[He's used to it now, given that he's been doing missions all over the world for years--but he gets it. He still remembers what it felt like to see the sky for the first time, after he'd broken out of the lab. It's a sight he hates, but that doesn't make its vastness any less overwhelming.]
You don't have any boats?
[He didn't think the death curse was like. Contagious? Unless Mathis just means no one travels because they all die so quickly. Or maybe it's just because they're a remote island. Lucas told him a little bit about it, but not much.]
N-no, we don't. The sea around Arpéchéle is too treacherous to sail, so we also don't receive any visitors that way...
[and, after a moment:]
It's... best for us to largely go undiscovered, though. We have restrictions on the use of Reliver technology, so that it's only used on individuals who fully consent, but if other nations knew of it... w-well, we don't really have a military presence to speak of.
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[particularly to someone like him, who's never been able to leave his island country...]
I've often wondered how it must feel to be able to look out over the ocean, and know that you could cross it.
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You don't have any boats?
[He didn't think the death curse was like. Contagious? Unless Mathis just means no one travels because they all die so quickly. Or maybe it's just because they're a remote island. Lucas told him a little bit about it, but not much.]
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[and, after a moment:]
It's... best for us to largely go undiscovered, though. We have restrictions on the use of Reliver technology, so that it's only used on individuals who fully consent, but if other nations knew of it... w-well, we don't really have a military presence to speak of.
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Radiates bad vibes at both the thought of Reliver tech and worse vibes at the thought of it getting spread around all over the world]
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I-it... it wouldn't go well.
Hopefully, we can eliminate its use completely once the curse is cured.