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hey. in light of sorrows message i figure we should get organized.
who went out on the ships to collect fragments? and whats the plan w. those fragments?

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at this point?

[dedikated]

Analysis hasn't turned up much of note.

( Except a killer headache for her. )

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i assume ur one of the ppl down at the lab.
were u planning to keep them if it had?

[dedikated]

Does it matter?

( Honestly, if she could have learned more, she would have preferred to, but Sorrow's willing to let her in on this and they can't, so why quibble over what if scenarios? )

[ghostlocked]

i wouldnt ask if it didnt.

[dedikated]

( She doesn't see it, but fine. )

If we could learn more, would have wanted to keep them, yes.

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ok. if that was the case would u have asked for input or would u have made that decision on ur own?

[dedikated]

( What is with the philosophical third degree, dude. )

Haven't thought about it.

( And nor does she much see the point in thinking about it, considering that it's never going to happen now. The time up until this point was filled with figuring out anything they could about the shards, she wasn't making up theoretical scenarios about asking people if they could keep the shards afterwards. )

[ghostlocked]

u hadnt thought abt a decision that wouldve affected the entire city? both ppl and gods?
thats irresponsible.
people trusted u and alphys w. the fragments.

[dedikated]

( Okay, where the hell is this coming from? She breathes deep, because being considered irresponsible when they've spent the majority of the last couple of weeks running themselves ragged to make sure everything is done as safely as possible rankles her. And that's without including their other responsibilities in the city. )

We decided that the immediate safety of the fragments and the people working on them was more important than discussing what if situations. If it came to that, we would have discussed it then with everyone who worked with us.

( It wasn't as though they were unreachable during this entire endeavour. If it had been such a concern, she is sure someone would or should have brought it up. )

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[Unfortunately, all Harlan knows about any of this is what he's being told now. From his perspective, "haven't thought about it" means virtually no plan, or at least no long term plan, especially since it wasn't exactly public knowledge that the fragments were all getting shipped to the lab in the first place.]

thats all well and good but idk how u missed considering what to do w. them after the fact.
wasnt that the point of the shit with the boats in the first place? get the fragments and return them to the gods?
it sounds like u had ur shit together more than ur txt implied but thats not my point.
these fragments are important to everyone in hadriel.
i dont like the idea that that shit fell into the hands of ppl who hadnt considered that. the full scope.
all ur tellin me now is how u were planning to use them for ur own interests.
u can see why that smells rotten to me.

[dedikated]

( Considering what those fragments are, and how dangerous and powerful they are, perhaps it's a good thing that it was never exactly a giant flashing sign saying HEY THE FRAGMENTS ARE HERE.

But that's just her. )

No.
I'm telling you that giving up the fragments isn't a simple yes / no. Depends on where experimentation is, current results, opinions of other people working on them.

( And Alphys is also correct. It would likely depend on what the people who brought the fragments back wanted as well. )

There were too many options to stick to one plan.

( It's like a battle. You go in thinking this is exactly what I need to do and you'll more than likely find yourself tripped up by something unexpected. Some level of flexibility is required. )

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christ. this isnt getting anywhere.
im not fucking saying u needed to have some step by step schedule w. no room for flexibility.
heres the timeline as im seeing it.
u and alphys got all these fragments somehow. u asked for em or ppl dumped em on u or w.e. doesnt matter.
either way u accepted responsibility for them.
i dont give a fuck what ur doin w. them as far as the experimenting and shit.
im askin u and her both what the plan was for after.
i get that shit changes. i dont agree w. any option other than giving em to sorrow but i can respect wanting to keep ur options open just in case.
i cant respect u taking responsibility for something that affects the whole fucking city w.o stopping to think u should ask for input.
it leaves me thinkin u dont respect the gravity of what ur sitting on.
thats some piss poor leadership if ive ever seen it.

[dedikated]

( She reads it.

Then reads it again.

And pinches the bridge of her nose and writes out one simple sentence. )

This is wasting time.

( She has things to do, lectures from anonymous faces in the city be damned. )

[ghostlocked]

w.e.
bye.

[evocation]

wait, does that mean you guys never had a plan?

[dedikated]

( That's jumping from A to E if she's ever read anything. )

Planned to study the fragments, then discuss things.

( Between making sure everyone who was involved handled the fragments as safely as possible, making sure the fragments themselves were a safe as possible, doing their other duties with regards to the lab, the clinic, and other people... Some things had to be left with a promise of when we're ready.

There is, after all, only so much planning can help when you're dealing with incredibly powerful, foreign magical artifacts. )