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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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The timing might work out. At least in my case. We'd have to check with others to be sure if it's consistent with what they have figured.

right? i didn't think i was crazy or anything
it just might not be a question people like answering, or thinking about too hard

it would be nice knowing that we can change things that much, though?
i don't know, sometimes it feels a little like things are just happening and we have to react to them
maybe it's just because i haven't been doing much reacting, though...

oh my gosh, i'm sorry
i'm using you like a diary

Maybe. Depending on what happened, I guess. The app...sometimes it doesn't let you remember nice things all the time. Or things can be difficult with it.

But ah, no! It's okay! I don't mind. I mean, if it helps.

oh, i, um
i don't want to be too depressing or anything but i haven't remembered anything nice in a very long time
a lot of really bad things happened to Two and that sort of thing can weigh on a person
even if you know it's not you and it's not real

i'm lucky enough to have people to remind me to keep moving forward, though!
and even if the person i used to be had the lowest lows to balance out her highest highs, i have to remember that i'm not ONLY her

Two? Oh, but that's a number, not a name for the you in your memories?
But....I get it. Some of my memories have been scary. Things I'm not sure I would have wanted to remember.

You're right though. We are getting back those memories, but that doesn't mean that's who we are. We have this whole other life and experiences and memories and relationships too.

that was the other me's name!
she and her sisters were all named numbers
Zero through Five, and the only one of MY sisters that's never been on the app has been the one who would probably have i guess resonated with Five

it's because of the whole other life that these things are kind of easier to deal with
i keep remembering such... terrible things happening to Two, things she had no control over
which is why i'm fighting to make sure the people still on the app can make their own choices
and the people off the app don't feel like their choices are being taken away

Numbers as names? I wasn't sure that was something people did. Ah, unless it's naming someone after a family member or something? That sort of thing.

So we still have control. That's what you mean, right?

i still don't know why these sisters were all numbered...
i have some guesses, but i don't want to talk too much about them without knowing, you know?
it could be a big deal

mhm! i do think we still have control
even though bad things keep happening in our memories, we're still able to make choices
we can still do things and make mistakes and rebuild ourselves outside of some... i don't know
massive plan set up by retrospec or something

I wonder. There might be some reason for it. The numbers.

But you're right. It's...kind of scary and hopeless to think we have absolutely no control with all of this.

and if there's one thing that's more important than anything else right now, it's hope! :D
so yeah
i have to believe that we still have control in the things we do
and it falls to people like me and (if i may be so bold~) you to make sure that hope never dies
to keep people smiling and happy and strong through all of this

Me?

I'll do what I can!

i believe in you!
i believe in all of us
we've got this together and that's the important part ♥

All of us working together, that's how we've managed so far. We just need to keep at it.