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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vanifae" data-source="post: 3980565" data-attributes="member: 58765">Michael rolls a 16 total on his Bluff check, Dee seems oblivious to anything being amiss.Dee shrugs, “Maybe they just don’t like us.”  She takes a piece of bacon, “Anything interesting?” she says referring to the blank magazine.Victim I am not sure what the Sense Motive roll is for.IanArjuna barks her approval and follows him back to the garage.  It is quiet just like before with the same faded posters.  But Arjuna seems ill at ease, she paces back and forth her ears alert, before settling on growling at the backdoor which is slightly ajar.Haven and FaçadeThe foyer seems normal nothing is out of place, or at least looks so obvious that it would be out of place.  The living room is adjacent to the foyer and is large and spacious with a fire place off to one side and a large coffee table at its center, with large sofas surrounding it.A deck of cards sits on the table unopened.  A portrait sits over the fireplace of Vanessa and her two dogs.Fork Guy“Arjuna and Krishna?  I got the names from that book my father loved that book, and I sort of named them in his honor; they are my companions and I love them very much,” she responds as if on cue Krishna pads up from around the corner.“Krishna here is the more stoic of the two, he isn’t as excitable as Arjuna,” she smiles petting her dog.She allows herself a moment to think before responding to his words, “I wouldn’t say that your abilities, creating items from nothingness, creating full body clones, and even limited invulnerability is expected and the fact that each of you display these abilities is curious which says to me that in some way either you are all linked in some way; but your abilities are not my focus only your memories.”Vanessa gestures to the book, “You are right without your memories without knowing who you are, you are just fiction; but as far as being criminals, or your DNA yes tests were done and for the moment I don’t have the results but I expect them back soon.  The tests were done before you came here.”[sblock]”Did you-” you hear your voice.A woman’s strained voice, “Alan stop… badgering… them.  You…” she grits her teeth even in pain her British accent is charming.  Her hand grips yours tightly.It hurts, if only the shock of the sudden squeeze.   You feel your heart beating, it feels like it is in your throat.  Despite your years of practice and education, it still does not prepare you for the reality that you are moments away from…“I see the head… push…” the man that is not a man says.Your wife, you assume she is screams as she does what the doctor says… It is over, all the hours of worry, stress, and anticipation end.  The blank aces are unnerving, perhaps the memory is incomplete, as it blurs but one thing is clear, like seeing the world for the first time through a clear lens.At some point you are holding your daughter, your wife looks up at you with a tired smile.  She raises a hand, “Good morning Vanessa.”[/sblock]“Rationalizing is perfectly fine in your situation, I am sure as these memories come back to you more confusion and doubts will follow.  Of course you could just tumble down the rabbit hole forever,” she smiles.</blockquote>

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