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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1754816" data-attributes="member: 13737">Master Wen's Academy, ChinaRaisa"I offered to try before," Empath says.  "You weren't ready to let me then.  But to answer your question," she says just before the world spins away in a whirlpool of color.   It solidifies again shortly after, leaving you standing in a huge room.  Ten feet away stands Dara, her eyes closed.  A silver line of energy connects the two of you.  Around the outside of the room, memories, images, thoughts and ideas circle, those of Dara and yourself, mixed together in a jumble.  Empath looks at various thoughts and memories and they flit to one side or the other.  Once in a while she asks you if a particular mental image is yours or Dara's, but always sends it to one side or another without you answering.  With each sifted memory, you find the distance between you and Dara growing, straining the connection.  After what seems to be a day, the line is stretched razor thin as Empath sends the final image flitting to Dara's side of the hall. She grabs the line with her hands, sending a wave of nausea through you, and with a sudden tug, snaps the line and the world swirls back to reality. You stare blankly at Empath for a moment before she vanishes away from the bottom of your vision.  Then the roof of the main house does the same and you see blue sky and clouds before someone grabs you from behind and sets you down on the ground.  You feel dazed, dizzy, a bit empty and your body is quite numb. "Gotcha," Carl says. "Yes, I can," Empath continues her sentence.  "How do you feel, Raisa?" she asks. X12Kevin's belongings are not in his room, so someone must have already packed them off. Driving towards BrasiliaThe duplicate is simply unconscious as far as you can tell.  He's breathing perfectly normally.  In fact, he looks better than Loki who is sleeping fitfully now, still coming down off his drug induced mind-buzz. "No way," Rebound says.  "If you're going to SAP headquarters, that's where I'm going.  Those two can sleep it off in the van.  We're already down to half strength anyway, and you want to make our numbers even lower?" SAP HeadquartersSanjayThe robot seems to think about your question a moment before figuring out an answer. "The communication channel within this vault does not use the South American Pharmaceuticals communication network, and therefore is not monitored as normal communications from within the building are," it says finally.  "Outside numbers may be dialed as normal from this terminal." "Help help help!" the assistant cries out from within the lab.  You see her dragging Vida from the table you had set her on to the floor, though you can't see the reason why.  With a crash, Vida lands on top of the assistant.  The robot seems to stand a bit taller suddenly and its gun comes back to life. "Security field breech," it intones.  "Orders?" JohanThe three workers and the supervisor all continue to gape at you, and thankfully don't move.  The lights dim above you suddenly and your hair parts as a warm wind, accompanied by a whuffle sound, blows down onto you.  A low growl eminates from above and behind you, then a second one.  Instinct takes over and you dive forward just fast enough to avoid the clubbing blows of two huge wooden clubs that smash into the floor with dull thuds where you were standing a moment ago. The two headed ogre stands, his head brushing the ceiling, already advancing towards you and the SAP employees.  Behind him, you see a bundle of wires stringing along behind him.  One of the workers points and stammers out, "MONSTER!" then turns and slams face first into the glass window, bouncing back and falling to the floor unconscious.  A second worker faints.  The third is frozen in fear, while the supervisor still appears ready to make a break for the door.  Of course, you now understand why... By the way, you really missed your spot check last round.  Luckily, the ogre really missed you.  You are up, then the ogre, then the supervisor.</blockquote>

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