[Text] (Voice replies are also fine!) (A day or so after Jayce's post)

[constantvrunning]

If you touched anything in the shrines - why?

[Sure, the messages were informative - in terms of explaining how some of the people from this world think, if nothing else - but:]

We've run into how many traps, now? Of course the shrines themselves are rigged.

I do have pictures of the contents of one of them, though. And another of those strange messages, besides.

[They'd have shared with Jayce by this point, but they do want to know if Jayce intends on sharing the results first. In the meantime, V has their own two cents to offer.]

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[bufudine]

Embrace it.

[Despite all that he's been through...]

I can't see why someone would choose it.

[constantvrunning]

[V sighs, in no small part relieved.]

I don't see it, either.

[To them, existence is worth fighting and caring for. To see right done by people, ones the Red Empire has wronged and otherwise.]

Why rush to push out of our lives?

[Not that they're great right now, exactly; V doesn't want to come across as saying that.]

Or away from others, for that matter. They're what make life... enjoyable. Interesting.

[bufudine]

[Serph makes a noise that could be construed as assent. You can't be a comrade alone. And yet here he is.]

Yours is the first message I've seen without ties to an Aspect.

[Philosophical, rather than descriptive.]

[constantvrunning]

[V immediately starts reviewing what snippets are available of the other conversations.]

Does there seem to be a maximum number of aspects? Or... tenets, I suppose these numbered ones should be called.

oop sorry for all the edits, timelines yay

[bufudine]

I don't know yet.

[Jayce is compiling data, so... may as well wait before reviewing it all.]

I'll ask for a report from Jayce when he's collected more information.

Mood. |D

[constantvrunning]

[Somehow, V hasn't crossed paths with him yet. And from his network post, he seemed... distinctly unwell.]

Let me know if he needs help compiling or transferring it - there is a space for data storage in the Convoy itself.

[Thank you, Akihiko!]

[bufudine]

[There is? That's good to know.]

Show me when we stop for the day.

[constantvrunning]

I can certainly do that.

... Good day, Serph.

[Until evening, then.]