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[Today, the message is brief - and Sonya's back to her usual excessive brightness, a deep contrast to the last time she sent out a message.]

So what are everyone's New Year's resolutions? I'm a big proponent of publicly announcing what you intend to do so that later, people can publicly shame you if you don't keep to it. And yeah, okay, no one bust in with "We've been chatting about them elsewhere on the network," I don't stalk you, you shameless egotists, so I haven't heard, and I totally want to know.

Anyway, my number one resolution this year is to quit smoking. Again. And to learn how to cook something - anyone have any suggestions as to where you should start when you're learning to cook?

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[If he gets the reference he shows no sign of it.]

Private.

What about you, huh? What's your deal?

I'm a lawyer. Not-private. Work for the city of New York. Borough of Manhattan. Prosecutor.

[He lifts an eyebrow]

Lawyer, huh?

Kinda hard to imagine you'd get much work around this dump.

[A laugh.]

Oh, you'd be surprised. I've already done a multiple defense - which is sort of outside my wheelhouse, admittedly, but it's work.

That didn't have anything to do with that drama back up on the moon, did it?

He's a clever one. It did, as a matter of fact.

Moppin' up after that clusterfuck musta been a real treat.

A laugh and a half. Fortunately, I'm pretty fabulously competent.

Does the fabulously competent lady have a name?

Sonya.

[A smile]

Sonya, eh? I dig it.

I'll pass that along to my grandma. She'll be happy to hear her name is so appreciated. How long have you been here, Dante?

I got here around the time those zombie things were attacking everyone. Guess that means I'm late to the party.

You seem like you've been around this crap pit a while, though.

I just received my "six months in the crap pit" chip, yeah. So hooray for me.

[Well that's not what he wanted to hear]

How long has this war been going on, exactly?

Long time. People like you and me have been brought here for about the past two years, from what I understand.

And this Initiative isn't any closer to winning this thing than they were when they started.

Or at least it looks that way.

Oh, but surely they have a hidden, secret plan. You simply have to have faith, and submit to getting violently shut down if you try to challenge the Initiative.

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