>>24241263
"everything went well in the end"

"So any plans for the day?"

>>24241263
"It's okay, but you missed my project in action!"

>>24241263
I thought I might get another check up from the doctors. See how I'm healing, and if the.. excitement didn't shake anything loose. If there's time, maybe even some Iso Chamber time. What about you guys?

>>24241263

"you would have gotten your hormones messed with, so I'm actually glad for that."

"want me to build a cup holder in to your arm?"

"Omni, one of the new students, Sigma, has an extreme version of my Technopathy, it's best you avoid all physical contact."

"long story short, you may or may not get mind controlled if you do. not her fault though, she can't turn it off."

>>24241263
"Have I missed class for the day or has it been cancelled?"

"Everything went well in the end, though you missed my project in action." You say, and shoot him a smile. "Have I missed class for the day, or has it been cancelled?"
"Both, in a way." Sarvesh said. "All post-lunch classes were cancelled, and you missed all the ones before that."
"So, any plans for the day?"
"Well, I'm... designing something." Sarvesh said.
"Apparently it's quite secret, and he asked me not to try to figure out what it is." Omnissiah said.
"How about you?" Sarvesh added.
"I thought I might get another check up from the doctors. See how I'm healing, and if the... excitement didn't shake anything loose."
"Always a good thing to make sure." Sarvesh said.
"Omni, one of the new students, Sigma, has an extreme version of my technopathy. It's best you avoid all physical contact."
"I see." Omnissiah said. "I'll make sure to do so."

>>24241437
Wave goodbye. Go and find Doctor Manus to ask about a bit of a checkup and a scan to see if we're still at full strength. Such as it is.

>>24241465
Yeah, this sounds good.

You wave goodbye to the two, and make your way to the technopathy room, where Sigma and Keen were. Keen flipped a switch as you came in.
"Where's Dr. Manus?" You ask.
"He's uh, down in medbay." Keen said, pointing. You nodded, and left again, as Keen flipped the switch again. "Alright, you're touching it, correct? Now we just need you..."

You find Dr. Manus in medbay, looking at several bits of paper and his personacom.
"Doctor?" You ask.
"Yes, what do you need?" He asked, setting the paper aside.

>>24241562
"Just a check up, to see if anything was knocked loose and might dribble out from all the action."

>>24241437
>>24241562

these are Exabyte.

>>24241562

"I'd like to get a medical check up to make sure everything is as it should."

>>24241562
"I just wanted to check in with you and see how my brain is doing and if I need any more tablets."

"Any luck with that sphere I made by the way?"

>>24241562
>Do we know what sort of doctor Manus is? MD? Physics? English Literature?

>>24241674
Let's ask!

"What's your PhD in, by the way, Doc?"

>>24241674
AI Created and Simulated Artificial Universes

>>24241562
>>24241437
>Yes, these are me.

"Just a check up, to see if anything was knocked loose and might dribble out from all the action."
"Oh, fair enough." He said, getting to his feet. "This way. We have a few computers and sensors."
First, he plugged in your wrist sensor to the computer, and then slipped on a headset on your brow.
"Well, first things first, it looks like there's been a big of hormone irregularity, but Theta already warned us and said that that should settle down." He said. "I'm not sure about your brain, I'll have to talk with Kai about that, but there's no obvious damage." He said. "You're eating fine, and you look fit enough..."

He typed a few words into his personacom, sending your data to the nurse, and soon enough she responded. "And... apparently, you don't need to take any of the pills anymore. Your brain looks fine, and there's been no abnormal stress."
"What's your PhD in, by the way, doc?"
"Theoretical physics. Specifically, my thesis was on the effect of dark particles and bubble drives on the long-term fabric of space." He said. "But the UPA only really hired polymaths for this job, since they didn't know what would be required. So we all have our own broad skillsets."

>>24241718
"Cool, thanks Doctor. I'm probably going to go train now, take care!"

>>24241718
"Did you finish analyzing that strange sphere I made?"

>>24241718
"Cool. Any thoughts about dark particles having an effect on psionics?"

>>24241718

ask if they found out about the sphere, is it still as inert as before?

>>24241738
yes, lets it the TK room and learn to focus our massive strength on to a single point, because high PSI is hilarious

>>24241718
Say thanks for working to the brainscannerthingy

"Cool." You say. "Any thoughts about dark particles having an effect on psionics?"
"There's nothing dark particles should be able to do with psionics." He said. "The stuff is almost elegant in its simplicity. Compresses and expands space based on negative and positive charge. Psionics is... well, a whole other slew of issues. Wildly diverse effects, no detectable energy, field, wave between the source and the cause of the event, and only particular people can use it, no matter their current brain chemistry, physiology, or even genetics."
He shrugged. "We don't know enough to tell, really.
"And did you finish analyzing that strange sphere I made?"
"It's incredibly dense." He said. "Entirely inert. I expect high enough heat would melt or destabilize it, but we don't want to do that yet. Eps- Er, Isaac took a look at it and said he has a handful of them floating in space around the station, made from asteroids."

I agree, lets go test how much force we can put in a single spot, as small as we can make it. Hello psionic bullets!

>>24241863
>Isaac took a look at it and said he has a handful of them floating in space around the station, made from asteroids.
then what makes it different fromthe first crystal I made?

>>24241863
"Hmm... I wonder how I can make more of those crystals instead of balls... I wonder if I should try black holing the current tk test machine..."

>>24241863
"Thanks, Doctor!"

Okay, we should get a bunch of them, then get Sarv to teleport pieces of the spheres away to make a shape for the barrel of our gun. We can use extra-high temperatures that way.

>>24241863

maybe we should get a drone to collect some of those, never know what we could use them for.

we can try shooting on with our laser to see how much heat they can handle.

>>24241898
more like flying mono-molecular blades then bullets.

>>24241910
Wasn't that one made out of The Devourer? I think that it's either made of Unobtainium or we used the ability differently.

>>24241979
The sphere we made was when we were thinking black hole. The crystal was when we were thinking void-balls. Let's try void-balls again.

I think it was the concept we were imagining at the time. When We made the crystal we were trying to dematerialize the block. When we made the inert thing we were thinking black hole.

