... Yes. I think... I was testing to see if it had poisonous properties... and if those properties would come into effect when fished up ahead of official release. Lumina Cloth has no fishing locations yet... if I'm remembering right.
( He closes his eyes, the sound of fabric shifting as he lies back down, his voice a little less far from the receiver... )
... And it wasn't associated with the ID of a fugu fish. It was associated with the ID of an Acanthaster - it fought me. So I wondered if it functioned as a fugu at all...
( In short, everyone who speculated he would get himself killed testing the game was absolutely right. )
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Morgan, you need to get better first. You're not gonna learn anything else if you don't.
[He was barely holding information as it was.
Barrett's voice cracks a bit.]
Fragment isn't going anywhere. Stay where you are. Please.
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... )
... Did I scare you?
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[Part of him doesn't want to say anything. But he'd already kept in enough that he'd regretted.
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Yeah. I...
I didn't think I would see you again. Ever.
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... Sorry. I didn't think it'd kill me. So...
( Don't sound like that... )
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...Nobody could have known. [Almost. Almost. He should have. Somehow.] It's not your fault.
I'm just glad you told somebody about the dungeon. Even if we couldn't figure it all out after that.
Do...you remember putting something in your mouth? Your throat was all scratched up.
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Mm...
...
Oh, that was... )
... Fugu. Pufferfish. I fished one up in Lumina Cloth.
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/3 ok ur good
somewhere shay sighs in relief
( Said in a "good job" tone. )
just a bit of unease somewhere in shay's life
All I guessed was that it was a quill. Maybe for a fish you ate. Everyone else did the rest.
[A tiny victory. But he won't pretend he figured anything useful out.]
Isn't fugu poisonous?
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... Yes. I think... I was testing to see if it had poisonous properties... and if those properties would come into effect when fished up ahead of official release. Lumina Cloth has no fishing locations yet... if I'm remembering right.
( He closes his eyes, the sound of fabric shifting as he lies back down, his voice a little less far from the receiver... )
... And it wasn't associated with the ID of a fugu fish. It was associated with the ID of an Acanthaster - it fought me. So I wondered if it functioned as a fugu at all...
( In short, everyone who speculated he would get himself killed testing the game was absolutely right. )
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[...]
The one that DV sent you.
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... What injuries were on my body, again...?
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A lot. Lots of bruises - there were these circle shaped ones we couldn't figure out. Your neck was sliced up, and you had some bad burns.
Your mouth and throat were scratched up and red, too, but I guess that was the fish.
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( He presumes. He's remembering what he fought - better than he remembers anything personal or orienting, like what day it is. )
I thought the Area prevented me healing, but... maybe it was the fugu...?
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[...]
I don't think it was the area.
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( He can be biased when he's annoyed, absolutely. )
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[He's tired. It slips.]
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You've spoken to... him?
( "He"...? Did he catch that right? )
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...
I...
...Please don't ask, Morgan. I can't tell you right now.
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... Did he contact you after I "died"...?
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[It's firmer than he wants, tinged with panic. A bad liar, pinched by his own fault. But he lets out a breath, shaking.]
You and I and DV will all be in a lot of danger if I say anything. So... I didn't say anything.
...
I'll tell you when it's safe. That isn't now.
Please.
[A plead.]
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He's quiet for a time. )
... What counts as "safe"?
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I don't know right now.
[Something like a smile creeps into his tone. Faint, barely there.]
There's a lot I wish I could tell you. But... there's people I need to keep safe first.
Like you.
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