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[hunt4commonwealth]

This is Dylan Hunt. My first officer, Gaheris Rhade, left to explore the Wasteland three days ago and I haven't had a communication from him since. I'm going after him. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, from spare water cans to take with me to advice on your personal favorite desert survival techniques.

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[Spam]

[hunt4commonwealth]

They do indeed. The universe liked your genetic configuration so much that it decided to go for it twice.

[He pats Gaheris' shoulder and removes his hand.]

[Spam]

[truth_is_cold]

[There's an awkward moment where he'd almost lifted his own hand to pat Dylan's, but suddenly Dylan's hand is gone so he has to let his drop.]

It sounds like, from what you told me, that I wanted you to win. So I- he may have forced you to kill your friend, but your friend also saved you from him.

[Spam]

[hunt4commonwealth]

[Dylan's smile turned a little sad, but he nodded. He liked that second interpretation. It meant that his friend Gaheris was as strong or stronger than his betrayer Rhade.]

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[truth_is_cold]

[At the sad smile, he puts his hand on Dylan's back.]

I want to leave the Andromeda when I go back and expose the truth to make sure that I don't cause you more harm. I'm not that interested in eventually becoming the captain of a flagship for something that has betrayed me.

...But I also think my life would be considerably- [Emptier?] -less stimul- [No no no no don't use that word...] -interesting without you in it.

[Spam]

[hunt4commonwealth]

That's a worthy goal. I can't complain about that.

[Although he's a little disappointed at the idea of Gaheris leaving him to go off to some other timeline. It's selfish of him. That other timeline could use Gaheris. If he succeeds, billions of lives could be saved and that other Dylan wouldn't have to go through what he did. But he wishes he could take Gaheris with him instead. That other Dylan has friends aplenty, a fiancee, family, a home. Whereas he has so little. Just Andromeda and his tiny, often unreliable crew.]

I'll miss you when we leave here and go to our separate universes. [It'll be a lot like loosing Sara was, knowing that somewhere somewhen Gaheris is alive...but not for him.]

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[truth_is_cold]

And if we're duplicates [he adds somewhat hesitantly], I'll make certain to drag you out in a timely fashion whenever you get shot again. [With that he pats Dylan and smirks at him again, as if he knows that he would.]

[Spam]

[hunt4commonwealth]

[The sadness goes away for now.]

I don't doubt it. And I'll save your Nietzschean backside whenever you pick fights in bars.

[Spam]

[truth_is_cold]

I'll start picking more fights in bars so you'll feel useful.

[He might be joking. He might not be. Probably both.]

[Spam]

[hunt4commonwealth]

Hey, I'm a captain, I always feel useful. [Less so without a ship, but that's just a technicality.]