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Speaker 2: Thank you for listening, Chapter nineteen, Picking up the Scent.
Speaker 3: Next we will discuss the shadow Reavers.
Speaker 4: All right, what are the shadow Reavers?
Speaker 1: Like?
Speaker 3: The shadow reavers are entities that dwell in the dark
places of the world. They are territorial, but not typically hostile,
despite human literature.
Speaker 4: So humans know about the shadow reavers.
Speaker 3: May in a sense, humans have developed low around the reavers,
much like the rest of the hidden. Humans generally refer
to shadow rivers as phantoms or apparitions.
Speaker 4: Their ghosts like spirits.
Speaker 3: No, that is a human fiction based on prior experience
with the shadow Reavers. The reavers are an incredibly intelligent
They generally avoid all other hidden with the exception of chroniclers.
In most cases, shadow rivers are the first hidden that
a chronicler will meet. The same is true about chroniclers
for the reavers.
Speaker 5: Oh really, why because.
Speaker 3: Chroniclers are born in the same regions where reavers reside.
Speaker 4: Chroniclers are born in the blood mists.
Speaker 3: Right, that is correct, But we are not discussing the
blood mists.
Speaker 4: All right, all right, I got it. So the shadow
reavers are like ghosts, but they aren't really ghosts. Humans
just make up scary stories after seeing them. And the
shadow reavers prefer to live in dark places of the world.
Speaker 3: Correct. They typically live deep in forests or jungles, far
away from civilizations.
Speaker 4: He seems if they like the dark, why wouldn't they
choose to live in caves or underground.
Speaker 3: I believe it is because of their diet. Shadow reavers
feed on dead wood.
Speaker 4: Dead wood.
Speaker 3: Yes, they they do not eat in the same sense
as you and I taking bites of food and then
processing the nutrients internally, but instead they break the dead
wood down and absorb the nutrients that are released during
the process.
Speaker 4: So let me get this right. One of the scariest
creatures in the world sentience. One of the scariest sentients
in the world, at least for humans, is ghosts. Ghost
stories have been told for as long as people can remember.
And you're telling me that not only are they real,
they're vegan.
Speaker 3: They're not ghosts. Ghosts implies that they are wandering souls
from dead humans. They are more akin to phantoms. And yes,
they are vegan.
Speaker 4: This is really funny to me. You know, like, if
people only knew how ridiculous the ghost stories they tell.
Speaker 3: Are, many would still be afraid. For many humans, there
is an inherent fear associated with darkness and the things
that within.
Speaker 4: It's probably because the people simply don't understand what the
hidden are. I feel like if we knew about the
world around us, we would be much more likely to coexist.
Speaker 3: Emily, you are not a human. You are an anomaly.
And while we were on the topic, let's talk about humans.
Speaker 6: Hastings felt the phone in his pocket begin to buzz.
He drew the device from his pants, checked the caller identification,
and then silence the vibrating phone. Emily was trying to
contact him, but she would have to wait. At this
very moment, Hastings sat in the office of chronicler Dean,
and he didn't wish to be rude by answering his phone.
Hastings had called for this meeting, and Dean was gracious
enough to make room in his busy schedule for the appointment.
Speaker 7: As I was saying, the works of Vamber Ustaglez and
Lantric the Brave would make good additions to yo dra
chronic studies. Both have references to anomalies as well as
other hidden such as the Bloodborne.
Speaker 3: Thank you for the suggestion. I will attempt to review
their works as soon as reason allows.
Speaker 7: Have you made progress with your current studies on the subject.
Speaker 3: I have made very little progress today, but I am
in the beginning stages. The amount of information in the
restricted archives is much larger than I had initially anticipated.
I think it will take more time than I had
originally assumed.
Speaker 7: I assumed as much. If you had solved the mystery
in only a couple of days, I would have felt
very inept as a high chronicler.
Speaker 3: Do other chronicler libraries have the same amount of information
in their restricted archives?
Speaker 8: No?
