Again, Awake, looking at the void, the limbo between the worlds, while the ITP reassigns me to a body, I wonder, what is this place, I’ve been in this place for years, night and night, I dont really have a body here, but I can sleep, so it isn't my brain, my original one, it doesn't feel like a dream at all, it's more, like a place between.

And maybe, it is? I dont even know why the ITP continues sending me to random worlds, maybe I change minds with the “me´s” of that moment? Or it is maintaining me alive? I kinda feel lost in here, it's the most “home” thing I have and, I'm more lonely here than in any world I see, but its the only place I feel like home, where I can remember the place I was before everything went downhill.

And still, I dont… I fear this place, I dont think I can really go anywhere, its so comfy, but the kind of comfy that makes you fear moving, like getting out of bed, maybe its cold, maybe if I leave this exact place, I explode  and die. Who knows? Not me, that's for sure…

But… maybe i want to know… An entire two years, and I don't move, that's bad isn't it? And I dont really even know if i can move, i dont really know if i have a body? But, I can try.

And… Nope, there doesn't seem to be anything here.

Just void, long void, now that I think, it's like closing my eyes? I don't even know what color this place is, black? white? blue? Hmm, oh but there is something that i can see, or feel? The ITP, when it sends me somewhere, a wave that makes this place open up, that's the only thing I feel, maybe I'm just, energy? Or something like that, a ghost?

I wonder… what is going on there, in my world.

I remember a lot of things from before, but every world that I pass, makes it feel, more “alien”, like my memories where not real to begin with, or something like that, I dont… I dont want it to feel like that.

And… there it comes, the wave, or a light, or wathever it is, moving me towards… another place.

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Again, Awake, in… a car?

A UCQP car, in the middle of nowhere, like an old memory.

Oh hey, you’re awake.

Oh? Yeah, sorry, we there yet?

Nah, we still have some more time, the UCQP took its damn time to make sure this place is hidden and safe

I hate the big projects…

Me too dear, more when we have to check if it's up to rule, we are scientist not maintenance or architects.

You said it.

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And… What exactly do we have to check up?

Don't really know, they don't like to talk outside of facilities, paranoic much.

If its in the middle of the mountains, and so damn hidden, it sure is big.

Yeah, that is certainly true. I’ve been in… 3 maybe 4 of those, one was the ITP, I remember you tried to get it, but they didn’t let you, it enden up not working, the others? Small things, energy efficiency, or looking new ways of looking at the world.

They are crazy, but, its our kind of crazy.

The kind that gives you money and interesting  to see.

Yup.

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And we are here.

Big Door too, they are scared or, trying something weird.

Yup, now gets on with it.

I detest giving my papers to this people, always feel like the damn UCQP has so much behind it, and every time I give them any info I fear that they’ll just take it for themselves, lets see, if the ITP isn’t built here, I don't know much about this project, seems… advanced, even for them.

And here we are, tunnels, for a car, a deep experiment, what the hell are they trying to do here? Taiking in count the ITP “mistake”, they probably are trying something related to that, but taking in count that their “related” is usually same branch different tree, I can't just figure it out this time.

Welcome, you are early.

Yeah, we prefer to see everything before making a safety test

Thats okay, I guess you don't know what this project is?

No, should we?

No, no that's right, I will explain, but please come with me first.

Paths, tunnels, stairs, I hate this architecture horror, they use old facilities for a lot of projects, but this one is… weirdly… New.

Here is the control room, and by the window  you can see the project…

It looks, way too much like the ITP. But bigger, and with a lot more of things, seems like there are other control rooms across.

It is the new ITP, or at least, a succesor, we call it the Information Collecting Program, or ICP, wich would take in the information form the worlds instead of transfering it, however, it had to be made bigger, in order to… not explode in information. However we took you two here to help with two major problems, first, we dont have a way to filter the amount of information we get, and infinite info is… pretty much not good, and the other problem is, we dont really have a safety programme in order to fix it in case something happens.

Has it been tested?

No, it's way too dangerous, but the bosses want it to be tried quickly.

Ok, then I’ll take care of the programme, but with this amount of… things, it might be a little harsh. Can you take the filter Lily?

Yeah, I think I can manage to do it.

Perfect, miss, follow me, I’ll take you to the project room.

Again, more doors, they really think shit like this is gonna stop a wave of information? This is a bomb that will just, pass trough everything and eat every mind there is in it's radius, and if the damn filter wasn't there, that radius would be… infinite.

But well, now in the room, let's just see, what do we have, it seems like they take it from ITPs a… reverse ITP, I will check on them first…

One… Done, seems fine, the second… too… the third, perfect… Seems like they did a good work, and, if I had to guess, Ed was in charge of this, well, no way to know for sure.

The information seems to be transported trough wires, some via radio maybe? That wont do, way too risky…

Well, the only “Safety Mechanism” I can give is, this place already would give us some… minutes maybe? And, someone would have to enter here and disable one of the minor ITPs, manually, because this has to be isolated.

