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Bullshit is showing up here with everything on me but my comic books. All those Savage Starlight issues, gone. Just like that. Fuck you too, Initiative.

[A pause. Ellie's never really addressed a group of people. Technology is crazy. Okay, there was a point to this whole thing.]

... anyway, guess I just wanted to say thanks to the people that helped me out when I got here. I found who I was looking for, so. Didn't wanna leave anyone with a cliffhanger.

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Guess I'll take a look. Hopefully they just think it's junk.

Hopefully. [A pause, then:] Oh, unless you're not human, or you're really obvious about being a Transport? Because then they bump up the prices a ton.

I'm pretty plain. The "cute kid" act works wonders.

[A short laugh.] Then pretend you're one of them and milk it for all its worth.

[He's one of those who is very firm on being good to the Exiles, but they can stand losing a few bucks here and there after how much they've raised the prices for non-humans.] How old're you anyway?

Fourteen.

Ah. Just young enough. [And because it's only polite to give information once information's been received.] I'm sixteen. Only two years older, but still way outta the cute-kid range.

... it's kinda surprising how many teenagers there are here.

Kids younger than you are here too. [He puffs out a sigh, clearly ill at ease with that concept.] They say that whoever ends up here is totally random, but I'm not seeing a whole lot of grannies around here. I guess they figure we can fight.

Yeah, I haven't really seen old folks in the training rooms. It's weird.

Right? Pretty much the only old guys I've seen around are really serious warrior dudes. And I haven't met any old ladies at all.

[That gets a sound of amusement. Serious warrior dudes, yeah.]

Guess grandmas wouldn't be much help in a war.

We've already got people baking cookies.

[That pulls a snort of amusement out of him.]

Yeah, and the guy in charge definitely isn't a granny.

[Nice dude, but he looks seriously sketchy.]

Maybe everyone's gotta do double-time with knitting too.

Not even close.

There could be some serious bank in the knitting business here.

Oh yeah. Warm socks and blankets for everyone. I bet they've even got some in the weapons room - weaponized knitting needles make more sense than some of the custom ones I've seen around here.

Weaponized knitting needles sound kinda badass, gotta say.

More badass than some of the weapons I've seen around here. You know that a guy weaponized a teapot?

What? Who the fuck did that?

Just some guy. He didn't wanna fight, so he chose something harmless. I wonder what that thing does now.

Pour molten lava tea?

Hah, yeah. Or acid or something, I dunno.

Sounds delicious.

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