Speaker 7: Most have restricted archives, but this one here is the
most expensive. Do you intend to travel soon?
Speaker 3: I am curious about what the other archives have to offer.
Speaker 7: Most of the draw Konic works are housed in this library,
with a handful of exceptions. Unless your curiosity is in
reference to another topic.
Speaker 3: Most of my time has been spent pursuing the relationship
of anomalies with dragons and other sentience. I have been
spending most waking hours reading and journaling thoughts.
Speaker 7: You always were steadfast in your research. Is this why
you have not yet submitted the report regarding your Chicago,
Illinois trip. I had expected the report to be submitted
by now.
Speaker 3: Please excuse my delay on the report. I intend to
submit it.
Speaker 7: But you do not intend to submit it today. No, Dean,
I had assumed that it is why you asked for
this meeting.
Speaker 3: No, that is not the purpose of this meeting. The
purpose of this meeting is to inform you that I
have decided my new path of studies will be.
Speaker 7: And what have you decided?
Speaker 3: With your approval? I would like to study the impacts
of technology in an environment where misinformation is purposefully and
or negligently distributed amongst an advanced society.
Speaker 7: Interesting fuel choice. Where would you conduct this study?
Speaker 3: Initial studies would begin in the countries Canada, Japan, the
United States, South Korea, and the United Kingdoms.
Speaker 7: And you verify that this field is currently unassigned. Yes,
d what timeframe are you requesting for this assignment.
Speaker 3: One hundred years.
Speaker 7: I am disappointed in this request. I had hoped that
you would considered your chronic research as a field of
study for your next path. I had hoped that you
would consider staying here and possibly replacing me one day
as the head chronicler of this library.
Speaker 3: I was not aware that you held me in such
high regard. I know there are many here that believe
me to be somewhat eccentric in nature. I did not
think any of them would be comfortable with me leading
the archives.
Speaker 7: You are eccentric. This is a trait I think maybe
good for this library. Of course, I think you would
need time to learn to better control your impulses. But
after a hundred years or so, you could be ready
to lead this library.
Speaker 3: I would need to consider this more. At this point,
I do not believe I would truly be happy giving
up field work entirely. I believe the impacts of technology
in an environment where misinformation is purposefully and or negligently
distributed amongst an advanced society is the path I should take.
Speaker 7: I understand I will approve your request for the past change,
but not for one hundred years. I will approve it
for forty years, after which we can reassess your current situation.
During that time, I would like to continue a correspondence
with you regarding the Jr. Charonic works. It would be
considered secondary work, but I would still like you to
research the topic.
Speaker 3: I too would like that.
Speaker 7: I have also been considering chronicler Astra to assist you
in your new path. She has written a few books
sad lead me to believe that she would benefit from
tutelage under you, and with September being reassigned, I believe
it would be good for you to have another partner.
Research has shown that the loss of a partner can
be destabilizing and traumatic for a chronicler, and it is
recommended that an assistant be assigned. I would like to
introduce excuse this interruption, Yes, what do you mean? Are
you certain? Seal off all primary entrances. Dispatch the guards.
I will meet you in the control room.
Speaker 3: What is it?
Speaker 7: The contra are attacking at the main entrance. It appears
that September's hunch was correct. I owe him an apology.
Speaker 3: Is there something that I can do to assist? I
am skilled in combat. I would need a weapon, as
I did not bring any with me.
Speaker 7: I would prefer you leave this to the security agents.
This is why we hired them. I see no reason
to risk any Chroniclers at this point. You should go
to your room and gather any important items. Head to
one of the emergency exits. If you feel you are
at risk.
Speaker 3: I understand.
Speaker 7: I must go to the control room now, be safe.
Speaker 9: Chronicler Dean September is hasting still inside?
Speaker 7: Yes, he is in my office now. If you will
excuse me, I must go to the control room.
Speaker 5: September Hastings, let's go.
Speaker 9: We've got to get you out of here.
Speaker 3: Please be patient. There is something I must do.
Speaker 9: We don't have time. Hastings.
