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[ Hello guys, I hope you enjoy Adam Vision, because the following videofeed is from Adam's direct point of view—and there's an ~~UGLY ORANGE~~ ahem, classy renaissance gold tinge to everything, and people who've seen him before might know the reason for this.

Anyway, he's outside—right in the middle of the bomb and evacuation chaos, yep. The connection's sort of bad, so expect the occasional static, especially should you happen to respond. ]

Adam Jensen, reporting live from the front lines.

[ Adam your humor is so dry and deadpan and inappropriate. There's also a constant INFLATING-DEFLATING sound, even as he speaks, which is sort of annoying—some people might recognize it as the noise a rebreather makes. ]

Not sure what these fumes do when breathed in, but I wouldn't encourage anyone to try and find out. It's probably best to stay underground until-- [ He suddenly falls quiet and a few seconds later, there are some Masked. Passing right by him and pausing, just a few feet away. EVEN LOOKING INTO HIS DIRECTION and tilting their heads because what is that noise? Adam continues, his voice the same volume as before (yay for subvocal communication implant) -]

--Yeah. There's the other problem.

[ If you ever wanted to get a closer look at the Masked, you just did. Either way, they shrug and continue on their merry way after a few moments, heading into the direction of the Initiative Hold, and Adam follows. His radar is still exclusive to his HUD and therefore himself, but his Smart Vision actually is recorded by the feed when he activates it, and he directs his gaze momentarily at the ground as he walks—and there's the glowing human shapes of people hiding away in the tunnels, you might even be able to spot yourself if you're particularly observant.

Anyway, Adam redirects his own attention back to what's in front of him, namely a wall with a person right behind it. He knows for a fact that the entrances are sort of heavily guarded, and so--

Wallpunching and neckbreaking happens. Only in first person view. ]

Where, exactly, does the Initiative store their technology? Because I'm assuming that's what they're after.

[ Also he lowers himself into a crouch to poke the dead guy and uh, see if he got anything useful on him. ]

These guys aren't very talkative. Anyone interested in ... taking a closer look, anyway?

[ Because HE sure is interested but he is no doctor. He will totes drag one of them back into the tunnels, though. Now, stay right with us to enjoy more of this playthrough of Deus Exsilly: Explosive Revolutions...]

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[ Because ~HUMANITY~ yadda yadda. ]

And what makes you say that.

[ Adam has already noticed that they're not particularly talkative and that their looks are DEFINITELY creepy, but he wouldn't go so far to say that they're not real people. ]

[Yeah, don't ask Alex about that humanity stuff. He's trying to figure it all out himself.]

Call it mind reading.

[ Well hey Adam can monologue to you about that all day. Probably after bombs. ]

Elaborate.

[That would probably be best.

It's probably a good thing Adam can't see him shift uncomfortably. He had wanted to keep his abilities on the down low as much as possible, and assimilation is probably one of his biggest.]

I can absorb living creatures. Take their memories, their knowledge, their abilities. Everything.

Those soldiers aren't worth anything to anybody.

[ ... wow dude that's sort of disturbing. ]

... Okay. [ Thank you for telling him though, now he'll have to keep a closer eye on Alex because don't fucking go around absorbing people. ]

So they're blank slates?

[Yeaahhhh, no promises, but he'll leave innocent people alone. He knows that much at least.]

Close enough. Whatever's driving them? It isn't in their heads. Like it's blocked off.

[ Good boy don't make Adam punch you. ]

Maybe they've been brainwashed.

[ on top of being clones... how sick. ]

[He's a big boy anyway, he can take it.]

Sounds like the only viable choice.

[ Can he really? Adam might have found his new favorite punching bag. ]

I'd really prefer to gather some more data on them. Maybe I should bring one in alive, see if he talks under pressure.

[ If only that weren't so dangerous. ]

[Oh. Well. Uh. As long as he's getting hit for a good reason. Like, you know, when he's been bad.]

Think you can manage?

[He's not being smug, it's a legitimate question.]

I think so. I can be persuasive.

[ HAAAAAAAHahaa. But yeah, energy first. ]

And you think they'll give in to torture?

[They'd be pretty sucky soldiers otherwise.]

You think I'm going to torture anyone? [ hey his morals might be fifty shades of gray but he doesn't do that. ] No. I just - have my ways to get the information I need.

[ though of course it's questionable he'll get anything of value when they're blank slates ... ]

[Huh, this is interesting.]

Such as?

[Eh, it's worth a shot, Adam.]

[ NOOO HE CAN'T TELL YOU ]

Nothing special. I'm just a smooth talker and I know people well.

[ it's not a lie! ]

[:c Aww, fine then.]

Well. Good luck.

[He doubts anything useful will come up too, but you take what you can get.]

[ WELP provided he can catch one alive anyway ... ]

[Adam, Adam, he's our man, if he can't do it, no one can!]

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