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[longestcon]

[The post starts off with a long silence.]

I've heard some... some talkin'. Talkin' from people I thought were my friends. Talkin' sayin' I'm someone I'm not.

Maybe I should introduce myself and settle this once and for all?

[The post switches to video - a handsome, clean-shaven face smiles towards the camera winningly.]My name's Atlas, an' I'm

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[video]

[defiant_eye]

[ Oh hey, she remembers that one from her first day. It's been a while since then though. Mock reproach is in order! ]

And here I thought you'd found a way out and left without telling me.

[ Tsk, tsk, tsk. ]

Rapture. Never heard of that one before.

[video]

[longestcon]

[He smiles. Allllll charm.]

Don't worry. If I find a way outta here, I'll tell everyone I can - includin' you.

Well, no surprise there. It was "exclusive".

[video]

[defiant_eye]

Exclusive... to whom?

[video]

[longestcon]

Whoever the great Andrew Ryan chose, seems like. [You can taste the sarcasm.]

Workin' people. Scientists. Artists. All kinds, from all over.

[video]

[defiant_eye]

The great Andrew Ryan.

[ She is repeating it, in a tone similar to his, wondering if the name should tell her something when it clearly doesn't. She lights a cigarette, briefly contemplating whether the subject could be of interest to her.

When she takes the first drag she's already decided that it's not. ]

So your friend's giving you trouble? Was that the kid who said you were...

[ She trails off for a moment, scratching her temple with her thumb while trying to recall the exact words he used. ]

...extremely dangerous?

[video]

[longestcon]

Somethin' like that. [He shrugs, doing his best to look troubled. To his credit, he's an amazing actor.]

I dunno- I don't even know what happened. [He runs a hand through his hair, shaking his head, eyes not meeting the camera.] Just lost my family, an'... an' now I'm here.

[video]

[defiant_eye]

He also said you're a liar.

[ And either that's true or the kid is the one lying. Sensitivity is not a word that sees much use in her vocabulary either way. He does look very troubled though and Elle is just about ready to accept... grudgingly accept that not everyone here is a criminal of sorts. ]

[video]

[longestcon]

[He laughs, just once, a low sort of broken sound.] Ain't that just the twist in the knife? Kid was my friend once. Now he's sayin' all this stuff I don't even remember happenin'.

[video]

[defiant_eye]

Now why would anybody do that to their friend?

[ Sympathetic disbelief with undertones that are distinctly not sincere concern, but whether they are of the 'I really don't believe you' or 'I really don't care' variety is hard to say. ]