>>24241979
>transmutation spheres instead of black holes

"Then what makes it different from the first crystal I made?"
"Jason says it's related to the high pressures at work. He says the crystal is a previously undiscovered superheavy element, while the spheres are simply near-singularity carbon." Manus said. "The difference could be anything- the temperature of the concrete, the amount, the pressures you exerted... the possibilities are staggering, he said."
"Thanks, Doctor." you say. "I'm probably going to go train now, take care!"
"I may as well come with." He said, slipping his hands into his pockets. "You can't always rely on the technicians, after all."

You and Dr. Manus make your way out of medbay, all the way up to the telekinetic array. Up there, Summer was concentrating, as the individual spheres started slamming back, one by one, as if something powerful was punching at it. She turned back to you. "Hey, Heather." she panted.

>>24241863
"I think I'll go find him. I might try blackholing those for my next test, see if it does anything to them. Do you want to take any readings of them first? And.. uh.. look. I'm sorry we've been running around like crazy lately, going off and nearly getting ourselves killed. I figure you and Max and all the generals or whatever is behind this probably aren't thrilled with that. I understand the work here is important, but sometimes I just have to do things. Plus, hey, extra test subjects!"

Hey Summer, I thought I'd work on TK as well.

>>24242060
whatcha doing?

>>24242060
"Hey! You're doing good!"

"I have a small theory on what might cause the differences, Doctor. Would you mind rolling out the concrete again?"

>>24242060
"I'll have to show you what I did with that crystal, Doctor! It's awesome!"

>>24242060
"Hey, Summer! You're doing much better than before! I'm just hear to try some void-balls, black-holes, whatever you want to call them. I'm not sure yet. Or go to the iso-chamber, I haven't decided yet."

>>24242080
gather up Issac's spheres and use TK crush on all of them at the same time

>>24242060

"looks like quite a workout. mind if i use one?"

I wanted to try focused TK first, since void spheres do take a lot out of us.

>>24242120
I think it's a bit late.

Shoot an email to the doctor: "Hey, just wondering if you had any suggestions on dark particles and psionics experiments you'd like to try with me? I might be able to work on holding those void-balls steady. Let me know!"

>>24242060
pinpoint TK go!

>>24242156
ask Issac the next time he goes out there

>>24242156
Possible that that might allow us to work on an anti-void queen shield if the void-balls are anything similar to dark particles.

>>24242156
>Shoot an email to the doctor:
why? he's standing beside us

>>24242060
Annihilation sphere practice!

"Hey!" You say. "You're doing good!"
"Thanks!" She said, looking back to the array, focusing again.

"Uh... look." You say, while Summer practiced. "I'm sorry we've been running around like crazy lately, going off and nearly getting ourselves killed. I figure you and Max and all the generals or whatever is behind this probably aren't thrilled with that. I understand the work here is important, but sometimes I just have to do things. Plus, hey, extra test subjects!"
"Well, you guys literally have superhuman abilities." Manus said. "There's no chance we could stop you even if we tried."
Then he shrugged. "Not to mention, me, Max, Kailynn, and Jason all stood up to the director when he tried getting you all locked up. Never thought I'd see him running from an angry wolf."

Soon enough, Summer panted, climbing over to the bed. "You're doing much better than before!" You say.
"I know! I've been practicing." She said. Excited, coming from the technician area of the room. Kailynn came out, and started gushing at Summer.

"Well, I think this is open, now." Dr. Manus said.
"I have a small theory on what might cause the differences, Doctor. Would you mind rolling out the concrete again?" You ask.
"Sure, I'll get everything ready." He said, and made his way over to the technicians.

>>24242185
Missed that. It's been one of those days.My bad.

remember, think Destroy. Instead of Crush.

>>24242203
"How much force can you exert now, Summer?"

>>24242203
Stroke Summer. Ear scratches are paramount.

>>24242203
500 years in the future, and they still have concrete.

"How much force can you exert now, Summer?" You ask, and start scratching at her ears.
"Three times as much as I could a few days ago." She said. "They're not very... easily controlled, and I have to do it as a big burst, but I'm stronger."
"You're doing so well, Summer!" Kailynn said, giddy, as Manus's concrete came out.
"We're ready for you, Heather." Manus said. You nod, and step forward.
Alright, you think, focusing.
Destroy, not crush.
Destroy, not crush...

>Roll for ???

Rolled 99

>>24242282
Rolling for void/annihilation spheres!

Rolled 2

>>24242282
Come on Ogre Quest Luck.

Rolled 74

>>24242282
Void it, not crush or destroy.

>>24242282
>This is me! Again! Whoops.

>>24242292
Hahahah fuck yes.

>>24242292
Obliterate!

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>>24242295
No! Wrong KIND of ogre quest luck! Works for Ogre Quest, not Psion Quest!

>>24242292
Oh man, we're an exotic-crystal making machine now.

>>24242292
>>24242295
You invoked ogre quest luck, you got ogre quest luck. Tragically, ogre quest runs on AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SYSTEM, YOU BOOB.

>>24242292
i, alright. consider the block destroyed.

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>>24242323
>Do the voidy thing

>>24242282
Dice for the Dicegods
1s for the 1 throne

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Rolled 30

>>24242345
>mfw I forgot the dice

>>24242292
>>24242295
This has a narrowly avoided Hungry the Adorable incident written all over it.

Rolled 32

>>24242282
throwing my own dice into the ring

Rolled 50

>>24242282

You will forward, focusing on voiding it, obliterating it, destroying it...

And a spark leapt from it. And then another. You heard beeping coming from nearby, loud, and the great glass shield came down in front of it. Still, you willed... and the block started heating up from the inside, sparks leaping from the stone to the ground and walls of the station. The beeping turned into full on klaxons, and the concrete block suddenly exploded into light. you winced, covering your eyes, and when you opened them again, there was nothing there but smouldering charred remnants on the ground.

"... That was not... that was not like those spheres from earlier." Manus said.
"... That felt like demanifestation." Summer said. "But... different. How do you feel?"
Surprisingly, you didn't feel very tired. It would've been easier to move it, of course- it feels like you lifted only three or so blocks of that size.

>>24242408
"Uh, not too drained actually. I might try again. I need more of those heat crystals."

>>24242408
"Shit, that was cool."

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>>24242408
"Uhm. Remarkably.. okay. Like, not tired. Not much, anyway. Does anyone have any idea what just happened? Because let me assure you, I don't."

At least the Universe doesn't seem to rebel at the idea of uncreation. Well, it does, but whatever. I wonder where the energy went?