Speaker 3: Check the hallway. Is Chronicler Dean gone?
Speaker 9: Yeah, it looks like it.
Speaker 3: Good.
Speaker 9: We should be gone as well. What are you doing?
Speaker 3: I'm looking for data drives. You need to hurry here,
five of them. You've got them, yes, September, I have
five anomaly jump drives. These contain information about.
Speaker 9: Fantastic tell me later. We need to get to your room,
get our shit, and get out of here. But September Hastings,
it's time to go. I'm getting you out of here.
Where are we going back? We are going back to Emily.
Speaker 6: D Nali stretched their lower back, routing out the remnants
of stiffness brought on by the winter air. The healing
process was nearly complete, yet the cold demanded its dew,
insisting on time to work the muscles out. Moving through
the parking lot with careful, measured steps, d Nali was
determined to leave no potential clue unchecked. The investigation began
at the two bathrooms adjacent to the campground parking lot,
but there was no scent of the targets. The trailheads
offered no clues. It was clear that the targets hadn't
ventured on foot into the forest. The empty parking lot
was a dead end. The trail had led to this campground,
but the last confirmed lead was back at the sporting
goods store and the scent there had long since faded.
The fresh tire tracks in the lot indicated several vehicles
had visited the site over the last twenty four hours.
D Nali surmised one of the vehicles must been Emily's.
While this confirmed her presence, it gave Donali no hint
as to her current direction. They needed a trail. They
needed a scent. Dnali pulled at their left arm, stretching
the muscle fibers in their back left shoulder. They preferred
this weather. The air was rich with the scent of
pine dirt and crisp, clean oxygen, but the chill was
a nuisance. They longed for a hot shower and a massage.
What seemed like a straightforward job had quickly spiraled into
a complex, hot mess. Hunting an anomaly was always an
unpredictable pain in the ass. While making their way across
the parking lot toward the trash receptacles, Danali considered the
two altercations with the anomaly and her human. The element
of surprise was theirs at the ranch house, yet the
anomaly seemed prepared. Perhaps chaos magic was at play, though
that didn't fully explain it. There was another fact, something
intertwined with the chaos magic. After all, the bitch did
drop a tree on Donali's head. The human Marcus had
left his scent all over that location. It was easy
to follow his trail to the motel. Emily, the anomaly
doesn't leave a scent trail. Anomalies never did, making them
exceedingly difficult. To track Marcus's survival was strategic. At both locations,
the ranch and the motel, the human could have been
easily eliminated, but without him, tracking Emily would have been
near impossible. In both encounters, despite having the elements of surprise,
Denali hadn't managed to eliminate the anomaly before the chaos
magic could disrupt the scene. Emily's magic was formidable, unlike
any Denali had faced before. The Element of surprise had
always been the most effective way for dealing with an anomaly,
but with two attempts already failed, a new approach was necessary.
They would need to corner the anomaly trap them somehow.
Dannali had only one more attempt at this target, one
more chance to get this right. But first they had
to find the damn girl. Stopping in front of the
trash bins, Denali stretched again, pressing both fists against their
hips and arching their chest forward. With a sigh of relief,
they brought their focus to the trash bin and began digging.
To their delight, it didn't take long to find a
valuable clue, a discarded almond wrapper heavy with Marcus Baker's scent.
Danali savored the aroma, letting it guide their senses. A
grin spreading as the trail started to form. Thanks to
this pretty little breadcrumb left by the prey, the hunt
was back on. The sound of a vehicle pulling into
the parking lot broke Donali from her reverie. They glanced
over their shoulder to see a human couple pulling into
a parking spot. Danali's smile broadened after considering their Now
that they had the trail, a new vehicle is exactly
what they needed. How kind of these two humans to
unknowingly deliver one. Denali took a step forward, then paused,
glancing down at their current form as a grocery delivery person.
Their gaze returned to the couple now exiting the vehicle.
