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@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ And on it went for nearly a dozen cards. Each had its own cover embossed with a
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RJ flipped through each, gleaning what ey could from a quick scan, before collapsing the deck once more and sitting back to think. Nothing in there seemed new. Nothing out of place. Ey had only received the deck last night, and yet nothing felt like it had been revealed, uncovered.
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Ey had heard of the lost before, and the name Ramirez was commonly tied with the hundred or so cases that had cropped up over the years. The family...no, nothing to be gained there, at least not that had already been tried by Debarre. And again, there was the problem of being a random nobody in the UK: no one known, no one with power.
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Ey knew of the lost, of course, and the name Ramirez was commonly tied with the hundred or so cases that had cropped up over the years. The family...no, nothing to be gained there, at least not that had already been tried by Debarre. And again, there was the problem of being a random nobody in the UK: no one known, no one with power.
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None of the rest of the cards carried any real significance to em.
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> Voting begins in *5* minutes on *referrendum 238ac9b8*:
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> Summary: *Tariffs on importation of goods from the Russian Bloc...*
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> Summary: *Tariffs on importation of goods from the Sino-Russian Bloc...*
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> Cost: 1,000
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> Comment: 150,000
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> Bounty: 280,000
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RJ reached to swipe the notification away. Ey had very little stake in the uncomfortable alliance between Western Federation and Russian Bloc. Could care less, honestly, about taxes on things that ey'd never buy. Then something clicked within em, and ey halted eir motion.
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RJ reached to swipe the notification away. Ey had very little stake in the uncomfortable alliance between Western Fed and S-R Bloc. Could care less, honestly, about taxes on things that ey'd never buy. Then something clicked within em, and ey halted eir motion.
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*Cicero.*
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Ey hastily shuffled back through the *Cicero Lost* deck until coming up with the 'recent net activity' card and pulled up the contents. It took a few moments to remember how to sort tabular data --- database classes in high school, so long ago --- but eventually, ey got the table sorted around the activity type. Ey scrolled rapidly through the list until ey got to the list of Direct Democracy Representative entries.
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Ey hastily shuffled back through the *Cicero Lost* deck until coming up with the 'recent net activity' card and pulled up the contents. It took a few moments to remember how to sort tabular data --- database classes in high school so long ago --- but eventually, ey got the table sorted around the activity type. Ey scrolled rapidly through the list until ey got to the list of Direct Democracy Representative entries.
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There was the connection. The one thing that RJ and Cicero had was their arguments over politics. Not just politics, but the worthiness of the current political system in all of its facets. Arguments upon arguments upon arguments, fennec fox and tabby cat with their ceaseless arguments in the Crown Pub.
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There was the connection. The one thing that RJ and Cicero had was their arguments over politics. Not just politics, but the worthiness of the current political system in all of its facets. Arguments upon arguments upon arguments, fennec fox and tabby cat with their ceaseless bickering in the Crown Pub.
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RJ was firmly on the left, but ey felt the representative democracy combined with the DDR was a pretty good system. It was fine. It worked.
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RJ was firmly on the left, but ey felt the representative democracy combined with the DDR was a pretty good system. Not great, sure. It was *fine*. It *worked*. To ask for more from a political system was to invite further troubles like those from the preceding century.
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Cicero, however, seemed to waver between socialism and anarchy, depending on factors such as how much he had had to drink and how angry he was at the most recent vote.
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The icon in the upper left of the screen showing the deck twirled gracefully to show the sync.
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Cicero had voted precisely how he had talked. On the surface, he was no different than any other leftist socialist on the DDR.
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Cicero had voted precisely how he had talked. On the surface, he was no different than any other far-left socialist on the DDR.
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Along with the ability to vote on issues directly came the ability to comment --- for a price. DDR votes didn't cost money, but they did cost credit. Up to 1,000 per. Credit gained by voting on cheaper issues, beginning with a few freebies in the tutorial.
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Along with the ability to vote on issues directly came the ability to comment --- for a price. DDR votes didn't cost money, but they did cost credit, up to 1,000 per. Credit gained by voting on cheaper issues, for each vote provided a bounty paid upon consideration, beginning with a few freebies in the tutorial.
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What Cicero's records showed was that he was wealthy. Incredibly wealthy. RJ had a few million DDR credits banked away in case a high value issue that ey felt strongly about cropped so that ey could make a comment. Unlike voting, commenting could cost upwards of five million credits. And one could buy their way to influence by flooding issues with comments.