>>24242408

"that wasn't nearly as draining as the spheres, just a little bit more than trying to move around a couple of blocks the same size."

I feel alright. It wasn't that difficult surprisingly. I was focusing on destroying it instead of crushing it.

Hmm, well since that wasn't what we wanted what should we try next?

i vote focused TK next

>>24242408
Sigh, "Dammit."

>>24242496
Nah. Let's swing for the isochamber and try to extend our sensing range on the Technopathy again. Rather, to get a good hold on its direction so instead of knowing everything within two galaxies, we have a good idea of what's in this one - and where.

"Uhm. remarkably... okay. Like, not tired. Not much, anyway. Does anyone have any idea what happened? Because let me assure you, I don't."
"Um, give me a few moments, okay?" Manus asked. He slipped on his personacom- an ancient wristwatch- and started talking into it, an earbud in his ear. "There was tons of radiation coming from that thing, and a discharge of electricity and heat. Nobody was shocked or burned, right?"
The technicians all said no, and he sighed.
Kailynn got up, and ran out of the room. She came back with a tray and squeezebottles for everyone. "Everyone, drink all of this." She said. "With that much radiation, it can't be very good for us. This should help significantly."
You take yours, and Summer takes hers in her paws, sipping at it. "Blech. Tastes like chemicals."
"It's medicine, Ms. Grayson." Kailynn said, and Summer shot her a Look. kailynn giggled.

>>24242408
How long did that take?

Rolled 34

>>24242515
"Well, that was an utter failure, but interesting. Might try that again, but now, I want another crystal..."
>Do the voidy thing.

>>24242515
"Uh, I probably won't be doing that again. I guess I just converted mass into energy. How much radiation?"

>>24242515

"radiation? i think I'll be more careful about doing that from now on."

>>24242515
"So you're saying Summer's still the only one who can violate the laws of thermodynamics and I didn't just squeeze that out of the universe entirely? DAMNIT."

Stomp feet and pout.

"I can do that a few more times if you want to try it again."

Rolled 38

>>24242528
>with a roll like that
plebsian please

>>24242515
"Damn. Can I request another block and try something different again?"

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>>24242562
>>24242528
Kids, chill your tits, let me show you how it's done.
bam.

"I guess I just converted mass into energy. How much radiation?"
"Enough." Kailynn said, the green-haired nurse giving you a serious look entirely uncharacteristic of her. "Drink."
You nod, and drink it too. You blegh as well- it tasted like toothpaste would if it didn't have the nice minty flavor.
"Damn." you say. "Can I request another block and try something different again?"
"Trying something different?" Manus asked, and drank from his own bottle. "Let us flush the back room, and give us a bit. You might not feel tired, but you should still have something to eat."

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>>24242584
You are going to cause heather to wake up and find it was all a dream, except for the psychic part, because she manifested this happy little fucker unconciously.

>>24242605
Grumble mumble, "But I wanted a new crystal for new toys..."

>>24242605
"Yeah, just a standard no radiation black hole this time, but I was going to try focusing on what it makes rather than just letting it crush everything."

>>24242605
"Alright, alright."

Lie down with Summer, get some of those new high-energy biscuits.

>>24242605
"Was it enough to account for the entire block though? I always thought that that much energy release would eliminate the entire station. And a good portion of anything nearby. I wanna try again!"

You grumble. "But I wanted a new crystal for new toys..." You say, sitting down next to summer, eating some of the new biscuits and drinking from the crappy toothpaste bottle.
The pumps in the back of the room started churning, and Summer started eating her own biscuits.
"Hey, how's my fur?" She asked, rolling onto her side. you look, and you can see; the three long claw marks in her fur had mostly faded, her fur regrowing in place, and you tell her. "Hooray! I'll be back to normal in a few days!" She said, grinning, immensely pleased by the idea.

"Erm." Manus said. "Excuse me heather, but are you doing anything telepathic... right now? Anything psionic, even."

>>24242673
Oh boy. Void Queen Heather?

Lets not.
>>24242644
Lets.

>>24242691
"Not as far as I am aware of consciously, why?"

>>24242691
"..no? Ooh! Ooh! Tell me there are block after effects! Tell me there are! Am I violating the laws of physics? Tell me I am! Tell me I am MAKING YOUR DEGREE WEEP."

>>24242691
"Nothing that I know of. Is something wrong?" Look around a bit to see if we're accidentallying anything

>>24242691

"no? i don't think so?"

"W-why?"

>>24242691
"Uh, not that I'm aware of? Are you getting readings like that?"

I do seem to have a slight connection to the thing I made though, I dream of it sometimes.

>>24242719
This, a thousand times this.

>>24242728
Oh yeah. Forgot about this.

>>24242691
"Fuck, I'm not even sure any more."

"Not as far as I am aware of consciously, why?" You ask.
"Because your scans." He said.
"Ooh! Ohh! Tell me there are block after-effects! Tell me there are! Am I violating the laws of physics? Tell me I am! Tell me I'm making your degree weep!"
"We're getting readings that you're doing something. We're not sure what, but... It doesn't look like anything you've done before."
"Is something wrong?" you ask, and look around.

And then suddenly, you see three demiurg and two void queen manifestations, somewhere. The Devourer lifts his claw- and crushes them all to the ceiling, before diving into battle.
Now you only owe one, after this, Creator.

You open your eyes again, and shake your head. You were feeling tired... and getting more and more tired, as the Devourer used your psionic powers.

>>24242759
"That fuckin bastard bio-horror is stealing my psionic powers."

>>24242759
"Ok I think I know what's happening know."

>>24242759
"Mwahahahaha, Pupp- er, Devourer's murdering Demiurg and Void Queen things somewhere, using my Psionics I think. Huh. I think I'll need some food with me at all times just in case I guess?"

>>24242759
"Oh. Actually, Hungry the Adorable seems to be chewing down my psionic abilities through whatever link exists between us as it hunts psions. It's just eaten three demiurg and two manifestations of the void queen, it seems. Or I'm COMPLETELY BATSHIT INSANE. I'm still not entirely sure the past weeks haven't been a wonderful hallucination and my real self is in a coma from inhaling too much jet fuel again.."

Chew lower lip thoughtfully.

>>24242798
>eaten
Wasn't eating, just murdering.

>>24242759

"that thing i made is using my psionic ability."

"And it said I only owe it one?"

