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[hostage]

[This post goes up very shortly after Jesse comes out of his catatonic state, on the evening of the 23rd. He's a little frenzied, a little wild-eyed and panicked, but he has to know he didn't imagine all of it. There has to be someone else who saw it, too.]

Did anybody - Did anybody else just get back? I mean, like... Were any of you guys ported out, too? To the future, or whatever it was. I can't be the only one. I mean, I saw some of you there. It was De Chima, right? We were just in De Chima? But our bodies got left behind here, I guess. I dunno. What was it? Was it a dream, or... Like, did we seriously just see the future? Because I think that's what it was. I think that was the future. I wasn't alone. I mean, I know I wasn't alone there.

...Right?

Comments

[andgoliath]

Even if you could, it wouldn't change much. The nanomachines are all in our blood and body, aren't they? You'd need some kind of full transfusion.

But they are, after all, only technology. Which means they can be controlled.

[hostage]

There was this technopath I knew... No matter what she tried, she couldn't override 'em, either. I think we'd have to build our own nanites and get those to go after the ones we already got.

[andgoliath]

See? Now you're on the right track.

Perhaps the research facility we're building might be able to help accomplish that.

[hostage]

You think they're just gonna let you do that?

[andgoliath]

You think I plan on asking them?

[hostage]

Sure they won't find out anyway?

[andgoliath]

There's no such thing as being completely sure, Jesse. There's always the possibility of something happening or not happening out of pure luck.

I didn't get where I am by refusing to take risks.