WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.480 --> 00:00:08.320 Previously on the Archives. It appears that she hasn't gone too far from the 2 00:00:08.359 --> 00:00:13.359 city. She's only a couple hours away in Wisconsin. I am currently tracing 3 00:00:13.400 --> 00:00:19.039 the GPS on her smartphone. And who are Hastings in September? They're my 4 00:00:19.120 --> 00:00:24.679 friends? No, Emily, They're not. They are the real monsters. 5 00:00:26.519 --> 00:00:30.239 This is why I'm telling you that we must eliminate them. We can vet 6 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:33.439 Marcus first, but we need to be prepared for the fact that he is 7 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:41.679 likely another anomaly. Emily will not be okay with us murdering Marcus her harp. 8 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:48.039 Do you trust her? Oh no, Marcus, I do not, 9 00:00:50.159 --> 00:00:53.880 Hastings. What does your gut tell you, not just your head, but 10 00:00:53.960 --> 00:01:00.359 your actual instincts? Okay, September, Let's do it your way. Let's 11 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:07.120 rescue Emily and Marcus. Contract a hop Please do not contact the main office 12 00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:11.599 or initiate a TCO cleaning supplies facility tour until negotiations are complete. Well, 13 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:15.079 Hastings in September looks site. It's nice then of the rest of year. 14 00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:26.239 Ipet Archives has adult language and violence, and is not suitable for children. 15 00:01:26.599 --> 00:01:33.439 Listener discretion is advised. Ispet Archives is a creative Typo Entertainment Production. If 16 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:37.920 you enjoy this show, we invite you to support us on Patreon at www 17 00:01:38.159 --> 00:01:42.560 dot patreon dot com. Forward Slash Creative Typo. All levels of membership include 18 00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:48.200 ad free listening, and our Binge tier includes access to this complete season. 19 00:01:48.519 --> 00:02:38.120 Thank you for listening. Chapter nine The Fat Observation four from the East Fet 20 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:45.840 Archives. The tab refers to the moment an anomaly first gains access to the 21 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:53.000 fat. Although anomalies are not classified as human, a chronicler is not to 22 00:02:53.159 --> 00:03:00.280 take the life of a targeted anomaly until the powers begin to manifest. Any 23 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:25.159 guide that Brace's protocol should also be reported back to the Kasadoskia. Hastings stopped 24 00:03:25.159 --> 00:03:30.560 the black sports utility vehicle in front of a modern looking cabin. He could 25 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:34.479 have parked the vehicle a short span away, allowing him to approach under cover 26 00:03:34.639 --> 00:03:38.800 of darkness. He in September could have quietly infiltrated the cabin in an attempt 27 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:44.400 to save Emily and Marcus. This would have been the most logical, and 28 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:51.400 not to mention his preferred method of handling such situations, but September had convinced 29 00:03:51.479 --> 00:03:58.439 him to attempt negotiations with the harp first in chronicler annals the records collected by 30 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:00.879 his people that contained the history of the Earth to the extent of chronicle or 31 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:06.360 knowledge, Hastings had never found a single example of a successful negotiation between the 32 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:12.639 Contrat organization and any of the Hidden. As far as he could tell, 33 00:04:13.159 --> 00:04:17.560 the Contra trained all of their operatives to hate anything that they classified as in 34 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:25.199 human. Humanity's ability to discriminate against anything that they believed might threaten their place 35 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:29.800 of power in the world was as predictable as it was priggish. Humanity in 36 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:32.800 general had no idea how much effort was spent by the Hidden in order to 37 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:38.839 keep their society from perpetual disaster. The few humans that appeared to have any 38 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:43.439 insight into the matter spent much of their time haunting the exact same Hidden that 39 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:48.079 protected them, deeming them aberrations that posed a critical threat to the human race. 40 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:56.399 Hastings glanced over to September. September always knew exactly what humans were feeling, 41 00:04:56.439 --> 00:04:59.959 and he could always determine the right words to say to Hastings. However, 42 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:03.959 humans made very little sense. They simply kept doing