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[tyrants_son]

[The helmeted visage that appears on-screen hesitates for a moment before nodding to a soft-spoken prompt from someone not on-camera.]

I... [Ugh. How do people even go about this?]

Greetings. [Yes. That seems about right.]

I have not been here long in this city, but neither have I made my presence all that known. I thought that this method would be most expedient to change that.

My... name is Felwinter. While I am no stranger to struggles of survival, I admit, I feel a little...out of my element here.

[By the slight turn of his head it seems that he looks somewhere past the camera, a point confirmed when the off-screen voice speaks up again with an encouraging, "Go on!"

Felwinter seems flustered a moment before he directs his attention to the tablet again.]

In my seeking to understand how I can be of better aid, I have explored the various datapoints and what knowledge they offer. The overwriting of information is...strange. -I digress, however.

My point being... What would be most useful?

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[seeingscarlet]

[Unfortunately, it seems to be part of the whole 'being alive' package. At least for Wanda. She's had times when she was safe and happy but she's not allowed to keep nice things.]

Well, there is no rule that you have to keep the Communications data point. You can try them all for a while if you want. See what you like.

[tyrants_son]

I intend to. If not simply out of curiosity, perhaps something may come up where one may be more useful than another.

[seeingscarlet]

Or if most of the people with one data point disappear. There's no way to predict it, it just happens. One day someone is there and then they just...disappear.

[tyrants_son]

Does this happen very often?

[seeingscarlet]

Too often. Sometimes they come back, but they don't always remember. But most of the time, they just disappear.

[tyrants_son]

...I see. Returned to where they're from?

[seeingscarlet]

I hope so. But we have no way to be sure.

[She closes her eyes and sighs. She really doesn't want to think about Vision lost in a void somewhere.]

[tyrants_son]

....

[He hesitates at that as he pieces some things together.]

...forgive me. This is an unpleasant subject for you.

[seeingscarlet]

I'm sorry. I was with the first group of people taken.

...we've lost a lot of people.

[tyrants_son]

How long ago was that?

[He imagines it's been a considerable time. It must be difficult to watch as people disappear and yet yourself remained.]

[seeingscarlet]

I...I don't know. The days here are much longer than they are on Earth.

I think it has been more than a year. It feels like it. [It's been far too long, that's for sure.]

[tyrants_son]

I have noticed.

[It's been a strange thing to adjust to, but on the whole hasn't made too much of a difference when in general he was still adjusting to just being in a place so quiet, without anyone eyeballing his territory.]

But you persist.

[seeingscarlet]

What choice do we have?

[Sometimes it's still hard to get out of bed but she can't just lay down and give up. Billy and Tommy need her.]

There are still people I care about here.

[tyrants_son]

There is always a choice. They just aren't always pleasant ones.

At least you have found a reason.