A Rebirth

+not so sure about what?+

nicole and shi open up on it and while their shots are innacurate this does force it to retreat away. for now its gone.

++Aequitas: Whether the eldar were telling the truth or not.++
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*Asim gets back up after a few seconds.*

Asim: Oooh...Damn....What the hell was that?!

+Ah...well i'm here, tell me what you think+

Nicole hugs him
Shi: motherfucking Sicaran infiltrator...worst possible thing we coulda run into

++Aequitas: Frankly, I don't know. I just don't think we have the real story, or at least, the full story.++
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Asim: Oh....Great. So now what?

+oh?+

nicole is still hugging him
"well we wont be able to find it until it comes to us. but we'll know when its close by the static and the headaches"

++Aequitas: Yeah. I can't explain it, and it's not logical, but.....I don't know. There just seems likes there's more to it.++
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Asim *to Nicole*: Um...I'm fine. Don't worry. *to Shi* So...should we try and set up an ambush?

+ah. I see. so you care about her?+

she lets go, reluctantly
Shi: how??

++Aequitas: What sort of question is that? I consider her a friend and she's part of my squad. Why wouldn't I care about her?++
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Asim: I don't know? What else...get to the crazy old guy? Maybe that'll make it stand down?

+okay okay relax. so its just friends yeah?+

"guess thats our only option"

++Aequitas: What else would it be?++
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Asim: Great....Question is, how do we get to him?

+i dunno, something..more maybe?

Nicole: I'm guessing go deeper

++Aequitas: What? Look, point is, I don't think the eldar telling us the truth about what happened to Anna, so I'm not sure it's very...advisable for Doctor Omun to be here himself.++
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Asim: Right....*to Shi* Lead the way, seeing as how you know more about this place compared to Nicole and I.

+was his decision+

Shi nods as he does so, nicole helping him up

++Aequitas: Right...just, help us keep an eye out, okay? These eldar can hide practically anywhere.++
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*They continue I guess?*

+so can I if there's a machine there *winks*+

*yep...nicole's staying a lot closer to asim now*

++Aequitas: Just be careful. We really don't know much about their technology.++
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*So...now wut?*

+I promise. you never answered my question though. you and her are just friends or do you care about her More than that?+

*she's incredibly uneasy looking*

++Aequitas: Thanks. And we're just friends, Tex.++
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*Asim notices this.*

Asim: Hey, Nicole, you alright?

+gotya.+

"I'm...sorry"

*He cuts the com-link and sits back, taking a deep breath.*
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Asim: For what?

Anna: whats wrong?

"letting him get you"

Aequitas: Nothing.
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Asim: Nothing you could have done. That thing was fucking with all of us.

"okay"

"I...guess so"

*They eventually arrive at the provided coordinates. The infantry file out from the APCs while the colossi take overwatch positions.*
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Asim: Hey, don't be so hard on yourself.

its some kind of ruins, seemingly empty with one large statue of something humanoid there.

"i promised i'd protect us"

*As they secure the perimeter Aequitas approaches and examines the statue.*
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Asim: Don't beat yourself upon. I wasn't hurt, and frankly, that thing was fucking with our heads. You can't blame yourself because of what that thing was doing.

at which point the statue moves
Wraithseer: Welcome, soldiers of the consortium.

"i guess but still....I need to be better"

*Cue Aequitas stepping back in no small amount of surprise as the soldiers all turn, some of the raising weapons in surprise.*

Omun: Well, that was unexpected.
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Asim: Neither of us are soldiers. Don't beat yourself up. You're not going to turn into Jorkun over night.

several eldar warriors, their weapons lowered, emerge from various sides
"I am alerith. Wraithseer and leader of the people here"

"i guess.... I need to be better"

*Omun approaches them and bows in a courteous manner.*

Omun: Doctor Omun, head of Yutega University.
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Asim: Okay, but that's not going to happen overnight.

the wraithseer kneels so they are eye to eye...so to speak
"It is a pleasure to meet you. I am surprised to meet one almost as old as I"

Omun: It's a pleasure to meet another species open to civil discourse.

"indeed"

Omun: What I hope to accomplish here is attain a lasting peace between our peoples.

"An admirable goal, but not an easy one...I sense my kind would not be welcomed by your people so easily"

anna is clearly a bit tense

Omun: You would be correct in that assumption. The Consortium has a....problematic history with psykers. *Some troopers being to whisper amongst each other at that.*

*So's Aequitas but that's understandable given the circumstances.*

"Trust me. Our kind has suffered at the same hands as yours, tenfold. I was there."

Omun: So I have been told. But old fears are hard to put to rest, especially when it was the first psyker in recorded Consortium history that brought...him.

"the corruptor. From what little i can ascertain, it is most likely he was a chaos space marine. While it is true unchecked psykers are a risk, we keep our entire species in check. a practice many find uncomfortable and restrictive but it is for the best"

she edges closer to aequitas

Omun: Indeed. Sadly, we did not know anything of psykers until it was far to late. Now...most are euthanized at some point, and I think I can comfortably say I'm one of the few who wishes that were not the case.

*He glances at her, and then returns his attention to Omun and the seer.*

"then I am glad it is you i speak with"

Omun: Indeed. There are those that are far less tolerant. *Sidelong glance at some Disciple troops.* Regardless, perhaps I should know more about your people first. The information we have on your species is rather scant, and I believe that understanding breeds peace.

"what do you wish to know?"

Omun: Perhaps we should start with you people's culture.

"have you heard of the world spirit?"

Omun: I can't say I have.

"it is this world's 'soul'. it is where all my people's minds and souls are taken upon death, provided our spirit stones are not broken. It is the will of this planet, and we live to keep it in balance. to allow this world and all who live upon it, be they eldar or otherwise, to continue to flourish"

Omun: I see...You will have to forgive me, but I am likely to...make mistakes during this discourse then. Theology is not one of my strong points. Regardless, I can respect your effort to keep balance on this world. Would that I could say the same for some elements of the Consortium.

"oh it is very real. Entire exodite worlds have died when the spirit is enraged by outsiders"

Omun *raising an eyebrow*: I see....Seer, allow me to apologize for trespassing on your world. At the time, we thought this world deserted, save for ruins, and this is rather...strategically located. If you would wish us to leave to maintain your balance, we will do so.

"you have not harmed this world. no apology is needed."