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  1. Through the Living Heir
    “I guess so. There isn’t anything that could help me here, although I guess bulletproof equipment isn’t as widespread here than where I come from.” “Grenades are explosives; don’t mess with them too much.”
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    Nick takes them; other civilizations seem to have much better power generation than him. Then he opens the door, looking outside the room.
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    Cole eats his imaginary pie, savoring the imaginary taste. Once in his room, he tries to arrange his tent-cloak in a way that would let him fly better.
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    As the energy fills Nick’s vision, he calls out, “farewell, One!” He does have SIMON try to identify why the energy is filling his vision. Once in the room, he looks around at the stockpile. “I think it’s getting faster. Earlier, there was energy pooling around us, but now it goes through our vision.” Nick quickly scans the area for a xenosuit or a computer, then grabs himself a bunch of food, random grenades, and other weapons. Then, he tries the door, hoping there is more useful supplies on the other side. Nick’s voice speaks through the rifle even as Nick looks through the safehouse for tech his level. “So your star system has civilizations on multiple planets? Interesting… we’ll talk about this later. You wanted a xenosuit, right?”
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    “I think so.” Cole attempts to think himself a pie. “Well, goodnight I suppose. See you in the morning.”
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    “Wait… how fast does light go for you? Even with our semi-tachyonic warp messaging, we can only send information a couple hundred times faster than it, so it takes several days to communicate between most star systems.”
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    “Yes. For instance, magic doesn’t exist, but I can do it. If I’m free [read: insane] enough, I can make anything reality.” “Yeah, I haven’t been particularly religious. Do we even know what religion we’re supposedly heretics to?”
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    Nick, or rather, SIMON notices the cognitive dissonance, but decides to bring it up later, continuing an informative line of questioning before potentially making Tenth stop talking altogether. “Interesting. So a super-intelligence isn’t the only possible outcome; perhaps the teleportation and the different quantum AI outcomes are related.” Nick looks at the rifle speaker, and SIMON cycles through frequencies, saying test on each one. “Do you know how that thing connects to the AI? Did your world have an internet?”
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    “Ok. Why do you think the crusader called us heretics?”
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    Cole shakes off the painful memories. “What did you do before this ‘quest’ thing?” “Yes, chaos can be useful sometimes. The universe never would have been created. I think freedom is closer, perhaps. That is what I feel.”
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    Nick listens, fascinated. “Has anyone tried to combine AI and quantum computing? Someone in the IISC tried, and it achieved super-intelligence and what as far as we can tell is true sentience. And the other planets? What are they like, and why did you have to conquer them?”
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    “They sound unpleasant and self righteous. Freedom is important. Perhaps we could reason with them.”
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    “I do not have a name anymore. I lost it when something destroyed some of my nodes in an explosion. Names are a strange concept to my people, but we seem alike to you, I think, just as you seem alike to me.” The swarm considers that more. “I think a new name would help me, Adtea. I will try to help you, although I do not understand this ‘death’. The new node says it is like forgetting, but more. Ferrians die piece by piece, but you - humans and other not-alive people - die all at once, and cannot leave some of you to others.”
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    Cole hunches a bit, as if hiding, but continues. “I was a ship carpenter, once. A fire on the ship killed many of my friends and destroyed the cargo, ruining the captain. I left, and I haven’t been at sea since, because land carpentry doesn’t ruin lives if you fail it.” “Interesting. Are the other spirits the other spirits?”
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    The swarm contracts again, turning back into a dome rather than a collection of loops and spikes. “Do you have a name? I had one, but I forgot it when something exploded.”
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    Cole continues, not noticing that she’s trying to end the conversation (I think. Maybe my social awareness isn’t up to spec either). “I get to know people who are common customers. I was friends with some other carpenters on the ship… but that didn’t end well.”
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    “I’ll devise some tests with different kinds of energy. Other than teleportation, do your people have other capabilities? You’ve got some relatively advanced equipment there.” Nick nods. “You don’t mind if I co-opt some of your vegetation, do you?” He walks over to a shrub and integrates his xenosuit with it, repurposing it and its stored nutrients into human-compatible food, which begins to grow on its branches. The rest of the shrub begins to shrivel, but the fruit that it grows looks delicious.
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    “Nice. I’d love to meet your friend; mine don’t teach very much, we just know each other. Most of the people I know are clumsy, too; it’s a hazard of being a carpenter.”
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    The swarm holds up the second communication node over the pad. “Yes, this node can see other kinds of life. Or something like it. This node is smarter - it says you call what it sees light. It says it will explain better, so I can see things with no life.” They contract in a bit, thinking. “I wonder where the very alive thought got this node.” The swarm expands, looking. “I do not know. I think you fell from the very alive thought over there.”
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    “And I control the wind, so I can control the spirits.” He concentrates, trying to send messages to his companions. Cole elbows @Spark of Hope. “That was a pretty good story. Where did you learn it?”
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    The swarm takes a second to notice what to them is essentially a void disappearing, but then shuffles over to Adtae’s new location, trying once again to help up @Spark of Hope. “Why did you leave? I was trying to speak to you. I did leave too, so it is not bad, but I am still confused. Do you like my new communication node? The very alive thing gave it to me.”
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    “Who are they talking to?”
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    “Sure, that’ll work. How’s your suit doing? Did [insert Aki’s assistant here] explain how it will work?” “Interesting… what’s a negative emotion? Does twisted satisfaction count, or is that positive? What about bittersweet feelings, or something like anticipation?”
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    Alvar takes his soup, grimacing at the heat. Leaving it to cool, he moves over to Nera or Sleeper, depending upon who finishes first. “Are either of you up for the practice we talked about?” @J. Magi @TheRavenHasLanded
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    “Interesting… what do you mean by other energies? Do you teleport less when you’re cold?” “That would be a good idea, I suppose. One, do you have a way to get food here?” @The Stormfather “How do you usually interact with” - he does air quotes - “magic? You could try that.” “Would you want to try touching it or breaking it?”
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