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[leftbehindagain]

We've lost a lot of people lately who could either de-infiltrate people or bridge network divides, if not both. They're both useful things to have more of around, so if anyone wants pointers on either, I'm willing to help. This includes some of the building blocks, but not all.

[He wouldn't have taught Kanji the intrusive stuff, and that still stands.]

[PRIVATE to Helena's close CR, double-protected]

Guys, I... I think Helena-san's gone again. I can't find a sign of her anywhere, and she's not responding.

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[Private, double-protected]

[vrepit_no]

...We're sure? Her rooms are still here.

[His voice is strained, low and unhappy.]

[Private, double-protected]

[leftbehindagain]

She would have answered me by now. I'm sure.

[Private, double-protected]

[vrepit_no]

Then we'll just have to be ready for when her dungeon appears. We'll get her back.

[ninjayeehaw]

I done pulled someone [Yakumo] outta their infiltration once before - hell, I managed it twice the same jaunt. Turns out it works on those Questin' Country harbingers when they're in full swing.

What's it take t'go bridgin' the network?

[leftbehindagain]

Twice? Well, that's useful information. [If nothing else, it means you don't have to be on Armin's level to do that twice; it just might not be very fast.]

It sounds like you've already got the intrusive part down. Can you find people by using the network?

[ninjayeehaw]

[It had been at the very start and very end of the Jaunt, so it was a narrow as hell window.]

Yep, used it a couple times now. Only seems t'pick up one person at a time, though.

[otomechapilot]

...is it part of learning how to half-infiltrate? Cause I need to pick that up too.

[leftbehindagain]

De-infiltrating's not part of learning to half-infiltrate, but I think it has a similar background to things that are. I know I picked up 'here's a bunch of stuff about the place you just found yourself' infodumps around the same time as I figured out de-infiltrating, and that's almost certainly part of the half-infiltration process. You have to know what's going on to sell the cover story, after all.

[Actually, the de-infiltrating knowledge was first by a few months, but Naoki promptly infiltrated on his next jaunt and didn't have the chance to test it.]

psi protect II

[otomechapilot]

...does it involve breaking through psi shielding at all?

I think I have that covered, unfortunately. At least I can't turn it on by accident.

on the private filter, double-protected

[claudiometer]

...Me and my big mouth. [Claudia sounds irritated, sure, but if anyone else on this filter remembers her reaction last time Helena went missing from Liminal? She's not nearly as broken up this time.]

Re: on the private filter, double-protected

[youandyoualone]

... what do you mean?

[Claudia, what did you do?]

[claudiometer]

I doubt it's actually my fault, but her fucking off after I caught a time travel reference in those stupid horses isn't exactly what I'd call a pleasing coincidence.

Then again, we've already got The Invisible Horse and a Mars-color sky going on, so maybe she's trying to skip the HG Wells Book Tour or something. At least there's nothing obviously Moreau-shaped out there.

[notadisappointment]

Whatever it was, I doubt it was your fault, Claudia-san.

[runs]

I'm pretty sure I know how to de-infiltrate someone, but I can't do the bridging. What do you need to be able to do to work on it?

[leftbehindagain]

Can you find people using the network?

[photonicfighter]

I can de-infiltrate people. And I've been wanting to work on bridging the network. I'm not entirely sure how to go about doing it, but I'm open to any advice you have.

[leftbehindagain]

Well, if you can de-infiltrate people you're halfway to bridging. [The half he won't teach anyone, too, which is a plus.]

Can you find people by using the network? That's the other part - when you put it together, bridging is finding a weak spot in the divide between spaces and punching through it.

Private filter

[rustyhonesty]

... shit.

never not private/protected probably

[leftbehindagain]

Yeah.

[notadisappointment]

I know how to Bridge, but I'm still lacking on how to add more people to it. So if you can advice with that, Id appreciate it.

Also if you get a lot of people who need teaching, you can send them my way, too. I can help.

[Private Filter]

Damn it, not Helena-san too.

How are you doing?

[leftbehindagain]

You have to sacrifice time to get more people on the line. It tends to be about half as long as a solo bridge, but it's worth it to save the inconvenience of relaying everyone's messages.

[private, double protected]

I'll manage.

[Private level II]

[triggerhappytraitor]

...Garren couldn't find her, when he went for story time. I hadn't thought anything of it, at first, but....

[[and he trails off, a deep sort of tiredness sneaking in]]

not un-privating

[leftbehindagain]

She would have answered me by now.

If another dungeon pops up, I'm not expecting it to be as mundane as her first one was. She'd probably be glad to have you there, though.

[youandyoualone]

[Somehow he manages to keep his calm enough to reply to the public part of this.]

I can bridge the divides, but I cannot de-infiltrate. I would like to learn.

[The private part, however, is another story:]

Gone? Are you-- [He sends his mind out to find her. Naoki is right. She is gone.]

Kushiel's rod!




... thank you for telling us privately, so we did not need to learn from one of those ghoulish lists of the disappeared.

[leftbehindagain]

Can you share memories on the network? [He won't teach the other half of the process, but he'd be very surprised if Delaunay hasn't already worked it out regardless.]

[private, still double protected]

She would have answered me by now.

Of course. I'm not sure why he's even bothering with those anymore, unless it's to rub people's grief in their faces, and I had quite enough of that before I ever got here.