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Laptops? Last I saw this was in a museum. Guess they're into the antiquities.

[He’ll mess with it a bit and turn it upside down so that the only thing visible is a table for a moment. Some odd scratching noises and rubbing sounds follow, the video fuzzes a bit before clearing back to him facing the camera again. His expression is pretty serious.] Doesn’t look so bad. But is it fireproof?

You never know, this thing could just combust on you when you’re asleep. Burn down the whole apartment structure and a block radius before someone even notices it. People don’t always wake up from excessive smoke inhalation. Sometimes the smoke gets to them first. But… there’s enough of us here that someone is bound to wake up before it gets out of control, right? People not comfortable living in these apartments, maybe? [Shrug, he really doesn’t seem all that bothered by this notion.]

Well, at least these laptops are free. And hey, getting paid to fight in a war? Not bad at all.

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You're a real charmer, aren't you?

Or someone with a big mouth and a big imagination. Blowing people up isn't exactly going to be in anyone's best interests. We're all trapped here, and the people who live here are -- mostly friendly.

I only do my best, ma'am.

And truer words have never been said. I mean, mostly friendly is... good. It's a nice reassurance.

Friendly now, at least. Wasn't always like that.

Now? What changed?

...we got thrown into the past, so I guess what changed is the future if you want to look at it like that.

And they became ... happier? Wow. We have got to try that back home. What did you do to their past then, tickle their ancestors? I can't see killing them making their descendants too overjoyed... but you never know with some people.

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I don't know, exactly. The Initiative wasn't really clear on the details.

Ah, well. They're nicer, right? What more is there to know.

The 'how' would be pretty useful, if you think about it.

Not if it's overcomplicated. Might be out of our grasp to figure or maybe everyone wouldn't agree with it. Sometimes it's just better not to know.

How do we know the time-travel thing even had anything to do with it? Maybe they just mass brainwashed people.

Maybe they also fed them a lot of cookies? Worrying over the hows aren't really my thing. Just causes problems.

[She shakes her head.]

If that's how you feel.

Yep, pretty much.

Why is the how so important though? If it works, then it works.

Because -- I don't know, that's lazy. If you don't look into something and it ends up that the result is from a horrible child-murdering machine or something? I'd rather be sure.

But... the results weren't people being murdered it was people being nicer.

[How'd this get so complicated. BROW-FURROWING.]

But how. That's my point.

That was just -- an example.

Yeah, I don't really see what the trouble is but, hey. Maybe if you ask the right person they'll lend you some answers.

[He'll twiddle his thumbs a long while. He doesn't want to sound too rude but, hell. Why not?]

And by the way, I've gotta ask. Why are you ... blue?

It's a mutation.

[She's not going to go sharing what else she can do on the network now, though, since the whole being shot thing.]

Like when you sit in a puddle full of radiation for one hour too long?

...no, like ... something you're born with.

[Have an "I don't get it" look.]

Soooooo.... your parents stepped in a radiation puddle for one hour too long?

[He'll scratch his head a moment cause that just doesn't sound right, even to him and hen he'll toss up his hands.]

Well, at least it's blue. Could be worse, right?

No, like -- your DNA does it by itself.

[According to her brother. She really does try to listen to him, but he's -- well, a bit long-winded.]

[Blank. Stare.]

... Okay.

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