Despite the laughter, Farzan still gives Carl a thorough once-over.
"You're new, you're...hell. Systems-tech, they always have to work here for a while before they are actually useful. People won't ask you for help. Being new also covers you being out of place. You knew me and Trudes back when we were in Cali, so I'm showing you around - and if we really get stuck talking, being ex-Army explains why the barracks. Being one of the Marines ain't gonna be a smart idea, because then the others'll want to take a look at you."
Beat.
"And keep radiating bland like you were before. Y'right with goin' outside? We'll avoid more folk that way, although it's a little...jumpy right now."
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"You're new, you're...hell. Systems-tech, they always have to work here for a while before they are actually useful. People won't ask you for help. Being new also covers you being out of place. You knew me and Trudes back when we were in Cali, so I'm showing you around - and if we really get stuck talking, being ex-Army explains why the barracks. Being one of the Marines ain't gonna be a smart idea, because then the others'll want to take a look at you."
Beat.
"And keep radiating bland like you were before. Y'right with goin' outside? We'll avoid more folk that way, although it's a little...jumpy right now."