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What Cicero's records showed was that he was wealthy. *Fantastically* wealthy. RJ had a few million DDR credits banked away in case a high value issue that ey felt strongly about cropped so that ey could make a comment. Unlike voting, commenting could cost upwards of five million credits. And one could buy their way to influence by flooding issues with comments.
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Cicero's wealth surpassed RJ's at least a hundred times over, if not more. For someone to be as active in commenting as ey knew the cat to be and still have that much in credits stored up showed a dedication to following politics that was just barely hinted at by those tispy rants. Cicero was well connected, well read, and, most importantly, a key political figure on the DDR comment sections to an extent that none of the Crown regulars had ever expected.
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Cicero's wealth surpassed RJ's at least a hundred times over, if not more. Well into the billions of credits. For someone to be as active in commenting as ey knew the cat to be and still have that much in credits stored up showed a dedication to following politics that was just barely hinted at by those tispy rants. Cicero was well connected, well read, and, most importantly, apparently a key political figure on the DDR comment sections to an extent that none of the Crown regulars had ever expected.
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RJ sat back in silence for a few moments before muttering, "Well, shit. Prisca, you don't suppose..."
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> AwDae here. Looks like there's a lot going on in DDR activity (where'd you get this, Debarre?). Cicero was into a lot, and I'm not trying to go all conspiracy nut on you all, but do you think that maybe he got in too deep or something? Not saying someone tried to do it too him or anything, just that maybe the more one uses the net, the more likely it is to happen to them? I mean seriously, look at all of his votes, and his stash of credits! I'll keep poking at this after rehearsal.
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The tea had gone cold long ago, but ey downed it all the same. Ey'd spent longer than planned plowing through the data the hard way and ey was risking being late if ey didn't start hustling.
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The tea had gone cold long ago, but ey downed it all the same. Ey'd spent longer than planned plowing through the data the hard way and ey risked being late if ey didn't start hustling.
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It was nearing dusk by the time ey left, the suit newly brushed and ironed, the gloves newly washed, the RJ newly shaven.
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On the way back to the tube station, ey stopped by a Thai counter and picked up a take-away container of noodles for the night. Ey made it halfway through the container before the rancid belch of station wind suggested ey pack it away before heading down to the platform.
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Throughout the ride from Benthal Green to Oxford Circus, RJ's mind continued prowling through the data in Sasha and Debarre's deck. Ey kept mulling over that surreal number of credits. Just how much social currency was bound up within the pseudo currency of the DDR credit system?
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Throughout the ride to Soho, RJ's mind continued prowling through the data in Sasha and Debarre's deck. Ey kept mulling over that surreal number of credits. Just how much social currency was bound up within the reputation market of the DDR credit system?
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Cicero had built himself up into a proper political player.
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1. [X] Epigraph --- Ecclesiastes 3:15
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2. [X] Act I
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2. [O] Act I
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 001](RJ/001) --- Rehearsal night
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 002](RJ/002) --- Crown Pub with Sasha
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 001](Ioan/001) --- First message from Dear
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 003](RJ/003) --- going to sleep
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 001](Carter/001-a) --- Carter learns of RJ
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 004](RJ/004-a) --- Dress rehearsal
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 001](Carter/001-b) --- gets a hunch on the train
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 002](Ioan/002) --- Ioan meets Dear
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 004](RJ/004-b) --- RJ gets lost
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 001](Carter/001-b) --- gets a hunch on the train
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 002](Ioan/002) --- Ioan meets Dear
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 004](RJ/004-b) --- RJ gets lost
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3. [O] Act II
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 002](Carter/002) --- Sanders vs Carter, Carter's space
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 005](RJ/005-a) --- Investigating auditorium
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 003](Ioan/003-a) --- AES message, the puzzle begins
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 005](RJ/005-b) --- There's a mic
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 003](Ioan/003-b) --- Ioan decrypts the message, sends Dear a letter
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 003](Carter/003) --- Neutrois patient, spoiled by tabloid
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 006](RJ/006) --- Finding microphone, making notes
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* [X] Chapter: [Qoheleth 001](Qoheleth/001-a) --- Spying on Dear and Ioan
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 004](Carter/004) --- Planning to visit Johansson
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 007](RJ/007) --- Sleeping in the auditorium
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* [X] Chapter: [Qoheleth 001](Qoheleth/001-b) --- archive
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 005](Carter/005) --- Pub with Johansson
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 008](RJ/008) --- clothing from school
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 003](Ioan/003-c) - trying to figure out archive with Dear, gets in, finds pgpkey. Frustration at another encryption method, discussing diff between exocortex and archive.
