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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]

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.]