002; rude questions [video/action]

[assumedposition]

Ladies and gentlemen of the Tranquility, good evening.

[From the video, you can see Albert is seated somewhere in the oxygen gardens, on a wide-open patch of grass. He looks somewhat contemplative.]

I have a-- a somewhat personal question to ask of you all, so don't feel compelled to answer if you don't wish to. [He seems to hesitate, and then he plunges ahead quickly, as if he must ask it before he loses courage.]

How many of you here believed yourselves to have passed away before you woke up in this place?

And-- for those of you who don't want to talk about something quite so morbid, maybe you could tell me what year, or what country, or planet you come from. I'd... really like to hear about other people's homes. As for me-- I'm from Paris, France, the year 5053.

I've also got some tea and plenty of cups to go around here in the garden, if you'd prefer to speak in person. I'd welcome the company, and the chance to meet all of you.

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[justdumbluck]

Then you're in for a treat.

A few weeks ago the elevators got screwed up and started droppin' people into this big mess of hallways. Some people got stuck there for days. When we finally got to the end, there was some lab full of monsters--weird rats and those crazy beast things, too.

[assumedposition]

Soooo... I should take the stairs, then.

[justdumbluck]

That's what I thought, but apparently there aren't any stairs.

Lucky for you, it looks like the elevators are all workin' again. For now.

[assumedposition]

For now...

[ Gulp ]

[justdumbluck]

Yeah. Not much we can do about the elevators, but try to be careful. And stay away from that lab, too, those rats were nasty.

[assumedposition]

[Nodding]

Got it. I'll be on my guard. ... Thanks.

[justdumbluck]

No problem. And hey, the halls might seem like they're back to normal, but they're still pretty confusing so don't go wanderin' off, all right?

[He's probably heard it before, but a reminder can't hurt.]