[She shrugs. Aloy will keep her fingers on the pulse of the settlements as always, and Isar hasn't done anything objectionable yet, but after what happened with Josselyn she knows they can't give anyone the benefit of the doubt. It's not comforting, either, that the Free Cities seems to exist in a similar state of waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Aloy might already be formulating a plan--but if Steve comes back with more information, then it might be worth waiting for it, if only so she doesn't go in blind.]
Something like that machine? No. They'll strip it for everything they can use.
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[She shrugs. Aloy will keep her fingers on the pulse of the settlements as always, and Isar hasn't done anything objectionable yet, but after what happened with Josselyn she knows they can't give anyone the benefit of the doubt. It's not comforting, either, that the Free Cities seems to exist in a similar state of waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Aloy might already be formulating a plan--but if Steve comes back with more information, then it might be worth waiting for it, if only so she doesn't go in blind.]
Something like that machine? No. They'll strip it for everything they can use.
[And then they'll use it.]