[ it's funny how something as seemingly trivial as a small outburst can cement the fact that he is, in fact, conversing with a universal variation of himself. he doesn't know what the man looks like or what his life was like back on his earth, but beneath that layer of defensive sarcasm lies the same rationale he follows.
over the course of the past few months, he has been trying to stay as uninvolved with displaced politics as possible, outright rejecting any suggestions to participate in projects or movements that won't bring him any closer to solving the ever-prominent mystery of how they were all brought to this world.
he is still trying to do that, but as much as he would like to remain impartial, he can't ignore what riverstone wants from them. so, yeah, tony's right. he is going to jeopardize what he has been working so damn hard to maintain since his arrival here — a low profile out of the eyes of, if not the public, any large corporations. but here's the thing, he isn't prone to regretting any actions he deems necessary and, in this particular case, he believes that his involvement is what's needed because the consequences can have a potential long-term effect on everyone here.
and as much as he hates to admit it, he isn't any closer to figuring out who is behind the cross-dimensional kidnappings. riverstone allegedly claims to know, so even if he doesn't have an ounce of trust in them, however this exchange turns out, there does remain at least a fraction of a chance that they might learn something that will help them with their primary objective.
considering they're going to be on this earth for an indeterminate amount of time, he can't turn a blind eye to the very prevalent threat of a large corporate entity getting their hands on any displaced DNA. the ramifications of that happening would be astronomical. ]
you're right. we should be focusing all of our time and resources into figuring out how to return everyone back to our respective worlds. i know that. but we can't just sit back and ignore something that could change the course for every single displaced on this earth, which does include us btw, because we don't want to draw attention to ourselves.
objectively, it is a short-term goal, but it also has potential long-term consequences that could negatively affect all of us.
we don't know how long we're going to be here and i'd like to make sure that while we ARE here, we're not gonna get ourselves screwed over before we even manage to get a step closer to solving who or what is bringing us here
i know this isn't ideal for either of us, but i'm not asking you to get involved. i don't want you to get involved.
i'm just letting you know my decision ahead of time, so you can take whatever measure you deem necessary to prepare for the outcome. i would like to point out that there is a strong likelihood that the only one who will be seriously impacted by this is me and only me. we might share the same name, but i think it kinda ends there.
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over the course of the past few months, he has been trying to stay as uninvolved with displaced politics as possible, outright rejecting any suggestions to participate in projects or movements that won't bring him any closer to solving the ever-prominent mystery of how they were all brought to this world.
he is still trying to do that, but as much as he would like to remain impartial, he can't ignore what riverstone wants from them. so, yeah, tony's right. he is going to jeopardize what he has been working so damn hard to maintain since his arrival here — a low profile out of the eyes of, if not the public, any large corporations. but here's the thing, he isn't prone to regretting any actions he deems necessary and, in this particular case, he believes that his involvement is what's needed because the consequences can have a potential long-term effect on everyone here.
and as much as he hates to admit it, he isn't any closer to figuring out who is behind the cross-dimensional kidnappings. riverstone allegedly claims to know, so even if he doesn't have an ounce of trust in them, however this exchange turns out, there does remain at least a fraction of a chance that they might learn something that will help them with their primary objective.
considering they're going to be on this earth for an indeterminate amount of time, he can't turn a blind eye to the very prevalent threat of a large corporate entity getting their hands on any displaced DNA. the ramifications of that happening would be astronomical. ]
you're right. we should be focusing all of our time and resources into figuring out how to return everyone back to our respective worlds. i know that. but we can't just sit back and ignore something that could change the course for every single displaced on this earth, which does include us btw, because we don't want to draw attention to ourselves.
objectively, it is a short-term goal, but it also has potential long-term consequences that could negatively affect all of us.
we don't know how long we're going to be here and i'd like to make sure that while we ARE here, we're not gonna get ourselves screwed over before we even manage to get a step closer to solving who or what is bringing us here
i know this isn't ideal for either of us, but i'm not asking you to get involved. i don't want you to get involved.
i'm just letting you know my decision ahead of time, so you can take whatever measure you deem necessary to prepare for the outcome. i would like to point out that there is a strong likelihood that the only one who will be seriously impacted by this is me and only me. we might share the same name, but i think it kinda ends there.