I'm sorry to interrupt, Kadoc, but...[sr]We've got wyverns!
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@Kadoc
Are you kidding me!? I JUST defeated a Servant![sr]I'm running on fumes here!
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@Kirschtaria
Oh, I see. Fortunately, I still have a[sr]little magical energy to spare, myself.
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@Kadoc
Oh, is that so!? Must be nice for you, being a hotshot[sr]elite with magical circuits out your ass!
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@Kadoc
Dammit, what the hell's with all those wyverns?[sr]I can't believe they're actually blotting out the sky!
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@Kadoc
Not even the tropiest of tropey blockbusters would resort to a played out cliché like this! What're two Masters alone supposed to do against numbers like that!?
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@Kirschtaria
You said it! I would expect the French of all people[sr]to go with something more avant-garde!
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@Kadoc
What the hell kinda snark is that!? Just because I'm using movie comparisons doesn't mean you should too!
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@Kadoc
Oh come on, now you're sulking!? I'm the one who feels like sulking! Ugh, come on, let's just get out of here! There's no way we can win!
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@Kadoc
First, we're gonna find a leyline, then we're gonna summon a Servant and start fighting back! Got that, Wodime!?
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@Kadoc
I'm sure as hell not giving up without a fight. We can't afford to lose, not with all of humanity counting on us.
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@Kadoc
I already took my tendency to whine and my inferiority complex and tossed 'em in the Seine yesterday, so I'm ready to do this thing, one way or another!
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@Kirschtaria
...Yes. Exactly, Kadoc.
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@Kirschtaria
You're a much stronger, and more obstinate,[sr]mage than you give yourself credit for.
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@Kirschtaria
Good grief... Just our luck that this one would be[sr]Rome where seasoned emperors are alive and well.
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@Kirschtaria
I wonder if the Five Good Emperors are here too?[sr]I've always secretly admired Emperor Hadrian...
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@Ophelia
Didn't I warn you to keep that sort[sr]of fanboying to a minimum, Wodime?
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@Ophelia
As if what you babbled about[sr]in France wasn't bad enough.
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@Ophelia
“Hold on, Ophelia. If we use the Arc de Triomphe as[sr]a catalyst, do you think we could summon Napoleon?”
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@Ophelia
I couldn't believe it. Besides, that Singularity was in 1431, and the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile wasn't built until 1836.
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@Ophelia
So it wouldn't even have been there in the first place.
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@Kirschtaria
I'm not so sure. If history becomes muddled[sr]in Singularities, why not space-time, too?
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@Ophelia
Please try to take this seriously.[sr]Whatever happened to your usual coolheaded self?
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@Ophelia
All right, listen up. I'll handle direct combat.
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@Ophelia
You'll handle things like negotiating with the locals,[sr]ascertaining the situation, and coming up with plans.
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@Ophelia
Any objections?
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@Kirschtaria
Not at all. You're much more capable in battle than[sr]I am, so I'm happy to let you take care of it.
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@Ophelia
...Ugh, I swear. I didn't even know you[sr]were capable of being so accommodating.
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@Ophelia
Do I really have to remind you that we're the last two[sr]Masters who have been entrusted with restoring humanity?
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@Ophelia
This is the whole reason we were invited to Chaldea.[sr]We can't afford to make so much as a single mistake.
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@Ophelia
So let's go do what we came here to do, Wodime.[sr]...It's our duty.
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@Kirschtaria
Come now, Hinako. You should know better than to go[sr]out on the deck without taking proper precautions.
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@Kirschtaria
After all, you're... Well, you know what you are, right? Won't you drown the moment you fall into the sea?
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@Akuta Hinako
...I think the you-know-whats you're talking about that can't handle running water are a Western thing.
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@Akuta Hinako
Whatever the case, it has no bearing on me. I do know what I am, and it isn't what you seem to think.
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@Akuta Hinako
I'm just an ordinary mage[line 2]a Master like any other. You know that's how I've been presenting myself all this time.
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@Akuta Hinako
...If you knew my secret all along,[sr]why are you only now bringing it up?
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@Kirschtaria
I wish I could take credit for figuring it out[sr]sooner, but I can't. I honestly had no idea.
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@Kirschtaria
I knew you were hiding something, of course...
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@Kirschtaria
...but I didn't realize you were a... you-know-what[sr]until this Singularity. It was quite the shock.
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@Kirschtaria
I never would have guessed you were hiding something this... Well, I don't know if “serious” is the right word, but it's certainly fascinating.
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@Akuta Hinako
Fascinating my foot![sr]This is a matter of life and death for me, you know!?
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@Akuta Hinako
Also, when did you get to be so insensitive!? I could've sworn you were a lot more tactful back at Chaldea!
