Eliza? Eliza, do you copy?
[The video flickers on a few seconds after the sound. A tall man stands on the dock, and there are a few noticeably odd things about him: most evident are his arms, which even from a distance are obviously not flesh and blood. From his fingertips up to where his shoulders disappear beneath body-armor-styled pads, skin is
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According to my biometric readings, no. [And the fact that he remembers dying, or coming close to it. No need to add that, though.] It's a nice touch to detail, like Charon, but not convincing. Who're you?
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So you're telling me I've died and gone to the Greek Underworld? [Skepticism? Maybe.]
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In awe.
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...whoa.
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Okay
Obviously he's looking at animatronics.
Really, really good animatronics.]
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He's all shiny and...shiny! Like Geth...Legion...but still with, like, a human head. How does that work? What is even going on?]
...oh. Uh! Hi!
You're...uh. You're in the Underworld.
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Except not.
...Still. Information is information.
He crosses his arms.]
So I've heard. [He can't believe he's doing this.] Are we really supposed to take that literally?
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Elena Fisher, journalist - do you need any help finding your way around?
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Adam Jensen. [There's still some grumpiness in his tone, but it's lost the hard edge for the most part.] I'd like directions to the nearest exit, but I'm getting the impression that it's not so simple.
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And yeah, you're right. I'm afraid there's no easy way out Mr. Jensen - but that doesn't mean we're not looking for one of the less easy ones.
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Well, that's a little more encouraging. But if that's still a work in progress, they must have some pretty tight security measures.
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[...That... has to be the most forward inquisition pertaining to his augs that he's ever received.] Adam Jensen.
...Workplace accident a few months ago. [Which isn't a lie. It happened in the workplace, and it was an accident.]
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[A pause. And then there's a hesitant quality to his tone -- not exactly a duh sound, but wtf even kids know this kind of thing these days.] ...Augmentations. Biosynthetic prosthetics.
Never seen them in person before? ["in person," "through communications" -- whatever. Close enough.]
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