Perhaps Dolly mused it was time for a change in
appearance as well. Emily and Marcus cruised eastward along the
two lane highway. Emily had opted against taking the interstate
for fear that they may have been tracked by contra
or stopped by a police officer. Either scenario would severely
jeopardize the duel's current objective. She couldn't help but notice
Mars because tapping his fingers on his pants, but chose
to stay silent. The harbinger had seen a vision concerning
the vehicle, a vision that seemed to amplify his anxiety
with every passing mile. While Emily trusted Marcus and his visions,
she saw no alternative at the moment. Their situation hardly
allowed the luxury of hailing a cab. Marcus was a
wanted criminal as she was hunted by god knows how
many people. The car remained their safest means of transportation
back to Chicago. She simply needed to get them there
and then they could figure out the rest.
Speaker 9: So deep was.
Speaker 6: Emily in her thoughts she didn't see the upcoming speed bump.
The car jolted as it went over, abruptly, jarring both
occupants as they continued along their path.
Speaker 2: Would you slow down please?
Speaker 7: We're fine, are we?
Speaker 4: Yeah? I hit it a little fast, but nothing bad happened.
Speaker 2: Yeah so far.
Speaker 4: Look, I know you're on edd.
Speaker 2: I'm just saying you should slow down.
Speaker 4: We're fine, we could Marcus, I'm not in the mood
for a backseat driver.
Speaker 2: Fine.
Speaker 4: I know we're both on edge. So maybe if we
just take some time calm down.
Speaker 2: Maybe if you weren't trying to kill us?
Speaker 5: Wow, you can feel the tension.
Speaker 3: In the air.
Speaker 4: Damn it, Cricket, Sorry, sorry, why do you always do that?
Speaker 2: What's happening? Is he here?
Speaker 4: Now?
Speaker 5: My bad? You're okay?
Speaker 4: Yeah, he's here, and he has the worst timing.
Speaker 2: Hey, now is he talking right now?
Speaker 5: It's not like I get to decide when I show up.
Speaker 4: Yeah, he's talking.
Speaker 3: I just go to.
Speaker 5: Sleep and poof, here I am. It's not my fault.
Speaker 2: A damn, I can't hear him.
Speaker 4: Did you think that you would be able to?
Speaker 2: Hey, Marcus, eh, I don't know. I was hoping I
could or at least sense him.
Speaker 4: Nothing.
Speaker 2: Nope, nothing.
Speaker 5: So hey, you should probably slow down?
Speaker 4: Oh my god, are you serious?
Speaker 5: I mean, yeah, kinda what.
Speaker 4: He's critiquing my driving too.
Speaker 5: I'm just saying that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I like him already.
Speaker 5: I'm just saying that. The only times I show up
here and ispet event happens.
Speaker 4: Fine, I'm slowing down.
Speaker 5: Thank you.
Speaker 4: Nothing like a bunch of backseat drivers telling me how
to drive.
Speaker 2: I said, thank you.
Speaker 4: Wait, Okay, this is going to get annoying if I
have to play telephone the entire time, Marcus, just hold
on if Logan says something important, I'll.
Speaker 5: Tell you Logan.
Speaker 2: Yeah, sure, Logan.
Speaker 4: You said that you only show up when ispet events happen. Yeah,
that's not accurate. You can also show up when nothing happens.
Speaker 5: I can.
Speaker 4: Yeah, you mentioned it, you have done it. Humh neat
supposed to be pretty early on for you.
Speaker 5: Yeah, it's the fifth time we've talked.
Speaker 4: Oh well that kind of sucks. Why because I was
hoping you could help me with some questions I have.
But I don't think you're gonna know enough at this point.
Speaker 5: You're supposed to be the one teaching me things, not
the other way around.
Speaker 4: Look, Marcus and I are in a bit of trouble.
I'm not sure I have time to teach you anything
right now. This is still pretty early on for me too.
I'm still learning.
Speaker 5: Ah, I see, Well, is there anything I can help
you with while we're here?
Speaker 4: I don't, I don't know. I Look, I know, I
told you not to tell me about things in the future,
but I've been thinking about how we can actually talk.
