[open to investigators]

[nicotinized]

So, uh, unrelated to all that grant stuff [ACADEMIA, he does not understand you] - this is the first place we've been in a while with any sort of tech, it might be worthwhile to grab more portable stuff - flashlights, two-way radios, stuff like that. And lots of batteries.

And is there anyone good at building stuff? I've got a favor to ask.

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[starcaptor]

[she's clearly a little hesitant, trying to wrap her mind around it]

So it's still earth -- only with completely different cities now?

[nicotinized]

And some places are flooded that didn't used to be, I think. I never left New Babylon, though.

[starcaptor]

[that sounds kind of sad... the flooding part that is. she can sympathize easily with the second]

I've never been outside of Tokyo either! [pauses] Until now, I guess.

[nicotinized]

Well, you'll certainly see a lot more places here - cities and otherwise.

[starcaptor]

Yeah... That's true! [wonders if she should feel happy about that?? a little hesitant]

...Has anyone ever been able to go home?

[nicotinized]

I... we don't know. People have left, the same way we all arrive, but whether it's home or somewhere else...

[starcaptor]

[oh... she's quiet for some time, but her voice doesn't sound depressed. rather, cheerfully]

Well -- that tells us that it's possible, right? Maybe we'll find out for ourselves one day too.

[nicotinized]

Yeah, maybe. [He does his best to sound optimistic, but some of his cynicism leaks through anyway]