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@Kirschtaria
...I'm sorry. You're right; I shouldn't have[sr]been so careless with someone else's secrets.
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@Kirschtaria
I suppose this Singularity just feels so open and liberating compared to the others we've seen so far that I ended up being a bit more...freewheeling than usual.
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@Akuta Hinako
So we've both been putting on an act then?[sr]...Now it's my turn to be shocked.
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@Akuta Hinako
I had no idea you were such a good listener. [wt 1.0][charaFace D 4]...You[sr]remind me of someone I once knew a long time ago.
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@Akuta Hinako
He always acted and spoke like a perfect noble, yet he was surprisingly easygoing and soft on the inside.
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@Akuta Hinako
He was too kind for his own good, too. So much that he[sr]ended up poisoning himself just to keep the peace around him.
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@Akuta Hinako
If that's what you're really like too, are you sure we'll be okay going forward? You do know we're the only ones left who can restore humanity, right?
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@Akuta Hinako
Well, not that it matters much to me either way. I couldn't care less if human history keeps going or not.
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@Akuta Hinako
So if I ever get bored of all this and bail,[sr]you'll have to figure out the rest all on your own.
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@Kirschtaria
It's hard to believe there's a Singularity in London as well. Even the Mage's Association is nowhere to be found.
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@Kirschtaria
At least it looks like the Clock Tower underground is[sr]still the same. What do you make of this mist, Beryl?
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@Beryl
It's definitely not cursed.[sr]This toxic fog is based in science.
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@Beryl
I'd bet there's a giant boiler or something belching it out somewhere. I mean, we're dealing with the Industrial Revolution now, yeah?
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@Beryl
Man, my old lady hated that age with a passion.
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@Beryl
Said it made her little house in the[sr]woods even more unbearable to live in.
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@Kirschtaria
What about you?[sr]Is this mist affecting your magical circuits?
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@Beryl
Aww, thanks, Kirsch! I didn't know you cared![sr]But don't worry, I'm totally fine.
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@Beryl
My old lady's the only one who hated consumer culture.[sr]Me, I'm A-OK with it.
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@Beryl
Trust me, when it comes to settling scores, I'll take a[sr]trusty pistol over finicky magecraft any day of the week.
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@Kirschtaria
True, I have to agree with you there. But only as long as your opponent is vulnerable to firearms.
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@Beryl
Yeah...that's a good point.[sr]It's pretty much all ghosts and automata here.
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@Beryl
Whatever, I guess I can act like a mage[sr]and do some actual magecraft for once.
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@Beryl
All right, Kirsch, since most bad guys tend to make their hideouts underground, let's go find the nearest subway station so we can crush 'em and move on.
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@Beryl
I gotta say though, between the two of us,[sr]I'm not too worried.
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@Beryl
Sure, I was kind of shocked when I found out the rest of the team had been killed, but as long as you're around, I figure we'll be fine.
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@Beryl
But watch yourself, you hear? I'm not just weak, I'm notoriously fickle, too. If we're not careful, I could just as well end up going over to the enemy's side.
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@Beryl
So just keep one hand on the reins while you're out[sr]there trying to thread this needle, 'kay?
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@Kirschtaria
I can't believe we need to cross the entire American continent on foot. That alone has got to make this the most difficult Singularity so far.
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@Kirschtaria
What I wouldn't give for a jet plane right about now...[sr]Hell, I'd even take a helicopter.
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@Peperoncino
Now, now, that's enough whining out of you, mister.[sr]It's only been three hundred kilometers so far, right?
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@Peperoncino
We'll be at a city where we can get ahold of a car soon[sr]enough. Ooh, I wonder if they'll have a pickup truck?
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@Kirschtaria
You must have some very strong legs, Peperoncino. What was your movement technique called again? Jinsokutsu? One of the six Shugendou Rokujintsu?
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@Kirschtaria
I've been using magecraft to enhance my own legs, but that only goes so far. I'm certainly not going to be running a marathon anytime soon.
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@Peperoncino
Come now, Kirschtaria, didn't I tell you to call[sr]me by my real name? It's Myourenji Arou, remember?
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@Peperoncino
I figure it's the least I can do to show you a bit of respect after everything you've been through.
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@Kirschtaria
...Is that one of your powers, too?
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@Peperoncino
Right you are. Tashintsu, the power to read others' minds. Though in my case, I can only tell the color of others' auras.
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@Peperoncino
Still, with a color scheme as complex as yours,[sr]that's enough to give me a pretty good idea.
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@Peperoncino
I swear, gods can be so cruel.[sr]And you've done absolutely nothing but help us.
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@Peperoncino
Anyway, tell me, when do you think I'll croak?[sr]Which Singularity?
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@Peperoncino
If I know that ahead of time,[sr]I won't have to hold anything back...
