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GILAN: I am going to... miss Efrix.
LATRA: Oh?
GILAN: ...
GILAN: He has been a very close friend of mine for a long time.
GILAN: And, well he told you the origin of all this, right? How we figured out all this stuff and came about researching it?
LATRA: Try not to remind me of that wordy mess of a story...
GILAN: Latra...
LATRA: What? Oh. Sorry, no it was a fine story.
GILAN: I... okay. Yes so you know him and I were friends since we were still in school. And then we spent months decoding that initial message together, then stayed with the Helios Viewers for like a year decoding some other message... Then coming here.
LATRA: Helios Viewers?
GILAN: Oh, did Efrix not mention them?
LATRA: Hell if I know, I was tired when he explained it to the movie and I just wanted to sleep, honestly...
LATRA: "To the movie"..? No, during it. Yes.
LATRA: Er, he did mention some organization with a focus on the runewarps and all that, though.
GILAN: Ah, geez... I forgot even their name is sworn to secrecy...
GILAN: ...I guess it's not too bad having mentioned it, it's so early I doubt anyone's awake and I trust you.
LATRA: So you came around about that after all?
GILAN: Yes. Despite my initial wariness... I now see that you and Atien are good.
LATRA: Glad to hear it.
GILAN: Anyway... yes, all this time with Efrix, it will feel weird with him leaving.
GILAN: I mean... what will I do?
LATRA: You can always come with us, you know.
GILAN: Before meeting the two of you, our initial plan had been for Efrix to go through the portal with me staying here, using our communication devices to stay in touch, in case there was no easy return and if he really needed something from here he couldn't find over there.
GILAN: And in case you were going to volunteer you or Atien staying behind instead, please stop thinking that idea.
GILAN: I mean, you two are much more useful in combat than I would ever be, and it would mean you two who are also longtime friends would be split up.
GILAN: Me staying behind was already the plan, and I do not want to suddenly place this separation onto another group of friends.
LATRA: That... does mean a lot, Gilan.
LATRA: So do you think there's anything we can do to help you out with this?
GILAN: Not really, aside from keeping in touch and trying to establish a two-way connection. Something I trusted Efrix to do, anyway.
GILAN: But... listening also helps.
GILAN: Thank you.
LATRA: Any time. So those communication devices, you know for sure they work, right?
EFRIX: Yes. They were tested under approximate simulated conditions, remember?
LATRA: Oh?
GILAN: ...
GILAN: He has been a very close friend of mine for a long time.
GILAN: And, well he told you the origin of all this, right? How we figured out all this stuff and came about researching it?
LATRA: Try not to remind me of that wordy mess of a story...
GILAN: Latra...
LATRA: What? Oh. Sorry, no it was a fine story.
GILAN: I... okay. Yes so you know him and I were friends since we were still in school. And then we spent months decoding that initial message together, then stayed with the Helios Viewers for like a year decoding some other message... Then coming here.
LATRA: Helios Viewers?
GILAN: Oh, did Efrix not mention them?
LATRA: Hell if I know, I was tired when he explained it to the movie and I just wanted to sleep, honestly...
LATRA: "To the movie"..? No, during it. Yes.
LATRA: Er, he did mention some organization with a focus on the runewarps and all that, though.
GILAN: Ah, geez... I forgot even their name is sworn to secrecy...
GILAN: ...I guess it's not too bad having mentioned it, it's so early I doubt anyone's awake and I trust you.
LATRA: So you came around about that after all?
GILAN: Yes. Despite my initial wariness... I now see that you and Atien are good.
LATRA: Glad to hear it.
GILAN: Anyway... yes, all this time with Efrix, it will feel weird with him leaving.
GILAN: I mean... what will I do?
LATRA: You can always come with us, you know.
GILAN: Before meeting the two of you, our initial plan had been for Efrix to go through the portal with me staying here, using our communication devices to stay in touch, in case there was no easy return and if he really needed something from here he couldn't find over there.
GILAN: And in case you were going to volunteer you or Atien staying behind instead, please stop thinking that idea.
GILAN: I mean, you two are much more useful in combat than I would ever be, and it would mean you two who are also longtime friends would be split up.
GILAN: Me staying behind was already the plan, and I do not want to suddenly place this separation onto another group of friends.
LATRA: That... does mean a lot, Gilan.
LATRA: So do you think there's anything we can do to help you out with this?
GILAN: Not really, aside from keeping in touch and trying to establish a two-way connection. Something I trusted Efrix to do, anyway.
GILAN: But... listening also helps.
GILAN: Thank you.
LATRA: Any time. So those communication devices, you know for sure they work, right?
EFRIX: Yes. They were tested under approximate simulated conditions, remember?
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