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[counterstep]

how many people need a primer on survivalism for this mission?
general headcount and identifications would be useful, so others can keep an eye out for you also, once we're in.

( to be helped, of course. )

gathering some info on this already, so I'll edit a bit later to add a basic guide below.

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[levelshift]

[He's fully independent ok, he's got this!!]

You're fucking right it would. I don't know anyone here, and I'm too old for a damn babysitter, so it'd be less of that and more 'creepy stalker.'

[counterstep]

( alas, the folly of man. not like bucky doesn't suffer from the same mentality either or anything. )

you'd be surprised the number of people I've had to proverbially babysit who consider themselves too old for a babysitter and still needed one

( #justsuperheroworldthings )

[levelshift]

[Aurora said the name of the game of teamwork, but teamwork is overrated.]

You must know a lot of dumbasses. [He's so nice.] Are any of them here?

[counterstep]

( god, buddy, you don't even know. you don't even know. there are too many dumbasses and they all think they're the one big hero. it's exhausting. why would anyone want teamwork, dealing with that for years? )

oh definitely

and yes
yes they are

[levelshift]

[This is why being friends with heroes is the worst. Just a bunch of furious dumbasses trying to do the right thing all the time. It's tiring.]

So you're going to split your time between your own survival and keeping an eye on them. That sucks.

[counterstep]

( f a c t s . )

luckily enough it's not exactly new, so I'm used to it already

[levelshift]

What, you've done shit like navigating what's likely going to be a hedge maze that will either maim or kill people before?

[counterstep]

no but I've had to navigate the chaos of a battlefront numerous times so it can't exactly get more stressful than that

[levelshift]

What kinds of battles?

[counterstep]

guns rockets knives
war and other suspects

[levelshift]

Shit, that sounds like a lot.

[counterstep]

yep it sure was

so yeah this is much more of a cake-walk

[levelshift]

Unless the labyrinth ends up being something that needs guns, rockets and knives, right?

[counterstep]

the nature of it being a labyrinth kind of negates that possiblity

or rather
even if there are situations that warrant guns/rockets/knives, it's still a maze with a lot of places to hide

and also if rockets were actually useful, you could just obliterate your way to the end and I doubt they're keen on testing how well we use combustible ammunition

[levelshift]

[................ Well. That's a lot.]

You've given this some thought.

[That isn't a complaint, it's good to get the perspective from someone who's apparently pretty familiar with that kind of weaponry.]

[counterstep]

tactical analysis is part of my regular job

( and he'll just leave it at that. )

[levelshift]

[He can appreciate that as a skill.]

That's really fucking useful. What's your perspective on this whole shitshow in general?

[counterstep]

we can't take anything at face value, but we can't distrust everything we're given either. their providing only what it necessary to appease but not to satisfy, which means their agenda is about control and not whether or not we can really prove ourselves.

there are still too many unknowns to determine their real motives, but the fact they are acting under the guise of helping us is something we should leverage to our benefit. every resource we're given should be used to its fullest.

for now, there is not yet any true cause for alarm. stay the course and keep your eyes and ears open.

[levelshift]

[Accelerator takes a moment to read through all of that and mull it over. Some of that are some of the same conclusions he's come to, though he hasn't given a whole lot of thought to Echo's real agenda.

Control would make a hell of a lot of sense.]

Okay. All of that's useful to know.

Is there any kind of concentrated effort into investigating this shit hole?

[Because if there is it seems like this guy would be involved.]

[counterstep]

not yet

for now, if there were to be anything of the sort, it'd be best to meet in person, as this network is monitored

give it some time though
if I hear anything, I'll let you know

[levelshift]

[Monitored, huh? Like his brainwaves must be, to a certain extent, since his brain is hooked up to Aurora's network so she can compensate for his injury.

He should probably check with her as to whether she's actively monitoring that, or just letting him use her network passively.]

Alright, that's fine. That was all I wanted to ask.

[counterstep]

( getting clarification on that does seem like a smart move, in the moment. )

sure

if you ever need to reach me for any other reason, drop a note in my inbox
we can meet up, if needed

[levelshift]

I'll keep that in mind.

[He types that while inwardly having already decided that there's no way he's ever going to do that if he needs help with something. Asking for help from other people? Nope, no way, not happening.]