✿ OVERFLOW

[journaler]

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[journaler]

[Leia nods.]

I got to talk to her once. Not for very long... she was only taking questions for a couple hours, and a lot of people jumped on it.

She was all business.

[rebelia]

[He recalls where that window of opportunity must have surfaced. It was during that gruesome broadcast for which he didn't bother to stick around too long.]

What do you think? Can she be trusted?

[journaler]

I don't really know...

She wasn't the most pleasant person to talk to, but she wasn't really mean either. Even she admitted that the circumstances weren't great, but I think that's why she opened herself up for that small window of time.

If she was the one who wrote this letter, then maybe we'll know more if we collect the rest of it.

[rebelia]

[Nodding, IV turns away to give the chest an experimental kick. It doesn't open.]

That's all we're getting out of this. Guess that means we'll have to share clues with others who chose truth.

[On cue, the maze fades out around them as the completion message typical of ViViD flashes across the screen. Blackness encompasses their vision before the system gives them the option to log out now or continue on to another unrelated mission.

IV confirms for the former. Soon, he finds himself materializing back in the colony.]

[journaler]

[Huh...! So that's the end of it.

Leia logs out too after going through with the victory screen, and similarly, she reappears in the colony. She examines their immediate surroundings--all seems to be normal--before her eyes land on IV. She appears to continue their conversation.]

Good idea. I'll test the waters in a couple days and see who comes forward. That'll give the newbies some time to get their bearings.

[rebelia]

[The ViViD resolution was rather abrupt, after all. The couple of days' break should give the veterans some time to regain their bearings, too, he thinks.]

Sounds good. I'll be asking around, myself. [By which he means he'll talk to Vector about it and see if he's thrown any bones in return.] I'll check in with you another time, then.

[journaler]

Okay. [...That was a Really Long Mission for... a lot of reasons, and it's certainly given her a lot to think about. She's pleased with the overall outcome, though. With a relieved sigh, she'll add:]

...Get some rest.