un: sweet lily of the hidden valley; voice

[bearshermark]

[Eleven's voice comes through hushed, yet tinged with urgency]

This one is asking for a mirror.

[A different, fainter voice, words heavy and slurred as through from disuse] Take me to mirror..

[Eleven audibly hesitates, his attention turning briefly away from the network as his voice lowers, softer] Are- are there more of them? The one on the ship shattered..

[A halting pause from the other side] ..End pain..

[Grief, bleeding through compassion] I will. If I can't help you, I promise.

[Eleven takes in a deep breath and clears his throat] ..I know it's probably too much to hope there's another mirror we could easily find, but he seems convinced it would help. It was said the body in the lake had a similar aura. I didn't think much of it then, but now I wonder...

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un: blushing beads of heft and beauty | audio

[paperbutterflies]

Eleven? Where are you?

Are you on your own with - them? You shouldn't go out alone...

[ He miiight not know about the bank heist mirror, so that leaves primary concern: this. ]

[bearshermark]

Just outside the Citadel, now. I'm not alone; Hendrik is with me.

[paperbutterflies]

... still, you need to be careful. Whatever is happening, it might change at a moment's notice.

[bearshermark]

[He's getting worried, Sizhui]

..Did something happen at the Farm?

[paperbutterflies]

No! Not that I know of - I was just thinking about how the two dead people that the miners talk about came back to life with no warning. So those that have been grasped... we still don't know what to expect.

[bearshermark]

Hm.

[A reasonable point, though he can't bring himself to truly doubt the pained undead]

I'd say this one seems to be the reverse of what we've already seen, but we'll be careful. I'll leave it to Hendrik's discretion if it makes any threatening moves.

[paperbutterflies]

[ Shockingly enough, Sizhui is a rather reasonable young man. And while it may be difficult to question someone in pain like that, one needs to consider what complying with his wishes will do... ]

That is good enough, I think.

Just stay extra attentive if you do find a mirror or a shard of one. Things might change very suddenly and it's...

The mirror drains you really badly. I'm not sure if it makes a difference that we were taken to it like that on purpose, but don't underestimate it.

[bearshermark]

You shouldn't need to worry. We aren't likely to find a mirror, so we're going to take him back to the lake. So far as I understand, no one's suffered any ill effects there, but maybe it'll help the undead in some way.

[paperbutterflies]

I... suppose not, although being in it is not by any means pleasant. [ Icy lake in the middle of the night, other people's memories...

But those are at night. ]

Let us know if any more help is needed.