voice; un: eliasainsworth

[thornydisposition]

I believe I have some information that might be of use, or at least to consider.

[The voice is low and very even, having only the barest hint of a conversational cadence.]

My companion, Shuyi, and I managed to locate and capture Miz Poppy. We captured her and two of her Deemer companions, and as we began to take them back to Perdition's Rest, she had some very interesting things to say.

She reaffirmed that there was no way to safely separate a Taraxa from its host without the destruction of the latter. What is more troubling, however, was that she insisted that hers and her compatriots' mission of destruction was something which the TIMELINE.EXE asked of them.

Before we could deliver her back here, one of the other captured Deemers sacrificed himself so that she may escape in the confusion.

It is not my intention to offer this information in order to incite mass confusion or doubt, as it is quite possible she was lying. But I do not think we can completely discount that she might be telling the truth—or that she and her fellows are somehow deluded enough to believe that they are. It is, as I originally said, something to at the very least keep in mind.

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audio | un: Sasaki

[ex_adept136]

Sorry to interrupt, but how are you approaching the situation with the Qorral diet?

[It's rude to jump right in here, but he is encouraged to see someone with (hopefully) more ability to act on it might have a lead. Obviously, the Qorral's current pattern of mining planets hollow is parasitic and not sustainable.

And it'd be something positive amid the rest if it turns out that they can at least end that cycle of destruction]

[predomination]

It's primarily Knock-Out-san's project, but he has some experience in this field. Essentially, we're going to make a substitute form of agrecite that's simple to manufacture, so they no longer have to rely on fracking to get what they need.

[ex_adept136]

That's good to hear. Keith and I once discussed that notion, but neither of us had the experience or skill with which to pursue it. The diversity of our team really can be very fortunate.

[And this is one solace to come out of all of this]

If either of you end up needing any supplies or assistance, please let me know. While I may not be useful for research and development, I can at least handle mundane tasks if it saves you time.

[predomination]

There's always more to do. All of us have had to cobble together a lot of scrap to get anything at all done in a place like this, and it'll be easier if we have someone to fetch things we need than having to go ourselves.

[he respects you more than as a gopher, Haise, but... well, if SOMEONE IS OFFERING HE'LL DEFINITELY JUMP ON THE EXCUSE TO BE A LAZY ASS.]

[ex_adept136]

Then by all means, if you have specifics, I can give you a hand.

[What's superhuman strength and speed for anyway?

He might be book-smart but darned if he'd be useful for the actual Science part...]