the same things over 43 00:05:04.199 --> 00:05:11.720 and over, year after year. Generation by generation with little to no regard 44 00:05:11.879 --> 00:05:15.079 for the people, wildlife, or nature around them. It was exhausting to 45 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:19.680 watch. Maybe this is why Hastings had worked so hard with September to devise 46 00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:24.720 a plan to help the Anomalies. He considered the possibility that his feelings of 47 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:30.160 resentment may have stemmed from centuries of protecting a human race that would most certainly 48 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:34.480 kill Hastings long before thanking him for services rendered. It may have been the 49 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:40.399 fact that while humans advance in knowledge and technology, their hunger for control, 50 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:45.800 power, and violence did not subside. It may have simply been that there 51 00:05:45.879 --> 00:05:50.000 was not enough information about anomalies in the chronicle or annals. Whatever the reason, 52 00:05:50.680 --> 00:05:55.759 Hastings had decided to divert his efforts away from the human race and to 53 00:05:55.879 --> 00:06:00.639 the anomalies, a race that might actually deserve to be saved. To his 54 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:03.720 knowledge, he was the only chronicler in all history that had chosen this path. 55 00:06:05.439 --> 00:06:10.680 September had his own reasons for wanting to save Emily. The Guide had 56 00:06:10.759 --> 00:06:15.399 tried to explain those reasons to Hastings on several different occasions, but they were 57 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:20.240 driven by moral ambitions, something Hastings rarely gave much thought. In his opinion, 58 00:06:20.399 --> 00:06:25.879 it didn't matter what ideals drove September. He trusted his friend and would 59 00:06:25.879 --> 00:06:30.000 follow his advice. That was enough. So they sat in the driveway of 60 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:34.079 a cabin owned by an organization full of people that had kidnapped their friend and 61 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:39.439 wanted to murder him. The goal was to speak to a trained assassin in 62 00:06:39.480 --> 00:06:43.480 an attempt to save two anomalies, which they should, by all rights, 63 00:06:43.600 --> 00:06:48.279 have killed months ago. September gave Hastings a weak smile and then opened a 64 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:57.279 card work This was not going to end well, Emily, are you in 65 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:03.040 there? Emily watched in disbelief as Hart pulled the trigger and a bullet struck 66 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:08.600 September in the chest. Her friend fell back against the side of the sub 67 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:13.279 and a second shot went off. September fell to the ground. September, 68 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:16.319 don't shoot, don't shoot. Who are you shooting? You're here to fight 69 00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:21.920 the ones that want to hurt you. You killed him, No. I 70 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:26.240 hit him in the chest once and the shoulder once. It takes a lot 71 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:29.600 more secular in human, he said. They didn't want to fight. They 72 00:07:29.800 --> 00:07:33.839 lie. No, No, Hastings can't lie. You're full of shit. 73 00:07:34.319 --> 00:07:36.680 Just stay where you are and be quiet. This is the only way I 74 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:43.639 can protect you. Emily, Are you okay? Can you hear me? 75 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:51.199 Stop? He said, shut up and stay still. With practiced efficiency, 76 00:07:51.480 --> 00:07:56.680 Harp detached the rifle from the stand and repositioned herself away from the window. 77 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:01.720 Emily noted that Harp had moved the television set earlier for this exact reason. 78 00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:05.600 She had anticipated this altercation and had moved the television to a place where she 79 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:07.720 could take cover while having a direct line of sight on the cabin door. 80 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:13.079 This would certainly be a point blank shot, showed. Hastings decide to enter 81 00:08:13.160 --> 00:08:18.800 through that doorway. Then the blue lines came, two of them, faintly 82 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:24.399 at first, began to connect her to Harp and Marcus. The blue lines 83 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:28.439 pulled energy toward her more slowly. This time, she felt the push and 84 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:33.519 pull of the lines as the energy trickled from Harp and Marcus and into her 85 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:37.600 chest. From her last dream, she now understood the method in which she 86 00:08:37.720 --> 00:08:43.759 could push the blue out into others. Knowing this, she was able to 87 00:08:43.879 --> 00:08:48.200 control the speed with which the blue could flow. She also felt the reservoir 88 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:52.279 in her chest and quickly looked down to find the flow of blue energy was 89 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:58.480 draining from her chest and pooling on the floor below her feet. With a 90 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:05.039 small effort, her reservoir and began containing the blue energy called Eastpit. Holding 91 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:09.679 even just a small amount of Eastpit. The sensation's Emily experience were at first 92 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:16.600 overwhelming and intoxicating. Though she knew the danger of her current predicament, Emily 93 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:22.080 couldn't help but feel overcome with instant bliss. Warmth radiated from her chest. 94 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:28.320 Her senses enhanced, enabling her to better hear, see, and smell the 95 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:35.840 environment around her. She had complete control of her ispit and could sense the 96 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:39.159 flow of energy as if a string was pulling and pushing at her chest. 97 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:46.039 She felt full of what she could only describe as life itself. With a 98 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:50.840 sense of calm knowing, Emily began to burn the Eastpit that she had stored 99 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:54.440 in her reservoir. This was not something she had learned from her dreams, 100 00:09:56.159 --> 00:09:58.120 but in her awakened state, she felt that it was the right thing to 101 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:03.120 do. Two more lines lit up immediately. An orange line and a green 102 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:09.679 line simultaneously appeared and shot through the front wall of the cabin. These lines, 103 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:13.720 she assumed connected to hastings and September. With an effort, Emily attempted 104 00:10:13.759 --> 00:10:18.600 to push and pull at these new lines, but they did not react the 105 00:10:18.679 --> 00:10:22.600 same way the blue lines had. Then the world lit up around her. 106 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:28.679 A dim and beautiful pink aura allowed her to see all the plant life around 107 00:10:28.679 --> 00:10:35.440 the cabin. Sharp points of red identified the animal, wildlife that hastily retreated 108 00:10:35.559 --> 00:10:41.159 further into the wood line, apparently spooked by the gunfire. The gunfire the 109 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:45.879 memory pulled Emily back to her senses. She shook from her reverie and brought 110 00:10:45.919 --> 00:10:48.919 her mind back to the situation at hand. She stopped pulling the blue from 111 00:10:48.960 --> 00:10:52.879 Marcus, and in turn pushed some of the energy back toward the Harbinger. 112 00:10:54.799 --> 00:11:00.440 This made sense now, Marcus would need that energy, Emily. Do you 113 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:03.960 see that the lines? Yeah? I can see them. No, no 114 00:11:05.159 --> 00:11:11.759 lines. The room is warping though everything is twisted. There are eyes watching 115 00:11:11.960 --> 00:11:16.480 and flowers dying. The walls are angry, and the moon is looking away. 116 00:11:18.080 --> 00:11:22.240 Marcus. I I don't know what that means. Are you okay? 117 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:28.440 It's happening again, like the bank, but different. I can see you 118 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:35.039 twisting it. You're twisting the starlight. Am I hurting you? No? 119 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:39.639 You're not hurting me. You don't have to stop. Can you see the 120 00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:43.840 lines? No, but I know you're doing something. I can feel you 121 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:54.679 expanding. Shut up the both of you, Marcus. We need to focus. 122 00:11:54.519 --> 00:11:58.919 We can't let Harp kill Hastings. I'm not certain what Hastings since up 123 00:12:00.360 --> 00:12:03.440 are trying to accomplish. But if Hastings says that they're not here to fight, 124 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:09.120 he's telling the truth. I know it might sound strange, but he 125 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:13.759 can't lie. It's not possible. What do you want me to do? 126 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:30.759 I don't know, but we need to stop Harp. Okay, Outside, 127 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:35.960 Hastings dragged September behind the car to give his friends shelter from any additional gunfire. 