Well, I’ll go and tell them what to do, it's weird working for the UCQP again, but, sometimes I get a fragment of information or hope on how to get to my world again, and… im not gonna reject it.

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So…that's everything?

Yep, once that's done we can give it a try, but, tell the bosses that if the place ends compromised, they have to blow this up, in case no one get's to disable the ITPs, and the filter fails, this place has to be GONE, ok?

uhh ok miss, i’ll… go tell them, and also, I'll ask them to install what you said, please now, go to your rooms… we… we will call you when we are ready.

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And there it is, they prefer we do the job, go to a room, and call us when they need us, while less is told, less problems for them i guess.

Hey, dear?

Yeah?

You look… scared

Oh? I dont know if I'm scared, but, I dont really like getting away from that thing, I feel like they don't know shit of how to make it work.

Don't worry too much, there are two “safety standars” now haha.

I guess so yeah, but… What if the filter fails, or overloads?

We have your safety thing

My thing requieres someone to give their brain Lily…

Oh, well, but they surely have…

No, Lily, the people here are scared, they would not enter that thing exept if they know it's off, that place was so isolated, I think even the bosses know its a safety hazard.

So?

So, I would have to go there.

Nah, I wouldn’t let you

Lily, there are three ITPs, I… have a little bit more experience with them, what would you do if one fails and can’t be turned off?

I dont know, but im not letting you-

No, Lily, If it fails, I'm going.

What the hell am I doing? This me… is really this brave? I dont know, but… I'm not letting Lily do it.

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Ok, If it fails, you do it, but, if you are so experienced, try to… come back alive, and without your brain mushed by information.

I’ll try.

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The time here, in this room is uncomfortable as hell, been in a lot of them, at least this one is new, and not a mossy place where even sitting feels like being in the grass. To be honest, I doubt the legallity of a lot of things the UCQP uses, old facilities? I don't know anything about them, should I? Well, maybe I should… but, right now it's not an option, I don't even know if this UCQP its the same as mine.

Hello? Are you two awake?

Yeah, it's the project starting?

Yes, we are waiting for you two.

We are going…

…

Hey, Lily?

Yes?

You ready?

Yeah, don't worry. But first, a hug, in case something happens.

I know the ITP, something WILL happen, but that's why I did this, I need to stop this project, but I kinda, don't wanna kill this “me”. Atleast, I can have a hug before all goes down.

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The damn control Room, feels as unsafe here as anywhere else.

We gonna start… please take seat…

The sound, i feel the waves of the ITPs, grabing the information, moving it here, the whole control room resonates, it makes me remember to the last time i saw my world. A sound that they can't hear, and, information, unfiltered, coming trough everything.

The… The filter.

Lily?

Did you install it? And turn it on?

What? We... you didn't… tell us nothing.

Their faces are turning in fear, I… Damn, this is why you let people do their job, you don't put them in a room and let the others tak- What are you doing Lily?

Im going inside I'll turn them o-

No, we already talked about this.

But-

No, im going.

Her face is a mix of fear and sadness, she… doesn't want to lose “me”, and… I don't want them to lose each other either, but if I have to choose, I'm sorry “me”.

Open the door, I'm going.

But miss…

Open, I know exactly what to do.

Ok…

Here we are, the waves here are… horribly loud, and getting louder, as I said, a couple of minutes, I might actually be able to do so without turning “my” brain to mush.

The first one… done…

Let's run to the others and-

DAMN, the machine is starting to break and I feel the waves crashing, I… feel like I'm going to puke… NO, I have to walk, come on, this body isn't really athletic, I wish I could give her a damn letter, maybe if I survive I will…

The second… Done. Nows the hard part, even with everything im starting to feel, dizzy, I… no, I...

I'm falling… as…leep…

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Again, awake, looking at the void… I… No… I’m not letting another Lily lose me again. There must be a way… I… I need to move…

A… Hand? I have a hand… I have my hands? Here?

Or something like that, a silouhete of them… I, need to move, I know I'm still connected, please… I…

AAH, THAT SOUND, IT'S… IT'S THE WAVES, THEY COME… FROM THE WORLD, I CAN GET THERE…

And the sound at the distance, is that my lily?

We… We have to help… Connect…

Where the hell is this place?

The void, I… No, this ain't the void, it's… a place between, and as such…

Awake, once more, in a facility get up, run… Damn, I managed to get here again, and seems like the waves arent affecting “me”, but I feel them in the void, I see… memories of me? No, not now, come on, and… the third… Done… But I can't… more…

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Again, awa-awa-awa-awake in this Void.

I feel, I see lots of things… I… see a couple of hands, and see a light on the horizon, but everything is echoing, it seems like I made this… void eat all the info, and with that, myself… I rewrote the information of a world, thats… new. Thats… hop-Hope

I… What am i?

Where am i?

…It hurts…

My head, i feel it at least.

I hope I managed, to keep you two alive…