I think it wouldn't feel quite so weird. I keep half-scaring myself whenever I look in the mirror.

[He wants to write "You shouldn't," he even types it out, but thinks better of it.]

I can imagine. I'm sure you'll get used to it given time, though

Eventually I suppose I will.

How long did it take for you to get used to your eyes? Days? Weeks?

Mm, a couple of weeks. Of course, I'm dealing with purple and not red, but they are significantly lighter than they used to be so it was still pretty off-putting every time I went to get ready in the morning.

What is it about the eyes that makes it so weird when they're the wrong color? Is it because it's where we look at each other? The eye contact thing?

Yeah, that's probably it. They're kind of the focal point of your face, and that's how we differentiate one another, so it makes sense that they'd be what we use primarily to recognize ourselves as well.

Eyes are the window to the soul and all that.

Well, at least if I decide to dress as a vampire for Halloween, I'll have most of the costume already taken care of!

Yeah, precisely.

Ahaha... well, don't know if that's a silver lining I would have come up with, but points for positive and creative thinking?

Have to look on the bright side. I'll always be easy to find a in a crowd.

True enough.

Haha, here's hoping we won't ever need to put that to use, though, huh?

Just shout out 'hey, White Girl' ... wait, that does not work in English at all.

LOL back where I come from that would have gotten the attention of every girl in town, so I think I'll take a hard pass on that one

Yeah... that's probably for the best.