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Styx Institute - Conference Room
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We have to somehow get Malleus to see reason, dispel his territory, and free his captives of his own volition. ...And it's that or nothing. Makes sense. When you physically destroy a server, it destroys the data that's stored inside, right? |
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What if we send a call from outside the barrier. Like, "Malleus! You're making your grandmother cry!" or something? Like they used to do in old cop shows. |
 Styx Director |
I'll suggest the idea to Queen Maleficia and see what she thinks, but... |
 Styx Chief Engineer |
If a bit of family persuasion was all it took to talk people down from overblots... ...Styx's job wouldn't be half as hard as it is, would it? |
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It kinda seems like we've hit a brick wall, huh? |
Styx Chief Engineer |
My, my, Or. Have you already forgotten what you just said? |
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Huh? You mean... "We have to somehow get Malleus to see reason, dispel his territory, and free his captives of his own volition." That quote? |
Styx Chief Engineer |
Bingo! |
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But what about what you just said, Mom? That we wouldn't have it half as hard if persuasion from relatives was all it took. |
Styx Chief Engineer |
If there's even a small possibility it could work, it's worth trying. Plus... I have another approach in mind. |
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You do? |
Styx Chief Engineer |
What do you see here, Or? |
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Hm? This video... Idia?! |
| *Idia appears on a staticky sepia screen, chattering* |
| When did you take this? ...Hm? Hmm? Wait, something's strange. It's Idia's room, but I don't see my maintenance station anywhere. Even after I enrolled and got my own dorm room, we left the maintenance station in Idia's... AH! Wait, is this...?! |
Styx Chief Engineer |
Mmhm! It's a livestream of Idy in his dream. |
| WHAT?! |
Styx Chief Engineer |
Once you have a spell's structure — basically, its source code... ...it's possible to code a backdoor for unauthorized access from the outside. And using that backdoor... ...we can make contact with people inside dreams without alerting Malleus, the server admin. |
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I could see that being technically possible, but...wow. You analyzed the internal data and pinpointed the IP address of Idia's dream so fast... |
Styx Chief Engineer |
Heh heh! Impressed? That's the apex of humanity's technological might! Just you watch. I'll identify every dreamer's IP and build my own unauthorized admin system! Heh heh heh heh heh...! |
Styx Director |
She's been like this ever since she viewed the logs of your contact with Malleus. And thanks to that, the data processing team and tech division are firing on all cylinders. |
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Ah... She took it personally when Malleus said he wasn't impressed, didn't she? Haha, Mom would. Times like these reminds me of how much Idia takes after her. I'm relieved, though. |
Styx Director |
About what? |
| *Idia appears on a staticky sepia screen, chattering* |
| Idia seems really lively in his dream. It's a strange thing to see, but at least he's happy. |
Styx Director |
Ah... I know what you mean. |
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