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 009](RJ/009) --- Home is unlocked
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 006](Carter/006) --- Carter dreams of shadows
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 003](Ioan/003-d) --- Moves in with Dear, who is upset that no one else seems to be taking this quite so seriously
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 010](RJ/010) --- No water, no coffee, dreamlike books
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 004](Ioan/004) --- Ioan working, Dear's in a good mood
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* [X] Chapter: [Sasha 001](Sasha/001) --- Sasha meets with Caitlin
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 005](Ioan/005) --- Talking with Dear, learning of Qoheleth being an Odist
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 011](RJ/011) --- RJ visits implant clinic, travel skips
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 007](Carter/007) --- Carter gets smacked down, has to let folks go, contacts Sasha
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* [X] Chapter: [Qoheleth 002](Qoheleth/002) --- Qoheleth's signifier
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 012](RJ/012) --- RJ at the clinic, discovering ey don't need ACLs in a lucid dream.
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 006](Ioan/006) --- Back at home with Dear, Qoheleth messages (split)
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* [X] Chapter: [Sasha 002](Sasha/002) --- things are moving quickly
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* [X] Chapter: [RJ 013](RJ/013) --- struggling with numbness, trying to learn to manipulate the dream, memories.
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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 008](Carter/008) --- At work, viewing everyone with suspicion, DDR votes changing
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* [X] Chapter: [Ioan 006-b](Ioan/006-b) --- Story of gathering Odists, perhaps flashback to/story from Dear about clade's formation?
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 002](Carter/002) --- Sanders vs Carter, Carter's space
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 005](RJ/005-a) --- Investigating auditorium
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 003](Ioan/003-a) --- AES message, the puzzle begins
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 005](RJ/005-b) --- There's a mic
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 003](Ioan/003-b) --- Ioan decrypts the message, sends Dear a letter
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 003](Carter/003) --- Neutrois patient, spoiled by tabloid
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 006](RJ/006) --- Finding microphone, making notes
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* [O] Chapter: [Qoheleth 001](Qoheleth/001-a) --- Spying on Dear and Ioan
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 004](Carter/004) --- Planning to visit Johansson
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 007](RJ/007) --- Sleeping in the auditorium
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* [O] Chapter: [Qoheleth 001](Qoheleth/001-b) --- archive
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 005](Carter/005) --- Pub with Johansson
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 008](RJ/008) --- clothing from school
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 003](Ioan/003-c) - trying to figure out archive with Dear, gets in, finds pgpkey. Frustration at another encryption method, discussing diff between exocortex and archive.
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 009](RJ/009) --- Home is unlocked
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 006](Carter/006) --- Carter dreams of shadows
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 003](Ioan/003-d) --- Moves in with Dear, who is upset that no one else seems to be taking this quite so seriously
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 010](RJ/010) --- No water, no coffee, dreamlike books
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 004](Ioan/004) --- Ioan working, Dear's in a good mood
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* [O] Chapter: [Sasha 001](Sasha/001) --- Sasha meets with Caitlin
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 005](Ioan/005) --- Talking with Dear, learning of Qoheleth being an Odist
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 011](RJ/011) --- RJ visits implant clinic, travel skips
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 007](Carter/007) --- Carter gets smacked down, has to let folks go, contacts Sasha
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* [O] Chapter: [Qoheleth 002](Qoheleth/002) --- Qoheleth's signifier
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 012](RJ/012) --- RJ at the clinic, discovering ey don't need ACLs in a lucid dream.
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 006](Ioan/006) --- Back at home with Dear, Qoheleth messages (split)
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* [O] Chapter: [Sasha 002](Sasha/002) --- things are moving quickly
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 013](RJ/013) --- struggling with numbness, trying to learn to manipulate the dream, memories.
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 008](Carter/008) --- At work, viewing everyone with suspicion, DDR votes changing
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* [O] Chapter: [Ioan 006-b](Ioan/006-b) --- Story of gathering Odists, perhaps flashback to/story from Dear about clade's formation?
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 009](Carter/009) --- Carter calls out, Prakash warns, works with Sasha and Debarre, Sasha gets lost, seen by Carter gives hint to mirror rig
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* [O] Chapter: [RJ 014](RJ/014) --- explores memory instead of will, finds deck in eir exo, then way more, struggling to forget
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* [O] Chapter: [Carter 010](Carter/010) --- Messages Caitlin and Johansson, heads to RJ, threatened by mooks
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