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[Sounds of boots moving over metal, shifting and careful. After extricating himself and his sniper rifle from a small cage of whalebone (or, he guessed. Couldn't be entirely certain. It did stink, though), Jun made his way carefully through Junkyard]

[A soft male voice, accented, begins with some off-hand commentary, as if he's not entirely aware

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[evaskullface]

[Jun! All right! They could use some techie backup until Kat gets her arm back on--]

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[evaskullface]

[wait a second]

What the fuck are you doing here?

[YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD, BUDDY.]

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[chttrbox_recon]

[GUILT yes, he's supposed to be with Halsey, he knows that ... doesn't so much pick up on the 'dead' thing, though, since dude you were still alive last he saw you!]

That's a very good question. As soon as I find the answer, I'll let you know, Four.

[Good god he hopes he didn't fall out of the Pelican.]

It looks like I'm in some giant scrapyard, currently. Like, a really really weird scrapyard. [He'll switch to video momentarily to pan the surroundings.] I've never seen anything like it. What do you make of it?

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[evaskullface]

[no video from Emile yet because he's probably in his stupid MMO avatar, sob]

Called the Junkyard. It's where we all showed up.

[But given that he, Carter, and Kat were all pretty badly injured--]

You okay?

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[chttrbox_recon]

More than a little confused, but fine other than that. Thought I lost my sniper rifle for a moment, that could have been disastrous. [Are you jealous yet, man? Not even a scratch.]

How do I get out of it? It's not really what I'd call prime real estate. Needs a lake. And some trees ... maybe a couple geese.

Carter and Six here, too? [Wondering if you got the Package delivered okay or if something has gone completely haywire ...]

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[evaskullface]

I'll send you a ping for the exit. Plenty of garden zones for actual scenery when Miss AI isn't having a shitty day.

Me, Carter, Kat, and Jorge. [Try that one on for size.]

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Thanks, Four. I owe ya one. And yeah, I heard about the little AI problem from Black Two.

[...]

[No, really; ... You've stunned Jun silent for a moment.]

Okay, I know things are weird and all here, but that's just mean. [Denial, get]

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[evaskullface]

[He didn't even know that was possible. Score one for Emile?]

I ain't shitting you, Three. Why do you think I was surprised as fuck to hear you?

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[chttrbox_recon]

[Cherish it. Like that's going to happen again any time soon.]

[slowly,] Because I was supposed to be escorting Halsey to CASTLE Base? [Which he was, he swears!]

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[evaskullface]

Cause you're still alive, Jun.

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[chttrbox_recon]

Well, yes, and so are you and Carter, but ... Kat and Jorge?

[So ... confused ... man ... for one, he's TALKING TO YOU RIGHT NOW, and second, you and Carter were TOTALLY still alive last he saw.]

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[evaskullface]

You sure that Pelican didn't blow up on you?

--Six got the package to the Pillar of Autumn, by the way.

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[chttrbox_recon]

I don't think so ... I would have remembered something like that, right? It was clear, skies were clear, ground was clear ... [One big gaping crater, really ... fantastic, Emile, now Jun's paranoid that he is really dead.]

[He almost misses that second comment because he was trying to remember if the Pelican did explode or anything] What? Oh, good! Great! I knew you guys could do it. You ... wait, Six? Just Six? [Sinking feeling in stomach, go]

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[evaskullface]

Just Six. I got to man the gun, clear the skies. Saw Six hand the package to Keyes, and then--

[and then--

Well, it wasn't nearly as impressive as Jorge taking out a goddamn supercarrier, that's what it wasn't. Just some run-of-the-mill Zealots. Emile had killed hundreds of Zealots.

Guess everyone gets lucky sooner or later.]

--and then I'm waking up here in the hospital with plasma burns on my chest.

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[...]

[*bing* Emile just unlocked accommodation: Cricket! for getting Jun speechless twice in one conversation. 5G]

But ...how is that even possible? [Still not believing you.]

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[evaskullface]

[Yesssss that puts him ahead of Jorge again, score.]

Hell if I know. All I know is Kat and Jorge are here, and now we got the whole team except Six.