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[driftsintobuffetline]

So?

[mathemagier]

So, it would be short-sighted and stupid to go through with it before then.

[driftsintobuffetline]

Short-sighted and stupid saved the world.

What is the worst that can happen? Absolute worst, give it to me, because I know you can run those scenarios.

[mathemagier]

Yes, at a time when we had only hours left to live.

[sigh] Absolute worst, let's see.

Now I don't believe Miles would do this, but assuming absolutely everything went wrong, one or both of us wouldn't be able to break off from that connection. Although in your case, you're more likely to offend or alienate everyone with your curiosity to the point Miles does anything to release you from it. It could disrupt our Drift in some fashion or even alter theirs.

It could be overwhelming for us, a mindshare within a Drift like a hivemind within the Drift. Now that's unlikely of course, but I can't rule it out as impossible.

[driftsintobuffetline]

A) We've already Drifted with a Hivemind--one that was antagonistic to us--and came out on top.

B) I really have to respect this change in our relationship, Hermann. No, that wasn't sarcasm. I admire that your worst-case scenario was "Newt, you're going to get your head stuck and damage everything trying to get unstuck," like I'm the kid who put his head between the banisters and then couldn't figure out how to turn his head to keep his chin from catching on the way out. I like that it was me causing irreparable damage to the relationships involved and not "Newt, you'll fry your brain and bleed it out your nose."

We've really come up in the world.

[mathemagier]

A) Barely.

B) Yes, that's a lesser concern, seeing as their bond doesn't seem to be as... intensive as the Drift, but I don't think potentially damaging your relationships should be taken lightly.

[driftsintobuffetline]

No. No, I don't think it should be taken lightly either. We've weathered worse, though.

... You don't think it could sequester us to separate rooms, do you? Like they have?

[mathemagier]

It's difficult to say. So long as it wasn't a permanent change it would be fine. ..Although it would be livable if it was.

To think it would have been ideal once.

[driftsintobuffetline]

...To think there was a time that living on opposite sides of the globe wasn't far enough from you to even be considered ideal.

[mathemagier]

Yes, how things have changed. Now it’s almost as if we’re willingly spending time together.

[driftsintobuffetline]

[Snorts.] Fancy that, wanting to spend time with the guy I'm going to marry.

[mathemagier]

Unheard of, really.

But any such changes should be temporary. ..And we may be able to fix them if not.

[driftsintobuffetline]

Fix them? How so?

[mathemagier]

We could drift again.

[driftsintobuffetline]

I knew you were going to say that--I knew it, you--! YOU are the one that said we wouldn't create a Pons here! That we didn't want that falling into the wrong hands!! And now you're talking about Drifting again??

...The idea does have merit though.

[mathemagier]

Well why did you ask then? In any case, I said in the worst case scenario. As it stands, a permanent change isn’t likely, it’s simply possible. We’ve never attempted anything of the sort and it probably shouldn’t be attempted for reasons I stated earlier. And of course, only if necessary. We could destroy the tech if we did need it to realign our Drift.

[driftsintobuffetline]

I ASKED because knowing what you mean will never be as good as hearing you say it and we SHOULD Drift, maybe it'd ...add to our power, or something. It certainly couldn't hurt--well, it could. I mean, it totally could, both physically and I don't know, also screw with the nanites or the radiation, but… I'd kind of like to Drift with you again.

[mathemagier]

Well I don’t know about all that. ‘Adding to our power’ seems fairly unnecessary and I don’t know why you’d need to experience Drifting with me again when we are doing so constantly. It really shouldn’t be necessary..

[driftsintobuffetline]

I don't know. It's the act, the gesture. It's not necessary and I definitely don't want it to have to BE necessary, but-- I like the theatrics of Drifting, if that makes it clear.

It doesn't, does it. I like...a physical representation, I guess?

[mathemagier]

I suppose.. It would be nice to experience it without the influence of the Kaiju. Not enough to do so without extenuating circumstances however.

[driftsintobuffetline]

We'll keep it as an idea, just in case, then.

...You're not threatened by the idea of Drifting with someone else, are you--?

[mathemagier]

Threatened?

[He has a long storied history of not letting anyone threaten him, thank you. But he does pause]

I wouldn't say I'm threatened by the idea. Dislike it sure, but since we got our suppressors, we've proven that even after weeks without an active drift, we didn't manage to drive one another away, and that was significant.

[driftsintobuffetline]

It was VERY significant, yeah.

[His voice gets hushed, as if mindful that he's somewhere semi-public on his phone.] Look. For the record,I just want you to know, yours is still the only mind for me.

[mathemagier]

I appreciate that Newton.

[Another brief pause, then a sigh]

I suppose I'll let Miles know that you're interested.

[driftsintobuffetline]

I think it's worth exploring. But you have veto power, Hermann.