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>Prepare for the worst. The impossible has already happened.
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>INT Check: 45% -> Failure
It's too late to prepare for the future in the now. All that comes to mind is a simple phrase from a man you no longer remember.
"Build your wings on the way down."
If you are not ready, get ready.
>"Ordinator, I saw a man of flames approach me in a vision during the Jaunt. I... I felt him as an ally, but you know the Jaunt protocols."
>"Let's give our guest a welcome to match his in warmth."
"Go down to the airlock and be prepared to intercept the interloper upon emergence. Do not initiate. Await my signal. Hail!"
"Aye, aye, Captain. Hail!" He makes a rushed salute and leaves the command center.
>"Zhang, status report."
"Apart from the appearance of our wonderful new guest on the portside, our capital of integrity remains intact." The Jiangshen sparrow pokes his beak out of the birdhouse armor, then wriggles his tiny head through. His beady little eye is filled with perfidy and barely-restrained malice. "Our human remains in stasis. The Jaunt has caused only minor displacement in the cargo bay. But there is nothing to be worried about." The Mercenary's beak twists into a facsimile of a smile. The white nubs of pseudoteeth are especially sharp today. "God is pleased by today's proceedings, Captain. He says he looks forward to tomorrow."
You shudder.
[PARANOIA] But it is better to keep Zhang in your sight where you can reign him in. The "nest" of undead corpses he left outside the Magnum during your escape from the Gorgon's Threat was utterly horrific.
[INDRA-PHI] You hear whispers from up on high... <span class="mu-i">"Your mercenary is a <span class="mu-r">very dangerous</span> man. Keep him as your ally in purpose, but never as a friend."</span>
