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Nikolai Moriya
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Nikolai
Not all truths
Belong to the light
Nikolai was regretting his life choices, as usual. Lost in thought or possibly the book in his hand, the young Ascended had strayed far from his path. Past the settlement and past his usual reading nooks in the rubble still. He'd somehow ended up at the entrance to the Labyrinth.

Eyeing the crumbling stone, Nikolai contemplated his options. With his night vision, surely, he'd be able to see his way. He had a decent enough memory to find his way out. At least, he hoped he did. Mind made, the young Ascended placed his book back into his jacket pocket and took the first step in.

Wandering the paths, he tried to keep track of where he was going, one hand always on the same side of the wall. It was as he was walking that something caught his attention and made him pause.

Nikolai has entered the Labyrinth, and something has caught his attention? Maybe?
Some lie in wait
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The Labyrinth is like a baby compared to the beauty and grandeur of Queen’s Gambit. But it’s similar in so many ways, the ever-changing corners and paths, making one lose track of where they are within it. Stepping inside is an adventure, and you picked an interesting one, Nikolai.

The further he enters, that thing that catches his attention is a speaking squirrel, muttering something about further down the path he’s on, something shiny, something unique.

Do you follow the path? Or do you think the speaking squirrel is lying? It’s hard to say, might as well investigate. What could go wrong?
Nikolai Moriya
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Of all the things Nikolai expected or even considered encountering down here, a talking squirrel never registered. Not in the least. What the fuck is this shit? It reminded him of a book he read in the Atheneum, almost. Something about a girl and a weird talking white rabbit? Well, the girl survived, so maybe Nikolai should give the squirrel a chance.

After a moment of consideration, Nikolai does just that. Warily he followed the squirrel, wrist upgrade tensed and ready to activate. The creature could very well be lying. Hell, it most likely was. But the situation was too bizarre for the curious Ascended to ignore.

Nikolai follows the squirrel. His energy shard upgrade is braced for activation.
Some lie in wait
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Chase the squirrel!

Because it runs and runs and as the young man chases it, he’ll stumble across a little pile of goodies – some food, some useless pieces of leather, and a little metal piece of something that he’s drawn to. And before it sits a few of the speaking squirrels chattering something about nuts! and bolts! and glass!

And they watch him, expectantly, wondering which part of their treasure trove he’ll dive in for.
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Nikolai
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Nikolai skids to a stop when the squirrels congregate around their small pile of treasures. He feels a little bad about stealing from them, but his curiosity is more powerful. The glint of metal in the pile and their chatter about nuts and bolts are enough to make the choice for him.

Reaching down carefully, Nikolai attempts to pull out whatever metal thing he sees in their pile. He tries to move slowly so as not to anger the squirrels or knock over the rest of their treasure. It might just be a random pile but if they have some kind of organization to it, the Ascended doesn't want to mess it up too badly. He also doesn't want to get cut on any stray glass if the squirrel's words are a warning of it.

Nikolai carefully tries to pull out the metal thing.
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At this point, the squirrels are hoping that the young Ascended takes something from them. Hopefully the right thing, the one that seems to sing and call like to like. So they do nothing other than watch and chirp their little words of nuts and bolts and glass over and over again until it quiets when Nikolai has picked his prize.

The metal thing Nikolai pulls out is a pair of glasses, the lenses in good condition if not a bit dusty or dirty with a metal frame that’s strong and sleek.
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Nikolai
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Nikolai feels a little self-conscious with how intently the squirrels seem to be paying attention to him. It almost gives him the impression that they are judging his choices with their tiny brains. He wonders if they think him worthy of their treasure. They're brains might just be full of nuts and bolts though.

Still, the young Ascended eyes the glasses for a moment, turning them over in his hand. Taking the sleeve of his jacket, he gently wipes the dirt and grim from the lenses. Once they seem clean enough to wear, he puts them on. Blinking as his eyes adjust, he scans the area around him, wondering if these are normal glasses or something more.

Nikolai puts on the glasses and looks around.
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He plucks the glasses out of the pile and the squirrels seem satisfied with his choice, squeaking and meandering about their own business shortly after.

But as Nikolai looks around, he’ll discover absolutely nothing changes. Perhaps a change of scenery might help? Perhaps the maze has nothing of interest to show him?
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Nikolai
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Nikolai hums in thought and elects to leave the glasses on. Seeing the squirrels disperse, he decides to head back out of the Labyrinth. Being careful not to get lost he twists and turns his way back to the entrance. Once he gets there the takes a moment to adjust the glasses, bracing himself somewhat, but he known not what.

Feeling ready, Nikola steps out of the Labyrinth and looks around, trying to see if anything appears different. Who knows, maybe these are just fun glasses. Even if they are, he'll keep them. Because not everyone can say that they got a pair of glasses from a talking squirrel. Actually... no. He'll never tell anyone that. They'll think he's crazy.


Nikolai leaves the glasses on and exits the Labyrinth. Once he's out he looks around to see if anything is different.
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Very good Nikolai!

As the young Ascended steps out of the Labyrinth, nothing really changes still. However, a pair of people walk along the path that leads past the Labyrinth, chatting amongst themselves, and once the Ascended sets his eyes on them he’ll notice that there’s a shift around the pair.

Both of them seem to radiate something through the glasses, an aura of such, one that hints toward the electric blue of the Voice. The other part of the pair seems to hint a bit amber and Nikolai gets the idea that perhaps the other is magical.
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Nikolai
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Nikolai pauses in wonder, taking the glasses off and rubbing them. Placing them back on, he observes the people, seeing if the auras are still there. Sure enough, the aura is still present. "Does this tell me what people are? Their race?" The words are a whisper meant only for his own ears.

"Blue is Ascended, and amber is... Abandoned?" The first individual was family, that much he knew. But the second one's magical feel was different. Nikolai knows that they weren't an Ascended and he gets the feeling that the aura of an Attuned would be different. Accepted didn't have magic so that just left Abandoned.

"I wonder what colors the others are?" Nikolai


Nikolai guesses that the glasses tell him what races people are.
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The glasses can’t respond, but the amount of times Nikolai will try it, he’ll find that it reveals the race of everyone looked upon. Good job, kid!

Nikolai has received the following:

Spy-Racial Glasses | When worn by an ascended, reveals the race of anyone looked at through them

Fin!


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