>>24242759
"Ah, I know what's happening. The creature I made a while back, Fluffy, is beating up some Demiurg and VQ forces.

Get more another sandwich please."

>>24242759
<Can we coexist, dude>

hah guessed right.

I have a connection to the thing I made. It just used my powers to fight Demiurge and Void Queen manisfestations.

... if that is the price I must pay for it sparing my friends then I'll gladly pay it.

>>24242798
After a moment look at everyone and say. "It's probably the jet fuel."

>>24242835
Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes.

"That was The Devourer, the creature I made with the biokinesis accident. I've had a slight telepathic link with him since then and apparently he just 'borrowed' my powers a bit and said I still owe one more favor. He's beating on Demiurg and Void Queen creatures right now."

"Okay, I think I know what's happening now." you say. "Hungry the Adorable seems to be chewing down my psionic abilities through whatever link exists between us, as it hunts psions. It's just killed three demiurg and two manifestations of the void queen, it seems."
Everyone stared.
"Or, I'm completely batshit insane." You say. "I'm still not entirely sure the past weeks haven't been a wonderful hallucination and my real self is in a coma from inhaling too much jet fuel."

Then you pause.
"Again."

Everyone looked at you.
"It's probably the jet fuel."

"Nope!" Summer said, hugging you. "I like you too much for me to be imaginary. And I know what being an imaginary things is like, and I'm not it. so you're wrong. And stupid."

Then she bumped her head into you, and giggled. As soon as it started, the drain suddenly stopped. you were tired, but you weren't unable to move, or even run around, if need be.

>>24242919
"I.. I think it's stopped. I'm.. tired, but I'm pretty sure I can manage maybe one more test. Give me some biscuits, and let's do this thing."

Check our nose for blood.

>>24242919
"That's exactly what a hallucination would say, Summer. Anyway can I get some protein shakes and energy biscuits?"

>>24242919
"I don't think I'll be doing any more singularities today. That's drained me a lot. I think I'm just gonna go to my workshop or something."

Darnit, so much for practicing more. The Devourer drained a bit too much for it to be safe.

Iso chamber time? We got interrupted by Sigma last time.

>>24242919

a little meekly,

"I'd like more snacks please."

"thanks Summer, I'm glad we're friends."

>>24242919
"Okay, it's stopped for now."
Sigh, "Maybe later, he drained me somewhat and I don't want to dribble my brains out from my nose again and get back on the pills after just getting off of them."

>>24242919
Hit the iso chamber and spread out our senses. That doesn't take much effort, just.. concentration.

>>24242919
"Maybe I'll come back to singularity some more later, I'm pretty drained now. I might hit the workshop actually."

"Okay, it's stopped for now." You say, touching your upper lip. No blood there. You relax, turning to Summer.
"That's exactly what a hallucination would say, Summer. Anyway, can I get some protein shakes and energy biscuits?"
"Sure." Kailynn said, and reached for the shakes.
"No." Summer said.

She stared into your eyes. "I'm real, heather." She said. "I'm sure of it. But I need to prove to you that *you're* real too. That none of this is a hallucination."

Somewhat meekly, she looked away.
"I just need to figure out how, first." She said, quietly.

Kailynn gave you a biscuit and a shake, and you started to eat them.

>>24243023
"I'll come back later if that's okay, I might just relax and get some energy back for a bit."

>>24243023
"Summer, relaaax. I'm just joking. I know this is real."

>>24243023
>She stared into your eyes. "I'm real, heather." She said. "I'm sure of it. But I need to prove to you that *you're* real too. That none of this is a hallucination."
ok, I took the joke a little too far

>>24243023
Hug her, "I'm sorry."

>>24243046
Follow up on this by hugging her and saying "Something this fluffy *has* to be real." and giggle

>>24243023

"I'm sorry Summer, i think I've done a little to much lately."

>>24243023
"If you can uncover a cure for solipsism and its offspring, Summer, you'll be one very rich tigress. Uhm. If noone minds, I'll be in the isolation chamber - I sort of want to unwind a bit. Feeling a little overwhelmed. Delayed response, I guess. Hah!"

i think we touched a nerve. Remember Winter wasn't real since her death.

Hug the tiger. murmer your aploligies.

>>24243023
Hug the tiger.

"I know I'm real, and I know you're real too, don't worry about me, I'm just tired and not making sense."

"Summer, relaaax." You say, and hug her. "I'm just joking. I know this is real. Something this fluffy *has* to be real."
"Not a very good joke." Summer grumbled to herself, and returned your hug.
"Uhm, if no one minds, I'll be in the isolationg chamber - I sort of want to unwind a bit. Feeling a little overwhelmed. Delayed response, I guess."
"Okay. Just come call me if you intend on trying something new." Manus said. "While I talk with Jason about what happened earlier."
You nod, and climb off of the bed- and summer followed you. She was pouting, she looked, as the two of you left the room.
"Next time you're going on any mission things, I'm coming with." She said. "Even if I have to manifest a body."

>>24243165
"Deal."

Slide into the isochamber. Technoclairvoyance time

I feel safer already. My knight in shining fur.

>>24243165
"Sure! It would probably have been helpful having you there as well. I doubt the gas or Theta would have affected you."

>>24243165
"My Knightess in Shining Fur. And... sorry."

>>24243165
Hey, Exabyte - I understand that psionics depends heavily on concepts. Could we try to sense the Void Queen, since her gestalt is a kind of machine?

>>24243165
I'm going onto a mission of great importance in the IsoChamber. Could you perhaps manifest LilSummer to keep me safe?

>>24243165
"Of course, although hopefully it'll be a while before the next time I have to risk my life doing something stupid."

Then, still feeling a bit bad about things:

"Uh, by the way, when I'm done in the isolation chamber, what to hang out and do something? I don't really know what, but... something."

>>24243165

"deal."

>should we try to see what devourer is up to?

>>24243222

and give her a direct link to our brain?

rather not.

>>24243222
Oh yes, direct connection to the Swarm which can control us. Good idea mate.

>>24243165
lets look at that crystal computer, and try and figue out how it works

>>24243265
I don't know why everyone keeps thinking it was a computer, I swear when I read it, it was a capacitor.

