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"-'ve brought you hear to talk about a couple of your reports."
"Yes sir, which reports?"
"Firstly, the secretary girl. Her tentacles - this report tells me that they are integrating with her further, not slowly killing her."
"That is... almost true. They are slowly killing her, but they won't outright kill her - she'll end up quite similar to the tainted, eventually. I suspect she may be capable of using necromancy, although her growth in power would likely be severely retarded. And the risks associated with the process... Mean that no-one is going to use her as a model to produce superior tainted."
"Are you going to tell her that she is slowly becoming - well - more monstrous? That her blood is going to be completely black sooner or later, and her body, for all intents and purposes, dead?"
"Not until I'm sure she won't seriously harm me in a fit of rage. I have an idea that might ensure that it goes well, however."
"What?"
"Attachment of four additional tentacles. I know she'll survive the attempt, and it's likely that it will be a success."
"What?! Not only will she stab you for suggesting it, won't that accelerate the process?"
"She hasn't hated the tentacles for a few months, you know, and after the incident with the rogue employee and the one with the civilians she seems more worried about her personal safety. It'll work. Hell, I'm not even sure she'd hate the idea of becoming like the tainted any more - especially since she will be better off than they are."
"... Fine. And about your report on-"
The sound of the two men talking faded as Miranda walked away. She was deep in thought - but smiling.
"Yes sir, which reports?"
"Firstly, the secretary girl. Her tentacles - this report tells me that they are integrating with her further, not slowly killing her."
"That is... almost true. They are slowly killing her, but they won't outright kill her - she'll end up quite similar to the tainted, eventually. I suspect she may be capable of using necromancy, although her growth in power would likely be severely retarded. And the risks associated with the process... Mean that no-one is going to use her as a model to produce superior tainted."
"Are you going to tell her that she is slowly becoming - well - more monstrous? That her blood is going to be completely black sooner or later, and her body, for all intents and purposes, dead?"
"Not until I'm sure she won't seriously harm me in a fit of rage. I have an idea that might ensure that it goes well, however."
"What?"
"Attachment of four additional tentacles. I know she'll survive the attempt, and it's likely that it will be a success."
"What?! Not only will she stab you for suggesting it, won't that accelerate the process?"
"She hasn't hated the tentacles for a few months, you know, and after the incident with the rogue employee and the one with the civilians she seems more worried about her personal safety. It'll work. Hell, I'm not even sure she'd hate the idea of becoming like the tainted any more - especially since she will be better off than they are."
"... Fine. And about your report on-"
The sound of the two men talking faded as Miranda walked away. She was deep in thought - but smiling.
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