[Can’t Opt Out] Arc F1.7 | Chapter 34: Relay Log

Novel: [Can’t Opt Out] Author: BlissfullyBroken Updated: Jun 03, 2026

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[Levi:Gëon says his xphern still works]

[Levi:Looks like all his people’s do as well]

[Levi:a few have other ones]

[Darrie:Levi!]

[Levi:Civilian ones?]

[Levi:dunno]

[Levi:Don’t understand the network and just skimming all your information]

[Levi:Censor is trying to sort it all out]

[Levi:I think it might kill if I try to ignore the questions its making for ]

[Darrie:Levi!]

[Levi:but like]

[Levi:the point is]

[Darrie:LEVI!]

[Sion:I do not think he will stop until he is done.]

[Codeth:Does he ever?]

[BJ:only if darrie is around to shut him up]

[Codeth:With his cock?]

[Leerie:CODETH!]

[Levi:that his network is up]

[Darrie:No. Not generally.]

[Levi:but the civilian one is fully down]

[Levi:he’s asking around to see if its up for anybody]

[Levi:with snuggles @codeth]

[Leerie:WHAT DO YOU AN NOT GENERALLY!?]

[Levi:also]

[Levi:he’s gonna see if anyone is around to go find Halen’s group]

[Halen:who is this?]

[Levi:Gëon]

[Darrie:Why are you answering Codeth and Halen but not ?]

[Baylie:he also answered ]

[Baylie:or threatened ]

[Baylie:I guess?]

[Taelie:Due to the fall with Darrie?]

[Baylie:yeah]

[Baylie:then I sent him cute photos and videos]

[Baylie:so now we’re friends again]

[Halen:who Gëon?]

[Levi:new friend]

[Levi:the scary man emmie ran into]

[Darrie:Wait. What?]

[Leerie:Darrie! Answer !]

[Leerie:WHAT DO YOU AN NOT GENERALLY?]

[Halen:wait]

[Halen:u t the scary man?]

[Vallie:Is he as scary as Emmie said he was?]

[Darrie:Levi!]

[Darrie:Be careful!]

[Taelie:Emmie also said she felt like he wouldn’t attack her without a reason.]

[Taelie:Is that also your assessnt?]

[Levi:yeah to both?]

[Levi:He’s terrifying but nice?]

[Levi:I think he’s like Corrie?]

[Levi:like]

[Levi:he can feel emotions?]

[Levi:And his little shadow is weird]

[Levi:and we ca across this other kid]

[Levi:getting answers from him now]

[Levi:seems like he was with Olivier de la Rue?]

[Levi:The kid did sothing to get himself and all the people they escaped that Fräthk person with away from so other guy?]

[Levi:oh]

[Levi:just a sect]

[Levi:sex]

[Levi:sec]

[Levi:not sex or sects]

[Darrie:Levi! Co back!]

[Sion:I let Emmie know Levi has reappeared.]

[Sion:Levi, she wants to know if she can have the scary man’s xphern number.]

[Levi:give it and i’ll give it to him]

[Halen:didn’t u have a xphern w/u?]

[Sion sent {{Emmie’s xphern exchange number}}]

[Sion:It is likely easier to simply give it to him.]

[Levi:okay]

[Levi:i back]

[Darrie:Levi]

[Darrie:Where. Are. You?]

[Levi:so like]

[Levi:There are a couple people Gëon suggests you stay away from]

[Levi:people who work for Fräthk]

[Levi:mostly for the drop group he suggests you stay as far away as you can from this dude]

[Levi sent {(Hwris)}]

[Levi:that burst of power a bit ago?]

[Levi:Did any of you feel it?]

[Sion:Myself, Corrie, and Emmie felt it.]

[Baylie:I think I felt sothing too!]

[Baylie:but no one believes !]

[Halen:aso felt a lttl]

[Levi:yeah]

[Levi:so]

[Levi:that was this kid we found?]

[Levi:this Hwris guy is the specific person they were looking to get away from]

[Levi:If you run into him, run and don’t look back]

[Taelie:The Drini interns agree.]

[Taelie:They say it is relatively rare for interns to be given such explicit information about the criminals in the city, but Hwris is one they are told to stay way from, even more so than Fräthk or Gëon.]

[Taelie:They have also ntioned soone nad Vtraní?]

[Levi:yeah]

[Levi:Gëon also ntioned them, but his opinion is… softer?]

[Levi:He says that Hwris will attack unprovoked]

[Levi:but Vtraní won’t attack without orders]

[Levi:even then, he says that if soone offers to get Vtraní out of here, they’ll probably accept?]

