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"The Human Future Self-Rescue Conference?"
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In the dimly lit room, a youth wrapped almost entirely in darkness, donning a hooded stand-collar sweatshirt, lifted his head.
The hood slipped, revealing his strikingly colorful blue hair, his arms tattooed with the logo of a heavy metal band, his sweatshirt splattered with high-saturation colors like paint, dressed like a Euro-American gaming geek who might show up at the E3 expo.
He was still chewing something in his mouth; it seemed to be bubble gum.
He looked up at the blond youth who had cracked the door open, his body slightly tilted to consciously avoid the light pouring in, like a creature that feared the light.
"Come check it out with me, it seems pretty important," said the youth who opened the door.
