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[A curious young woman appears on the video as she stares at the tablet in her hands, somewhat interested in the new and different and technology and all--when she remembers that oh right, she'd planned on talking to people. Way to make an impression of being focused and prepared...

She clears her throat.] Er, hi there. My name's Shirley, and... These people--y'know, the Initiative and all--they're really not picky when it comes to people who end up here and all, huh? So I just wanted to clarify something: not everything has to be about fighting, right? I can't say I'm good with anything like diplomacy either, but it's a better start than something like shooting someone...

Sorry if it's a simple question. I just wanted to be absolutely sure; thank you for your time in advance.

... actually, there's just one more thing. [A pause, because this is a lot more awkward of a topic to bring up. Still, she can't help but be curious given her own circumstances.] This is probably gong to seem silly, but this isn't actually some kind of weirdly militaristic afterlife, is it?

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Eh, most people here don't know what they're doing.

[It's the closest she'll get to comforting someone.] Don't worry about it. If your weapon's the same as everyone else's, it might do the work for you.

Do the work for me? Seriously? I remember them mentioning how my weapon would grow along with me--whatever that means--but what, you're saying that the gun can just point and shoot on its own?

It won't do that much. You've gotta practice with it, but if you're bad at it...

[A pause. This is hard to explain.] It might change. It'll get easier to use. That's how people explain it.

Change. [Right... Yeah, she's still not really following, but this sounds like the kind of thing you need to see for yourself to really get.] Honestly though, I'd rather avoid using it to begin with.

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