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Just a few weeks after the cord has been strung out, a freak incident startles the Hegemony. You receive a warning the instant it happens, given this is uncharted territory. Threes gives you a transcript of sounds spoken from astronauts, and implores you to listen.
“Gah! It's hard to think in my head. It's easier to think outloud.”
“What was I thinking? I guess it went through my glove.”
“Yes, it did go through my left glove. It probably chemically bonded with my suit, and then straight into my flesh and-”
“Left glove? No, my right glove.”
“It was my left glove, me. I don't know why I'm thinking this.”
“What am I saying? It's my right glove.”
“Hold on, I'm not saying this. Why am I getting this wrong? Why can't I figure out my left and right?”
“I'm no that stupid. I'm an indigo astronaut-”
“I'm an Alpha Male Jaxtian Astronaut. Why am I getting confused?”
“Huh. Hold on, let's think my name as loud as I can in three seconds. One, two, three-”
“GAMMUS – YINJA”
“Hey, how can I have two first names?”
“No no, you're not me, me. You're an alien in me.”
“No, I'm Gammus, and this is me thinking this.”
“Okay, I'm thinking I'm somebody I'm not. I think I figured it out. I am actually two people now. It's the Celestial Blood.”
“I'm looking into my own memories. I don't think I remember this. Yes, I think I'm right. Or rather... <span class="mu-i">you're</span> right?”
“Yes, I am right, me. We should contact somebody. This is very strange.”
“Good idea. Glad I thought of it.”
It turns out due to random chance, two astronauts accidentally touched the cord directly, causing it to instantly bond with their suits and make a connection between them. Totally unexpected, the Celestial Blood was not only able to bond with their suit materials, and then blood vessels, but their nervous system as well. The two Astronauts claim to be one person, but it's actually two, connected.
<span class="mu-b">”...And how far are they in real space?”</span>
“Multiple light minutes. One is closer to the Star, one in the outskirts of the system. Even a direct nerve spreading that distance could not transfer this information as fast as it is. It would be bound by the speed of light.”
<span class="mu-b">”And yet they are basically like one organism now, minds connected over such a vast distance? Two separate brains yet thinking one thought? Strange...”</span>
“This is an unprecedented event, your Majesty. Given how precious and delicate the brain is, decoupling them during this time could be dangerous. But we can't exactly leave them like this either.”
<span class="mu-b">”Hmm...”</span>
>Order the two decoupled from the cord as soon as possible to prevent their minds from losing their identity
>Leave them connected to study what happens, regardless of if it hurts them for the scientific knowledge
>Incision them off from the main vein with a small amount of the Blood still attached
>Connect Threes to the Cord and see if it can help or learn more
