Hermann.

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Oh? I find it funny, that the people who tend to sign their names in my inbox are the most irrelevant ones. Did my son ask you to say this to me, or are you speaking on behalf of another one? 

Hah. You don't need to answer that question. Where I reside, you don't go by that title or that last name. I heard report that you wiped it from the City by killing the disgraced son when you visited the manor -- again, all in my world. But I'm sure your anger and revenge are a constant throughout the possibilities. I'm certain of it, even.

Humor me and tell me how I should treat him, then. Should I take him in, favor him over my other surviving creations, and then chide them when I catch them bullying him? Should I allow hatred to brew until it is no longer solvable through words, till it becomes a guarantee throughout every version of their relationship through the mirror?

Is there any branch of science that you prefer or find interesting?

Also, here’s a gift, it’s a hawk called the Northern Goshawk, enjoy. :D

What a pleasant surprise: a serious inquiry. The branch of science I prefer is bio-augmentation, or the modification of an organism to give them certain abilities or traits. It's very interesting, and rather useful. My pride and joy comes from my work on the subject, after all.

I wish to join this group instead of a partnered Association because I have witnessed what this group has been capable of, and it is more than anything I have seen from the Associations. Your preformance during the Hongyuan Family Hierarch Evaluations of 985 was truely something.

The Golden Bough is my part of the deal, I simply cannot have access to the technology you possess without giving something of similar value. It feel's wrong.

As for my motive, I have been hunting down the person who killed my childhood friend for many years now. Not only would your technology assist me in hunting down and eventually killing her, but your research into the Mirror could even allow me to exact revenge on every version of her who has done what she has done in this world, making as many versions of myself happy at once as possible.

-From: Seth

It is nice to receive a reply from you. After discussing with the other members of the Nine Littérateurs, we have come to the conclusion that you may join by proxy. This means that although you won't be an official member, if you ever need our help, we will be happy to lend a hand. It's the least we can offer, since you are giving us such a valuable object.

Your backstory is terribly tragic. I hope that you can give your childhood friend some peace with our technology and find happiness along the way. After all, who are we if not people who simply desire to make this world the best it could possibly be? If your grudge is resolved... This partnership will be successful on both ends.