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Who else knows?

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I'm going to tell Finch. Otherwise, some guy named Yuri who went down there with us is the only other person, and his universe's level of technology isn't anywhere close to Aurora. I don't think he understands anything about how she functions.

I haven't told anyone else.

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We should keep it secret as much as we can. If nothing else give Finch more time to set up protections.

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Yeah, that's fine with me. There was a reason Connor and I didn't tell everyone before.

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I'll work with Finch, but I'm sure he'll tell you if he needs your help.

[levelshift]

Yeah, I'm sure he will.

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Thanks for the info.

[levelshift]

Don't worry about it. If I hear anything about the hospital or people wanting to go down there I'll let you know.

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Thanks.

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Enjoy the train?

[levelshift]

[What a question.]

No. The train itself was interesting, but everything else was a huge pain in the ass.

[aimsforknees]

Did you stay out of trouble?

[levelshift]

How the hell am I supposed to answer that?

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Is that a "no"?

[levelshift]

That's a "I was assigned to Sprawl, that rioting broke out, and I had a gun and a couple of kids to protect."

I'm sure you can put two and two together.

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So, no.

Did you put your gun safety lessons to use?

[levelshift]

I shouldn't be surprised you're asking that and not "how many people did you kill?"

Yes. I didn't point it at anyone I wasn't intending to shoot, I used the safety, and I kept my finger off the trigger unless I was ready to shoot.

And I take the damn thing apart to clean it regularly.

[aimsforknees]

Sometimes using a gun is necessary. Using it responsibly is the important part.

[ He doesn't really care how many people Accelerator killed. John knows enough about him to know a body here or there isn't going to significantly change how many people he's killed or injured. And he's not personally equipped to handle Accelerator being upset about killing people, so he's definitely not asking. ]

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The only people who got shot were the people I wanted to shoot.

[Which is... whatever. It's a drop in the ocean that is his kill count. It's fine.]

What was your impression of that fucking train?

[aimsforknees]

Needed some improvements but mostly not my business. We completed the mission, what they do next is their problem. The kind of change they need is bigger than that.

[ Actually he thinks the train sucked a lot, but he's pretty firmly in the camp of "not my problem". ]

[levelshift]

Holy shit, that's the total opposite opinion of Talis.

I agree with that last part, but "needed some improvements" is an understatement.

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Who?

[levelshift]

New guy who was really serious about saving everyone and fixing their fucked class structure. He wanted my opinion on his ideas.

[aimsforknees]

Some people are idealists.

[ John isn't, and he's fairly sure Accelerator isn't either. ]

[levelshift]

[Absolutely not.]

Yeah, that's what he is. I think he's really sensitive too, so it's a bad combination.

[The way he had reacted to learning about Academy City's whole deal was very telling.]