《Dismissing Darkness》Tab Two
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Buffy the Red: Yo, Omni, when are you coming back? You know that Hera is too busy to lecture you now, right?
Omnoculus: Yeah? That’s awesome. 
Omnoculus: How long do you think it will last though?
Buffy the Red: Maybe another day or two before she manages to delegate everything out.
Buffy the Red: See you for a dungeon run in a few?
Omnoculus: Wellllll, probably another few hours until I’m back at the earliest, honestly.
Buffy the Red: ?
Omnoculus: I have to finish this psych evaluation, and then I’m on standby or something.
Buffy the Red: I’ve never seen somebody given a psych evaluation for fighting a dragon before. . .
Omnoculus: Not for that, but I have a story about a guy I knew and a low level slime mob that’s similar.
Omnoculus: The psych bit is for seeing a space-squid.
Buffy the Red: . . .
Omnoculus: You know I’m part of the tech crew, technically, right?
Buffy the Red: Duh. You may have mentioned it a fewwww times.
Omnoculus: Well, they had me looking at space today, like in real life, and I saw a space-squid.
Buffy the Red: So, how’s the psych test going?
Omnoculus:
Omnoculus: It scores me at the end. I’m completely sane though. I blame faulty equipment or some sort of prank.
Buffy the Red: Somebody would actually screw with the tech that’s floating us through space?
Omnoculus: Well, they chose you all because you guys are smart, not because you’re wise.
Buffy the Red: Hey! I’m plenty wise!
Omnoculus: Sure sure. Remind me to tell the story about the slime when I’m back in-game.
Buffy the Red: Why not now?
Omnoculus: It needs a proper campfire to tell the story to its full potential. Trust me.
Omnoculus: But yeah, somebody might have messed with the equipment, or maybe it just malfunctioned.
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Buffy the Red: Seems like a dumb thing to do. We’re still safe, right?
Omnoculus: Yeah, should be. It’s just the mid-range scanners.
Buffy the Red: Good.
Omnoculus: Plus, we actually have competent mechanics who are being deprived of game-time right now to look at the issue.
Buffy the Red: So, space squid?
Omnoculus: Right. A squid shape, tentacles and all, floating in an ocean that was floating in space.
Buffy the Red: Ocean?
Omnoculus: Maybe more like a nebula, but more see-through?
Buffy the Red: So you saw what, if real, was an alien?
Omnoculus: There’s no way it was real. If it were, it would be the size of a moon, maybe a small planet.
Buffy the Red: So, a really big alien?
Omnoculus: Right, if it were real, it would give c’thulhu nightmares.
Buffy the Red: That sounds cool. Did you get pictures?
Omnoculus: I wish. Then maybe I wouldn’t be here answering questions about how often I hear noises other people can’t hear.
Buffy the Red: Too bad. Good luck on the sanity!
Buffy the Red: Gotta run, Hera is sending me with one of the caravans to get lumber for rebuilding, so catch up with us when you log back in.
Omnoculus: I will try my hardest.
Omnoculus: Hopefully I get back in while she’s distracted still.
Omnoculus: Why did I join this guild again?
Buffy the Red: Boredom, the raids, a competent healer? ttyl
Omnoculus: Later.
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