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[connors]

[ The technology, all in all, isn't too hard to grasp. It's more the fact that there's no real way off the ship (no concrete information as to how the passengers arrived, no explanation as to the contents of the lockers), not to mention the circumstances under which he had arrived, that leave Connors ill at ease. The phenomenon, however, is not one that he seems to be alone in, and when the video feed turns on, he seems much more put-together (and healthier, too) than he'd been when he'd arrived, glasses in place upon the bridge of his nose and the stump of his arm barely visible at the bottom edge of the screen. ]

Apologies, first of all, if the question is redundant, [ he begins, with a slight duck of his head, ] but considering the range of worlds from which we hail, I was curious as to how many passengers are not classified as human or are possessed of "supernatural" capabilities. I'd like to do a little research, if at all possible.

[ He opens his mouth as if to continue on, but seems to think better of it. The transmission is awkwardly short, as is, but he doesn't have much else to say that's strictly relevant (that won't sound too much like covering up). ]

Thank you for your time. Dr. Curtis Connors, at your service.

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[ video ]

[hostage]

Buddy, you might wanna watch it.

[ video ]

[connors]

I've made mistakes, [ comes the response, at length. It's an overly serious answer, perhaps, not to mention obtuse, but it's spoken with less levity (and more regret) than the transmission had been. ] I don't intend to make them again. But thank you for your concern.

[ video ]

[hostage]

Lotta these people are scared, you know. I know scientists, they kinda forget that. But a lotta these people been on the run for years, trying to make sure they don't get dissected or some shit.

[ video ]

[connors]

It's lucky, then, that dissecting isn't the sort of thing that I intend to do.

But, I realize that the request might have been made somewhat poorly.

[ video ]

[hostage]

So what is it you wanna know about superpowers?

[ video ]

[connors]

Mostly, how it is that they exist, as well as if there is any benefit to be had from them. Not wholesale, but — parts of genes, if that makes any sense. I don't plan to put any of it into practice, but I'd like the knowledge, at least, that what I'd been researching had at least some validity.

[ video ]

[hostage]

How do you research something like that? I mean, most of the people here couldn't tell you how they became like this. So how do you test it?