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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5436849" data-attributes="member: 3285">Fear of Falling: ConclusionWow, thank you! I'm powered by praise and will post more often the more praise I get. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Here you go!==============="A month ago, what is believed to be a nuclear explosion detonated in the Pacific. Currents — including those strong currents by which mariners have navigated for centuries — were irrevocably altered," blared the television at the tiny pub where the former agents drank a pint. "Trade across the ocean ground to a standstill as ships became becalmed or were carried far off course or sunk in freak whirlpools." "Wait a minute," said Guppy.  "A month ago?  That was last night!""Looks like whatever that explosion was moved us through both time and space," said Archive. The documentary continued. "…this ripple, that some call the Nightmare Wave, left its mark in many ways. In some locales, particularly those close to the Intrusion Point, the Nightmare Wave wrought terrible physical destruction. In others, the changes the ripple brought were subtler and more insidious.""On one island, the entire population suddenly turned cannibal. On another, a broken, unplugged jukebox was rumored to play songs that could tell the future. On a third, the native population disappeared, with only cockroaches remaining."A pixilated image spoke on the screen, its voice disguised as oddly mechanical and deep.  The title beneath read CULT MEMBER OF THE BRINGERS OF SACRED LIGHT. "We are dedicated to revealing the truth of the Unbidden by taking the war to them. We’re fighting a shadow war for Earth and all humanity."Archive did a double-take. "That group sounds familiar…"Everyone looked at Guppy.  "Oh yeah.  I may have, uh…" he chuckled nervously, "founded that group during my…uh, treatment.""That organization went global fast."  Hammer looked down at the bottom of his empty glass.  "But if it's the same group, they may be our only allies."Jim-Bean slammed his drink down, finished.  "Cheer up.  I have a safe house.""A PISCES safe house?" asked Hammer.  "They'll be looking for us there."Jim-Bean shook his head.  "Better.  A Section H safe house.  We do it old school out here; off the grid, no technology. Hennessey knows I'm here; the Major must have triggered some alarms when I asked him to check out my credentials.  She gave me an encoded message in her public statement.  'Without Merit' is code for 'Windthrope Manor'. I have a cover identity and a support team embedded there.  We can stay at the manor until we figure out what to do next."The former agents regained their spirits somewhat.  Guppy was the last to get up, following behind Hammer."I just realized," he said with a slow smile.  "Jim-Bean got his accent back."</blockquote>

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