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[variableweapons]

Maverick Hunter X to Hunter Base, please respond.

[ His voice was even, his tone absolutely professional. But even though he was doing well in hiding it right now, X was incredibly anxious. Having been teleported to another location without consent was worrying enough; especially given they'd only just recently gotten over the Jakob incident. But

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[martyrtoscience]

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There's no one by either of those names on the contact list.

[variableweapons]

[ ... Wait. ]

There's a contact list?

[martyrtoscience]

On the phones. Everyone who's been brought here like we have is listed.

[variableweapons]

[ X wasn't aware of this. So, give him a few seconds as he fiddles with the phones and scrolls through the contacts. ]

That's pretty convenient.

[martyrtoscience]

I suppose it is.

[Compared to all the inconveniences being here causes, Nikola doesn't feel it makes up for anything.]

[variableweapons]

[ It's a good thing X is unaware of those inconveniences. ]

Were you also brought here to help this world?

[martyrtoscience]

Supposedly we all were, so yes.

[variableweapons]

Are there no locals in the city?

[martyrtoscience]

There are. You might want to stay out of their way.

[variableweapons]

Why?

[martyrtoscience]

They're not very happy with us sometimes.

[variableweapons]

But we're here to save them, aren't we? [ X can be very naive sometimes. ] Why would they resent us for that?

[martyrtoscience]

I'm sure we're a drain on the city.

[Or something like that.]

[variableweapons]

... I don't understand.

[martyrtoscience]

People don't always appreciate heroes. It comes with the territory.

[variableweapons]

... We're here to save them though.

[ Yes, he's repeating himself now. He's just having a hard time believing this. ]