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[cicumae]

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[el_legendaire]

Both. Somewhat.

[cicumae]

Both? It must be convenient to be skilled in a variety of areas, sir...?

[el_legendaire]

Call me Duke.

A bit of engineering and chemistry were sort of part and parcel with my line of work. What can I do for you?

[cicumae]

Well, I was hoping to be rid of a -- certain piece of equipment that I would have trouble dismantling myself. I would gladly repay for any help in any way that I can.

[comprehends]

It would seem so. I have also noticed that the frequency of disasters is diminishing.

... And of new arrivals.

[cicumae]

I seems that new arrivals come in groups -- perhaps this group has finished? Though it certainly is a relief that things have quieted down somewhat.

[comprehends]

Yes; the pattern seems consistent with what we've seen thus far. It is quite interesting, how the system is organised; all new arrivals continue to share a distribution across a multitude of environments, even environments that our captors have already mined in previous waves.

I wonder at the purpose.

... A relief. I agree. As often as it brings the promise of comrades, when they come in quantity, it's difficult to distinguish friend from foe.

One cannot be too careful.

[cicumae]

Well -- while it is true that certain individuals are more on the antagonistic side, most of the individuals here seem quite willing to cooperate in order to survive this strange situation.

[voice ; filtered]

[7livesleft]

Thanks for the update. That's good to know.

He tell anything about those plans of his?

[voice ; filtered]

[cicumae]

Nothing very specific, I'm afraid, but he seems intent on bringing about balance through chance-based judgment.

[voice ; filtered]

[7livesleft]

Right. That again. He sounds pretty obsessive gambler.

How'd you find him? Just got lucky?

[voice ; filtered]

[cicumae]

I'd actually met with him before his change. He hadn't relocated since, though it seems he's now left the docks.

[heal_harder]

...Antidotes?

[cicumae]

Yes, I may be having a bit of a -- poison issue, possible.

[heal_harder]

I see...
Well, what do you know about the poison?
And do you mean that it's possible you'll end up dealing with a poison situation... or that you're currently dealing with a situation that might be poison-related?

[cicumae]

It's -- a bit of a complicated situation, but in the worst case situation, I may need more a certain antidote that I only have a small sample of at the moment.