un: Accelerator | text

[levelshift]

According to Aurora, Echo loses something every time they bring someone in.

And don't bother asking her if there's a way to get back whatever the fuck you lose if you die. She said revival breaks the natural order of the world, so that's why there's a cost.

[There, important information disseminated. He needs a coffee.]

Comments

[waytodie]

I suppose requesting audience with her controllers will get us nowhere.

[levelshift]

Doubt it. I don't think anyone has ever been able to speak to Echo directly. With this new information who knows if it's even possible.

[waytodie]

Such is the way of shadow agencies… still so annoying.

[levelshift]

'Still'?

[waytodie]

This is not my first clandestine agency to be dealing with. They may have different goals and tactics, but there are similar threads among them all, I think.

[levelshift]

[Well, that has to be a useful skill.]

Any advice for the rest of us?

[He'll take any information he can get if she's willing to give it! He isn't picky.]

[waytodie]

[Useful skill, lifetime trauma; tomato, tomahtoh.]

If we're being logical, the best advice is to be as loosely tied to them as possible.
You do not want to be interesting to them, because that is when they will find ways to use you to further their agenda.

But I suppose that leaves the opposite advice...
The closer and more allied with them you can make yourself, the more likely you may be to get information.

...Of course, they are reading and listening to everything on these networks, I am sure.
So... by nature of telling you my thoughts, they may change their approach entirely. If they were even willing to listen to someone trying to ally themselves to them in the first place.
The beauty (and horror) of it is... you'll never actually know.

[levelshift]

[One person's trauma is another person's useful skill!

And even if Echo is reading all of this (Accelerator doesn't consider Aurora reading this to be a bad thing, he likes her), then it's fine. It's still good information to consider.]

I see. So we're basically screwed, is that right?