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[hostage]

[No video. Getting to be a habit with him these days, but really... who wants to see him looking like he does right now? Thank him later. If he sounded bad before, he sounds much worse now. The way someone would sound when they've spent a week vomiting. That's why he keeps the message relatively short and sweet.]

I tested the, um... the verstatsi. The U.E.'s drug.

In case the obvious needed stating: don't try it.

Full report coming once I can get my ass outta bed, but I can tell you it's about half-opiate, half-synthetic. The comedown's a total bitch and I ain't just talking like regular use. I mean like one shot and you're gonna need another fix in a few hours unless you like spending the next few days worshiping the porcelain god. Seriously, I'm a professional and this stuff... is bad. I don't think we got a lotta samples around here but take my word for it and don't mess around with it. I done H. This is worse than H. Way worse.

So that's your little P.S.A. and don't roll your eyes 'cause this ain't some D.A.R.E. bullshit, yo. I'm serious.

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[hostage]

None of my organs failed... uh, yet.

[noble_nate]

Yet. Well that's certainly reassuring. Please tell me you have at least seen a healer or a doctor.

[hostage]

No point.

[noble_nate]

I suppose you know yourself well enough to make that sort of judgment, though you should at least consider getting looked over once you're recovered... to make sure there aren't any lasting effects.

As far as other people trying to follow in your footsteps, the little that remains of the sample I brought back is well out of anyone's reach.

[hostage]

[He's shrugging off those concerns for his welfare. Oh no, what's it going to do? Kill him?]

We better hope the U.E. don't figure out a way to sneak this shit into our people.

[noble_nate]

I have no doubt they'll try someday, although I don't think they realize yet how big a threat we are to them.

[hostage]

Yeah. But we won't be able to hide forever.

[noble_nate]

No, we won't. Which is why we need to find an antidote for this and try to get more of the UE citizens on our side.