You know, the fact that you're from the future means
that I don't blow up the world. So can you
tell me if I ever go nuclear?
Speaker 5: Go nuclear well, you know, kill.
Speaker 4: A bunch of people. Oh, do my powers ever get
out of control? Do I hurt a lot of people?
Speaker 5: I'm not exactly sure how all this works, but I
have seen a lot of time travel movies, and I'm
pretty sure that just because I'm from the future doesn't
mean you can't destroy the world.
Speaker 4: I'm pretty sure it's exactly what that means.
Speaker 5: No, I'm from one of your futures, but you could
make changes in your current timeline that could still destroy
the world, or at least cause mass destruction. It's the
same reason I shouldn't tell you things about the future.
It could cause a deviation.
Speaker 4: Ugh, time travel is stupid.
Speaker 5: I'm sorry. I wish I had something better to tell you.
Speaker 4: It's fine. I was actually also wondering, am I the
one contacting you or are you the one contacting me?
Speaker 5: I assume I'm the one contacting you. I'm the one sleeping.
After all, you said you dream about others as well,
so it stands to reason that it would be me
doing this.
Speaker 4: I guess that makes sense.
Speaker 5: Why do you think it could be you?
Speaker 4: Well, you mentioned that I'm unique even among anomalies.
Speaker 5: I did.
Speaker 4: Yeah, remember you said that other anomalies could only see
blue lines at least out of the anomalies you've met
so far. But I can see different colors.
Speaker 5: Wait, you can see different colors.
Speaker 4: Yeah you know that.
Speaker 5: No, this is the first time I'm hearing about it.
Speaker 4: Oh you didn't know yet. Nope, this is going to
get annoying too. Our timelines are unorganized. It's a pain
in the ass.
Speaker 5: Yeah, you're probably right about that. Anyway, what did I miss?
You both look pretty pissed when I got here.
Speaker 4: It's nothing, Ah.
Speaker 5: Don't want to talk about it. Marcus is still an
earshot at all.
Speaker 4: Just leave it alone.
Speaker 5: Please look for what it's worth. I don't know exactly
what the two of you have been through recently. You
look exhausted, so does he. I'm sure you're both ready
for some R and R. Why don't you take the
next exit and get some rest.
Speaker 4: I can't. We have to get back to Chicago.
Speaker 5: Oh, and a short break to stretch your legs is
out of the question. It might do you some good
well being chased.
Speaker 4: It's too dangerous for us to try to take a
break right now.
Speaker 5: All right, Well, I won't tell you what to do,
but what I will say is that I would give
anything to have a harbinger. And while you two might
not see eyda eye all the time, it's really good
that you haven't. Yeah, I know, even if he does
have terrible taste in sweaters. Stop, I'm serious. I wouldn't
be caught dead wearing that in my time.
Speaker 4: Logan, I don't even look at what I'm wearing.
Speaker 5: I can't see your outfit unless you look at it.
I have to see through your eyes.
Speaker 4: Remember, that's a weird thing to think about. I don't
like it.
Speaker 5: Whoa, Emily, do you feel that?
Speaker 4: Yeah? I do.
Speaker 5: You should slow down before that bridge up there.
Speaker 4: Yeah, okay, Jesus all over.
Speaker 8: Am Look at all those blue lines, I see them.
Speaker 2: I think all the tires just exploded.
Speaker 5: Tolds you an event? What happened?
Speaker 4: Yes? Now, shut up me? Wow, rude, no, no, not you, Logan,
shut up.
Speaker 5: Okay, I'm shutting up.
Speaker 2: Oh my god, damn it. There's smoke coming out of
the engine.
Speaker 1: Fuck.
Speaker 5: That does not look good. Logan shutting up?
Speaker 2: Well, what do we do now?
Speaker 4: I guess we should probably get the gear out of
the car and start walking.
Speaker 2: Okay, it's freezing already, Emily.
Speaker 4: I don't think that's a good idea, Logan.