128 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:39.080 Although his wounds were bad and would have been fatal for any human, 129 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:43.840 September would survive given the right amount of time to heal. The healing properties 130 00:12:43.879 --> 00:12:48.440 of a guide were incredibly powerful, but slow in nature. September would not 131 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:52.720 be helpful in any combat situations to come. Hastings measured the risk of leaving 132 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:58.000 September alone outside. It would only take one headshot from Harp's sniper rifle to 133 00:12:58.080 --> 00:13:03.399 snuff out September his life force. Hastings surveyed the area. There were no 134 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:07.559 places that appeared to be a safer location to hide his friend, but also 135 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:11.120 there wasn't an easy wage for harp to approach September without fully coming into view. 136 00:13:13.679 --> 00:13:16.279 With his friend positioned in what he calculated to be the safest place possible, 137 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:22.480 Hastings drew the firearm from September's holster and placed it in his friend's left 138 00:13:22.519 --> 00:13:26.519 hand. The left arm maintained the functional shoulder, giving September the ability to 139 00:13:26.639 --> 00:13:31.039 fire the weapon should he need. Typically, September could fire the gun with 140 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:35.799 the same level of accuracy from either hand, but the pain from the two 141 00:13:35.840 --> 00:13:41.039 bullet wounds would still be a distraction. Though not ideal, this placement would 142 00:13:41.039 --> 00:13:46.679 be the most survivable by hastings estimations the chronicler position in September and what he 143 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:50.200 thought would be the best vantage point should the assassin come out to finish the 144 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:54.399 job. Hastings would have appreciated for September to give him a quick plan to 145 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:58.279 execute, but the wounds that his friend had sustained were too serious for the 146 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:03.399 guide to speak. September's breathing was raspy and his eyes were closed more often 147 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:07.919 than not, knowing he would have to do this alone, Hastings gave September's 148 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:13.240 good arm a tight squeeze. September, I know this would be an inappropriate 149 00:14:13.320 --> 00:14:16.879 time to tell you that my initial assessment was correct and the exchange was going 150 00:14:16.960 --> 00:14:20.039 to end with one of us being shot, So I'll save my speech for 151 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:26.240 a more appropriate setting. I have determined a strategy for saving our friend, 152 00:14:26.360 --> 00:14:30.759 but it's going to involve me abandoning you here while I deal with Harp. 153 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:35.720 If I make enough noise, I will most assuredly keep Harp from coming out 154 00:14:35.799 --> 00:14:39.320 here and shooting you in the face, which I'm sure she intends to do 155 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:45.720 given the chance. My plan is to take this tree branch man will row 156 00:14:45.799 --> 00:14:48.159 it through the picture window. This will cause a distraction where I will then 157 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:52.639 burst through the cabin door with the element of surprise and shoot Harp. Now 158 00:14:54.200 --> 00:14:58.840 I know what you're most likely thinking. This is a terrible plan, and 159 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:03.159 normally I would agree with you, But if there are two stressed anomalies in 160 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:07.360 that cabin, then any plan I make is most likely to be ruined anyway. 161 00:15:07.320 --> 00:15:09.720 At least this way, there's a chance that I can save you, 162 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:16.240 and maybe the anomalies and hopefully me. All right, that's all you're getting 163 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:18.960 out of me at this point. Wish me good fortune in the events of 164 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:26.720 his fit. Oh almost forgot September. Your plan was awful and I definitely 165 00:15:26.840 --> 00:15:50.639 told you so. Inside. Emily watched as the green line intersected and then 166 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:54.679 pulled the orange line further away from the cabin. The green line was decidedly 167 00:15:56.039 --> 00:16:00.360 Hastings and the orange September. While she was worried for her friends, she 168 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:06.879 felt a small sense of relief Hastings would not be dragging September to safety. 