[quote=@Emeth]
Hmm. I don't seem to be the kind of player the GM is looking for.

Have fun, guys.
[/quote]

I wouldn't say that at all, Emeth. There are no need for such words, I was just politely telling you that in the lore, surface dwellers do not have the information, skills, or means to be advanced with technology like the Atlas civilization. The character idea you came up with is completely fine. The backstory/recent events would not be able to correlate with each other.