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[ Jack takes a shaky breath as he turns on the MID. He can do this, this gadget he's hooked up to is almost like a radio. It's just sort of stuck to his hand for the foreseeable future. Which is still a step up from jamming a needle in his arm on the regular to boost his EVE. ]

...hard to believe I'm in outer space, it's not the sort of thing you expect to hear outside of books. [ He pauses to laugh under his breath. It's a ragged sort of sound, with a faint edge of exhaustion to it. ] Then again, so do underwater cities.

Hopefully this place'll be nicer than Rapture. [ Though that sudden shift in lighting and the new strict people in charge have him a bit unsettled. ]

Anyways... I was wondering. Has anyone here heard of an Irish fella by the name of Atlas? He was helping me before I ended up here. I don't feel right leaving him in the wind.

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[orplasmic]

[ He sighs. ]

Yes. It was underwater. Also falling apart.

[ Plus almost the entire population was trying to murder him. ]

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[procedures]

[ That last part would be familiar, at least. ]

Guess not even Atlantis lasts forever. Was it nice there? Relatively speaking.

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[ God save him from people who keep asking this. ]

No, it really wasn't. People down there were willing to hurt kids if it would get them something they wanted.

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[ Oh. Well, then. ]

Screw them all to hell, in that case.

I'd congratulate you for getting out of there, but I'm new to the ship myself.

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I need to go back, honestly. I made a promise to someone.