Mental Link | Station 72

[huntsmachines]

OUTCAST I'll prove them wrong	CURIOSITY I want answers
HUNTER For one to live, one must die	LIFE is precious

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[ And this is the information that's not all that great part. He exhales, running a hand over his jaw. ]

Because she gave me a warning that we're on our own for this mission. If we blow our cover, they're not gonna risk the Enemy following us back to the Station by coming to get us.

[huntsmachines]

[ Aloy leans her chin into one hand as she considers Sam's words. Interesting. Very interesting. She takes a breath, then slowly lets it out. ]

I'm not too bothered. I was always on my own before--there wasn't going to be anyone who could rescue me if things got out of control.

[ Well, there was the one time. But she hadn't been expecting Sylens to show up out of the blue to save her. The memory of a dusty arena, machine oil soaking into sand. The sensation of preparing herself for her last fight, her best fight against the man who had killed Rost. She'd been ready for death in that last moment. ]

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[ He quirks a small, wry smile at her words. ]

This isn't my first time going into something with no extraction plan, either. [ He's quiet for a moment, considering. He's not worried because of himself, or Aloy, or the others he trusts to be able to take care of themselves - but he hadn't come here to shove his concerns on her. Just to let her know what the stakes are, because it wasn't fair to let her go in blind.

Even if it's not her first time going into something and not expecting to come back. He can feel the way she felt in that memory, and it twists in his chest a little. ] Aloy - you're not gonna be on your own this time, all right?