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[stavros]

I have what is perhaps an odd question. Who of our dark cabal has had what appeared to be a clear idea of their other self's life, only to find an Echo that turns that impression to dust?

As well, to the pilots of those large machines. Have you ever seen one that was... smaller? Perhaps not in the shape of a human, but only encasing a human pilot partially. I know not how we were not instantly killed, exposed as we were.

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[saviorsoul]

are you the only one with one in your memories. or are you like part of a group

[stavros]

I was part of a unit, but none here have yet shared my memories.

[saviorsoul]

so they just haven't uh awakened yet

[stavros]

A possibility.

[saviorsoul]

hey how did you get this one back. the robot echo i mean. i was talking with someone about how they work earlier. did you see something like this

[stavros]

No, only when I saw the aliens on the news. However, often, echoes do come upon the sight of new things. I learned to use a whip, for example, when practising weapons with Britany.

[saviorsoul]

she uses whips too

[ Is not entirely sure how one uses a whip as a weapon, honestly. Well, aside from the Durango Jo movies, but that guy mostly used to whips to lasso people.

Part of him wants to ask more about this Britany. Maybe if he practiced with her, he could remember some special ability too. But what if fighting like that triggered his other reactions? Could he really risk that when he's just joining these guys? ]

[stavros]

Indeed. Though the holy water is currently unique to myself.

[saviorsoul]

holy water. like the stuff they use against vampires in those bad movies.

[stavros]

I was trained as a vampire hunter. Of course. And what do you mean, bad?

[saviorsoul]

[ GOOD GOING, ALEXI. He is seriously considering just disconnecting right now. He just insulted her job! ]

wait what? crap i didn't mean anything by that. i just never really thought they were real. sorry.

[stavros]

...Is this network not made of things one would think unreal?

[saviorsoul]

yeah. i'm still getting used that that.

i'm really sorry for saying something stupid.

[ He pauses again, still unsure if he should keep talking... ]

how do you use holy water

[stavros]

I throw it.

[saviorsoul]

[ Encouraged by her continued enthusiastic responses... ]

does it only work on vampires

[stavros]

I believe it works on all accursed creatures. I've used it on the aliens' monsters, in any case, and those stone serpents.

[saviorsoul]

do you have to have faith for it to work. like do you have to believe in god.

[stavros]

I know not. My apologies.

[saviorsoul]

it's fine. i was just wondering.

[stavros]

Have you any strange abilities yet?

[saviorsoul]

[ Considering that she's the third person who's asked him this, he might be starting to feel a tiny bit jealous. And to think, he used to think he actually had something pretty cool with his sports training. That was nothing compared to giant robots, vampire-hunting and whip combat. ]

no i've just got one echo. it's pretty basic. just me giving a ring to a crying girl when we were kids.

[stavros]

Mine began in a mundane fashion as well. Yours will come.

[saviorsoul]

[ Another pause as he lets her reassurance sink in. She would know best after all. ]

thanks.

i'm alexi. how about you

[stavros]

Tessa.

[saviorsoul]

it's cool to meet you, tessa. well like this anyway.