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[ourlastbesthope]

Dark matter collection is...difficult. [He sounds groggy, like he just woke up, or, more accurately, like he hasn't slept for a while. Exhaustion might also be the reason why he actually brings up something about his past, and why his thoughts are slightly scattered. He'll get to the point eventually...]There were people at home, when we tried it,

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[needshumility]

What would the bomb have done if it had been used?

[ourlastbesthope]

Destroyed the world. [Pause.] Literally.

At least on the scale that we were using it.

[needshumility]

Why would anyone think to create something that would destroy the world?

[ourlastbesthope]

...I created it, Eddie. But not to destroy the world.

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[mrs_persson]

It has happened elsewhere. In any number of worlds and times, on scales ranging from cities to nations to entire worlds.

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[ourlastbesthope]

I thought as much. It's why I'm glad I'm not there to see how they bastardize my work.

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[mrs_persson]

Do you feel responsible for it, in some way?

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[ourlastbesthope]

It's my work. Of course I do.

[doctor_j_crane]

People underestimate the power that can be found in simple terminology.

[ourlastbesthope]

You mean about the word bomb?

[doctor_j_crane]

And in general. What would you have called it if not a "bomb"?

[ourlastbesthope]

I'm not quite sure.

I never really gave it much thought.