Unicorn and the Raven/think you should go

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You look behind you at the wall. There's a faint shimmer there, like just like the tree. It has a more... flickery quality to it. You start to worry again.
You look behind you at the wall. There's a faint shimmer there, like just like the tree. It has a more... flickery quality to it. You start to worry again.
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"I... I was standing right here, I think," you say, pointing to a spot about a foot to your left.
 
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"Stand there," she says to you, indicating the spot you'd mentioned.
 
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Turning away from you, she addresses the man still standing by the table in front of the window.
 
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"Jensen, are you-" she begins.
 
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"Already on it, ma'am," he replies, leaning over the table. "I don't know, though, you said that portal was one-time only, and one way. If what you told me is true it shouldn't be possible."
 
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"What does the map say?"
 
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"Hard to tell. If it really is another portal, it could go anywhere. Maybe somewhere worse than here."
 
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"Unicorns and ravens doesn't sound any worse than were were are now, captain, wouldn't you say?"
 
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"I wouldn't know about that, ma'am," he replies. "None of us have ever been anywhere else."
 
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The woman in the chair, Marill, turns back to you. "I don't know if you understand any of what's going on," she says, and there may not be time to explain. But what you came through is what we- what I- call a portal. Its sort of a corridor between different realities. The spiders could do it, move between worlds, but... none of that matters. As you can probably tell we're in a tight spot. Those of us in this room should be safe but the rest of my people aren't. If you came through one way, maybe we can go back to where you came from."
 
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She pauses and looks at you, and you hope your face doesn't give away how bewildered you feel. You have no idea what she's talking about.
 
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"Things here are... breaking down. All of us here are prepared to die, but there's a difference between maybe dying for a good cause and certianly dying for nothing which is what will happen if we stay here. Its entirely possible that, even if I can get your portal open again from this end,
 
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that it'll be unstable and we might die anyway. To complicate matters, there are the creatures. To have any chance at all of getting anybody but us out, a good part of my people will have to sacrifice themselves. There were made to be soldiers, so they're okay with that.  I'm not."
 
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It seems she isn't sure what to do. It looks like the deciding vote is yours.
 
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Do you:
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Current revision as of 05:17, 26 March 2014

"I don't want to stay here," you say.

She pauses for a moment, and you think maybe she'll decide that it isn't such a good idea after all.

"Hudson," she says at last, "Contact everyone you can. I need to know how many towers are still operational and who's in a position to fall back to the command tower. That includes towers that are manned but not operational. Can you get MacGowan?"

"That'll take some time, boss," says the man next to you. You'd almost forgotten he was there. "I think I can get MacGowan for you, but its better than a mile through the tunnels. With those creatures around? Are you sure..."

"I just need one emplacement manned. They'll never make it here anyway, but they may be able to save the rest of us."

You have no idea what's going on but its clear a decision has been reached and that, at least for now, your part in matters is done.

"Aren't you getting ahead of yourself, ma'am?" you hear the Jensen ask. "We don't know whether or not this idea will work."

"Trust me, captain," she replies. "I know what I'm doing, and I also know we'll only get one shot."

She turns to you. "You. what does the wall look like to you?"

You look behind you at the wall. There's a faint shimmer there, like just like the tree. It has a more... flickery quality to it. You start to worry again.

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