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[notanemptymotto]

[ With the Sanctuary slowly being rebuilt, Helen has decided it's time to try and make business partners. She turns on the feed, dressed for a meeting - or several. ]

Hello, everyone. I'm glad to see that you're all recovering from the events of a few weeks ago. [ She turns the pen in her hands, as she's seated at her desk. ] I'd like to propose

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[martyrtoscience]

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[And here is Nikola, wandering into the office at 5:03 with a bottle in hand.

If he has to come to the meeting, he'll do his best to enjoy it.]

[notanemptymotto]

[ Helen shakes her head at him. Honestly, Nikola, now is not the time to be trolling her. ]

I certainly hope that isn't one of the rarer wines I have.

[martyrtoscience]

Please. I save those for special occasions. Why am I here?

[notanemptymotto]

We have to restructure the Sanctuary, so, you may as well be present... not to mention there is something I want to show you.

[martyrtoscience]

[Boring.]

I don't have much to do with how you run the place, I don't see why I need to be here.

[Just show him the thing already.]

[notanemptymotto]

Considering you live here and I may need your help with some sort of operations in the future? You better attend these meetings. [ Her tone suggests she isn't letting this be up for debate. ] Especially if you're going to drain my wine cellar.

[ Regardless, she pushes herself off the desk and turns to face it, picking a few items up. She sets them on the coffee table in the middle. Does it look familiar? A book and a crystal design. ]

[martyrtoscience]

[Helen, whyyyyy.]

That won't be much good to us here, will it? [Of course he recognizes the items.]

[notanemptymotto]

[ Helen is extremely stressed. She's lost Will, one of her residents has fallen into coma. You'll just have to put up with it for now. ]

Nikola. Think about it. This culture is advanced, far more than ours or Hollow Earth. They brought us here to save their world. Just think about what could happen if they tried to unlock whatever information is in this map. It's entirely possible they already have, if this Sanctuary is an exact replica. We need to know whatever they might know.

[martyrtoscience]

I think we're fine.

[It took him a while to unlock the map. They're completely fine.]

[notanemptymotto]

How can you be so dismissive of it? They brought us here across time and space. These people are far from being stupid. They've mastered time travel for god's sake! How at all do you think we're going to be fine?

[martyrtoscience]

[He has to maintain his view of his own superiority, okay.]

They need us for now.

[notanemptymotto]

For now. Until they get whatever it is they are really after.

[ Helen smooths her skirt under her as she sits down, staring at him. ]

[martyrtoscience]

And after that, we'll fight if they come for us.

[It's happened before.]

[notanemptymotto]

I'd rather not have to wait and not be prepared. We don't need another Cabal on our hands.

[martyrtoscience]

We can prepare. Is that what this meeting is for?

[An action plan?]

[notanemptymotto]

It is partially that as well as getting the Sanctuary back and running. Will's gone. [ The hard expression falls just for a moment. ] And after what happened a few months ago? We need to be prepared in more ways than one. Including finding a way to better fortify the Sanctuary.