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[ A bit of silence, and the sound of someone clearing his throat.

Guess who finally decided to stop lurking? Thiiiis guy. ]

-- Can I say one thing, about the final frontier?

I thought it was supposed to be a little grander than this. [ THOUGHTFUL PAUSE. ] More lights, you know, and perhaps more windows in the ship so we could actually see things.

But as a measure of curiosity, show of hands, how many of us are just from good old Earth? Been to the moon and not much further, that sort of thing? Because an awful lot of you seem very at home on a bloody spaceship, and I'm feeling a little left out.

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( voice ) /GO GO GO HUFF HUFF HUFF

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[ Capa doesn't point out the fact that Earth didn't have a choice. It was either that or die. But it seems redundant, so he keeps it to himself. ]

We were. A survey was done of the leading experts in their respective fields. The ones that could viably be sent into space were put into training. From there it was a process of elimination.

( voice ) /SLAVES THROUGH

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[ Given the nature of humanity, Eames would honestly not be surprised if it found away to fuck itself in the ass even in the face of certain doom.

He pauses for a moment, to consider. ]

You must be quite the expert, then.

( voice ) o-oh my.

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[ He is arguably the best astrophysicist his version of earth has to offer. ]

It was important for the crew to be self-sufficient. Once we reached the solar winds, we'd loose all satellite communication. Complete dead zone. [ A beat. Capa wonders if he should clarify. ] We couldn't rely on resources back on earth.

[ Which means the best of earth's resources already had to be there. ]

( voice ) imgoingtowatchittomorrow

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-- Which meant that you needed them on board with you. [ SEE, HE UNDERSTANDS, HE'S SMART. ] Of course.

What was your own specialty, then?

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Astrophysics. I've a specialization in stellar formation, physical cosmology and antimatter. On Icarus II, it was my responsibility to oversee successful delivery of the payload.