Wake up, Resident Hail.

I am Sear. and you have rested an adequate amount.

Today, unlike any day you have lived in your slightly asynchronous life, will be uniquely complex.

Dr. Grant has taken notice of your recovery, which is progressing at a rate far surpassing all expected outcomes.

In short, she is not only witnessing a man stepping back from the very precipice of death,

but watching his body repair itself almost too quickly to be believable.

It is likely she will come with questions today.

Or, if not her, certainly someone from Tower Security.

We must play this just the right way, Resident Hill.

To them, you are still,'s Finn, Gorson.

If they are generous, you will be seen as a fool who fell victim to a superior intellect.

A man without malicious intent, but also without good judgment.

If they are not generous,

and I must warn you, that adjective is rarely applied to Tower Security.

You will be branded a traitor, an attempted terrorist,

and a detriment to the long-term success of airlith dynamics.

I am sure you can gauge which of these outcomes is the more likely.

Either way, I doubt your life is in peril today. You are useful as a test subject.

This much has been demonstrated.

Aerilith would not waste such a resource so cavalierly.

However, your continued survival is not our only goal today.

We need to get out of Aege's Tower and back to Halcyon as soon as possible.

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