[Jack, now properly reset to his canon point for his app to wishingscales]

[whatseparates]

...Well.

It's got to be better than Rapture, right? Anything would be better than this. And I don't think I'm likely to see Atlas or...or Ryan there. It'll be fine.

Right?

_...Right?

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[here_take_this]

[Have a little sister AU Sherry watching him.]

[whatseparates]

Oh. Hi.

[here_take_this]

[Waves hi but stays back, this one smells wrong... It's still moving, but smells like an Angel.... Why?]

[whatseparates]

It's okay.

[here_take_this]

You're not one of the bad men? [She won't scream for Mr. Bubbles yet though she knows one's nearby if needed.]

[whatseparates]

No. _{I don't think so.}

[here_take_this]

[She moves a little closer to get a better look at him]

[rianofski]

Fortunately for you, I am trapped elsewhere. Though if you're extremely unlucky -- and you've never had good luck, have you? -- you might meet another version.

[whatseparates]

I don't think I've had enough time to figure out what kind of luck I have.

[rianofski]

No? And here I thought your entire life was a string of misfortune.

[whatseparates]

Caused by other people. That's not luck.

[rianofski]

A bad series of events, then. Maybe things will improve wherever you're going next. At least you know Atlas isn't there.

[whatseparates]

Yeah.

_{I just don't understand why he...}

[wouldnotkindly]

Anywhere's got to be better than Rapture. [Then again, maybe he's just been lucky.]

[whatseparates]

That's what I'm thinking. The place she's applied for me doesn't look so bad.

[wouldnotkindly]

That's good. [He's always happy to see others — well, himself, really — end up somewhere better off.] What kind of place is it?

[whatseparates]

It's called Termina. There's a lot of talk about storms, and masks, but as far as I can tell...well, there's a little town, and some farms, and...well, it just doesn't seem so bad, that's all.

[wouldnotkindly]

[The masks sound vaguely familiar to him, and not exactly in a good way. Still, though, a slight smile comes to his face.]

Farms, huh... That sounds like it'll be nice.

[whatseparates]

I know I'm not really from a farm, but it makes me feel better all the same.

I'm sorry, I just. Can we test drive?

[girldefective]

Right!

[Cindy is excellent at answering questions. Even when they aren't really questions.]

[whatseparates]

Oh. Hello.

[girldefective]

[Oh, she wasn't really expecting a response. She watches him, fiddling with the ribbons in her hair.]

[whatseparates]

I'm Jack.

[girldefective]

Hi.

[She squints at him. No mask, no armor, no labcoat...but he's interested in her.]

You look weird.

[whatseparates]

*He touches the fabric of his sweater, damp and grimy and blood-spattered.*

I guess I do. Is it scary?