Duncan gave Knight a cold smirk in return for his gift of an aggressive and annoyed greeting.

“Apologies Iceman, I had to say goodbye to those who love me, as did Ray here I imagine.”

He immediately regretted his passive aggressive response. This wasn’t the way to start off their journey. Knight was cold, but he’d be one of two people Duncan would be relying on to watch his back for who knows how long. He made a mental note to try not to respond to the man in kind in the future. Thankfully before their interaction could continue on it’s downward spiral Alpha ‘appeared’ and ushered them into another room to speak with Omega. Heading in and taking a seat on one of the benches, Duncan was almost holding his breath by the time the second A.I appeared. This was all rather surreal. He’d seen Omega several times before speaking to his father but he’d never actually directly interacted with him. Still, his ‘voice’ always set him on edge. It wasn’t human or kind sounding like Alpha’s, it was cold and monotone. It’s purpose was obviously not the comfort of the humans it existed alongside.

After a quick briefing it asked if they had any questions. Duncan had several, but the important ones would have to go first.

“What do we know about the land? It’s survivable, obviously, but what about wildlife? Is there any? Is it hostile? What about people? Humans? Have any survived? Are there settlements if they have or has humanity regressed to nomadic standards? If there are settlements then that implies groups, so are there factions we need to worry about or maybe any that might provide assistance should we need it? I imagine we’re going to need more than the rations we’re leaving with to survive the journey, so do you have any idea where or how we’ll get more? Water, food, ammunition if we need it…” Duncan talked quickly, it’s not like the artificial intelligence wouldn’t be able to keep up.