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[There's the sound of a piece of plastic landing on a piece of wood, once, twice, three times. Anyone familiar with it might recognize it as the sound of a die landing, with a distinct clatter every time it reaches the final side. Then the noise stops and there's a slight exhale of breath]I suppose answers are too much to hope for, even if I did

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voice

[homomachinis]

Well, there's no rule that says you have to be a hero and turn to villainy. You can just not run around in spandex.

voice

[specifythepoint]

I won't lie, I'm not really interested in spandex, either, so that's a relief.

voice

[homomachinis]

Neither am I. Actually, I'm sure everyone is glad I'm not running around in it.

voice

[specifythepoint]

There's public opinion about your lack of spandex?

voice; perpetually nosy

[meowminx]

Ariadne?

voice; you know what they say about curiosity and cats

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Someone I know.

[Maybe he shouldn't have mentioned her name.]

voice; can't get no satisfaction! no, wait...

[meowminx]

It wouldn't make much sense if it was someone you didn't know.

And no, no one's found a way out.

voice;

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I didn't think this was the sort of place people worried about sense.

[atomicsized]

Well. We're... sort of working on it. Except not really, because as far as I can tell, it's A) really difficult and B) people have gotten complacent. And sometimes C) people don't want to go back.

Multiversal science just isn't my specialty, and I have no resources whatsoever, so.

[specifythepoint]

What is your specialty?

[atomicsized]

Nuclear physics. The AI doesn't seem to have much taste when it comes to picking its "heroes."

[specifythepoint]

Does that mean you think you're useless?

voice;

[survivingactual]

Because it's worth getting back to, or because it's familiar?

voice;

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Why not both?

voice;

[survivingactual]

I guess that's viable.

voice;

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I like my life.

voice

[tothecloud]

Sorry, mister, but the only way to go home is when the machine decides to send you back.

voice

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[Meaning the dreamer, or the PASIV? As far as limbos go, this is downright self-aware.

No, wait, she means the other machine]

And let me guess, no one knows when that will happen.

voice

[tothecloud]

Nuh-uh. It just-- happens when it happens. [ a beat. ] You don't have to be a hero though, if you don't want. Or a bad guy. Not everybody is.

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[specifythepoint]

Are you?