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[calmness]

[ one week into the mission, the orbers will have a video stream pop up on their network feeds. the footage shows the inside of a large dome surrounded by large structures which appear to be manufacturing machines.

there are people dressed in white, all wearing collars, working all around. it is difficult to see what the machines are making. ] this is what is going on inside the seventh circle, from within the dome.

[as the view pans, it's clear lan xichen isn't alone; wei wuxian and yennefer are with him. ]

[the feed of video continues until xichen arrives at a cell and then, well, it isn't quite as useful. still, one more message follows. ] the collars worn by anyone in the dome are set to detonate if they attempt to leave.

be careful if you are tying to go undetected and leave. we used invisibility talismans and were still detected immediately.

[ooc: based on this request here for what they see, but set before they're interrogated. more to come within replies from the trio! ]

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a follow-up from xichen, a few days later

[calmness]

as rey mentioned in her transmission, those who’s cover stories involve being a capable inventory or student should be careful. the knowledge would have helped us on our own attempt to gather information from any who died in the camps. in our attempt, we miscalculated the extent of this worlds technology. i would advise anyone who believes they can outsmart it to reconsider, though our powers can still help us here.

people are taken to the facility to invent for the government. those attempting to infiltrate the government, will gain favor by saying they know of someone who can create something for society and are able to fund that endeavor.

if you find yourself in the camps, we have learned that the collars can be removed with a bracelet possessed by officers such lt. general blair. he wore one on his wrist when yennefer and i were released.

once he is able, wei wuxian will share information he has gathered.

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[aurable]

At the risk of sounding backhanded, some of us ending up in the labor camps was inevitable.

What did you do to negotiate your release?

[calmness]

that is true. some are trying for it and hopefully this information assists.

we must present the mayor with a teleportation machine.

[aurable]

Please tell me that's just something you said to buy time

[calmness]

not quite but they did not specify when we had to present it.

[bindsthedead]

And the technology isn't as vulnerable to magical interference as I expected. So there's no easy way to just shut things down.

If we need to get into the camps, going in as guards, rather than prisoners, might be a better choice.

[calmness]

we did not try unlocking them either, so it is unclear what works.

the bracelet blair wears may be available to other guards. if anyone is successful, they should attempt to retrieve one.

[bindsthedead]

Right. Viveca said the orb was in the first circle, but there could still be valuable information in the camps.

[calmness]

some, certainly.

has anyone learned of anything similar to the orb yet?