Message 10: Catching Up

[unrecovered]

[Somebody's human, which rules out Ponyville as the location for this one.]

Three things. One, if you haven't figured out how to walk as a pony yet, do it soon. There's a pattern to the way this dream works - when something happens, it'll probably happen in Ponyville, and if you want to get involved you need to be able to walk.

Two. [He pulls out the dead AI chip that came from the Mother of Invention and holds it up to the camera, keeping a very straight face.] Have any of these changed hands? We should be keeping track of them. [And by that he means "he's keeping track of them whether you all like it or not."]

Three, has anyone tried putting the talking items together yet?

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[4letters4ninja]

This one is still with me. [She holds up the ID card.]

[colorbymemory]

I think everyone that found those items still has them. There was a meeting to talk about them before we opened Ponyville, but I didn't go so I don't know what happened there...

[dork_of_keys]

[Sora is in Ponyville, so who knows where his item is at the moment. And is that a palm tree-shaped cloud in the background? It's probably safe to say that Sora is fine with moving around in Ponyville.]

I've got the photo. Did you want to try putting them together?

[unrecovered]

Good. Are you free to meet?

[unrecovered]

Thanks. If I find out, I'll let you know.

[unrecovered]

Yeah, but I'd like to have hands when we do.

[He is not meeting in Ponyville, okay.]

[4letters4ninja]

Of course.

What else would I be doing? [Don't answer that.]

[unrecovered]

[His eyebrows rise slightly. That's a train of thought he'll gladly pursue. Later. After important things are taken care of.]

Do you want to meet here or at the greenhouse?

[4letters4ninja]

[Oh good, he caught that. She chuckles.]

Depends. What exactly are you planning on doing with these things? [She spins the card between her hands.] And is there any chance things could explode or get out of hand?

[dork_of_keys]

[Sora's been spending a lot of time in Ponyville. It may or may not have something to do with being able to nap in the sun when he's not busy. If there was a beach they could get to...]

Well, okay. Any ideas of where would be a good place?

[He wasn't going to suggest meeting in Ponyville. Not for something that could potentially be dangerous, anyway.]

[unrecovered]

[Of course he did. He's out of practice, not dead.]

Putting them together and seeing how they react. I don't know what they'll do, which is why I don't want to try this in a building with a lot of people. [So, not the hotel.]

It might.

[unrecovered]

We're heading to the greenhouse in the fifth district soon. Can you meet us there?

video.

[sylvan]

I wasn't here for that. Could you catch me up to speed...? [ She looks a little out of sorts, but eager to help. ]

[earthshatter]

Have they not yet been brought together?

[dork_of_keys]

Okay.

[lessabrasive]

[ Since Washington has the answer to Question 2 handled, Lin settles for answering Question 3. ]

Nothing happened.

[ She's slightly disgruntled about that, actually. ]

We're not certain as to why. Not enough of us present, perhaps.

[colorbymemory]

Thank you. I hope we find out something more.

[unrecovered]

[Normally he wouldn't have much patience for cluelessness, but she's new and actually seems interested. Two points. Now to see if she can keep up.]

There have been three different items, one found on each world, that talk when someone's holding them. We haven't been able to make out what any of them are saying yet - the voice is too faint - but we haven't really tried putting them together yet either. It's probably some sort of clue - we just don't know what.

[unrecovered]

If they have, either nothing big came of it or nobody's talking about it. Either way, that needs to change.

[unrecovered]

Great.

[Except, y'know, not.]

How many people did you have last time?

[sylvan]

[ She'll do her best to keep up, though there's no promise in that. ]

I see. Unfortunately a lot of the technology here is beyond my world's and not... exactly my forte. I don't think I could be much help, personally. However, if the subject of magic comes into play, I would be more than happy to lend a hand.

[ A pause. ]

I would... try to put them together from a distance, if possible. Just in case it has some unexpected effect on the ones holding it. That's something that has happened before where I come from.

[lessabrasive]

[ Definitely not. ]

A small handful, 5 or 6 or so of us. Given that a large number of folks had departed to attempt that unsuccessful boarding raid - which was mostly made up of people from your world, as I recall.

[ There's a pause, frown turning thoughtful. ]

Perhaps the lack of someone from the world of origin played a part in it? We certainly had enough spirits present in case the attempt went sout.

[earthshatter]

I agree.

[unrecovered]

I'm not sure if I should tell you to be careful what you wish for or say that any information is better than no information. They're both true.

[unrecovered]

Oh, so it likes me. Even better.

[Sarcasm aside, she might have a good point.]

So you think having a Freelancer around might make it work this time around.

If you can make it to the greenhouse in the fifth district, we're going to go test that theory.