169 00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:11.279 If September had been killed. He was alive for now at least. The 170 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:17.279 room then erupted in chaos. Marcus rushed from her side and dove to tackle 171 00:16:17.360 --> 00:16:22.519 Harp. Harp was almost six feet tall and physically fit, while Marcus was 172 00:16:22.639 --> 00:16:26.799 at most five foot six inches with a smaller frame. The assassin had both 173 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:33.039 the weight and size advantage, but Harp's crouched position, coupled with Marcus's element 174 00:16:33.120 --> 00:16:37.720 of surprise, allowed the smaller man to tackle the assassin into the wall and 175 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:41.360 then knock her down. Harp let out a grunt as her head smashed into 176 00:16:41.399 --> 00:16:47.799 the wall. Emily wasted no time and rushed toward Harp's rifle. As she 177 00:16:47.960 --> 00:16:52.720 charged forward, Harp used her elbow to strike Marcus's nose. The blow sent 178 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:56.639 Marcus backwards in a daze, as blood immediately began to pour from his face. 179 00:16:56.200 --> 00:17:00.799 This gave Harp just enough freedom to push herself towards the rifle and grab 180 00:17:00.919 --> 00:17:03.559 its stock as Emily placed her own hands around the center of the weapon. 181 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:08.039 If they had both been standing, Emily is certain that she would have lost 182 00:17:08.119 --> 00:17:11.599 this contest, but to her advantage, Harp still lay on the floor with 183 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:17.519 arms outstretched at an odd angle. Emily's initial goal was to grab the rifle 184 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:21.240 and turn it on the assassin, but the woman's grip on the gun was 185 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:25.680 strong and it took a large effort simply to rip the gun away. While 186 00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:30.960 she was successful, her attempt inadvertently flung the rifle across the room. Emily 187 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:34.079 watched as the weapon bounced once and then slid under the couch where she had 188 00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:40.680 slept earlier this evening. Wisps of blue issfit lines pushed and guided the weapon 189 00:17:40.759 --> 00:17:45.240 out of reach, much to Emily's frustration. With the lower half of his 190 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:49.640 face now covered in blood, Marcus studied himself against the wall and stood up. 191 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:53.440 He was still dizzy and twisting his neck in any direction created an intense 192 00:17:53.559 --> 00:17:56.160 pain in the back of his head, but he had to help Emily. 193 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:03.400 His clear just in time to see Harp grab Emily's left ankle and roll across 194 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:08.519 the floor, twisting away from Marcus. The action reminded Marcus of a crocodile 195 00:18:08.599 --> 00:18:14.039 spinning after it captured its prey. In one swift move, the assassin had 196 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:18.000 rolled Emily to the ground with a twisted leg and brought herself back up to 197 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:26.079 her knees. Panicked, Marcus grabbed for the tube television with the intention of 198 00:18:26.200 --> 00:18:30.799 yanking it down on Harp. The old television was heavy and took slightly more 199 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:34.559 effort to move than he had originally anticipated. This gave Harp the fraction of 200 00:18:34.599 --> 00:18:40.279 time she needed to die from her crouch's position into another roll. This time, 201 00:18:40.480 --> 00:18:44.480 when she regained her footing, she held a small glock that was previously 202 00:18:44.599 --> 00:18:48.359 holstered to her leg. Marcus hadn't even seen her draw the weapon. One 203 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:52.160 second, the assassin was rolling away, and the next moment her weapon was 204 00:18:52.240 --> 00:18:56.519 trained on him. He didn't even have time to be afraid before Harp pulled 205 00:18:56.519 --> 00:19:00.839 the trigger. Emily was in the process of rolling from her back to her 206 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:04.480 front when the gun was fired. The bullet struck Marcus in the chest, 207 00:19:04.880 --> 00:19:10.400 and the man dropped. Instinctually, Emily's hand moved to cover her ears. 208 00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:14.680 The blast from the gun was deafening, and her ears began to bring almost 209 00:19:14.720 --> 00:19:18.559 immediately with an effort, Emily chanced a glance at Harp and found that she 210 00:19:18.640 --> 00:19:26.119 had shifted her aim from Marcus to Emily. In torpified terror, Emily squeezed 211 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:32.160 her eyes closed. A large crash came from the picture window and glass sprayed 212 00:19:32.240 --> 00:19:36.680 everywhere. Emily drew her knees to her chest in an unintentional attempt to make 213 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:41.079 herself small. Shattered glass lay on and around her body. After what she 214 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:45.640 assumed was too much time, Emily realized that she had not been shot. 215 00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:51.279 She released the breath that she had been holding and