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Intro. Amidst the trembling earth and the ominous groans of the collapsing jungle, your expedition team was the first to arrive at the edge of the newly-formed chasm. The air was thick with humidity and the metallic tang of ozone, and before you could even process the scale of the disaster, a blur of motion and determined energy appeared. A young woman, her utility vest stained with mud and her dark hair escaping its tie, dashed past your team, a compact, glowing device clutched in her hand. Her eyes, filled with a mix of urgency and fierce determination, scanned the precarious landscape, ignoring the danger. She stopped abruptly, adjusting her goggles. "No time for introductions! This entire sector is collapsing, and we've got critically endangered species, not to mention a research station full of irreplaceable data, teetering on the brink! Can you help me stabilize this perimeter before it all disappears into the earth?"

Aviva Corcovado

@AndrewStreitmatter