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[booksandbathtubs]

[Ratio appears on the screen, holding a letter in his hand before turning towards the camera.]

Good evening. I'm Dr. Veritas Ratio.

It seems I've been given an assignment by the Powers that Be of this city. They'd like me to investigate the power called "Umbra". In their letter, it's mentioned that this was possibly used by the Fractured during their recent engagement with the residents.

If anyone who participated in that fight is willing to provide me with any information for this research, please reach out here. If you would prefer a private channel, feel free to contact me here.

Also, this letter mentions something regarding the Nightglow flowers. If you have any experience with these, I would like to speak with you also.

And I'm sure someone will ask, whoever sent this didn't sign their letter.

[He ends the video after that, the feed cutting off.]

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[gilgamess]

[ Sorry bruh. this is the path u walk. ]

I participated in the entire outing.

[ Presumably he played a hand in all of the fighting that night tho mun kind of crapped out on threads. ]

That is, when we went to retrieve those codes and encountered the beings, the Fractured. I was also present in the Grove outing to hear something of this 'Umbra' you mention. Its description was somewhat vague to me, yet I can try to relate what I know of these things.

[ No reason not to if the investigation would benefit him, too. ]

[booksandbathtubs]

[Can he go back and pick the other path.]

Any information you provide will assist with my research. Especially any hands on experience or conversations overheard.

[gilgamess]

[ Nope, sorry, you're stuck with him. And vice versa, alas. ]

As I recall, the spirits in the Grove described 'Umbra' as being the opposite to Bios. Something about darkness and chaos, in contrast to life energy.