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[desequilibre]

[ He does not know how long he's been gone. Nor an idea of where he has been. That is the worst part. That he could be taken and have nothing at all to account for it, no memories, no idea of what or where or why. Between one moment and the next, time has passed and Athos has too many unanswered questions. The anger that this causes, along with the strain to keep it contained, is evident in his voice when he chooses to address the network. ]

The Russians, the people who were taken, what happened to them?

[ He has to get back to De Chima, to make sure both d'Artagnan and Lucy are safe. But he is in Heropa somewhere and he does not want to waste time. If they are not safe then he will do whatever he can to find them again.

He has a cache of weaponry somewhere. He made sure to hide something in each of the Porter cities. So that is where he is heading first. ]

Is the fight still going?

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[desequilibre]

I will do my best.
You have my word.

[kinesia]

[ Good. Too many people have gone. ]

what was it like to go home ?

[desequilibre]

I do not know.

[ And that worries him more than he'd like. ]

If I returned, then I do not recall any of it. It is like the weeks disappeared into nothing. I blinked, and time passed.

[kinesia]

[ Grey pauses. Abigail had always gone home. He's hoping that's where she is now. ]

you dont remember going back

has it happened before ?

[desequilibre]

I do not know.

I only know that weeks have passed since I last became aware of it.

[kinesia]

[ That's worrying. What if Grey's friends are just trapped, somewhere - caught between one world and the next? ]

you cant have gone nowhere

you didnt die
did you athos ?

[desequilibre]

No.

I believe I would know, had I done so. Perhaps I did return home. If so my memories could have been tampered with.

[kinesia]

[ Not a good thought. ]

sometimes people come back and dont remember being here

they can do that .

im glad you didnt lose everything .

[ 'I'm glad you still remember me', in other words. ]

[desequilibre]

[ Then Athos is surely lucky. Both he and d'Artagnan have been sent elsewhere and still retained the knowledge of this place. He does not want to think about how it would be otherwise.

Putting that to the back of his mind is for the best now. ]

You should come to the Garrison some day soon.
I would like to see you in person.

[kinesia]

[ The garrison. Grey pauses, curious. ]

did you move from your farm ?

[desequilibre]

[ Has it truly been that long since Athos has spoken to his young friend. Athos takes a moment to mentally chastise himself for that. ]

Mot as such.
D'Artagnan and I procured a building in which we have set up a version of the Musketeers here.
I spend most of my time in the office.

[kinesia]

[ Oh, well. In that case. ]

then i will come see you
is it in de chima ?

[desequilibre]

it is.
i shall send you the address. i would like to know what you think of it.