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[cerberusbadass]

[The man in the video is sitting on the ground, leaning against a wall in the catacombs. There are voices in the background, sounds of people gathering their belongings to move back to the world above. He doesn't have much with him, just the notebook and the blanket he's sitting on, since his knife is safely hidden in his belt behind his back. His bare, tattooed arms are covered in cuts and rope-burns, but since it's been over a day now, he's cleaned off the blood as best he could given the circumstances. They are slowly beginning to heal, and in the process have gone from stinging mostly to itching uncomfortably, so that every now and then, he reaches over and briefly rubs the skin next to one of them, to distract himself from the sensation.]

[But for now, his attention's focused on the notebook, as he's trying to figure out the severely outdated, by his world's standards technology.]

Since it looks like we're finally getting a break... My name's Daniel Zhu, I only arrived here a while ago. Anybody mind filling me in what's going on here? I got the basics. Now I'm still waiting for the explanations.

[Oh, yeah. He has figured it out enough to attach a fake name, corresponding his story, to the post. Operative and all.]

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[priceofpower]

[Well, accent or no, it can't hurt to try and see what else a fellow new arrival might know.... So when the feed starts, there's a young tattooed girl staring at him with a small scowl.]

You aren't the only one still waiting, believe me. So far everyone on this planet is completely useless.

[cerberusbadass]

[Vasja, do you even know what to make of a Chinese accent? ... On second thought idk if I want to know what that equals in SW universe. LMAO]

[But wow, those are some prominent tattoos, girl. Not that that's a bad thing, since she looks mostly human to him, and the inhuman features - skin colour, eyes - aren't anything that isn't possible in his own universe with some effort.]

Where'd they take you from then?

[priceofpower]

[Seriously, far outer rim maybe? It's a weird accent, that's all she knows sob]

[But that's right. Totally human here. Totally. And she slumps back a little further into her corner at the question, frowning.]

Some planet called Mandalus. I can't tell you much more than that, because I never heard of it from any system I know of before I arrived there. What about you?

[The back alleys of some backwater rim planet is her guess, but hey. That's just her.]

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[neveraskedforthis]

Aren't we all still waiting for those.

Anything specific you wanted to know, though?

[cerberusbadass]

[Excuse the implants in the icon, he isn't at the canon point where he has them yet. LMAO]

No idea. Haven't had time to talk to many people here. How long have you been here?

And what I want to know is, how many of us are there? We've just gone through an air raid, I understand. Who's in charge of the defence here? What's our current objective?

[neveraskedforthis]

[ ITS COOL ]

For a little while. Few weeks.

Hard to say how many we are now, as people are prone to popping up and disappearing seemeingly at random, and we haven't got a status report yet. I'd say between hundred and two hundred right now - if you mean only the transports.

[ maybe he'll have an exact number again later. ]

As for your last two questions.... hell if I know. The simple answer would be: The Initiative, and defeating the UE.

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[onemoredeath]

Explanations will only lead to more questions. [ Say hi to the Japanese man in the video who has a slight scowl on his face. The work on their little information pamphlet needs to get done soon since this is getting ridiculous. ]

Or you will decide that we are all insane or have already been brain washed. However, I have been here for seven months so if there is something specific, do ask. I may actually have an answer for you.

[cerberusbadass]

[Ooooo Mr Serial Killer oooo. ♥]

[He snorts, but hey - at least there seem to be plenty humans around. That makes him relax a little, even grant the other man the brief hint of a smirk.]

I just got here a day ago or so. I'm nowhere near where I was before. And I have no idea how it happened. I'm not going to call any of you insane.

Give me an update then. You know the people who greet the newcomers, I guess. Anything you can think of that they wouldn't tell me?

[onemoredeath]

[ Just wait until he meets all the weird creatures like elves and the like. ]

Usually people ask for the nearest bar and brothel, after getting told that the Initiative are fighting a war in time with our help. The United Earth is their target and what remains of this planet is something they also wish to reverse. the Initiative are not some great evil as many will claim, but they are not without their own sins.

Let's see... The weapons do gain skills as you use it; it will act with you commands and develop tricks to help your own weaknesses and within their structure. However, if you do not use it, it will 'die'.

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[sacrificar]

You'll be kept waiting.

[cerberusbadass]

Treated you the same way, did they?

[sacrificar]

They did.

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[bittertears]

Aren't we all.

[cerberusbadass]

I wouldn't know, I only got here. Takes some time to figure out how things work here, I take it?

[bittertears]

More for some than others, myself included.

[a_million_blossoms]

It appears most of us are still waiting for an explanation.

[He also hasn't gotten a satisfactory one, and what little is heard is making him like the place less and less by the second.]

[cerberusbadass]

How long have you been waiting then?

[a_million_blossoms]

I arrived five days ago. My fellow captives have been much more helpful than whoever is responsible for this.

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[totallytrustworthy]

Depends on what you want to hear, mate. If you can handle a bit of intel that sounds like something meant for a bad science fiction contest, then yeah, I can share an answer or two.

[cerberusbadass]

I think at this point I can handle anything. I've just been told we're expected to time-travel. Care to top that?

[totallytrustworthy]

Not sure there is much to top it, to be honest, but if you're buying into it, that's as good a start as any. They send us back to try and change this world. You know, 'make the future a better place'. Seems genuine enough, but who knows?

Still, it's about as close to a vacation as it gets.

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[hellodeadpeople]

What part of 'you were teleported through space and time to help out in someone else's dumbass war' didn't you get?

[cerberusbadass]

[O HI SUBJECT ZERO. ♥]

Yeah, I got that part more or less. Doesn't mean I can completely believe or understand it, but it sounds like that hasn't been a problem for you.

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[wentviral]

Whatever it is, it is not going to last for very much longer.

[ Not if this guy has anything to say about it. ]

[cerberusbadass]

[Oh? Now that's pretty forward. And that makes this guy either an idiot, or a face that should be remembered. Kai Leng chooses the latter.]

And why is that?