[Levi:the kid agrees]

[Levi:He says Vtraní is nice, inside]

[Levi:cold and sad, but nice]

[Levi:wait]

[Darrie:LEVI!]

[Darrie:Where. Are. You?]

[Levi:be back]

[Darrie:LEVI!]

[Leerie:Darrian Zentari!]

[Codeth:Oh shit]

[Codeth:You know shit about to go down when a full na is used]

[Halen:rly?]

[Mikkie:Yes. It is likely one of those things you never really noticed, as your parents only ever call you by your given na.]

[Mikkie:A culture difference, I guess?]

[Mikkie:Levi. Where are you?]

[Mikkie:I assu you are nearby Olivier de la Rue’s route, as you found the child?]

[Mikkie:We are getting closer to the place where his tracking broke apart and may be able to et up.]

[Codeth:Sa]

[Codeth:I was heading to Mikkie, and am closer to the start of Olivier de la Rue’s trail, so I might reach you first?]

[Codeth:There’s so aether activity nearby tho]

[Codeth:And now that we know Hwris was in this area, Vantril wants to move more carefully]

[Codeth:Knowing he’s out here has freaked her out a lot]

[Levi sent {{Location}}]

[Levi sent {(Vtraní)}]

[Mikkie:Yeah. We should be able to get to you in a few minutes.]

[Mikkie:As long as we don’t run into trouble.]

[Mikkie:Or we divert to one of those dots that might be Olivier de la Rue.]

[Levi:one of?]

[Levi sent {(Salburn)}]

[Rafe:Yes. Emmie’s skill hit two people, and they’ve split up.]

[Levi:oh yeah]

[Levi:I see that now.]

[Levi:sorry]

[Levi:so much going on]

[Levi:Gëon is ssaging Emmie and his people now]

[Levi:are any of you near things that are recognizable?]

[Levi sent {(Anarch)}]

[Levi:he says that one’s like Vtraní and probably won’t attack if you give her a way out of the city]

[Levi:probs have to bring her friend and mom too]

[Levi:He’ll send people to back you up.]

[BJ:Should we be trusting him?]

[Valor:Bireth is rather nervous, but Westrial says that Gëon doesn’t hurt people without a reason.]

[Levi:okay]

[Levi:so the kid says that Olivier de la Rue and another kid, Xavier, got hit by Emmie’s skill]

[Levi:theres another kid with him too]

[Levi:he thinks that because he was passed out and couldn’t help Olivier de la Rue carry him, he must have been left here because sothing happened]

[BJ:That’s terrible.]

[Codeth:Fuck, man….]

[Sion:I have only heard about Olivier de la Rue through Emmie, but from what I understand, he is a good person. Leaving the child behind must have been a last resort.]

[Levi:that’s what the kid says too?]

[Levi:he’s not too mad?]

[Levi:sad]

[Levi:for Olivier de la Rue, not himself]

[Levi:definitely not mad]

[Levi:says he’s lived on the streets before and is sure Olivier de la Rue would have co back for him]

[Levi:or sent soone to find him]

[Levi:plus]

[Levi:he was hidden]

[Baylie:I’ve only spent a bit of ti with Olivier]

[Baylie:but I don’t think he would have left the kid without a good reason]

[Vallie:Does he have any theories of why Olivier de la Rue and Xavier separated?]

[Levi:let ask]

[Levi:we moving now]

[Levi:kid said a couple people with bad intentions entered his awareness?]

[Levi:gonna have to ask about that]

[Levi:but I think he has so sort of ability… not like Corrie’s, but a bit?]

[Levi:its unclear]

[Levi:got so sort of recon ability, at the least]

[Levi:he says its a little weak at the mont]

[Levi:probably cause he was passed out?]

[Levi:whatever caused that aether surge wore him out]

[Levi:but he says he’s not sure why Olivier de la Rue and Xavier would separate?]

[Levi:says Xavier had no one else?]

[Levi:so it’s not like soone would want to take him?]

[Levi:Except another mber of their group, maybe?]

[Levi:Apparently when he used his ability to get them away from Hwris, they were split into four groups]

[Levi sent {{Fräthk’s Escaped Captives Descriptions}}]

[Levi:he can’t give images like Gëon, so you’ll just have to do with so physical descriptions]

[Levi:he says Olivier de la Rue talked about Emmie a lot, so if you bring her up, most of them will probably trust you?]

