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[lingeringhope]

[Hope's voice is clear and clipped.]

If you would like to leave a message, you may do so here. I can't promise to respond. I have many demands on my time, and this sort of thing is far down the list. Still, if you would like to, you may.

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[synthedick]

You know how to read any of this? Because from what I can tell, it doesn't look good.

[And now he's sending over the files Nate sent him. Yeah, he probably should have gone to Sorrow with this, but he's trying to manage the synth equivalent of his blood pressure at the moment, which is through the roof with disgust.]

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[lingeringhope]

[It takes some time before Hope replies, since he is looking over the files. When he does, his voice is tight and controlled.]

Tranquility will be able to read it. However, it is clear enough regardless.

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[synthedick]

[Nick hears that tone, and given his own from the initial message, he does not blame him for anything he may be feeling.]

It gives us some explanation on why they might be attacking us. I know you were hoping to talk to them, but I don't think you oughtta get close to any of them until we can be sure they're not being controlled.

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[lingeringhope]

If they were being controlled, surely they would have alerted the Null to our presence already. If anything, this only means that I must try harder to contact them. They need our help - my help.

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[synthedick]

What makes you think they haven't alerted the Null? For all we know, they may just be getting prepared for another go at the city, now with more weapons to deal with those of us who caused some real problems for them last time.

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[lingeringhope]

They first encountered you some time ago. If they had alerted the Null, we would all be dead already. There are more than enough Null nearby to destroy us easily.

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[synthedick]

Good to know.

[Just one more pervasive threat to be worried about.]

Once we get you in touch with them and you help them, what happens then?

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[lingeringhope]

I don't know. They will help us as much as they can, of that I can be sure.