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Adam shook his head silently. "My augments are still relatively fresh, but I am aware of the threats and common mistakes," he said, more confidently this time. He was trying not to put on an air of arrogant bravado, or to put down others for failing, it wasn't his place to judge them. He looked down for a moment. "Not to put down the lost, of course," he muttered. "Is that sufficient? I'm willing to listen."

Soon another had approached them, an older man, who, impressively still seemed to possess much of his original body. More impressively, he was intent, perhaps even eager, to join them on their venture into the veins, where it was his belief that only near-to-full augments dared to go. He was sure this man had been down there and back, and that only impressed him more. "Fade," he said, holding out a hand. "You are... familiar with the Veins?" he asked, trying not to sound skeptical in his curiosity.