Speaker 5: No, seriously, look at the bridge up there. The sign
says the next rest stop is eighteen miles. Eighteen miles damn,
And it looks like your aspet is latching onto the bridge.
Speaker 4: One second.
Speaker 5: That's some wicked range. Wait how are you doing that?
Are you pulling the lines back? Yes, that's incredible.
Speaker 4: Okay, it should be fine now.
Speaker 5: Except your car engine is on fire now.
Speaker 4: Fuck of course it is. Fucking Is that just for once?
It would be nice if it could do something useful
for me.
Speaker 5: I mean, if you hadn't slowed down, there's a chance
you could have been under that bridge when the event happened.
That could have been the end for you and Marcus.
Speaker 4: Huh yeah, I guess that is true. You know, Logan,
you're kind of like my own personal Jiminy cricket.
Speaker 5: What's a Jiminy cricket?
Speaker 4: You know, the little cricket that talks to Pinocchio, warns
him of danger and tries to help him. Never heard
of him, No Jimminy cricket. Ah, this must be why
I started calling you cricket.
Speaker 5: Oh. I was wondering why you kept calling me logan
earlier it was weird.
Speaker 2: Hey, Emily, it is really cold. Could you please get
one of those blankets out of my bag? It's not
that cold, please, I'mily blanket.
Speaker 4: Yeah, sure, I'll get it for you. Are you Are
you okay?
Speaker 2: No? It's freezing.
Speaker 5: Oh. I wonder if that's part of the reason the
engine caught fire.
Speaker 4: Why?
Speaker 5: Okay? Are you familiar with absorption and transference?
Speaker 4: Uh? No?
Speaker 5: As an anomaly, your body will self regulate, so when
the temperature around you is too cold, you will absorb
the heat from everything near you in an attempt to
stabilize your internal temperature. You're absorbing the heat all around
you right now, that's probably why Marcus is so cold.
Speaker 4: Shit, I might have been doing that to him for days. Now,
How do I turn it off?
Speaker 5: You don't turn it off exactly, but that's where the
transference comes in.
Speaker 4: Okay, so absorption transference. Apparently I'm doing the absorption automatically.
How do I do the transfer part?
Speaker 7: Now?
Speaker 5: I'm not sure you told me about it once.
Speaker 4: There has to be a way to like push it
to him or something like what I do with the
ispet when I heal him.
Speaker 5: Maybe if you figure it out, you should tell me
so that I can practice. Okay, be careful though you
mentioned before that it can be dangerous.
Speaker 4: Of course it is.
Speaker 5: Hey, Emily, you said that you can freeze things or
set things on fire with enough absorption. I've never seen
it happen though.
Speaker 4: Huh that might be useful.
Speaker 2: Uh, Emily, I know I could help you with something
this time, Emily.
Speaker 4: Yeah, you did a good job, Cricket.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Emily. There's a car coming.
Speaker 4: Awesome. Maybe they can give us a ride.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I hope. So it looks like they're slowing down.
Speaker 4: Hey, cricket, Cricket, Damn, I think he's.
Speaker 2: Gone shit shit shit shit shit?
Speaker 4: What now?
Speaker 2: Look who is driving?
Speaker 4: H Well?
Speaker 2: Fuck yeah, what do we want to do? Run?
Speaker 4: Run where it's at least eighteen miles so the next
stop we're in the middle of nowhere.
Speaker 2: Okay, do we fight then?
Speaker 4: Come on, Marcus, just wait for a second. Maybe we
can talk our way out of this.
Speaker 2: I fucking hope you're right.
Speaker 5: Oh, looks like you two are having some car trouble.
Speaker 9: Need a lift.
Speaker 6: Hasting is voiced by Adam Culbertson. Emily Swanson is voiced
by Tisha Zang Chronicler. Dean is voiced by Seamus Rodriguez.
September is voiced by Richard Collins. Marcus Baker is voiced
by Nico Rodriguez. Cricket is voiced by Josh Allen. Detective
Bullard is voiced by Tony Kinney and narrated by Michael Cole.
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