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I'll keep this short and to the point to give you guys time to strategize, catch up, all of that.

Congrats on your Magatus missions. Looks like everything's been cleared out as best as we can, but the region's been evacuated thanks to a couple of factors.

The new problem is we just added a bunch of people to city limits.

I've got some good news and some bad news.

Bad news: need some people out in Pesgare to do some deepdiving and recovery. It doesn't look like there's anything out there that'll kill you, but I need something from down there to stabilize Recollé itself.

Good news: got the subway working. Did you know it was just about coding? That's a little crazy to me and okay, I might have found out on accident, but…whatever was blocking exits from the city was just a false creation.

It means getting out of here and checking out the progress outside. The trains will be ready for departure in about a week, I'll get some maps drawn up and everything. I could really use some of you on location scouting.

Finally…who knows about machinery? We've got a problem we should probably look into, but keeping track of that eye's a huge pain in the ass.

Discuss, get in touch with me, prepare. You know the drill.

Zee Carlisle
Hiring Manager
Retr

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Not if you happen to know her favorite sports team and got her courtside tickets for the playoffs.

[It's not devious, it's resourceful!]

[That's emits a chuckle from Derek. Not that she can hear it.]

That's resourceful. But that also means she wasn't a great body guard if she was so easily bribed.

You could look at it that way, but I prefer to think she was flexible enough with her priorities to be open to new interpretations.

Besides, she was actually pretty cool, I think she understood what was important and what was my mother being overprotective.

And your mom never found out?

Not yet.

Don't worry, though. She's found plenty of other stuff to complain about!

Is she one of those moms who demand you call her every day just so she knows you are alive?

Less that and more finds it necessary to judge every choice I make. This is irresponsible, that is too dangerous, blah blah. I know she means well, but... I'm not sure she ever hears me when we talk.

Can't remember if I asked this... but are you an only child? How she is acting sounds like a parent who only had one kid.

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It's that obvious, huh? Though I'm shocked my mother didn't take pains to try and find a replacement for me when I've really disappointed her.

...that was a joke. Er, well, hopefully so.

It was either you were an only child or the youngest and your older siblings failed to meet her expectations.

Careful, there is still adoption.

True. There are days I wouldn't put it past my mother to adopt a Rhodes Scholar just so she has another example I'll fail to aspire to.

I feel kinda bad, I make it sound like she's a monster when she's been really good to me. At the very least, I could have a lot more to complain about.

This is true, your mom could have you join an evil organization and cause you to be involved in a murder plot. So really, yes, it could be worse.

[It takes her a minute to respond, because... that was oddly specific, and she's struggling to formulate an appropriate response.]

I'm guessing that's not just a hypothetical situation, is it?

My other self's life kinda sucked when he was 16.