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[B]VOICE 1: Uhhh... Where am I?
[B]VOICE 2: Bring the lights back up slowly, Esgil.
[B]VOICE 1: Who are you guys?
[B]VOICE 3: I'm popping the restraints.
[B]VOICE 2: Wait a minute--
[B]VOICE 3: He checks out. No indication of biotech implants or abnormal physiology. He's no vatsatz.
[B]VOICE 1: Vat what?
[B]VOICE 3: Vatsatz. Either a BioDerm or an Imperial bioengineered spy.
We're not sure which.
[B]VOICE 2: My money's on the Hordes.
[B]VOICE 1: Who are you guys?
[B]VOICE 2: Friends. Trust us.
[B]VOICE 1: Right. You just said you didn't want to let me out of that chair. Why should I trust you?
[B]VOICE 3: Because we're Starwolf too.
[B]VOICE 1: I never heard of you. Where are you from? What system? What pack?
[B]VOICE 3: We can't tell you.
[B]VOICE 2: You wouldn't believe us anyway.
[B]VOICE 3: We are Starwolf, though. Distant kin.
[B]VOICE 2: (mutters) You can say that again.
[B]VOICE 1: I don't buy it. If you're Starwolf, why this symbol? It's not the face of the Great Wolf.
[B]VOICE 2: Listen, the Great Wolf has many faces, OK? This is one of them. Now let's get to your story.
[B]VOICE 3: We want you to tell us about Ymir.
[B]VOICE 1: Why do you want to know about Ymir?
[B]VOICE 2: We're trying to find out as much as we can. Do you mind?
[B]VOICE 1: I still don't know who in Dark you are. Without something more, you aren't getting scat.
[B]VOICE 2: By the Starred Hunter! I can't believe you're dragging things on like this! We told you we're Starwolf! We showed you our tats when we picked you up! We knew the hand codes!
[B]VOICE 1: Sorry, but that's where you screwed up.
[B]VOICE 2: What?
[B]VOICE 1: Yeah, those codes are only used for ceremonial hunting purposes these days. (laugh) Dark, it's like using Latin or English instead of Neolac. You don't have a clue about basic Starwolf combat code.
[B]VOICE 3: We pulled you out of that ship before it was too late.
[B]VOICE 1: Thanks, but maybe you didn't do me that much of a favor.
[B]VOICE 2: What, you'd rather be dead of radiation poisoning? Excuse us for misunderstanding kin ties!
[B]VOICE 3: Shut up, Wrett. I'm going to tell him.
[B]VOICE 2: You can't, Esgil! That's crazy! Tell him and you compromise three hundred years of effort and endanger us all.
[B]VOICE 3: He's kin. That's why we're here, remember? Besides, I'm the ranking officer here.
[B]VOICE 1: What in Dark are you talking about?
[B]VOICE 3: It's easier for me to show you. Come on.
[B]VOICE 2: This is a mistake, Esgil.
[B]VOICE 3: It's my call, Wrett. We need to talk to a survivor. An eyewitness.
[B]VOICE 2: ...
