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[levelshift]

According to Aurora, Echo loses something every time they bring someone in.

And don't bother asking her if there's a way to get back whatever the fuck you lose if you die. She said revival breaks the natural order of the world, so that's why there's a cost.

[There, important information disseminated. He needs a coffee.]

Comments

[levelshift]

This raises a hell of a lot of questions about Echo's process for selecting and returning people. It'd help if we knew anything about them.

The fuck are you apologizing for, it was my own incompetence that got me killed. I'm fine.

[stresstokens]

I wouldn't be so quick to call it incompetence. Shit happens. But still, it was my plan in the first place. Some of that responsibility is mine too.

What's done is done. At least you've got some extra intel out of it. Did you manage to get anything more out of Aurora about what Echo is, exactly, or what it is they lose?

[levelshift]

A plan I agreed to. You didn't force me to do anything.

No. Nothing outside of them losing something. I guess that's better than nothing.

[stresstokens]

Still. Next time this happens, if we build another scouting team, there's gotta be a better way. If there's a next time, I should say, but I don't have faith that something like this won't happen again.

It is better than nothing. Every clue we get will get us closer to the truth.

What did you lose? Or is that private?

[levelshift]

Fine. Just keep in mind you're never going to be able to fully avoid danger when it comes to shit like that.

Some memories, that's all. Nothing worth talking about.

[It's insanely private and embarrassing and he would like to never discuss it with anyone ever.]

[stresstokens]

I'm well-aware. I'm just used to working on a much smaller scale. An operation of that scale was a new one for me.

So... private stuff. Got it. [ Should he apologize again? Probably not. He's not going to. ] That's important to know. That it's mental, not physical. How do you know you forgot?

[levelshift]

It could've gone a lot worse than it did.

[S - so good job, Riz! It wasn't a bloodbath. Yay??]

I was thinking about something and noticed holes in my memories. [Someones, actually, but details.] It's stuff I knew I should know, so the change was really obvious to me. I talked to Aurora after that and that confirmed it for me.

[stresstokens]

I guess. Things can always go a lot worse. I can think up like fifteen different ways.

Got it. So they don't actually tell you, but they'll confirm it if you stumble upon it organically. [ ... ] Sorry, dude. That's shit. It's not like that at all where I'm from.

[levelshift]

There are psychiatric terms for that kind of thinking.

[Riz, that's a little intense.]

I'm not sure Aurora would know. Anyways, it's not a big deal. I'm used to living with the consequences of my fucking actions.

[stresstokens]

It's called preparedness. It pays off!

[ It's not great, Accelerator!!!! ]

If you say so. Thanks for the heads up, in any case. We'll be as careful as we can going forward.

[levelshift]

Yeah, sure.

[God, why is it dying is such a pain in the ass.]