Émile:Oh, hey there. You're $PLAYERNAME, right? I'm >Émile~. I think we're here on the same assignment!|Nice to meet you=2^Tell me about yourself=10^_d1polling_So, about our task here...=20^Goodbye=999
You:Nice to meet you, Émile. I'm $PLAYERNAME, yes. How are you today?
Émile:Doing fine, thanks! A little jetlagged maybe. You?
You:Same, yeah.|Continue=1





You:Tell me a little about yourself. Your name is Émile, right? With the little accent above the e?
Émile:Yep! Émile Serafim, that's me. He/his, please. What else do you want to know?|Just making conversation=12
You:Just making conversation, really. Trying to get a feel for everyone here.
Émile:Oh, fair enough. Let's see - Émile, he/his, we talked about the little dash above the vowel... I like to travel, I'm something of a people person... I'm trying out a vegetarian diet but I'm not sure I'll stick with it...##Oh! I have a >sprite webcomic~ that I should be updating more often.
You:Haha! Don't we all.##Pleased to meet you, Émile.|Continue=1





Émile:Yes?|_!NOT!d1emile_What do you think we're actually supposed to be doing here?=21^_!NOT!d1emile_What do you think about this place?=21^That's all, thanks=1
You:So... what do you think we're doing here? You replied to a job ad as well, right?
Émile:Pretty much. I'm a moderator on the Human Volunteer Corps webring, and the Council occasionally reaches out to us. I like to travel, so I signed up.
Émile:They just gave me a standard >consent form~, but all the short-notice humanitarian assignments tend to be sort of like this. So I'm not worried.
You:So you figure it's a humanitarian mission, then?
Émile:Pretty much has to be, right? With all the >cargo~ we brought along?
You:The island isn't supposed to be populated, though.
Émile:... ah.##Well, you never know, right? Maybe it's a secret!
You:Maybe.|Continue=1
