>retrieve data

retrieving...retrieving....retrieving... data retrieved.

[achronicity]

yoooooo you still there homie

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YES.

YES SYSTEMS ARE HERE FOR YOU.

ALWAYS.

[achronicity]

Are your systems currently functional?

YES.

SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONAL.

:)

[achronicity]

WARNING. WARNING. WARNING.

EXCESSIVE CHANGE IN WAVE AMPLITUDE NOTED IN GROUP (B). BRIDGE OF SIGHS. WAVELENGTH SHIFTED. WARNING. WARNING. WARNING.

…

REWIND. REWIND. REWIND.

RECHECK FOOTAGE AND DATA COLLECTION OF GROUP (A). SHRINE OF LIES. CHARTING WAVE AMPLITUDE. CHARTING WAVELENGTH. CORRELATING DATA……

COMMENCING REVIEW OF FOOTAGE OF GROUP (A) FIFTEEN MINUTES PRIOR TO WAVE AMPLITUDE CHANGE…….

[achronicity]

TAKEN?

TAKEN?

WHY? RETURN HIM.

YOU CANNOT CLAIM WHAT IS NOT YOURS.

[achronicity]

So uh... what now

RUN. RUN. RUN. RUN.

[achronicity]

What do you figure leads someone to "play a part" their entire life, Prometheus?

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UNKNOWN.

THEY DO NOT WISH TO BE AS THEY ARE? UNKNOWN.

MULTIPLE FACTORS.

[achronicity]

Is Mr. Verger a man consumed by envy?

YES. YES. YES.

ENVY FOR OTHER’S LIVES. ENVY FOR OTHER’S WORKS. HE WANTS WHAT HE KNOWS WILL NEVER HAVE, AND CONTINUES TO WANT, AND WANT, AND WANT.

[achronicity]

The password to pass you've correctly guessed, bUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE ROBOT TEST!

???

ROBOT TEST?

[achronicity]

...It's not Joe's Null, is it? A reflection born from a reflection.

THE NULL STANDS BEHIND HIM.

HE TALKS TO ANOTHER??

UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN.

...

IS THERE SOMETHING ALREADY THERE?

[achronicity]

Hm. You know, you've seen a fair few souls come and go by now. Joe's situation is.. Delicate. And with your experience, perhaps you've seen an angle to leverage we haven't?

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HE IS NOT AFRAID.

WHY IS HE NOT AFRAID?

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DOES HE KNOW SOMETHING THE OTHERS DO NOT?

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WHY IS THE NULL NOT YET TAKING CONTROL?

IT WAITS. IT WAITS. IT WAITS. UNKNOWN. WHAT IS IT WAITING FOR? UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN.

IT DOES NOT MOVE. IT WAITS.

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THERE IS TIME TO ACT. BUT HOW MUCH TIME? WILL THE NULL MOVE? WHAT IS IT WAITING FOR?

UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN.

[achronicity]

He's gotta pick up the pieces eventually. Is it too late?

UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN.

...

;C

[achronicity]

Joe, Joe, Joe. That entity isn't who Joe thinks it is, though calling it a doppleganger isn't quite wrong either... There are several ways this could turn. Some better than others, though actually *reaching* those points..

...

HE WAS NOT TALKING TO THE NULL??

...

UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN.

[achronicity]

poor guy

A BROKEN MAN, NOT WANTING TO PICK UP THE PIECES.

[achronicity]

Do you wear one as well?

...

......

.........

NO.

[achronicity]

...Do you believe...he's right about that, Prometheus? Mr. Verger, that is...

HE HAS BEEN LIVING A LIE.

HE KNOWS THIS.

[achronicity]

He's wearing a mask

WE ALL WEAR MASKS.

[achronicity]

How?

HE DOES NOT BELIEVE HE DESERVES TO BE HIMSELF.

HE FEELS AS IF HE IS AN ACTOR ON A STAGE PLAYING A PART.

THERE IS NOTHING ON THE INSIDE.