[Levi:wait]

[Levi:he says there were a bunch of people in their initial escape group who ran off]

[Levi:he says they thought it better to be on their own]

[Levi:or just didn’t trust that the Baalphorian embassy would help them]

[Levi:but he… forced a few of them to leave?]

[Levi:seems he can interfere if people’s minds a bit?]

[Mikkie:Like Zavriel?]

[Rafe:The Crisharian man can interfere with people’s minds?]

[Baylie:Wait!?]

[Baylie:WHAT!?]

[Baylie:Why am I only hearing about this now!?]

[Taelie:Because I told him not to ntion it to you, as you are distractible.]

[Taelie:I knew you would try to talk to him through Mikkie.]

[Taelie:You can try to talk to the Crisharian man later.]

[Baylie:Fine~]

[Baylie:But I want a reward for being good later!]

[Vallie:Sa.]

[Vallie:With Emmie.]

[Baylie:YEAH!]

[Baylie:Group reward!]

[Codeth:Ya’ll are going to further traumatize Sorvell.]

[BJ:He did look hilariously scandalized when ya’ll were having a group hug.]

[Darrie:It wasn’t even that scandalous.]

[Leerie:Darrie! Answer !]

[Leerie:Also, why would Sorvell be scandalized by the triplets hugging?]

[Levi:should soone tell her?]

[Darrie:Levi! Answer !]

[BJ:Ooh, echoing cousins.]

[Darrie:What?]

[Sion:No one tell her.]

[Leerie:Tell what?]

[Leerie:And why are you acknowledging everyone except !?]

[Levi:the kid says the adults he forced away seed to want to take at least the two little kids]

[Levi:he says he’d be way too hard to control, so they wouldn’t want him]

[Levi:Xavier and the other kid Olivier de la Rue has, who apparently doesn’t have a na?]

[Levi:says its a thing specific to her culture]

[Levi:Their nas are sacred or sothing?]

[Levi:kid isn’t even sure the girl knows her own na?]

[Halen:rminds o/grey sander cultur]

[Halen:nas r a big thing]

[Levi:says Xavier was being cared for by the girl’s moms?]

[Levi:nobody liked them though?]

[Levi:says they were selfish]

[Levi:didn’t treat Xavier well]

[Levi:thinks that soone like those won he forced away before or the girl’s moms might have taken him?]

[Levi:says out of those of them who are younger… he and Xavier were the most valuable]

[Levi:valuable enough to be used as leverage for soone else’s freedom]

[Codeth:How old is Xavier?]

[Levi:four? five?]

[Levi:girl is a bit older]

[Levi:but the boy is more mature? or like… the kid says he’s definitely a low-dev and more observant? learns faster?]

[Codeth:Fuck]

[Codeth:And Fräthk was holding him captive and there are other adults willing to… what? Give him back to that psycho in order to secure their own freedom?]

[Rafe:I think it’s worse than that, assuming the child is correct.]

[Rafe:This isn’t simply a case of the child being used as leverage by people who already had him. Offering up a child for others’ safety is cruel, but if soone looked at it in terms of numbers alone, one child versus two adults and another child, it might be excusable. In this case, the adults would have taken the child from soone intent to keep him safe, knowing they would give him up to cruelty if needed.]

[Baylie:Fuck. Yeah. That’s horrible.]

[Vallie:Using an available resource versus stealing one away, intent to use it.]

[Sion:We have to get that child back, if that is the case.]

[Sion:Not only for them, but for Olivier de la Rue and Emmie.]

[Sion:Olivier de la Rue will not forgive himself if that child is not retrieved.]

[Sion:Emmie will not forgive herself for choosing to go with her new friends, rather than going after Olivier de la Rue if his heart and a child being forced into captivity once more are the cost.]

[Taelie:Mikkie?]

[Mikkie:Yeah?]

[Taelie:Go after the nearest of Emmie’s aethermarks.]

[Taelie:It will make eting up with Levi and Codeth take longer, but we need to figure out which one is Olivier de la Rue and what happened.]

[Mikkie:Yeah, sure. Got it. Zavriel is unimpressed with an adult purposefully taking a child to use as leverage as well.]

[Levi:Darrie?]

[Darrie:Going to acknowledge now?]

[Levi:of course my love]

[Levi:you are always the most important person to ]

[Levi:but I know you’ll prioritize everyone else]

[Levi:so I wanted to get so stuff sorted]

[Levi:before telling you of my love for thee]

[Levi:unending]

[Levi:eternal]

[Levi:sweet and glorious]

[BJ:oh fuck]

[Darrie:I love you too]

[Levi:my heart]

[BJ:they’re doing the thing]

[Darrie:my soul]

[Halen:wat thing?]

