Side Quest Log: Double Trouble

## Lost in translation, all roads lead to Skynet

> *"Okay. So. If we are going to integrate the ancient language to more easily run this place, let's build a collection of words that all the miners and anyone down here knows. We can setup a translation matrix and update the network. I believe Rodney mentioned something along these lines and Tanis gave me the idea when I was in the library earlier which is herein to be referred to as Oghma's Temple" - Lumi*
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> *"Okay, what's a translation matrix?" -Kit*
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> *"Updating the network we can do maybe by getting the robots down here to help us, I can speak with them to help accessing the network safely..." -Lumi*
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Lumi pauses for a moment to think, the frosty wheels of her mind turning with an idea forming.

> *"Why haven't we considered asking the nice artificial intelligence personalities on the Fell to help?" -Lumi*
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> *"Because they're all half insane?" -Kit*
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> *"Yea but nice though, they clearly expressed care for all the people who, still by whatever means we need to uncover, became ill and died. It's hard to explain, the artificers or engineers could do a better job but think of a translation matrix like a grid setup to match up words to other words, concepts. the flying gardens portal can take us there, but we can just start with the cleaning robots their help may be enough" -Lumi*
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> *"I mean, unless you know what a translation matrix is or where to find one I guess it's as good a place to start as any. Maybe Beacon will know where it is and how to access it. But also, if it's just the two of us we're going to need to be really careful about murderbots, laser turrets, and shit golems" -Kit*
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If only Kit realized how right she was about the murderbots...both Kit and Lumi decide to go, by themselves, to the Fell, without the other crew members, forgetting no means of transport existed, and the one wizard who teleported them out of the Fell last time, was not with them on this venture.

### Girls visit an old frien-emy?

> *"Well, at least things haven't gotten worse." -Kit*
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Kit leads the way back to the control center where Beacon was located.

> *"Well hello you finally came back! It's been quite boring. I appreciate you clearing out Rancer that's been lovely around here" -Beacon*
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> *"Hi! It's so good to see you again, I'm so happy to hear you are well. How are the other systems running up here?" -Lumi*
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> *"We've gotten most of them under control now the robots have started cleaning up a lot of the overgrown vegetation we have gotten most of the cows pinned into their original places and medicated. We took care of one of the medical box that was having some issues it's now floating in space" -Beacon*
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> *"Medical box? With issues? What do you mean? And if the cows are now medicated does that mean the robots figured out what made them sick in the first place and thus wiped out the civilization that was here before us?" -Lumi*
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> *"One of the medical bots was malfunctioning and it was the one testing samples it kept reading positive... We checked the whole population once we figured out the bot had gone wrong. All the cows are clean ...happy day!" -Beacon*
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> *"Wow amazing!!! Is there any way to know if there is still risk or any crops of contaminated items back where the terminal and portals are?" -Lumi*
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> *"Nope" -Beacon*
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> *"Well that's a problem for another day, we're here to ask for your help. We have are looking to rebuild the city as a safe Haven for those escaping corrupt world's or victims of disaster. And currently there is an incredibly nasty wizard who has even managed to steal a piece of a Gods divinity! And there's an asteroid now falling apart so we brought all these people there until their home is restored.*
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> *We need your help to integrating the ancient language, updating the network. We plan on collecting words the miners trapped down there have learned and setting up a translation matrix. But maybe without collecting words, can you all help us from up here to update the network?" -Lumi*
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> *"Oh I did that ages ago. But if you want me to connect the update to the city below you'll have to reconnect me to the galactic network somebody sabotaged my antenna which was such a mean thing to do. If you can just get me reconnected to the galactic network I will update the city below and all of your problems will be solved." -Beacon*
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> *"Wow really!? Well that's perfect!! Who was it that sabotaged your antenna? Do you know? That is a very mean thing to do" -Lumi*
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Beacon continues to express his excitement for the girls to help him, and Lumi picks up a clear sense that he may seem a little too excited for their help, She decides to ask a few more questions, maintain her composure, carefully assess Beacon's responses, but she has a feeling Beacon may not be on the right side of things and wants to get out of the Fell fast to decide future actions.

