[IC] Day 67, Afternoon

[thexfactor]

[ sometimes, future megalomaniacs like to have dates. ]

Comments

[grandstanding]

[he nods vaguely]

It's too risky.

[thexfactor]

Precisely.

[grandstanding]

In any case, it's as simple as walking into the Echo chamber and asking. You'll likely get at least half a dozen to answer that way.

[thexfactor]

[ grimaces ]

[grandstanding]

...what? You can go with the rest of your team if you don't want to do it yourself.

[thexfactor]

I know, I know.

[grandstanding]

Well, think about it later.

[thexfactor]

[ nods, moving a knight ]

[grandstanding]

[moves a pawn in response]

[thexfactor]

I also got back an unusual shard.

[grandstanding]

Unusual how?

[thexfactor]

I haven't put it in, obviously. Castling took it instead and . . . his legs stopped working.

[grandstanding]

[he'd been about to say it's not that obvious, but the latter part pulls him up short]

--what? What do you mean?

[thexfactor]

I mean . . . [ he exhales ] My shard apparently stops my legs from working.

[grandstanding]

But that doesn't make any sense. That's not a skill. Maybe it doesn't work on humans?

[thexfactor]

I don't know. I haven't put it in after . . .

[grandstanding]

Understandable.

[but...]

You'll still need to try it.

[thexfactor]

And if it's the same?

[grandstanding]

Then it's obviously broken and you need to take it back to the Echo.

[thexfactor]

What makes you think it's broken?

[grandstanding]

Because not being able to move your legs isn't a skill.

[thexfactor]

The Echoes haven't made a mistake with shards before.

[grandstanding]

You don't know that. And I highly doubt they're infallible.

[thexfactor]

. . . I suppose it's worth considering.

[grandstanding]

Of course it is. Don't just accept it without knowing for sure.