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[Regardless of where your character is or what they're doing, they will hear their Tell Phones ringing to life. The voice that comes through isn't the warm comforting tones of Halcyn's voice, but a deep, almost hoarse man's voice, clipped and somehow cold.]

Greetings, Aterat. It's been some time since we've had cause to contact you. I am Athony. Some of you may know me, but we've never met under good circumstances.

[He clears his throat, and there's a pause, as though this much explanation at once is tiring.]

Whether you've all been wondering or not, the explosion a few days ago was the result of sealing and redistributing power. The Cemetery should be safe for exploration now, though I don't know why you'd want to go there, and the harbor district has also been cleansed. There was...some feedback which resulted in the destruction of the Directory in the Historium. The library itself should be fine, and we're working on a replacement. It shouldn't cause anyone any problems.

[There's a pause, and then there may be the sound of another voice, distant and feminine, before he continues.]

If you have questions, I'm here to answer them.

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[Happier, sure... But people who got out of a confinement that they didn't want to be in did, on occasion, seek revenge.

Humming a little, he recalled being told that their hosts were almost as in the dark as they were. His response made that feel pretty accurate.]

Their confinement was put in place before your time then...? Do you know anything about them at all, or about uh- what they might be when not contained in the directory?

Yes. [Halcyn had wanted to tell them everything. Athony had felt they wouldn't believe them, even if they had. Maybe she'd been on to something.]

They are spirits of the dead that were too fragmented to be made whole again, so they were...repurposed I guess you could say. I can confirm they're souls, but otherwise, I can only trust what I was told.

[Criminy... That made an eerie amount of sense and was horrible to think about at the same time.]

I guess that may be the reason why they apparently didn't like us much... [Repurposed spirits, replaced among the population by new arrivals in the world remade. Sure, they didn't think of themselves that way... But maybe that's how they were seen.

He has to ask now,] Have you considered that they might seek out some kind of retribution for their imprisonment now that they're free? Or were you both told that they'll be just as happy to find some peace in the event that they were freed?

It's occurred to me, but they seem to have dissipated. [Another pause.] I wish I could tell you I have influence over them, but my presence doesn't extend to them.

Might still be a good idea to keep an eye out for anything that might be a bad sign... Sometimes those who intend ill like to surprise. [Spoken as someone who'd nearly been murdered a couple times now. At least everyone in places like these tended to speak up the minute they found something odd or new.

Hmm... That was an odd way to put that, at least it was to him.] You have influence on some things, then?

And we are. I don't like repeating myself, but as I said, they shouldn't bother you.

I do, and if you ever run afoul of anything here, you might see it.

Shouldn’t isn’t won’t, but then I suppose I’ve got rather complicated experience with bad luck. So you’ll have to pardon my concern on that subject.

[He appreciated the reassurances, of course, it might do wonders for others… But there are plenty of people he’d be worried about if old paranoia sank in… which it might have a little already.]

That’s a bit vague for an explanation, you know.

You can have whatever concerns you want.

I know. If it makes you feel better, just prepare for anything.

That’s a familiar piece of advice, I suppose if there’s nothing more to go on then that’s all we can do… [Though one would note that there was always the chance that ‘anything’ may include things that some were incapable of being prepared for.] I’ll keep an eye out then, and if I happen upon anything strange during my own investigations, I’ll warn accordingly.

I'm sure your fellows will appreciate it.

No further questions?

I always have questions. [He’ll keep you on the line for hours, sir.] But I do believe those are the extent I can ask on this subject, hopefully I none of us will need to be in touch on the matter in the coming days.

If only others shared your optimism.

[Himself included.]

It’s an a… learned skill at this point, honestly. [And he hoped he didn’t regret it this time.] Goodday then, Athony.

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