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Hi, everyone.

My name's Richard Rider, I'm of Earth - Terra - twenty first century, and Nova Prime of the Nova Corps, originally of Xandar. And I work for Security here.

Anyway, just wanted to say, since I don't think I've seen anybody talking about it so far. If I'm speaking out of turn, sorry.

One can again enter the unlit corridors away from the inhabited areas of the ship. I say again, though that's not exactly been the case since I showed up here, but anyway.

Those corridors are dangerous. I know I, nor anyone, can actually stop people from going there, [ never mind that Rich is not very fine with the idea of fear controlling one's decisions ] but if you're a recent arrival, please look into the posts made about the recon missions. Look into what happened to Commander Shepard and one member of her team. Talk to people who've been here for a while about it.

Don't go in there blind. Even if you feel you're all alone here, or you're bored out of your mind - your life, and what might happen to you there, does matter. Try to keep as safe as you can.

Thanks for your attention. Nova Prime out.

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...I guess? I mean it's the same difference. Most people are more confidence in themselves than they should be.

I've gotten trapped, twice, and not by choice. And I'm a lot more powerful than most.

I think part of the reason is that people here... those who've been around a long time are one thing, but the one who've been here one or two or six jumps, they don't have much reason to trust other people very deeply. Either what they say, or their abilities to deal with a strange situation.

So when somebody you don't know and have no reason to trust says it's bad, you always think, 'yeah, but I can do better.' Or, well, not always, but a lot of people do.

[ That was the general 'you.' ]

But if I can make at least a few people stop and think and find out what others've been through, that'll still be better than doing nothing.

[Alex nods.]

Yeah--I'm less hopeful though.

I mean, if they want to be idiots and get lost, and possibly die, even after we tell them about the dangers, hey, it's their lives.

That's true.

But some who might've gone not knowing aren't going to be idiots. Not unless they have to, or feel they have to, at least.

Look, I work for security. I've been here for almost three years.

I don't go after people who are idiots. I have people who rely on me, who would suffer if I died.

It might be selfish, but some people need to just learn lessons.

[ Rich raises the hand not holding the device over his shoulder. ]

Hey, hey. That was the point of this message, okay? I never said I was going after anyone, nor that we should, without knowing.

Just that there are people who're not idiots, just who don't know about how things are in the corridors. And if they know, they might opt for, well, not being idiots.

That's who I wanted to address. Such people exist, I promise.

Yeah, probably. Just don't expect too much.

[Alex doesn't, not anymore.]

Hey, it's okay. I've seen people be idiotic in numbers, you don't have to warn me about that.

I've just gotta try for the sake of the few who'll listen, right?

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