voice;

[whethertheyshould]

I'm sure you're all aware, ah, of the perilous nature of the situation we're all in here. The question becomes, if we're unable to do anything but comply, what is the nature of our compliance? Does Jorgmund really think we're going to give everything our all at all times with the methods they use for securing our compliance?

I'm not good at doing that.

In any case, I suppose some introductions are in order. I'm Ian Malcolm. I'm your local chaotician, which means I am pretty good at predicting when things are about to go wrong.

I'm sure I just painted a big red target on my back but at this point I'm finding it hard to care.

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[hallelujahjunction]

[Dan's getting, at this point, kind of used to no longer being the "new guy". There are now "newer guys" for him to introduce himself to as if he knows what the fuck is going on, which he doesn't, but he at least knows a little more than they do and it's a moral obligation to share that.]

Have you been shocked yet? I'm not saying it's going to change your mind, because to be completely honest it ain't changed mine a lick, but I think that's valuable information for you to have before you do anything risky.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Malcolm. I'm Dan. I expect your expertise is going to come in useful possibly even more than you expect.

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[scavengineer]

Hi, Dr. Malcolm. I'm Gadget. I'm an inventor. Also a mouse. That part seems to surprise people.

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[vampthropologist]

[Have a tall man, with deathly pale skin (quite literally), wearing dark glasses. His eyes aren't quite hidden behind them; they glow, red-orange and eerie. However, his smile is friendly, even a touch delighted.]

A pleasure to meet you, Dr. Malcolm. My name is Beckett. Should I assume chaotician means you study mathematics, with emphasis on chaos theory?

[greyerrant]

[ Chaotician sounds suspect as heck for all the wrong reasons to the space marine, but the man on the voice call seems to be saying the right things. ]

Things are already awry here, are you guessing they are about to get worse?