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"a path with no way to travel it would be a path worthless to anyone."
"I think what Gabriel means is those spooks gotta have some sorta way to take advantage of the room shifts, no?"
"Hm." You didn't consider that at first but it makes sense. "The question is how. If it was strictly a PARADIGM system they could've just attuned to it."
"a path requires a key: the paradigm is the lock, the singularity is the key."
[ANOMALOUS ABILITIES] You think you get what he means. The Singularity system would regulate the anomalous half; You only need to disable that.
"So, sounds like the simple solution would be to EMP the place to hell and back." Vincent knits his brows. "Mmh. Their power grid would probably have a lot of failsafes, though."
"Probably our best option." Clover slams the shot of whiskey he has in one gulp. His body shivers for a moment before he sighs. "That's the good stuff. But nah, I doubt we'd have the time or expertise to do some hacking shit to it."
"it may be wise for you to send some technologically and anomalously attuned friends to deal with it." Hm. Kiara, Benjamin and Adam would fit that bell. Noted.
"What about the other stuff? The, uh, more personal stuff?"
"Not sure what we can say about it, Nicky." Clover refills his shotglass. "Personally? I respect his ambitions."
"I don't." Vincent takes a sip from his rum and cola. "He's lashing out, that's what he's doing. He got dealt a bad hand in life and now he's throwing a mid-life crisis. Except, by the sounds of it, one that'll hurt people."
"he is not wrong in principle. the spirit of the cityslickers have been rotting away from decades now."
"Sure, sure, I won't deny that." Vincent continues to nurse his drink. "I just don't know if we should trust or rely on him. We got useful intel, we shouldn't call him again."
"what if this is not a matter we can influence?"
"Yeah, Vincent, no offense but if that guy wants to do something I don't think he's gonna stop any time soon. Especially if Nicky here gassed him all up."
"Hey! I just told him that he should cherish what he had. Dude looked like he was going to throw himself into a wood chipper if it'd prove a point."
Vincent's expression softens. Seems like he knows how that feels all too well. "Damnit, yeah, sure. I'm just seeing too many things that could go wrong with this, uh, plan you're brewing up."
"yes. this 'base assault' you mentioned. do you have the firepower to actually achieve it?"
"It's not a matter of it I have the firepower or not. I have to do it today: There's no better time."
Your three comrades all share a look of worry but Vincent and Clover are already too deep into this to NOT get involved.
"i can only hope you will make it out in one piece."
"Ah, we shouldn't be worryin' ourselves over it. We're all gonna make it, right?"
"Yeah. Yeah." Vincent tries to smile but it looks a bit forced. It might be wise to let them talk about something else for now.
You lean back in your chair, nursing your drink.
