Four.

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( ＩＮＴＥＲＮＡＬ ＭＥＭＯ: Ｔｈｅ Ｔｅｃｈｍｉｎｄ ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔｓ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ'ｓ ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ, ｔｈｅ Ｔｅｃｈｍｉｎｄ ｈａｓ ａ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｏｎ ｉｔ'ｓ ｍｉｎｄ ａｓ ｏｆ ｌａｔｅ, ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ Ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒ Ａｕｂｒｅｙ. )
( ＩＮＴＥＲＮＡＬ ＭＥＭＯ (ＣＯＮＴ): . . . Ｄｏｅｓ ａｎｙｏｎｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｃｏｕｎｃｉｌ ｈａｖｅ ａｎｙ ｒｅｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｅｖｅｎｔｓ ｔｈａｔ Ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒ Ａｕｂｒｅｙ ｓｐｅａｋｓ ｏｆ, ｔｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｇｏ? Ｔｈｅ Ｔｅｃｈｍｉｎｄ ｈａｓ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｈａｄ ａ ｃｏｕｎｃｉｌｏｒ ｉｎ ｏｆｆｉｃｅ, ａｓ ｆａｒ ｂａｃｋ ａｓ ｏｕｒ ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｅｄ ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ, ａｎｄ ｗｅ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｒｅｃａｌｌ ａｎｙ Ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒｓ ｔｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｇｏ. )
( ＩＮＴＥＲＮＡＬ ＭＥＭＯ (ＣＯＮＴ): Ｔｏ ｂｅ ｃｌｅａｒ, ｗｅ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｄｏｕｂｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ Ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒ Ａｕｂｒｅｙ ｈａｓ ｓａｉｄ. Ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒ Ａｕｂｒｅｙ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｓ ｈｏｗ ｔｈｉｓ ｐｌａｃｅ ｗｏｒｋｓ, ｔｏ ａ ｄｅｇｒｅｅ. Ｉｆ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ, ｔｈａｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｕｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｅｄ. Ｗｈａｔ ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｓｅｅ? )

"Ｔｈｅ Ｔｅｃｈｍｉｎｄ ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｄａｔａ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｆｕｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ ｕｓ ｗｉｔｈ, Ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒ Ａｕｂｒｅｙ. Ｇｉｖｅ ＡＤＡ ｓｏｍｅ ｒｅｓｔ ａｎｄ ｐｌｅａｓｅ ｐｒｏｃｅｅｄ ｉｎｄｏｏｒｓ, ｗｈｅｒｅ ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｈｏｐｅｆｕｌｌ ｂｅ ｃｌｅａｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｏｎｆｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ ｓｔａｔｉｃ. Ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ａｌｓｏ ｒｅｔｒｉｅｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｆｅａｔｅｄ [Ｔ0-ＡＦ] ｕｎｉｔ ａｎｄ ｓｅｅ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｃｏｍｐｅｎｓａｔｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｉｔ'ｓ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ."

Glaaaaaaaaad to be of service, Aubrey.

If you don't mind Aubrey, I would like to try a few experiments involving delivering cargo, and testing material we have in stock.

All you have to do is pick whichever package sounds interesting, and we'll prepare the materials and ship it somewhere nearby.

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Hearty Package
-Contains several healing tokens, suitable for most living beings.


Novelty Package
-Contains Unique magic crystals, compatible with any magic bracelet. Probably works with Ada as well, if those gems come out. Failing that, it includes a microbracelet for Ada to wear. Looks silly, but it should work.


Null Package
-Contains... Nothing? Huh. I could have sworn... I, uh. Guess you can use it to store things? Barnabas, we have a situation...

And before you ask, we will be confirming the requested package is the one sent. No more Honkit incidents.

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Te,ch,ch mind, perhaps it is simply a matter of growing dull over the years. We have had little reason to observe outside our personal domains, and everything seems to be fine. Well, not quite fine, the honkit is still on the prowl, but we can deal with that issue when we get there.

AUBREY
"I'll take the Hearty Package."
"It's more important that I survive than I have prettier toys to play with."

apologiesa-u-b-r-e-y

wasthatrightthistime?

iagreeletadarestandmaybegoandexploreabit

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An internal letter in reply to the Techmind,

sadly, no, I do not. We have only entered after that year span has passed, I believe. The previous one in charge must have failed to tell us as well.

Perhaps it has something to do with this "Jackie" she keeps talking about.

a quick additon: iagree
perhapsweshouldaskher writtenbysunflowr

Signed, wiltingMyosotis.

> It's been 10 years. What makes you think your friend is alive ?

The implications set Aubrey's blood aflame.



AUBREY
"What makes you think she isn't? Jackie is alive. I̥̬͡ ̙̬̖͘k̩ͅn̡ǫ͓͖̤͎w̡ ̥̟̬͎it!͙͍͍̻̖!"

AUBREY
"That... that thing didn't bring us here to die."
"Four children. Four souls. Four endless fonts of WILL to—"

hey everyone sorry I'm late. traffic am I right? anyway I'm here now and this Aubrey character looks interesting. let's try not to get her killed this time alright? alright.

>hey kid, you seem a little bit... off, your voice does this t̛̪͇h̳́i̠s̭̲͎̙͎̭͜ ͍̙̯we̹̬̘̭͚͜i̲r͏͎͙͇͖̩ḏ͉͚̫̙͕͍ ̞͍̟̦̮g͞lį̯͙̞̙͚t͉̗̦̙̝̜͟ͅc͈̤̗͕h͙̤̯̩̼̬͠y ̠̟̦t̛̟̰h͓͝i̛̹̹͖n̯̗͠ͅg̰̟̞̣̘͠ and it's kinda worrying. are you doing OK? -Avatar of the Dead Lilies

Your concern calms Aubrey down some. She collects herself and takes a deep, grounding breath.

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Internal letter to Dude fam Techmind,

Nope.

Sincerely,

~Radical Red

>"Same with you, Aubrey. Don't push yourself too hard. Heck, your voice is glitching out, and that is not good. It won't just be your voice if you keep pushing. You do not want to go to the other place, where broken ones go. It's extremely easy to go there, but crawling out is another plane of impossibility, dude man."

AUBREY
"I know. I know. I know."
"What lured me and Jackie to the in-between, all those years ago..."
"I believe that's where it came from."

> Aubrey dear, how old are you exactly? How did you even enter this place? Pardon us, I would simply like to clarify things. We are all for helping you, but we do not understand. We have never seen you before, but for some reason, lest I'm mistaken you act like you have.

AUBREY
"I'm 20. I got here the same way I got out: With some extradimensional help."
"I don't want to talk about it right now. Not in... public... like this."

>It's too early to celebrate now, wait until you cleaved this world in twain.

AUBREY
"Haha..."
"Do you think I could be that kind of hero?"

The s͉̝̺͇͈̩̱t̠͕̱͍́a̬̠̣̮̮̞͙͟t̤̰̞͚i̢̗̞̫̮̭̜̺c̮̺̦͠ grows. Aubrey shivers. One imagines she's outstayed her welcome.

AUBREY
"Let's go inside."

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