text; un: reiner

[hometown]

I've got a question for anyone willing to answer.

Would you say you come from a generally peaceful world or a violent one?

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[hometown]

Let me guess: it pays well, so people keep taking the job?

[abnormalizes]

Bingo. Plus the other options that'd pay similarly aren't much safer.

[hometown]

That makes sense. And it's easy to think, 'The mortality rate is high, but it won't happen to ME.'

[abnormalizes]

They're not exactly up front about the death toll when you sign up, and after you're on board your managers kill you if you try to quit. So you're kind of hosed even if you do expect to die.

[hometown]

I know I keep saying it, but that sounds more and more like war. The price of desertion being death.

[abnormalizes]

They have the pretty speeches about contributing to a greater cause in common, too.

[hometown]

Yeah. Those can be pretty compelling.

[abnormalizes]

'Face the Fear, Build the Future' is L Corp's slogan. I'd like to meet whoever came up with it and give them a good smack.

[hometown]

If I meet someone spouting that, do you want me to send them your way or slug them outright?

[abnormalizes]

You should punch them. And then tell me so I can punch them later.

[hometown]

You got it.

[abnormalizes]

Thanks. It'd be good if more people from my home came here since Ellipsa is objectively better, but I don't have to like them.