Chapter 489 (2/2)

One minute they're stomping a mudhole in everyone's ass with spiked boots, then they're gone.

I keep wondering if it has anything to do with the voices we keep hearing over the Command channels.

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LEEBAW CONTEMPLATION POOL

You know, you might be on to something there.

>Leebaw grabs a coil of rope and a helmet with a light on it

Grab your rock hammer and crampons, let's go look.

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TELKAN FORGE WORLDS

Cyb usually handles any deep stuff.

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LEEBAW CONTEMPLATION POOL

CYB! HEY! CYB!

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CYBERNETIC ORGANISM CONSENSUS

Yes?

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LEEBAW CONTEMPLATION POOL

You feel up to checking the deep lines and channels?

Me and Telkan are going to go spelunking in the dark.

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CYBERNETIC ORGANISM CONSENSUS

I cannot.

Here, take this.

CYB HAS INITIATED FILE TRANSFER>old-dark-codes.salt

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LEEBAW CONTEMPLATION POOL

Thanks.

Hey, take care of yourself, all right? You're not sounding good.

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TELKAN FORGE WORLD

We'll be back.

Try not to do anything human like break any food processors or catch on fire while we're gone.

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CYB>Smiles

LEEBAW HAS LEFT THE CHAT

TELKAN HAS LEFT THE CHAT

MANTID HAS JOINED THE CHAT

MANTID FREE WORLDS

How you feeling, Cyb?

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CYBERNETIC ORGANISM CONSENSUS

Tired. Thin. Like butter spread across too much toast.

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TREA HAS JOINED THE CHAT

TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS

Did someone say toast?

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CYB>Laughs

MANTID FREE WORLDS

Hey, have you seen Telkan? I wanted to ask him something.

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CYBERNETIC ORGANISM CONSENSUS

He and Leebaw are going to explore the deep channels, down in the old SolNet.

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MANTID FREE WORLDS

They went WHERE?

Why would they do something so dangerous?

SoulNet and SolNet and SUDSNet are down there! So's FedNet and RepublicInfoNet!

There roving ICE down there!

There's even EMshades in some places, not to mention old rogue AI's.

How could you let them go?

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CYBERNETIC ORGANISM CONSENSUS

Sis, I'm too tired to fight.

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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS

Let it go, sis.

Let the kids go exploring.

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MANTID FREE WORLDS

But I worry so.

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CYBERNETIC ORGANISM CONSENSUS

I know.

It's why we love you.