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[yourdistraction]

[ And here appears the face of an elf, one with short and dark hair scattered with braids, tattoos swirling across her face and around her large, almost insect-like green eyes. Her smile is awkward, only half there as aware as she is that it's a poor time to smile. ]

Hello there. This is Merrill again, um. I suppose it has been some time, but then I haven't had anything worth saying. And then I did, perhaps, but it didn't seem a good time. Is it ever a good time? Well, near half a million people have been destroyed despite our best efforts. That doesn't seem like a good time.

I am sorry. Especially to those who were from there. So sorry.

But I cannot put off this question any longer. My curiosity has gotten the best of me, and maybe a distraction would not be out of place for a short amount of time. [ She clears her throat and taps a fingertip to her lower lip, near pouting. ] I suppose a joke or story would be better in that case, but there I go again with my poor sense of timing.

In any case, does anyone here know of the Chimera Project? [ The petite elf holds up a small booklet, or thick leaflet, however you choose to see it. The title is clear as day. It's stained with something, though... ] I regret to say that...ale spilled all over it in the drastic move, sorry about the appearance. But I would like to hear if any Transports or even Initiative employees know of this.

[private; Fenris]

Isn't it strange? Even now, with our friends here...our Thedas is still the most similar. Our Kirkwall, and our Hawke.

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[ ooc; Sorry I might be slow on tagging back some threads until I hear more about the pamphlet thingy. Will get to them ASAP! ]

Comments

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[velveteened]

I do. Where did you get that, Merrill?

( to the point, but it's the first time he's answered anything relating to the topic on the network at all. )

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[yourdistraction]

[ Oooh, mysterious. ]

At the Hold where the transports were kidnapped. I found it during the...rescue.

[ So she wandered, so what??? She waited until after. ]

Merrill

[wolfuncaged]

[Ugh he hates using this thing]

We were brought here at the same time, were we not? It makes sense it snatched us from the same... [world? pocket of the universe?] I do not know the word for it.

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[yourdistraction]

Reality?

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[originalgaangster]

Can't say I have, unfortunately.

[ Sigh. He rests his chin in one hand. ]

Where'd you pick it up?

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[yourdistraction]

I may have...stolen it? From the United Earth.

[crocodilesmiles]

Where did that come from?

[yourdistraction]

From the United Earth, um...without their permission. Most certainly.

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[taggingwomprats]

I can't say I have. Sorry, Merrill.

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[yourdistraction]

W—well...

At least I was able to bring the sun lamp! It's just too bad most of the sprouts didn't make it.

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[overclocking]

[Chrono hesitates for a long while before responding; this isn't something he's discussed... well, with much of anyone, surprising absolutely no one. But his little adventure with Oz is long from forgotten, so it's inevitably that she gets another private response.

Merrill's raised some new questions of his own, after all.]

... What do you want to know?

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[yourdistraction]

Everything!

...Is that too much?

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[khajidont]

[He's only spoken to Merrill in one identity, and as loathe as he is to talk to people in both, this is info he needs to know. He's suited up as Blue Beetle, and the same label is on his tablet. His voice has some technological distortion, courtesy of the suit.]

Hi, Merrill. Um, I'm Blue Beetle. I've only ever heard of the Chimera Project from one person, and they said that it has something to do with the cloned children that we saw at the UE base. Would you mind if I took a look at it? I'm trying to get as much intel on it as I can.

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[yourdistraction]

Hello...Blue Beetle! It's nice to meet you in a pseudo-fashion.

Children? Yes... Well, yes, this is quite popular, so I will certainly find time to bring it to you.

[ringbeast]

What, wait what's this about Chimaera?

[He puts his hand, a little protectively, over his stomach.]

Hey, if it's not doin' anything to you, I don't think you should go after it. Sometimes things are better left alone...

[yourdistraction]

All I'm going after is knowledge. Who knows if it could help us, especially in regards to those soldiers they used against some of us.

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[alphonse]

[Even a world away from alchemy, it still comes back to this sort of thing. How depressingly nostalgic.]

Those notes you've got are still readable?

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[yourdistraction]

Yes! Well, most of them, if you look hard. Only a few sentences are that blurred. I'm so clumsy sometimes, really...

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[infiltrative]

What does that say about it?

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[yourdistraction]

Yes, hello... May I at least ask for your name first? If that's all right.

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[wilder]

The Chimaera Project?

[That's so weird]

Well, I know Chimaera's are monsters found near my hometown. I dunno about any United Earth projects with them though.

Permavid;

[yourdistraction]

Um, well, it's spelled without that extra letter but yes.

It seems to be a very popular topic. What are they like in your world?

[justgo]

[Bit of a downer, huh.]

Thing sounds important. Anything you could make from it that the rest of us might need to know?

[yourdistraction]

Perhaps... Do you take an interest in this manner of thing?

[selfless]

Ah... no, I'm sorry. I've never heard of that before.

But, it's nice to meet you Merrill! My name is Colette.

[yourdistraction]

[ Another one. Okay, she can get this right! There will be no confusion at all in the future. ]

Hello Colette, it is good to know you. And if you don't know of it, then maybe once others have made more sense of it, it can be properly shared with the public in a more efficient manner.

[ofkirkwall]

So that's what drank up all the ale.

[yourdistraction]

The most unfortunate circumstance...

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[sealegs]

Ale? Kitten, what have you been getting up to while I wasn't around?

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[yourdistraction]

Apparently, spilling things!