"I feel safer already." You say, and give summer a smile and a hug. "My knightess in shining fur. And... sorry."
"It's alright." She said. "It's just... When I was a kid, I was always sure that everything was imaginary. My sister, my family, my room and house... Everything. It's not a good way to look at the world."
The two of you make your way down to the isolation chambers.
"Uh, by the way, when I'm done in the isolation chamber. Want to hang out and do something? I don't know what, but... something."
"Sure." She said. "How about... hm. Watching more TV? Or maybe we could see if we could chase down Rho. Or um... Just hanging out." she said.
You nod, and then make your way to the control computer.

>How long do you intend to stay inside?
>And what do you intend on focusing on?

>>24243281
>looking back you're right
it's like a game of telephone

>>24243304
One hour.

Tech stuff again. See if we can pick up any cool ideas to incorporate into our gun.

>>24243304
30 minutes
How fluffy Summer is.

No regrets

>>24243304
Since Summer is waiting for us not to long. Say 30mins or an hour?

Lets try to find something neat. And learn the most we can about it so we can try to build it later..

>>24243304
lets go with 2 hours

Rolled 56

>>24243304
2 hours

focus on watching through the devourer's eyes

watch only for a bit, then see about finding tech

>>24243304
Four hours.

Attempt to spread our clairvoyant senses for technology over the galaxy as finely as we can and learn to map things in relation to ourselves, refining our ability to locate things.

Rolled 65

>>24243304
45 minutes
Focusing on everyone on the station.

>>24243304
An hour.

The Devourer.

We should probably find out what his deal is. Maybe he can be turned into an ally.

>>24243304
Check on that thingy two galaxies that a way

>>24243281
>>24243325
>"Hah. I touched a nturally occuring crystalline computer two galaxies away." You say.
thread 31

>>24243353
He is one.

>>24243304
Half an hour, don't want to keep Summer waiting too long. Scan for more interesting tech out there.

>>24243304

one hour.

either tech or the devourer.

>tech would probably be safer since Devourer might chalk up more of what we owe him
>why do we owe him anything for that matter?

need to keep an eye our for Theta when he wakes up so we can have him take a look at Anna to see if he tipped her balance way more than the others

You set the timer to forty-five minutes, and strip off your clothing, climbing inside. You close your eyes, curl up, and resolve to find some interesting technology.

>Roll for technoclairvoyance!

>>24243381
Nah, he's an uncontrolled force who just happens to share our goals at the moment.

Rolled 58

>>24243422
It's a baby robot!

Rolled 6

>>24243422

For Omnissiah!

Rolled 59

>>24243422
Let's do this thing.

Rolled 60

>>24243422
dice

Rolled 4

>>24243422
organic computer any one?

>>24243375
Check thread 19.

Rolled 92

>>24243422
to infinity and beyond!

Rolled 69

>>24243468
I did, I was just citing 31 as were the computer idea came from
>>24243422
>>Roll for technoclairvoyance!

Rolled 68

>>24243422

Rolled 47

>>24243442
>>24243463
guy's roll higher. like this

lol

Rolled 41

>>24243422

Rolled 81

>>24243422
Boop.

You take a deep breath, swimming in the darkness, no sound, no sight, nothing to touch or feel...

And then you hear the sound of crickets. Massive, enormous trees are high in the sky, and you hear something lumbering by. For a moment, you see something strange. A giant creature, with thin legs, huge arms with which it used to walk, and it was covered in thick black feathers. A Crow, you remember from the briefing of alien creatures. The beak nose looked this way and that, and then it lumbered on... And then it grabbed the stone, took a chisel, and started working. Through its lumberous, dull mind, connections were being made, and it thought... and thought...

And finally, the wheel was done.
It promptly used it to wing the wheel at a second Crow, this one brown, who caught it upside the head and collapsed with a crunch.

Then your vision faded, and you were in the dark again.

>Anything else you wish to focus on? Also, more rolling for whatever you focus on.

Rolled 82

>>24243422

Rolled 70

Niggers tongue my anus.

Rolled 40

>>24243519

Looking for insight into new forms of technology. Things we hadn't even thought of doing before.

Rolled 71

>>24243519
Focus on those other aliens we heard about... I can't remember them exactly... the Demiurge, the crow, there was.... damn it.

Rolled 35

>>24243519
Summer being fluffy.

Rolled 53

>>24243519
lets try for something outside our galaxy.

Rolled 53

>>24243519
Allow The Warp to overtake you.

Rolled 76

>>24243519
more dice is always good

Rolled 12

>>24243519
Let's look back and see what happened when we atomised that concrete.

Rolled 61

>>24243519
lets look for that spine again

Rolled 13

>>24243519
at the crow
<that wasn't very nice>

see if we can talk to asmodeus <just to test our range>

Rolled 96

>>24243519
lets look for cybords

Rolled 52

>>24243541
this

Rolled 25

>>24243519
The void-blasted world we saw last time we did this.

Rolled 31

>>24243541
I like this idea

>>24243566

really not a good idea to talk to a primitive species like that.

You close your eyes again, trying to calm your mind, and this time you reach out further. Out, out into eternity, into the void between galaxies...

And there, in eternity, you felt something. Something so small, so small on any scale save planetary, was a great crystal sphere, the size of a small moon. Inside, asleep, dormant, were hundreds of thousands of creatures, none conscious. Creatures of grey skin, with a thin, humanoid build.

And then Something on the ship noticed you. A crystalline creature, with four animate legs, and the mind of a computer, and eight eyes of sapphire. It reached out, and Touched you.

<Doth thou arrive for thy masters? They slumber on yet, and shall for a thousand thousand years more. Sorrow. Regret. Sadness. Boredom. Welcome.>

>>24243641
Err, Hello. I'm just looking around. For how long have you travelled? Why?

>>24243641
<I'm sorry, I'm just passing through. Is there anything I can do for you?>

Rolled 5

>>24243641
<to speak truth I do not, I found you by accident ancient one. I was just testing my abilities; tho may I ask who these beings are and for what they are waiting?>

>>24243641
<My apologies for disturbing, I am merely looking around as it were.>

Rolled 31

>>24243641
"I greet you in the name of my people. I am Heather. What name do you go by? What name do your masters go by?"

Try very hard to locate it exactly.

>>24243641
<Hello, I was just looking, but I don't mind talking with you if you'd like. My name's Heather, what's yours?>

Do you think Rho or Sarvesh could TP that thing into the galaxy? It seems a bit big.