> *"Well who was it? Why would they dare do that to you" -Lumi*
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> *"I don't remember it was so long ago memory circuits don't last forever unfortunately" -Beacon*
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> *"Are there any security systems that visually monitor the station exterior that may have captured the identity of this meany? I'd hate for them to come back" -Lumi*
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> *"Well they'd be long dead by now like I said this was centuries ago millenia by now maybe" -Beacon*
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> *"Don't you worry Carebear is here to help you! Where is the antenna and how can we get there?" -Lumi*
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At this point, Kit is giving Lumi a confused side eye, as she also had picked up on the vibes Beacon was hiding something and may have alternative motives.

> *"It is right outside underneath the shield I will turn it off when you get there! All you have to do is replace the components I've got replacement parts and storage locker 17 beta on the second floor" -Beacon*
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> *"Kit! Let's head back down to the city and inform the others we don't want to be gone too long. Then we can come back with more hands to get this done"*
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> *"I mean you defeated Rancer or you can replace an antenna I'm sure of it, you two will be plenty I'm certain all they did was break off the main broadcaster and I've got a replacement let's plug and play pull off the broken one put in the new one you'll do just fine I even have breathing bubbles down there" -Beacon*
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> *"I know that hun but really we have so many people down there waiting for food, we'll be back here shortly I promise!" -Lumi*
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Although seemingly successful in persuading Beacon they would return, the girls walk back down to the portal. A half and an hour later they stop in front of it, looking at the portal, to eachother and then back to the portal.

> *"Shitcicles" -Lumi*
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Realizing the situation, Lumi forms a ***telepathic link*** to Kit and the girls agreed they must hide their feelings and suspicions of Beacon for as long as possible. While standing in front of the portal, Lumi has a thinking face on, confused demeanor, pretending to be thinking about the portal

> *"**Am I the only one that thinks Rancer got out of the murderbot?**" -Kit*
> "***Maybe, or maybe Rancer wasn't even the bad one in the first place and we busted up the only sane bot in here"*** *-Lumi*
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Due to Kit's incredible memory, she begins to share memories with Lumi, recollection of what they first were told about Rancer....and then it happens... the girls have an epiphany when they remember being told Rancer destroyed parts of the station and never were told Rancer's motives... aaaannnddd that Rancer shot at incoming and outgoing ships....aaaannnndddddd the fact that Rancer was trying to prevent anything with a broadcast antenna from landing anywhere near the Fell...AAANNNDDDD starting to wonder where the diseases came from.

***"Lolth's hairy legs..."** -Kit*

### Welcome to the Murderdome

***"Kit? Do we have means to contact the guys? Sending? Do you have a stone even?"*** *-Lumi*

***"Lumi. We are going to get out of this. Trust me."*** *-Kit*

Lumi's internal panic builds as her thoughts continue to spiral; they left their annoying fuzzy butt wizard who can teleport at home as well as the two artifices who can remove banks from parts of the Fell and power up the circle in front of them. Oh, and there is also an ancient AI watching...their every... move. In attempt to calm herself and find guidance, she reaches out to Uriel, a prophetic light she hopes can shed a light on the path to safety for her and Kit. Unfortunately, her fears, anxiousness, her emotions, even though only for a split second, in complete confusion, chaos, created a misdirection of her cries of help. Her mind, psionic connections, short circuiting, leaving her psionic soul vulnerable to darkness...Kit suddenly feels a presence arrive on the fell that feels all too familiar to the day she lost control and burned somebody alive while Lumi feels the memory of a cold winter cave and screams of a sacrificial victim flood through her mind.

> ***"**Did you invite a new guest? Maybe they can help me repair the antenna" -Beacon*
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