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Varian set the amber into the hastily built receptacle. His heart pounded in his ears. None of his friends yet knew what the amber really was, but Varian couldn't help but feel sick whenever he looked at.

Everyone had insisted that it wasn't his fault, but they didn't know the full details of the accident. If he explained what had happened, from beginning to end, would they still believe him to be innocent?

Deep down, he knew the answer would be yes. His friends were incredibly kind. They would say things like 'How could you predict how the rocks would react to the solution you made?' or 'Your dad loved you; he wouldn't want you to blame yourself.' But such rationalizations Varian had a hard time agreeing with.

He knew he had disobeyed his dad's orders. He knew he chose to continue with his experiments without having enough data first. Worse, he knew all of the atrocities he had committed in the name of what he called justice.

Sure, his newfound family forgave him for the accident, but would they forgive him for everything else? Could he? Could he forgive himself not just for his past, but also for dragging everyone into his mess?

Both Hiro and Tadashi were in danger, and he couldn't help but feel that familiar sinking feeling of guilt he'd grown so used to over the years.

He stuffed down his rising fear as he finished connecting the wires from the receptacle to the main control box. Now wasn't the time to focus on his past. His brothers needed him.

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"Here we go. Welcome to the mirror room." The Enchanter said. She hovered just above the floor as she swept her arm in an arc to indicate the various mirrors of all shapes and sizes lined along the walls.

Tadashi looked around confused as he flew into what look like ancient Greek ruins floating in space from the outside. The inside however was dark and Gothic in it's interior. "Each mirror is a portal to another world." The Enchanter explained, as Tadashi tried to will himself back onto semisolid ground and stand upright once more.

"Find the correct mirror," She went on, "And you'll find your brother."

"Why should I trust you?" Tadashi asked.

"Have I given you a reason not to trust me?" The Enchanter replied.

"No, but why help me out? You don't know who I am and there's no benefit in it for you. So why?"

The mysterious lady raised a single eyebrow. "Isn't there?" After an uncomfortable beat she explained. "What good is it to me to have a lost human wondering aimlessly through out my domain crying all the time? You can see how annoying that could get, surely?"

"Well..."

"You're not the first person I've shown these mirrors to." She pressed on. "I've helped many a wondering soul to return to their realm. To find the correct portal, all you need to do is ask it to show you what you desire. If it responds by lighting up, then you just step through it."

"What I desire..." Tadashi mused. "So it can show me where Hiro is?"

"It could, buuut.." At this the Enchanter whirled around him with a false sense of concern on her face. "The mirrors only work one way. If your brother is trapped in another world, as you say, then you would both be stuck there with no way of returning to your home."

Stomach full of knots, and not entirely sure what to do, Tadashi called out to the empty air. "Oh mirrors, can you show me where to find my brother... Uh ... please?"

Two mirrors lit up the room. The first showed Varian and his friends still working on fixing the portal. He waved and called out to them, but they didn't respond back.

"They can't see the portal until you step through." The Enchanter explained simply.

Tadashi turned his attention to the second mirror. It was nothing more than a raging blizzard. Tadashi's heart dropped at the thought of Hiro lost in such a storm. He frantically searched but found no sign of the teen nor his pet robot.

"Are.. Are you sure the mirror isn't like broken or something? Cause I don't see Hiro."

"Who could see anything in that storm?" The Enchanter quipped. "I wouldn't worry. I'm sure he's found some shelter out there.. Somewhere..."

Tadashi really did not care for the woman's dismissive tone as she said this.

He turned back towards the portal that led back to his home and debated with himself. He could go back and work with his friends to reopen the portal. Give everyone one less person to search for; that would be the wisest course of action...

However, Tadashi knew he couldn't just leave if Hiro was in trouble. He'd have to risk it, and hope that Varian could find them both later.

He took a deep breath, marched over to the other mirror, and reached his hand out towards the white whirling blur that was in front of him. Then he paused.

"You wouldn't happen to have a anything warmer to wear, would you? Like a jacket, perhaps?"

The Enchanter only shrugged helplessly.

Tadashi fought the urge to roll his eyes. He pushed his hand against what should have been a glass surface. Instead, it gave way from under his applied pressure and rippled. It was like dipping your hand into ice cold water. He took another deep breath and steadied himself to take another step.

Only for the portal to start sucking him in. As if someone had grabbed his wrist and was pulling on it. He instinctively tried to back away but he was caught. He was going to yell for help but he found his call cut short as he was dragged all the way through.

ROLE

1. Motivation of Actions

Why do they act? -> Egoism

Rick always acts on personal autonomy and refuses to face his family or society in their terms. He has a resistance to people who he feels hold down his own freedom and would rather go on wacky adventures than face the responsibility and obligation of being a family man. Being under Egoism is not necessarily a selfish act but they would rather be defined by their own decisions than decisions based on what others want out of him.

2. Momentum of Actions

Where does their momentum come from? -> Active

He is not shaped by the world around him but rather he is the one that shapes the world around him. He creates, escalates situations, interferes and self-destructs in proactive ways. Everyone's actions are in preparation of what Rick Sanchez will do next rather than Rick being prepared for them.

3. Mode of Actions

What form do their actions take? -> Abstract

He engages with his reality through conceptual and intellectual framing. Even if he can turn these abstract ideas into something physical, the origin point of these actions are still from the formation of abstract understanding and execution.

RESONANCE

4. Preferred Environment

What kind of world do they thrive in? -> Chaotic

Rick thrives when he is actively adapting and changing to every strange and new environment he has been through. He has known and seen every possibility and has prepared for it each time. He does not resonate when there is a structure which is why he is extremely against the council of Ricks.

5. Preferred Judgement

How do they evaluate situations? -> Logic

Rick is usually detached and rationalizes his way across his problems rather than dealing with the emotion of it all. This does not mean he lacks emotion because he can be sentimental at times but it is merely a preference towards scientific interpretation and systemic reasoning that makes it difficult for him to deal once emotions arise.

6. Preferred Worldview

What do they expect from reality? -> Pessimistic

Rick is inherently depressed and nihilistic and a lot of his jokes center around the meaninglessness of the structures and people around him. He finds family to be fragile and sets himself up for disappointment. This pessimism drives him to act on that inherent distrust he has for those around him.

INVERSE SELF: APP-SEO

(Altruism-Passive-Physical)-(Systematic-Emotion-Optimistic)

APP-SEO is a counter weight that Rick does not apply throughout most of the series. His dominant self has a preference for self-centered adventures, but there is a side to him that fundamentally needs Morty in his life. Without him, Rick would not have the emotional groundwork that keeps him from going to far like the most selfish version of himself. His soft spot grows over time to the rest of the Smith family as he defiantly defends the fact he doesn't care about them even if he brought them all together in a new universe where they dug a fresh grave for each Smith member.

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