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[dorkytracksuit]

Are you alive?

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[twopercent]

Yes.

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[dorkytracksuit]

Are you bleeding to death? I'd like to point out how sad it is that I feel like I have to ask you that question in the first place.

[twopercent]

I'm fine. Don't worry, I'm not on the base anymore.

[dorkytracksuit]

You are not fine, people who are fine don't go "lol i got to go get tortured now, later." but that's beside the point.

Look, have you seen the news yet?

[twopercent]

No. Why?

[Oh no, Jack has a baaaaaad feeling about this.]

[dorkytracksuit]

They're framing you.

[twopercent]

What?

[dorkytracksuit]

The kid, his family, they're saying you did it. It's a manhunt.

[twopercent]

....

Figures. The general needed to cover it up somehow, and I was just the right tool for the job.

[dorkytracksuit]

[He decides not to point out that Jack practically volunteered for the position.]

You need to find somewhere safe to stay.

[twopercent]

I'm working on it.

[dorkytracksuit]

You don't always have to do everything by yourself, you know.

[twopercent]

Yeah, well, I don't know many of you out there. But I do know there's at least a few kids, teenagers. I'm not going to make them get involved in any of this any more than they already are.

[dorkytracksuit]

So then don't stay with a kid or a teenager. Just ask someone.

[twopercent]

It doesn't matter who it is now, they'll still be in danger. I'm not about to lead the police straight to anyone else on the Network.

[dorkytracksuit]

Just take care of yourself. Alright?

[twopercent]

You too. How are things on your end?

[dorkytracksuit]

Are you trying to make small talk right now?

[twopercent]

I'm trying to make sure everyone's okay.

[dorkytracksuit]

The one you need to worry about right now is yourself, if someone else needs help we'll take care of them.

[twopercent]

For all I know, you're another teenager. Someone who shouldn't be getting involved in whatever the hell it is that's happening here.

[dorkytracksuit]

I'm an adult. And even if I wasn't it's not like any of us were given a choice to be involved or not. Don't try to be everyone's hero, that's gotten you into enough trouble already.

[twopercent]

It was my decision. My choice.

Just because nobody had a choice on their involvement in this mess, doesn't mean anyone else has to put themselves in harm's way.

[dorkytracksuit]

Including YOU!

[twopercent]

Someone has to get their hands dirty. I've done it enough already, what's one more mission? It's better than seeing kids who don't know what they're getting into wind up dead.

[dorkytracksuit]

Jack, you are driving me crazy. The goal should be to look after everyone. Not just to sacrifice, nobody wins with that plan.

[twopercent]

You've seen how well that goal is working.

[dorkytracksuit]

Yeah, one dead when we didn't even know what the hell was happening.

[twopercent]

And we still don't know a hell of a lot more than we did back then. You think there aren't going to be more innocent people that die? Have you seen the new people entering the network, completely fucking clueless about the danger they're in?

[dorkytracksuit]

It's not going to happen!

[twopercent]

...I don't want it to either. That's why I have to do this.

I know you don't understand, but I'm not asking you to. It's my life, and my choice.

[dorkytracksuit]

Just stay alive.