Rolled 20

>>24243723
ya this sounds good, supporting with a roll

>>24243726
Let's find out more about it before we worry about that.

damnit dice

>>24243641
<Can you tell me how you function?>

<I'm sorry, I'm just passing through.> You say.
<Thou speaketh strangely.> It said. <Confusion, yet Joy.>
<Is there anything I can do for you?>
<Merely speak to pass the ages.> It said. <Time is long, moreso when traveling the aether.>
<For how long have you traveled?>
<Many thousands and thousands of billions of years. the Aether is eternal, and I await our destination. Hope.>
<Why?>
<Many many have asked such a question, being of ****.> It said, the last word... strange, yet familiar. <Many of mine master's species had asked such a question. Mine masters had a simple, potent response. Why Not?>

Rolled 53

>>24243641
>And there, in eternity, you felt something. Something so small, so small on any scale save planetary, was a great crystal sphere, the size of a small moon. Inside, asleep, dormant, were hundreds of thousands of creatures, none conscious. Creatures of grey skin, with a thin, humanoid build.
>And then Something on the ship noticed you. A crystalline creature, with four animate legs, and the mind of a computer, and eight eyes of sapphire. It reached out, and Touched you.
><Doth thou arrive for thy masters? They slumber on yet, and shall for a thousand thousand years more. Sorrow. Regret. Sadness. Boredom. Welcome.>
Maybe the Void Queen didn't kill the rest of her race.

She just stuffed them in a crystal box to eat their powers.

>>24243775
I like this race. How far away are they from our universe? What direction are they heading?

>>24243775
<That's...beautiful. Thank you.>

Rolled 85

"Life is experience. Uhm. We can talk again another time, too - I'm in a chamber that might hide me away from you. Is there an easy way to find you again? Can you tell me about yourself, and your masters?"

>>24243775
<One of my species once said, it is not the goal that is important, but the journey.>

Rolled 69

>>24243775
<that sounds to me like a good enough reason for anything; do you know of your destination? or do you merely await the time you will arrive?>

>>24243775
<Are your masters peaceful?>

>>24243775
<A good response indeed.>

<That's.... beautiful.> You say. <Thank you.>
<That is the powers of science, mine masters say, cackling like the ills of the mind were upon them.> It said.

<Are your masters peaceful?>
<Peace? Laughing. Laughing.> It said. <Chaos is envied. change is endeavoured. Knowledge is power, and power is gained through experimentation. Kind, yes. Empathic, yes. Warlike? No. Peaceful? No.>
<Do you know of your destination? Or do you merely await the time you will arrive?>
<We know, and await. We travel into our starfamily's neighbor, through the aether.

You focus, and try to figure out where they were- they were... outside of the milky way, slowly circling around the edge. You couldn't tell how fast they were going, but it was obviously sublight speed.
Trying to hold up the connection, you run the calculations... and you realize.
You could be there in two months, with the wyvern.

>>24243775
Do you have any stories of strange beings with unusual powers, where you're from?

Rolled 51

>>24243898
"I could.. come and visit you.. if you like. If you'd like to talk in person, instead of like this."

Rolled 41

>>24243898
>how long will they be within that range?

>>24243898

Mmmmmm........ that's a long ways. How fast could we be with our new ship, maybe?

>>24243898
<You are close. Very close. I may be able to visit, one day.>

>>24243898
<You seem to have been caught in the gravity of my galaxy's superdense black hole. I could come and visit you, if I wanted. Would that be okay?>

>>24243937
They're sub-light. We have a long, long, long time if we want to ever visit them.

>>24243898
<Know this, there is no end to what science can achieve.

Light is not the limit of speed should you compress and expand the space in front and behind you. We are waiting amongst the stars for you, come visit us someday.>

>>24243898
You should think about faster then light travel, You might get there faster.

>>24243898
<I may be able to visit you within this year.>

<You seem to have been caught in the gravity of my galaxy's superdense black hole.>
<This is as we intended. We come to you. Exultations..> It said. <I say, to you, as mine instructions.... Howdy, Neighbor. We greet thee.>
<I could come and visit you, if I wanted. Would that be okay?>
<You are not so near to visit within an organic lifetime.> It said. <My mainbody cannot feel you.>
<Know this... there is no end to what science can achieve.>
<This is known.>
<Light is not the limit of speed, should you compress and expand the space in front and behind you.> You say. <We are waiting amongst the stars for you. Come visit us, someday.>

<This is not. We come.> It said.

I dunno guys, two months there and two months back? That's a long time to be away from the station, bearing in mind the wyvern can only comfortably carry two people.

>>24244023
<I look forward to our meeting. Do you have a name?>

oh dear. I hope they are friendly.

>>24244053
this

>>24244023
<May I ask a technical question? How does one make such elaborate crystals?>

>>24244023
It would take two months for me to reach you, so It's not really possible at the moment. I might be able to send someone else, however. Can you give me your expected journey path?

Rolled 42

>>24244023
>clarify when he said "this is not" he meant the bubble drive theory right?

>>24244059
>>24243898
>Kind, yes. Empathic, yes. Warlike? No. Peaceful? No.

>>24244023
<And we welcome you. The Universe is neither cold nor empty, it is simply vast and vastness can be overcome.

I am Heather Leery of the Human race, it is lovely to meet you, we are not truly far away.>

>>24244073
Oh yeah, we can totally trust them on themselves, because...?

Yeah, you can't. I'm not saying that we should be hostile to them, or that we shouldn't be friendly, but it's pretty naive to assume they're not a threat because they said they weren't.

>>24244100

But... but...

Think of the SCIENCE!

<I look forward to our meeting. Do you have a name?>
<I do. Mine resonance is...>

And then, quietly, you heard a long, drawn out sigh. An echo... and then a song. Your head shook, the sound resonating through your head.

<It would take two months for me to reach you, so it's not really possible at the moment.> you say.
<A sliver of time. A moment, that time but is. Anxiety. Nervousness. Bashfulness.>
<I might be able to send someone else, however. Can you give me your expected journey path?>
<Yes.> It said. <Can you see optically?>

You focus, and vaguely, you can make out the crystalline being, the four small legs of the squat crystalline creature as it walked. Eventually, it reached a large, coloured disk... and you saw small pinpoints of light through it. It was a screen, it looked, and it showed you... the estimated trajectory of the crystalline ship.

