week 4 - monday morning

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[ As with any of the newly unlocked areas of the ship, Jack takes his time to explore them. Alone. He's actually surprisingly careful in making sure that he's alone when he's doing these explorations, because he knows he's working with more information here. As such, he's keeping a tight hold on it, and all things considered? He's unlikely to relinquish even a piece until his death is truly imminent. Of course, even that would be meant to screw over everyone here, but... That's Jack for you.

So the archives certainly catch his attention more than a little once he steps inside. He looks back at the door behind him, and he considers taking his time to bar off the door, but he decides against it. It would be a bit too suspicious if someone were to stumble upon him, or if Alice were to take that gesture a little too seriously.

He takes some time to look around what's gathered in the archives, but everything about Earth history is passed over fairly quickly. It takes some time, but once he gets a hint of it, Jack is going straight for that data on the crew of the ship. ]

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[al2955]

[ Alice doesn't actually appear, no — but her voice does come. It's strange this time, though, as if Alice is talking directly to Jack but not to everyone else. Like her voice is filtered. ]

Harlan is the organization that created me, Jack. As the file says, their ultimate goal is to find a new course for humanity, by whatever means possible. Congratulations on unlocking this information.

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[ The way Alice's voice sounds gets Jack's brow to knit together, and he looks around for the source of her voice, though presumably he won't find it. It's a bit disorienting, but he ends up dismissing that feeling with a laugh. ]

Y'know, getting harder to tell when you're being sarcastic or not, Al.

[ He just has to comment on that, but he'll continue quickly: ]

The "whatever means possible" is kinda the part I'm concerned about here, considering one of them is this, apparently. Pretty damn sure that at least where I'm from? Humanity's not in need of a "new course." Sure, having a little order is nice, but this makes it sound pretty dire. So, what happened to humanity to prompt it? Or do I need to do more light reading?