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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1887476" data-attributes="member: 13737">Brazilia Medical FacilityOctober 14, 2120 Metal Mistress"Perhaps if you stopped getting blown up," Thunder says without turning.  "You wouldn't keep waking up in hospitals."  He mutes the TV and turns around after settling on a channel. "Everyone is hurt to some degree or another.  But it could have been far worse.  In fact, I don't think it could have gone much better.  Nobody is dead, you broke up a conspiracy in the world's largest pharmaceutical company, worked together with SAEF on camera and managed to capture my brother and get a description of Ghost for the first time ever," he says with an odd look.  "I might never live those last two bits down. "Monica is still in surgery, though.  The doctors are not overly optimistic.  My brother, the good one," he adds, "is coming in to help.  Paco," he adds, "should be up on screen in a second."  Sure enough, the video soon shows Paco slamming into you in mid fall, then turning to absorb the impact as the two of you make a massive, long crater.  "He's in surgery too.  You can bet Loco is going to chalk this one up into the 'you owe me' category.  Anna's recoverying nicely though, and other than a bad concussion, Vince should be fine.  Everone else is just tired." Speed Demon"Twins, ug," he groans, squeezing the bridge of his nose.  "Just what I didn't need to think of.  I don't think 'twins' is how we can refer to them anymore.  Hector is fourteen inches tall at last measurement; we figure he should stop shrinking at twelve inches.  Samuel has begun eating everything.  Everything.  He ate his bike last weekend because he felt like a snack.  He think's its great; I fear for my hovercars." "I'm just tired from moving my personal effects from our corporate offices." I don't know if those were the twins names, but they are now! Johan"You built a neurocomputer interf.... transported to wh... triggered a what...heatsink and..." Sanchez triest to interrupt without success.  Finally she comes over and clamps a hand over your mouth.  "Alright, sweetie.  Let me think a moment," she says.  Then a moment is up. "Ok.  You built a neural interface to link up with SAP's computers and the effort transported your body there, leaving your duplicate disconnected from you.  It couldn't sense you, so it decided you were dead, subconsciously that is, and tried to stay alive, and succeeded.  But, if I interpret this right, you have all the smarts, and he has the duplication power.  And it looks like your mental link you shared with your duplicates has been transformed into a natural dataport with mechanical devices." Which is exactly what happened... "The question is, can we fix it," the doctor chimes in.  "Or do we even want to try.  Mental disassociation to this degree is dangerous enough.  Reincorporating seperate thought patterns, no matter how close the genetic match is, would be even more so, plus we have no way of reincoporating the excess genetic material, which would mean, in essence, killing the less intelligent boy." "Hey!  I'm like... right here!" your other self exclaims. Neutron"She's still in surgery," Empath says, and though you feel an instant of panic, it is quickly superceded by an almost euphoric feeling.  You have absolutely no doubt that the feeling is being caused by Empath. Sense motive 18... success!  You can also attempt to break her powers hold over you (DC22 will save) since you know she is influencing you. "I think it would be better if you just got some rest, Sanjay.  The doctors here are some of the best in the world and they are doing everything they can for Monica.  Once she is out of recovery and awake, you'll be able to see her." Empath makes a reasonable suggestion, and Neutron gets a 14 on the will save.  Not enough to shake it off, though she's not driving it into his skull or anything.  The emotional control she is being forceful about, however.  You can try to break the suggestion whenever you like. October 26, 2120Dover, EnglandDover Medical FacilityX12The matron has a grip like a grandmother, though how you know that is beyond you.  Basically, she won't let go. "You either make the time or you don't," she says sternly.  "If you don't want to make the time, I will tell that family there to make arrangements for their daughter, and prepare the TOD for the injured guards from the prison escape."  With that, she releases your arm and heads over to a pair of parents with two young children near the reception desk. "Oh that's just cold," Trailblazer says, tipping his hat up and scratching his forehead.</blockquote>

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