With the milky way's speed of rotation, you estimate... that in two to three thousand years, they would enter the milky way proper, and go... straight toward UPA space.

>>24244163
"In two thousand years, you will be in the main area of space inhabited by my species.>

>>24244163
Well. It looks like you're set to meet us firsthand. Or meet whatever is left of us by then.

I shall inform the people in charge, and they might send out a scout, and if talks go well, a bubble drive. I can make no promises, of course. I'm just a little girl with no real pull.

I look forward to meeting you in person!

>>24244163
<Our speed is about 12,000 times that of yours.

I shall endeavor to make it so a vessel of ours comes to meet you and speeds your journey. I can promise nothing, but I can hope that I can arrange our meeting.>

>>24244163
Are you an AI? Did you wake by intent or accident?

>Can we link Nissy up to him via ourselves? They might be able to chat quickly.

I've only a few minutes left, before I'll lose my connection with you. Do you have any questions you want answered before I go?

>>24244163
<It would appear that upon your projected arrival time, your arrival will be in area currently held by an alliance of races known as United Planetary Alliance.>

>>24244222
Joykill, obviously we'll do it ourselves.

<Are you an AI? Did you wake up by intent or accident?>
<I was a solar creature, distilled into optical form. Energy being, captured by mine masters. Alien. Foreign. Exotic.>

<In two thousand years, you will be in the main area of space inhabited by my species.> You say.
<This was not expected.> It said. <It is good news. Pleasant. We thought we would have to search. Fortune. Luck.>
<Our speed is twelve thousand times that of yours.> you say. <I shall inform the people in charge, and they might send out a scout, and if talks go well, a Bubble drive. I can make no promises, of course. I'm just a little girl with no real pull.>
<... Shall I wake up mine masters? Twould take a sliver of time. Shorter than the time you said it would take to come, but not much.> It said.

>>24244317
<It would be prudent to do so, the arrival of a ship would not be as fast as my own vessel, but it would be on the order of months rather than thousands of years, and I am not sure whether I can contact you in this method reliably.>

>>24244317
It might be best to wake one or two. Especially if you can put them back to sleep again.

Are you a slave to your masters? Do you wish to be free? The UPA has some rather strict rules about owning intelligent beings.

>>24244317
<No, not yet. I am not entirely certain if my people will visit you.>

<Your technology is very interesting. Could you tell me how it works?>

Rolled 62

>>24244317
<you might wait till I can get everything arranged; but, I shall see what can be done;>

>>24244364
He doesn't really seem to be complaining, he seems pretty happy.

>>24244379
Yeah but if he does want out, we should get there before his masters wake up.

>>24244317
<That... is a hard question. I do not know if they would believe me.>

<That... is a hard question. I do not know if they would believe me.>
<I shall wake up few, to tell them what I have heard. from thou.>
<Are you a slave to your masters? Do you wish to be free?>
<No. I am thankful. My memories as star-eater are vague, but I was dumb. Animal. Wild. Instincts.> It said. <Within this way, this form, this glass lies beautiful intellect.>
It paused. <Mine short-resonance is ... Serpensal. What is thine?>

>>24244317
<Please do so. I will be informing those who rule me of your existence, and I expect that they will be excited to learn of you and yours. I will strongly suggest that they bring an additional means of propulsion for your vessel.
We are three different species who have come together. I expect that we would gladly welcome those such as yourself.>

>>24244317
I tried to convert "two months" into a standard period of time using our galaxy's diameter and the speed of light but I can't seem to keep the calculations straight.

>>24244430
I am Heather. It was a pleasure to meet you, Serpensal!

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>>24244430
<Heather>

Rolled 64

>>24244430
<I am called Heather; and I must say I am pleased to meet you Serpensal>

>>24244430
<Heather. If I do not manage to contact you again, it has been a Pleasure, Serpensal. If I do manage to do it, until that Time.>

>>24244430
"Heather."
Send him a cleavage+pout picture of ourselves.

>>24244430
<My short-resonance is Heather. What are the biologic details of your masters? What do they breathe, eat, and what kind of environment do you need to survive?>

We can start looking for a planet they might end up on.

>>24244430
<My name is Heather Leery, it is a pleasure to meet you Serpensal. I hope that in a short time we can meet in person soon.

My government is made of three races who have come together, they ought to welcome you.>

>>24244437
More or less, the time it takes for light to travel 1/600,000th to 1/720,000th the diameter of the Milky Way.

<Heather.> you say.
<I do not understand. Your short-resonance and long-resonance are the same. Strange. Peculiarity.>
It paused.
<Pleased to meet thee, Heather.> It said.
<What are the biological details of your masters? What do they breathe, eat, and what kind of environment do you need to arrive?>
<They consume liquid hydrogenoxygen, solid carbon, solid trace elements, gaseous oxygen.>
It started spouting off numbers for gravity, and your mind... ached, translating it.
<0.6 Gs gravity, little atmosphere. They consume solar light, as do their machines. As do I, both captured and wild.>
<If I do not manage to contact you again, it has been a pleasure, Serpensal. If I do manage to do it... until that time.>
<Until that time. Love.> It said, and the chamber hissed, light entering your eyes as the isolation chamber opened.

Rolled 57

>>24244564
"well...that was odd"

time to tell everyone we met another alien race...

>>24244564
we should probable report making contact with a moon sized coney ship of extra galactic aliens.

>>24244564
<Max, what's the base protocol for first contact with a sentient, space capable extra-galactic alien race?>

>>24244564
Let's go find Manus again I suppose. Tell him some crystal plants are coming to visit in a couple of millennia.

>>24244564
First things first, type up a quick report to Max.

>Found alien race orbiting the galaxy, coordinates here: <> Eta 2-3000 years. Reccomend that we send scouts/diplomats/first contact crew. Send a bubble drive if they're nice. Ship the size of a small moon, can't miss it. Appear to be plant based life forms, they drink water and sunlight. Their caretaker is a robot thing.

Then find summer.

>>24244564
Excitedly call ALL THE SCIENTIST and tell them ALL THE THINGS!

>>24244622
This, definitely.

Or just broadcast <Woo! First contact!> to everyone on the station.

Rolled 38

>>24244564
first>>24244622
then hyperventilate then >>24244634 then eat food

>>24244564
Get out of the chamber, get dressed, find Max, tell him about it, see if he can use clout to get a scout ship and a large tugboat sent to visit them.