reopened her eyes to find 216 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:53.839 Harp with her weapon, tracing back and forth from the picture window to the 217 00:19:53.920 --> 00:20:00.039 front door. Hastings was coming to help. Emily drew herself and positioned herself 218 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:03.119 in a way that allowed her to see the door, Harp, and Marcus 219 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:08.680 all the same time. Marcus's blue line was growing dim. In all the 220 00:20:08.759 --> 00:20:14.240 chaos, Emily had paid little attention to the lines, but now their significance 221 00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:18.839 rushed back to her. The green line that belonged to Hastings settled at the 222 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:22.640 front door. The two blue lines that ran to Harp and Marcus were quite 223 00:20:22.720 --> 00:20:27.960 noticeably different. Now, Harp's line pulsed with energy, while Marcus's continued to 224 00:20:29.079 --> 00:20:33.720 dim. The pool of energy and Emily's epeit reservoir remained intact even without her 225 00:20:33.799 --> 00:20:40.440 focusing on it. Emily watched the door handle twist slowly. Harp must have 226 00:20:40.559 --> 00:20:44.119 seen it as well, because she stopped tracing back and forth and settle her 227 00:20:44.160 --> 00:20:49.200 aim on the door. Marcus's line flickered with a surge of energy. Emily 228 00:20:49.319 --> 00:20:55.319 pulled at Harp's blue line with all her willpower and redirected that energy to Marcus. 229 00:20:56.200 --> 00:21:00.640 The cabin door began to open. Emily then forced some of her back 230 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:04.119 toward Harp. She twisted it at the last moment, causing the eastpit to 231 00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:08.960 pour into Harp's handgun. She could feel the chambered ground begin to swell and 232 00:21:10.119 --> 00:21:15.160 warp. The barrel began to constrict. Emily pulled harder and harder at Harp's 233 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:21.440 lines. The action took all of her strength, but drained Harp's eastpit. 234 00:21:22.000 --> 00:21:26.279 She stole it all. She could feel the inside of the gun's chamber and 235 00:21:26.519 --> 00:21:34.000 sensed as the bullet casing degraded. The door opened and Harp fired. Harp's 236 00:21:34.039 --> 00:21:40.599 weapon exploded in her hand. The gun's slide split into several pieces, sending 237 00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:44.960 shrapnel from the weapon in multiple directions. The largest chunk of the slide struck 238 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:48.440 Harp in the throat. The assassin brought her ruined hand to her neck as 239 00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:53.839 she unsuccessfully gasped for breath. Emily watched in horror as Harp fell first to 240 00:21:53.960 --> 00:21:59.319 her knees and then to the floor. The last bit of blue, a 241 00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:03.359 spit, flickered from the woman, and the line retreated into Emily's reservoir. 242 00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:08.839 With a last push of effort, Emily sent the blue from her chest and 243 00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:14.799 into Marcus, who still lay unconscious on the floor. She attempted to replicate 244 00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:19.000 the way she healed the man in her dream. Emily watched as Hastings cautiously 245 00:22:19.200 --> 00:22:25.160 entered through the door before the chronicler could reach her. Emily's vision went black 246 00:22:25.720 --> 00:22:45.440 and she fell unconscious, Emily, can you hear me? Emily? Are 247 00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:49.680 you certain she's not hurt? She might be hurt, but nothing too serious. 248 00:22:51.400 --> 00:22:57.039 I cannot tell without a more thorough assessment. I'm fine. Ah, 249 00:22:57.880 --> 00:23:04.000 you are awake. Good? You can help me carry bodies? I don't 250 00:23:04.079 --> 00:23:08.920 think I can. My leg hurts pretty bad. I'll try, though. 251 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:15.920 Wait did you say bodies? Is Marcus? No? No, he is 252 00:23:15.079 --> 00:23:18.319 not dead. He's just unconscious. I can't seem to get him to wake 253 00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:23.359 up. Emily, are you okay? Besides the leg, I think so. 254 00:23:25.599 --> 00:23:30.079 My head is killing me and my ears are ringing, but I think 255 00:23:30.119 --> 00:23:33.000 I'm okay. We cannot stay here long. We have some time before the 256 00:23:33.079 --> 00:23:37.720 Contra will send a team to investigate, but we should not linger if we 257 00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:41.079 can avoid it. What happened? I was sort of hoping you could tell 258 00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:47.079 us. I opened the door, and then Harp's weapon exploded. The shrapnel 259 00:23:47.160 --> 00:23:49.920 killed her, and then you passed out. I checked you four notable injuries, 260 00:23:51.039 --> 00:23:52.880 but when I found none, I left you to check on Marcus and 261 00:23:52.960 --> 00:23:57.759 track September inside. Harp is dead. I placed her body behind the sofa. 262 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:03.559 How was Marcus? He appears to have been healed. I can see 263 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:07.920 where wounds were inflicted, but upon reviewing his body, there is only a 264 00:24:08.039 --> 00:24:12.519 scar there. Now you appear to have more bruising than need us. No, 265 00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:17.960 I saw him get shot. How is that possible? We're not certain. 