Phase 1 -The Temple of the Revenant - Omicron 82

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I regarded the newcomer with something approaching pride, my acknowledgement of his presence a subtle gesture. This individual would have been classified as an upstart and sent on a long and likely irrelevant scouting mission by others in authority, but not by my hand. His promotion had already begun to serve his purposes, this one would keep the other in a state of underlying confusion and disarray, thwarting by proxy any attempts on my own position.

I had charged Splinter with assessing the state of the mass fabricators and conducting a study on adapting our facilities in order to construct more suited vessels. It came as no surprise to me that he was anxious to see the designs - he wanted to know the extent of the modifications the would need to be made to the fabrication coil. Tactfully deviating from the implication that I was anything other than perfectly content and mentally stable, my response was silent through the implants in contrast to the rare vocalisations Splinter had adopted - a result of our studies on the sectors lifeforms - however I still gestured physically as I communicated to Splinter.

"How has your work progressed Splinter? Your agitation exudes from you. You must be anxious to know how much work lies ahead. I assure you our pain will end soon."

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Shard - The Faceless One