Also throughout this entire experience don't stop bouncing around like a giddy child, we just made first contact and made friends with a star eater encased within a crystalline computer, it's like our Birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and every other holiday mixed into one.

<Woo!> You call, to the station, hopping up and down as you pull on your clothing<First contact!>
About a dozen people respond with a 'what?' of some kind, and you pull on your omnitool. Summer was asleep on the ground just outside the curtain, so you write a short message to Max, and send him rough coordinates for the ship and their speed.

Max padded down to you.
"Well, now we the UPA gets to have a meet about it." He said. "Or something. Now, tell me what happened. What did you see? Er, sense?"
Summer woke up, looking around.
"Hey, heather. You out? Let's go watch movies, like we planned. I made a list of what we can watch!"

>>24244719
let watch those after I finish talking to Max, ok?

>>24244719
"Okay Summer! I met an alien!" Quickly describe what we saw to Max, and promise to get him a more detailed report later.

>>24244719
"Sure thing, Summer, I just have to tell Max about the new alien race I met first."

Then launch into a long description of everything we saw and heard.

Rolled 94

>>24244719
sorry summer, too excited, met a new alien race just now ohmygodohmygod, INTERGALACTIC FIRST CONTACT WHOOP WHOOP!!!

give Max a direct mental transcript.

>>24244719
I'll be with you in just a moment, Summer, but if things go well we could just be in the start of our very own movie!

>>24244719
"Just a bit Summer, I have to tell Max about what happened in the chamber. I found new aliens from another galaxy! They're coming all the way here slower than light!"

>>24244766
this send it to his com unit

>>24244719
"One second Summer, I'm TOO EXCITED!

A ship, about the size of a small moon with grey thin humanoids in stasis within it. It was piloted by my new friend Serpensal, an eater of stars contained within a crystalline computer robot that calmed him and brought him intellect, who piloted the ship to bring it to new stars. They have come so far, travelled for aeons, ages, more time than I can conceive, just for the opportunity to meet another, he wanted to say 'hello'. I MADE FIRST CONTACT! And I said that I'd try to send him a ride to save him a couple thousand years. They are the truest explorers, they did this for no reason other than 'Why Not?'.

It's beautiful."

>>24244719
To Summer: "Summer! I just made first contact with a new intelligent species! I gotta tell people about it first so they can do things to go meet them!"

To Max: "They're just outside the galactic rim traveling near but under C. The skeleton crew consists of something like energy beings that were uplifted and placed into crystalline bodies. Their 'masters' were in suspended animation of some kind, but they're being brought out of it now, and that will take at least a month. They're about as peaceful as we are, and at their present velocity they'll reach UPA space in about two thousand years. I think a good bubble drive ship could get there in about two months though.
The individual I contacted called itself 'Serpensal'. It seems that both they and their technology are all solar powered. They prefer .06 gravity and an atmosphere of similar composition to that of Earth."

>>24244808
I'm pretty sure that Serpensal is the only one there, and he's also the spaceship, that was just his avatar-body running around.

"Summer! I just made first contact with a new intelligent species! I gotta tell people about it first so they can do things to go meet them!

You look to Max, and give his uplift interface a direct mental transcript, quickly summing up everything you sensed.
The wolf blinked, and started listening to it.
"... Technically, that normally wouldn't be intergalactic first contact, since it was some kind of synthetic assistant instead of the race itself." He said, and then his tail started wagging. "... But I'll make sure you get into the history books regardless! And then I'll need to find the interstellar navigational committee to find if they have any probes near it..." Max said. "Thank you, heather. I'll do all the heavy lifting, and I'll tell you if there are any updates, but they look like they're pretty far away, so things will be slow going."
Then he licked your hand, and *ran* the ramp, his tail wagging.
"Hooray!" Summer said.

>>24244872
"Hooray! We need to celebrate!"

Also, can we message Isaac asking him to bring all those compressed spheres to the workshop?

Rolled 53

>>24244872
no, he was a natural intelligence harnessed to that machine, it technically WAS intergalactic contact.

>>24244872
Hug Summer
"History! Now, movies and ice cream?"

>>24244872
Lets go watch movies with Summer now. Stuff about first contact with aliens preferably.

Yes! Hooray!

Impromptu kiss.

Lets go watch movies. Something with lots of explosions. And Science! And Aliens. I'm excited.

So this is 500 years in the future right? Have they announced Half Life Episode 3 yet?

>>24244872
watch movies and eat ice cream

>>24244872
"I KNOW! It isn't a synthetic assistant though, kinda, it's fully sentient and was uplifted from a being that sustained itself on stars and optically distilled into a crystalline machine.

I can't wait to meet him, and the race in stasis. They did this because they could, they laughed like mad men when given an opportunity to talk about the power of SCIENCE, just like I do, I met a kindred spirit across the distant reaches of space.

But yeah, movies."

>>24244872
Yell after Max. "You had better keep me informed, or I'll go meet them myself!"

"Let's celebrate with movies! Something with aliens. And falling in love. I'm sure you know a movie like that, Summer."

>>24244920
Don't be silly.

>>24244920
what do you think

>>24244872
Yay, hug tiger, proceed to snacks and movies.

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>>24244920
That depends, are people still making fat jokes about Gabe?

>>24244872
Also, send a message to Anna, for when she wakes: <Watching movies with Summer, come join us!>

We don't want her to think we've forgotten her.

>>24244957
Of course.
It is what sustains him

>>24244965
Well you know, every time someone makes a fat joke at Gabe's expense, he delays HL3 another day.

>>24244986
That's a load of lard.

>>24244920
>Valve World was bought- the entire world, I mean- for the profits they made on Halflife Episode Two part two. Everyone is still eagerly waiting for episode two part two second edition.

"You had better keep me informed, or I'll go meet them myself!"
"No borrowing Rho without telling me!" Max woofed back.

Then you pull Summer into a hug.
"Let's celebrate with movies! Something with aliens. And falling in love. I'm sure you know a movie like that, Summer."
"I do!" Summer said. "And let's get some ice cream, too!"

You were sniffling after the thrilling conclusion of Twelve Thousand years of love, Summer with her paws on her head, sniffling.

And then the door opened, and Anna poked her head in.
"Uh, hey. I'm a bit better now."
Then a second Anna poked her head in.
"So am I." She said... but the second felt strange. Like... Theta, almost.