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[thechoiceisyours]

[Chris smiles and gives a small wave at the camera when the feed starts, then turns his hand to show Hope's blessing on the back of it.]

So uh, who else got one? And are they all from Hope, or...?

[This is so cool you guys he wants to see who else got what. And for something else slightly less important by still cool--]

Oh, also, my iPhone was up and working for a bit thanks to Pell, and I managed to get some music off it. I'll share on the condition no one makes fun of my taste.

[The last comment is a joke--he's really not going to be too hurt by jabs about his choice in music--but the offer is serious, and attached is a download of the music he's copied off so far. It's kind of a slow process, so there's still more on the phone that he can transfer later.]

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[voice]

[thechoiceisyours]

Huh. Why were they um... Why were they created, then?

[He has a guess with the 'civilian' comment and stuff about governments falling, but who knows he could be totally wrong.]

Yeah. It's weird how lonely it can be here, even when you're stuck in a pretty small cave with a bunch of people.

[Or even in a house with friends.]

[voice]

[circumitus]

The original project was funded for militarization purposes, but think my mother had different plans in mind. She wanted to study the psychology of synthetic life.

[Too bad her aspirations are what ultimately got her killed.]

Doesn't help being in a city that should obviously be populated by more people.

[Though she knows it isn't just that.]

[voice]

[thechoiceisyours]

Is she a psychologist, then?

[Or detouring from a different job to study the subject? He could see it being an area of interest to computer scientists or sociologists or even biologists.]

I know, right? It's weird. And like, knowing there were here before that got totally wiped out somehow is not exactly reassuring.

[voice]

[circumitus]

...Was. [Awkward.] But yes, she was a psychologist, among other things. She was, um. Very smart.

[Oh hey, mystery genocides sounds like a way happier subject, doesn't it?]

No, it particularly isn't when there's no guarantee that we won't have to deal with whatever killed them eventually. [That's such a cheerful thought.]

[voice]

[thechoiceisyours]

Oh. Sorry.

[He knew shed said her family was just her dad and brother, but that didn't necessarily mean her mother was dead and he didn't want to assume. But now he feels a bit bad.]

She sounds smart though, yeah. My um, friend was studying psychology in college for awhile, and it's... Really complicated.

[All an understatement. But yes, mystery deaths are a much simpler if somewhat more morbid a topic.]

Yeah, and the gods won't tell us what happened, at least from what I've seen.