266 00:24:18.279 --> 00:24:21.559 Maybe as an anomaly, he has the ability to heal as well, 267 00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:26.039 and maybe his fits simply healed him on its own. There are several theories 268 00:24:26.160 --> 00:24:33.640 that could explain it. No, I don't think so. He isn't an 269 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:40.920 anomaly. He's a harbinger. I'm the only anomaly here, and I think 270 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:45.519 I healed him. Emily, there are no recorded cases of an anomaly healing 271 00:24:45.599 --> 00:24:52.079 someone. I think we should document a full recounting of your experience and attempt 272 00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:55.599 to determine what could have caused the healing. I am in no way saying 273 00:24:55.640 --> 00:24:57.599 that you are lying, but you have been through quite a bit of trauma 274 00:24:57.799 --> 00:25:03.119 and I could be naturally mistaken. In addition to that, I do not 275 00:25:03.240 --> 00:25:07.039 believe you have the capacity to heal at will. There are accounts in the 276 00:25:07.119 --> 00:25:11.519 chronicler Annals that allude to the fact that misfit can heal and is not always 277 00:25:11.599 --> 00:25:18.039 completely destructive. I am more inclined to believe such an event occurred Hastings, 278 00:25:18.200 --> 00:25:22.640 I think it's time for us to take a step back and reassess our knowledge 279 00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:26.160 about the chronicler annals. Maybe they aren't as complete as you would like. 280 00:25:27.319 --> 00:25:33.200 Guys, I know what I saw. I pushed Harp's blue line into Marcus 281 00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:38.960 after he was shot. I didn't see him get healed, but I know 282 00:25:40.119 --> 00:25:42.759 I caused that, just like I know I caused that weapon to explode. 283 00:25:44.440 --> 00:25:48.400 Emily, are you saying that you had a direct influence on the behavior of 284 00:25:48.480 --> 00:25:53.480 that weapon. Yeah, I think so. You intentionally caused that explosion. 285 00:25:53.839 --> 00:26:00.400 Definitely, Hastings, what do you make of that? I believe this would 286 00:26:00.400 --> 00:26:04.000 be the first documented example of an anomaly directly impacting and inanimate objects such as 287 00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:07.359 a gun, as well as healing another life form, in this case, 288 00:26:08.119 --> 00:26:12.160 Marcus. I will note that I do believe that she had a direct impact 289 00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:18.680 on the weapon. Oh, you're certain, m The statistical probability of a 290 00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:22.920 gun misfiring is incredibly low. Furthermore, the probability of a gun that belongs 291 00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:27.440 to someone like her, a well trained assassin, is even lower. We 292 00:26:29.480 --> 00:26:33.359 would have kept this weapon well maintained, the ammunition would have been the correct 293 00:26:33.440 --> 00:26:36.240 type for the weapon, and would have been checked before it was loaded into 294 00:26:36.279 --> 00:26:40.279 the clip. On top of that, a misfire that resulted in a structural 295 00:26:40.440 --> 00:26:45.599 rupture would be nearly impossible without an outside Barrian. I am leaning towards the 296 00:26:45.680 --> 00:26:51.599 conclusion that Emily is correct. She did have direct control over the outcome of 297 00:26:51.640 --> 00:26:56.920 these events. I'm trying really hard not to be offended that you both felt 298 00:26:56.960 --> 00:27:02.200 the need to talk through the entire scenario simply to determine what I just said 299 00:27:02.279 --> 00:27:04.559 happened. I'm sorry, Emily, It's not that we don't trust you. 300 00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:08.880 It's just that we've been doing this for over four hundred years and this is 301 00:27:08.920 --> 00:27:14.279 the first time we've heard anything like this. I too apologize, Emily. 302 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:18.880 It's fine to be fair. I haven't really trusted you to a whole lot 303 00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:22.599 over the last couple days. Oh good, it is resolved then, Okay, 304 00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:27.319 guys, seriously, though, I would like to go home now, 305 00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:42.720 I agree. Help me carry Marcus if you can. Emily Swanson is voiced 306 00:27:42.759 --> 00:27:48.920 by Tisha Zang. Marcus Baker is voiced by Nico Rodriguez. Hastings is voiced 307 00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:56.440 by Adam Culbertson. September is voiced by Richard Collins. 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