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Maris was gone.

She’d stolen an _____ ________ and a __________ _________. She shifted away to the ____ ____________ before security could reverse the deadlock on the vault doors.

There was nothing left to say, nothing to do. The meta-being knew she would return, but how much longer?

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“ugh, i dont have time for this complaint crap steve, i gotta go make another stupid tweet, post, whatever its called!” a mysterious voice yelled loudly as she stomped down a long hallway. A woman of daring taste, a long coat, the color of r…

“whoa what the hell was that!? who said that?” she exclaimed, unaware of the meta-being narrating her actions. The meta-being was thrilled to have found another interesting person to narrate for.

The new Director had to be stopped.

What a dramatic introduction, thought the meta-being, now watching agent Maris pace back and forth in her office. Her entire career was about to come crashing down around her and retirement was just around the cor…

”SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!”

Maris had had enough of the voice, and the stress was getting to her. “Either you help me figure out how to fix this disaster, or go back through the 4th wall!” she shouted. She sounded almost resolved, but she was still scared. She needed help. But nobody was at their jobs, locked in their offices, or being retired. Who could she go to for help, the voice asked, heavily implying that she could go rogue and find someone who has at least *some* expertise in taking down bureaucratic despots.

“Oh…I see. But which one should I get?” she realized. “No. I’ll put together a team. A team of the least predictable people I can find. That new android Jenny Everywhere, Ptah can spare that ‘special’ Ward for a bit, maybe the Gummy Patrol from that pseudo reality, oh, and definitely that anti-fascist rat…” Maris mused. She ignored anything the voice said, now fully engaged in planning the greatest rescue of her entire existence.

If only she knew how this plan would destroy the very thing she set out to protect, and that the truth at the heart of the bureau would cost her everything…