exsilium | voice;

[ Now that a few days have already passed, there's not much point in moping quietly and ignoring the network for much longer. Hopefully things have settled down a bit by now... ]

It looks like people are already organizing a few missions of their own, which is all fine and good, but we need to look beyond supplies for the short term. Our new headquarters isn't fit for holding this many people, for who knows how long, so aside from supplies, I think we need to put an effort towards fixing that as soon as we can.

First and foremost, we need more power.

Especially if we want to get that Aristeas contraption back up and running. Obviously we don't have the tools and resources to fix that here and now, but I'm sure I can work out a few points in time where we can slip in and change how this place gets built. What I really need is anyone who can help out with the technical side of this, or even to lend a hand with the research, and a few volunteers to run around playing time tag. We're going to need to get our hands on and change blueprints and data and who knows what else.

[ Basically, a call for help. He might be in over his head on this one, with how much tech is going to be involved. That all rambled out, there's a small, awkward pause before he adds: ]

And hello to all the new Transports, I guess. When I first got stuck here, Exsilium had just gotten itself trashed by an army of monsters, but this arrival sure tops that one as the new worst entrance of all.

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I can't say I'm an expert in the technical side of things... [ She comes from a video game, what is technology beyond pressing a single button to make things work?? ] But I have experience with time travel from home, so if you need someone else to help out, I can.

[ So long as she doesn't spam the same ability over and over. ]

Experience with time travel? [ That can't help but to pique interest there. ] What kind of experience?

[ Only if you choose auto-battle. :'( ]

Well... my friend and I travelled to different time periods to solve paradoxes and change the future. It's a little complicated to explain, but... that's the gist of it, anyway.

[ Steelguard steelguard steelgua-- ok, no. ]

So kind of the same thing we've been up to here? Although I don't think we've created any paradoxes just yet.

Right. I only just arrived recently, but from what I've heard, it's been very similar. [ She pauses, thoughtful. ] I think the paradox effects might've been... unique to our situation back home. [ Ridiculously dressed villain screwing things up, you know the drill. ]

Still, I'm happy to do what I can. My name's Serah Farron, by the way.

That might depend on how you mean paradox. [ Though having one poorly dressed villain to blame would make it so much less confusing! ] I've tried reading about them before, but a lot of it is only in stories, nothing really factual yet.

[ Therefore not helpful, looking at weird classic Earth literature. ]

Anyway, the name's Caesar. I would say it's nice to meet you, Serah, but this situation is about the opposite of nice.

Um... well... [ She is totally the wrong person to try and explain this. ] I guess the easiest way to explain it is as something that was never meant to happen. Back in my world... there were prophecies about an eclipse, but when one of the paradoxes occurred, it ended up happening centuries before it was supposed to.

[ ... Yeah. That about covers it. (Except not really at all.) ] It might not be a good situation, but at least people are pulling together to help. So, it's nice to meet you too, Caesar. [ Do you sense she might be a motivational person yet. ]

[ Oh no, not more upbeat motivational people. Although, that's not too much of a bad thing right now, considering... ]

So basically someone went and changed something in the past to cause the eclipse to happen earlier, is that right? I guess that's similar, actually. The one I've read most often about is someone going back in time to stop time travel from ever happening, which meant it never existed and so they could never return to their own time.

But like I said, that example was a story.

[ And something he hopes he never has to deal with. What a headache! ]