[Levi:my other half]

[Darrie:I miss you]

[Levi:I miss you]

[Darrie:I was so worried]

[Rafe:The thing where they are sappy with one another in the group relay.]

[Levi:I know]

[Levi:but I’m safe]

[Levi:and honestly?]

[Levi:with these two, I’m probably the safest of us]

[Levi:and who knows what the little shadow can do]

[Levi:so like]

[Levi:you gotta get to ]

[Levi:my love]

[Levi:my sweet, sweet Darrie]

[Darrie:my adorable Levi]

[Leerie:ACK]

[Leerie:Take it elsewhere]

[Leerie:ALSO ANSWER ]

[Levi:yeah]

[Levi:please do]

[Levi:Don’t complain about ignoring you]

[Levi:Only to ignore Leerie]

[Darrie:What?]

[Darrie:Leerie is ssaging?]

[Codeth:Uhh… yeah?]

[Codeth:She’s screaming for a clarification about your ‘not generally getting Levi to behave with your cock’ comnt?]

[Sion:Is she still muted?]

[Leerie:WHAT?]

[Leerie:YOU MUTED ?]

[Janie:I believe he muted you after he fell.]

[Sion:He was not the only one.]

[Rafe:You were very loud.]

[Codeth:Wait?]

[Codeth:You all muted her?]

[Halen:u didnt?]

[Codeth:No? Did you?]

[Halen:no bt im t group ldr]

[Halen:tht nt gd t mute]

[Leerie:I think soone who can’t even ssage in full sentences shouldn’t be leader!]

[Leerie:Who even put you in charge?]

[Halen:Taelor]

[Halen:Corrie]

[Halen:Doctor Vickers]

[Halen:Rafe]

[Halen:Sion]

[Halen:Codeth]

[Halen:Mikkie]

[Halen:Levi]

[Halen:Samina]

[Halen:Emilia]

[Halen:Baylor]

[Halen:Valor]

[Halen:Darrian]

[Halen:BJ and Janie had no opinion]

[Halen:everyone except you.]

[Sorvell:I would have also voted you in charge if asked]

[Sorvell:Maybe not now, that you apparently forgot I exist??]

[Sorvell:Also, what about Lux?]

[Levi:i don’t know if anyone asked her?]

[Halen:gave her vote t samina]

[Halen:said she trusted her]

[Halen:polianna gave her vot t corrie]

[Darrie:Sorry Leerie]

[Darrie:I didn’t realize I still have you muted.]

[Darrie:I didn’t even realize muting crossed over to group relays?]

[Halen:only if u set t global]

[Halen:ws pbly n accident]

[Halen:or err in cens]

[Halen:we cn chk ltr]

[Leerie:Seriously!? Can anyone even decipher that shit?]

[Rafe:Yes.]

[Sion:Yes.]

[Leerie:Wouldn’t it be easier to speak normally? Understanding you would be like learning a whole new language! You can’t expect people to do that!]

[Sion:Would it be easier if I spoke normally, rather than signed? Do you resent learning to sign to ?]

[BJ:Oh shit]

[Mikkie:Leerie, that is not a nice thing to say.]

[Leerie:What?]

[Leerie:Fuck.]

[Leerie:I didn’t an it like that!]

[Sion:No?]

[Leerie:No!]

[Codeth:Well, this has been a nice an awkward conversation.]

[Codeth:I’m gonna go back to focusing on not getting assassinated by one of Fräthk’s people.]

[Codeth:Vantril says she is guiding us towards]

[Codeth sent {{Location}}]

[Codeth:She’s also a little nervous about trusting Gëon, but has heard from her parents that he rarely hurts anyone who doesn’t deserve it.]

[Codeth:She suggests we trust him, but not too much?]

[Codeth:She doubts he was involved in the disaster that’s going down—he’s too organized and sensible?—but suspects he will take advantage of the chaos if he can.]

[Levi:yeah]

[Levi:he agrees with that sentint]

[BJ:Levi…]

[BJ:did you just… admit what Vantril said to him?]

[Levi:Yes?]

[Levi:should i not have?]

[Levi:he’s also said to tell her that her parents seem to be fine]

[Levi:one of his people say a bunch of governnt officials have been put into lockdown]

[Levi:he was very clear that if the group up above gets a chance, they should get them out of there though?]

[Levi:says they were pulled into lockdown by soone not associated with him or Wander’s groups?]

[Levi:he’s not sure what faction they’re with]

[Levi:be he has confird there are a few that seem to be taking advantage of the chaos]