And Our Friends Are All Onboard

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:12 am

"I know, I know, I'm sorry, just...oofdah. It's a lot."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:58 am

"Ah, the aforementioned alternate self. Do you believe she can be trusted on this?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:07 am

"I think she's scared. More than she can admit, and she knows if we fail, she's next."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:25 am

"That sounds like a yes then. An unfortunate one, but still. If there's anything you need that I might be able to procure, let me know."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:09 am

"I'm sure she's got an angle she's playing as well, though I'm at a loss as to what it could be."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:13 pm

"I don't know. Sometimes she's so familiar, and sometimes she's just... yeah."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 5:35 pm

"So....what is it you need me to do, then?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 5:44 pm

"She said to 'bathe you in the blood of your spark,' and I thought she meant MGH or something, but apparently she meant blood blood."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:38 pm

"Well for starters Sparks appear to be an energetic function that doesn't even exist in physical space, much less contain any 'blood'. What else did the swamp witch say?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:45 pm

"...that I can't half-arse being the Morrigan once we go in."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:56 pm

"If 'being the Morrigan' involves slaying Bouba, Callileach is going to experience what happens when you shove a submarine where the sun does not shine."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:03 pm

"Again, partially collapsed waveforms in a sea of quantum foam. You can't kill something that barely even exists as we define it. This is why 'magic' is non-sense." Ashlie mutters.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:07 pm

"She ah... also said Will is somehow... loved by his spark."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:14 pm

"Sorry, Ashlie; you're going to have to turn into the skid on this one a bit."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:42 pm

"I'll just install this scientifically controlled strange matter and leave you two to the more... mysterious aspects."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:51 pm

"Well this bit is simultaneously confusing and straightforward."

"Each spark can be tied to any number of mutants, be expressed nearly infinite ways."

"Will's spark... just makes Wills."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:46 pm

That certainly got the attention of several of the workers, and all eyes were on the conversation.

"...Well, don't mess with perfection, I guess?" the submarine intercom hazarded.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:41 pm

"I mean yes, they're not naturally sentient. Yes, they only tend to seem so when we expect them to be."

"And I'm not sure from what she said that yours is sentient, but either you've encountered it enough times that you left a mark, or it just... likes what you do with it. You've shown it what you do with it in so many worlds that it wants to please you and feed you treats."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 1:27 am

"That has some...disturbing implications, given what I've encountered of me from different worlds.

Though I guess none of us really like what we see in the mirror."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:47 pm

"Even if it grants you the same power no matter the universe, you're still different people with different experiences. I know it defines a lot of who you are but don't let this compare you to less... friendly incarnations."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 02, 2022 4:06 pm

"Well he's... kind of several of them as it is. Looking at his spark is pretty weird."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon May 02, 2022 11:21 pm

"Really? It seemed less weird than anything else I was able to encounter."

A pause.

"Oooooooh, that makes sense if it's mine, then."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Tue May 03, 2022 2:13 am

"If anything, at least our submarine will have one reference point it understands. With how much of this is improvised..." she says, holding up the pieces of the periscope she's working on "...that is somewhat reassuring."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue May 03, 2022 5:42 am

"You can't plan for going into the unknown! You've got to play it by ear."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue May 03, 2022 1:30 pm

"I don't know if using Will's spark for navigation leads home, either."

"At least not our home."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Tue May 03, 2022 2:05 pm

"Returning to normal reality is close enough for me to work with, at least, should it come to that."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed May 04, 2022 7:26 am

"Where do you think it would lead then, Sam?" one of the Wills behind Sam chimed in.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed May 04, 2022 10:15 am

"The trouble there is it's not a single, fixed point. It winds through multiple worlds like a string of pearls. It'd be like trying to find your way home by the signs for the nearest Starbucks."

"Basically if that's our guiding star there's a way wherever there's a Will."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu May 05, 2022 12:18 am

"You're proud of that one, aren't you. Thought about that one on your way over," the submarine intercom replied.

"Maybe, then, while you're planning whatever blood-soaked defenses your fishy self had in mind, we should look for some kind of...homing beacon, to make sure that our path home is well marked."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Thu May 05, 2022 12:50 am

"It would have to be something unique to this dimension. I can confirm it via quantum signature but that doesn't help us find it."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri May 06, 2022 7:24 pm

"It could just be a bonfire.

A proverbial bonfire, mind you, but some kind of signal even I'm not daft enough to miss."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri May 06, 2022 8:20 pm

"Well the lighthouse is supposed to be unique, isn't it? Like okay, there's one on each Earth, but Natalie's computer makes this one resonate specifically? Act beacony?"

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Fri May 06, 2022 10:19 pm

"Good point. I'll make sure to calibrate our navigational tools to it's frequency. No guarantee we'll be able to pick up on it, but it's our best chance."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon May 09, 2022 3:34 pm

"Great. That's sorted, then. I guess now I just have to... figure out how to douse my friend in a distressing amount of blood."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue May 10, 2022 4:56 am

"I mean, if it's just the amount that's distressing you, you remember I can shift, right? We don't have to do this at passenger-vessel size."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Tue May 10, 2022 2:20 pm

"I should be done here soon, if you need to shift down. Try not to absorb or erase the Neutronium Shard, please."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed May 11, 2022 2:10 am

"I'll...do my best. There's a lot going on at the moment..." Will hedged.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed May 11, 2022 2:03 pm

"Maybe I better install it afterwards. All the wiring and connections are done so it'll only take a minute." she says and hefts up the periscope column to attach it back into it's place.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri May 13, 2022 7:01 pm

"On the other hand, wouldn't it make sense to put everything in place so it all gets the benefits of, er, the procedure..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri May 13, 2022 7:17 pm

"...what's this thing supposed to do, again?"

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