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@Peperoncino
...and that might help me be[sr]at least a little help to you.
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@Kirschtaria
I really can't say. But I do know that no one[sr]has ever made it past the halfway point.
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@Kirschtaria
And we're at the third Singularity right now,[sr]which means we'll be at that point ourselves soon.
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@Kirschtaria
But in your case[line 2]
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@Peperoncino
You think I could stick around helping you out to the end? It would certainly be lovely if you were right.
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@Peperoncino
But unfortunately, there's one[sr]more power I have: Rojintsu.
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@Peperoncino
It tells me how long I'm going to live,[sr]and what my destiny will be.
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@Peperoncino
And it's telling me there's no way[sr]I'm going to make it to the end.
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@Kirschtaria
Rojintsu... I see. So that's why[sr]you were always so fatalistic.
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@Kirschtaria
You were unfailingly considerate of everyone else back in Chaldea, but when it came to yourself, you only went through the motions.
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@Kirschtaria
I always found it strange how someone so kind[sr]to others could be so cold to himself.
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@Peperoncino
Aww, please don't look at me like that, hon.[sr]Trust me, I feel way worse about this than you do.
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@Peperoncino
I don't know how many times you've done this before, but you did say that everyone else died partway through, right?
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@Peperoncino
So you must have managed to finish the job all on your own. And I'm sure that's just what you'll do this time too, even if you have to fight back your tears over my death.
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@Kirschtaria
...
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@Peperoncino
That's why I want you to know my real name.
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@Peperoncino
For me, this whole journey has been like a dream.[sr]When I come back to life, it'll be like it never happened.
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@Peperoncino
But if you use my real name, that'll be all my[sr]“true” self needs to know I can trust you.
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@Peperoncino
And that you really are the right person to lead us.
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@Kirschtaria
...Yes, I suppose it would. You always have[sr]been the most observant member of Team A.
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@Zeus
Is something wrong, Wodime?[sr]Your mind seems to be closed off.
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@Zeus
Aren't you the one who asked to see me?
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@Kirschtaria
You're right. My apologies, Zeus.
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@Kirschtaria
I was just...reminiscing a bit, and I must have[sr]been more lost in thought than I realized.
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@Kirschtaria
I hope you can forgive my rudeness,[sr]however unintentional it was.
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@Kirschtaria
I'm only human, after all. It's difficult for me to[sr]concentrate with your divine aura this close by.
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@Zeus
...Heh.
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@Kirschtaria
What's so funny?[sr]I'm here because I'm concerned about you, you know.
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@Kirschtaria
I wanted to talk to you about Queen Europa's execution.[sr]I don't think you should go through with it.
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@Kirschtaria
Not only for her sake, but for yours as well.
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@Zeus
...The revelation has been proclaimed.[sr]My decision will not be overturned.
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@Zeus
I understand it is a fatal choice for me...but it[sr]is what must be done to maintain order in Olympus.
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@Zeus
It is what must be done for your[sr]world that named us as gods.
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@Zeus
I seek not to protect myself, but Olympus.
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@Zeus
...Or rather, the miracle that is this world we only managed to find after years spent wandering.
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@Kirschtaria
...
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@Kirschtaria
You know, now that you mention it, you never did tell[sr]me the story of why you all crossed the sea of stars.
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@Zeus
...
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@Zeus
...I suppose I haven't, have I?[sr]It was a very, very long journey.
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@Zeus
Before the intelligence that created us died out...[bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1]
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@Zeus
...they sent us on a meaningless expedition,[sr]without so much as a single life-form aboard us.
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@Zeus
Our very universe was on the brink of death.
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@Zeus
So our flagship, Chaos, exhausted ninety-seven percent of their resources to send us to your universe.
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@Zeus
When we arrived, we found this[sr]universe to be brimming with life...
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@Zeus
...but we were still unable to locate a planet that met the landing conditions with which we had been programmed.
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@Zeus
We spent thousands upon thousands of years looking,[sr]until there were only a scant few of us left.
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@Zeus
Unable to maintain our convoy, most of our functions ended up wearing away and fusing together.
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@Zeus
Then, just as we had come to terms with our fate, and accepted that our journey was about to end with our goal unaccomplished...
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@Zeus
...we discovered this planet.
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@Zeus
It was a miracle...a planet that met seventy-eight percent of our landing conditions.
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@Zeus
We quickly made an emergency crash landing on this[sr]planet's surface...and the rest, you know.
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@Zeus
You humans gave us names. Even me.
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@Zeus
In our fleet, the only ship with a name was our flagship, Chaos...and Chaos never landed on this planet.
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@Zeus
After the first machia...[sr]I became our fleet's flagship in Chaos's place.
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@Zeus
Once, we were only functions, but then you humans gave us names, believed us to have personalities, and worshiped us as precious beings.