Mask upgrades

Estren; This is new.

HELLFIRE; WHAT'S GOING ON?

ES; Apparently, I can type things on my mask now.

HF; HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

ES; I don't... Wait, there's a post on my blog.

HF; LOOKS LIKE THE MASK WAS HACKED.

Es; Yeah.

HF; WHAT DO ALL THESE FUNCTION THINGIES DO?

ES; I have no idea, HELLFIRE.

HF; WELL, CLEARLY ONE OF THEM ALLOWS US TO WRITE OUR THOUGHTS DOWN USING THE MASK.

ES; I guess so... Let me try a few things. HOLY CRAP!!!

HF; WHAT'S WRONG?

ES; That glitch that's been preventing me from tracking people down is gone, plus the radius of that function has been increased.

HF; INCREASED BY HOW MUCH?

ES; Jupiter. All the way to Jupiter.

HF; YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT?

ES; No, I'm not. I can actually scan all the way to Jupiter. Holy crap, there's life there!

HF; DUH, EVERYONE KNOWS THERE'S ALIENS UP THERE.

ES; Actually, I don't think very many people know that.

HF; YOU'RE AN IDIOT.

ES; Shut up.

HF; CAN YOU TRACK DOWN DAWSON?

ES; Well, not exactly. This function can only locate humans, and as Dawson is possessed by a Dying Man shard, I can't pin him don. However...

HF; YES?

ES; I can pick up distortions caused by the Fears, all over the world. One of those distortions has to be Silvermist.

HE; GREAT! SO, HOW MANY OF THESE DISTORTIONS DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH?

ES; Um... a couple hundreds. There's God knows how many Dying Man shards, plus I'm pretty sure some of the things I'm picking up are Demi Gods... But I think we can narrow their location down to somewhere in the US... Still a lot to pick through...

HF; WELL, THIS COULD TAKE A WHILE...

ES; Yeah. Wait a minute... HELLFIRE, you'll never guess who I just found!

HF; IS IT GARROT KELTERRY?

ES; …Okay, you can guess, apparently... And get this, he's still alive!

HF; WELL, LET'S FIND HIM! SILVERMIST CAN WAIT JUST A BIT, RIGHT?

ES; Yeah. Think we should contact Hideaki first? It looks like he's somewhere in Tiajuana.

HF; WHAT'S HE DOING THERE?

ES; Beats me.

HF; WELL, I SUPPOSE WE MIGHT AS WELL.

ES; Where are we, anyway?

HF; PROXY HIDEOUT. I THINK I SAW MYRIR EARLIER.

ES; I see. Should we ditch this place without speaking to anyone here?

HF; I'D KIND OF LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY BOTHERED SAVING US FROM THAT RED CREEP, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD AVOID CONTACT WITH THEM.

?; I see you're up.

HF; WHOA, WHO'S THAT!?

ES; Jerome Welric. Sound. He must have pathed in.

JW; You've recovered.

ES; (to Sound) Yes. And I'm afraid I have to leave now.

JW; Rather inconsiderate of you, considering how much we've done to you.

ES; I can't stick around. I have several things to take care of.

JW; I am aware of that. But before you leave, I have a request.

ES; What?

JW; I need information on the whereabouts of Valerie Thien.

HF; WHO?

ES; (mentally) An emissary. Code named Wildfire. Her emissary power makes her capable of Dragonic physiology.

HF; THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?

ES; (mentally) It means she has dragon-like powers.

HF; Oh...

ES; What do you want from her?

JW; That's none of your concern.

ES; Give me an explanation.

JW; I'm not allowed to disclose information regarding our reasons for seeking her out.

ES; Then I'm out of here.

ESTREN JUST TELEPORTED OUT OF THE HIDEOUT.

HF; YOU SURE YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST BAILED LIKE THAT?

ES; Why do you care?

HF; I DON'T. JUST WONDERING.

ES; Let's go find Hideaki.

HF; ALRIGHT. LET'S GO.