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[it's voice, it probably always will be voice, and he doesn't sound pleased.

it didn't take him too long to figure out the bracelet, even if he had never seen technology quite this advanced. and he's not entirely comfortable with it attached to his wrist, but he'll deal.]

How many people are here currently?

[it's a very important question to him

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[Oh, but this is unsubtle... and very interesting.]

Depends who's asking, and why.

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[as subtle as he cares to be!]

Don't tell me I'm the first to wonder with who else I'm stuck on a fucking orbital station? [there's still a hint of disbelief at that part, though, in his voice. sure, he had seen his share of weird shit (and it's not like he's normal either), but that doesn't mean he has to be fine with everything]

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[Barricade laughs lightly.] Most folks are too busy going 'Oh God, where the hell am I, I wanna go home' when they get here.

To answer, not enough 'people' to meet even minimum population requirements of a station this size. And the question you should be asking isn't 'how many', darlin'. It's 'what species of sentients are here'.

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I paid attention to the 'introductions.' [more or less] I don't think anybody here can tell me more than that.

[dar...lin'... though obviously, that's not the most surprising bit of the answer, just the first that threw him off.] Consider that question asked, then.

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They might be able to. Couldn't say, though. I haven't spoken t'most of the key players around here yet. [He will rectify that once he's sure of how they're disposed.]

[He does that to everyone. Worry should only be applied if it progresses to 'sweetie'.] Well, near as I c'n tell, you can split them into three categories - the humans and their subsets, the aliens and their subsets, and the non-organics which are of a myriad of varieties.
And I've heard there are talking animals. Ain't met one yet, though.

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If they do, I'll find out soon enough. [he, on the other hand, is going to try to keep things... not gross, so to speak, unless it'll be necessary. even if his brand of interrogation comes with automatic disposal of organic matter.]

[Alex's been called 'it' more often than any term of endearment, really. even if it's one someone uses on everybody it weirds him out, about as much as hearing about aliens and non-organics (and talking animals). but at least there's no mention of the likes of ... him. still, uh... he stays calm...ish.] That's varied for a population of only about eighty.

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Suggest going back through the network archives. Might find one or two of your questions have been answered already. [It's what he's been doing. Find everything he can about the situation that's been broadcast, and then ask. In the polite way; he never figured out how to interrogate humans the way he could Cybertronians.]

[Barricade would be quite happy to file this fellow in as 'metahuman', as species... doesn't really affect him much. It's not that he finds it unimportant, he just doesn't care. Timestream of origin matters more.] Yes, well, when people from every dimension are tripping through a space-time rift...

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[he's not exactly patient, but he'll probably just do that too, out of nothing better to do here...] Maybe, at least it'll provide with something to do.

Doesn't make it much less... difficult to believe. [and he shrugs, while not visible since it's audio, a rustle of ... fabric (sort of) can be heard over the link.]

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Relieve a little boredom 'till you decide if you want better living spaces, anyway. Though if you're that pressed for activities, seems like 'annoying your neighbors' is pretty popular. [It's what Barricade's planning on doing, after all.]

Yeah, I know. Don't blame you for being skeptical, either. I would be too. [If he wasn't familiar with this sort of thing already.]

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You need neighbors for that first. [he doesn't... really need any living spaces, but maybe one day, to seem 'normal' if necessary.]

[the would be but apparently aren't catches his attention, though--] But you aren't. It's not the first time this had happened to you?

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Oh, we're all neighbors here, thanks to the network. [Able to endlessly torment various people all day, every day? Best ever.]

Observant. It's not; I arrived here from a place sorta like this.

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[all of this makes him file you under 'potentially intentionally annoying,' since you seem to have far too many ideas regarding this.] That's true. [but he obviously doesn't sound too excited about that.]

That's fucking unlucky, from one shithole to another. [though same could be said about him and the infected Manhattan...]

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[He's only intentionally annoying when he can get a reaction from it. And this fellow doesn't seem like the sort that would entertaining like that.]

Ain't that how it usually is? Just that the degree of shittiness varies.

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[yep, not entertaining at all-- unless being chased by a giant blade wielding maniac could be considered entertaining in Barricade's books.]

Point. [pause.] Your name?

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[It would be entertaining so long as Barricade's not the one being chased. He had enough of those sorts of reactions not too long ago, thanks.]

Corporal Benjamin Cade. Usually just go by Cade, though. A pleasure...? [Plz fill in the blank?]

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[in that case, best not to get on Alex's bad side.]

Alex Mercer. [first role to play, unknowingly, default role to play knowingly now. though given as he hadn't... had the best experiences with the military:] Corporal? You're in the military?