Zhuming: “Did you see the incident report? That disciplinary action is harsh. You don’t see that very often these days…”

Anton: “If you ask me, it’s not harsh enough. You don’t know what they did! Those two selfish fools snuck off on their own to collect samples just to gain a smidge of progress in their project. The researcher who went to rescue them got completely consumed by the Voidmatter… How is it fair that a good man is gone, and the ones responsible are still alive and kicking?”

Zhuming: “Don’t worry. The Institute has zero tolerance for breaking safety protocols. They will pay for their stupidity. They aren’t worth your time. Not even your anger. Come on, focus on your research and look forward to the future. Maybe one day… we can use Cassettes to bring back those lost to the Voidmatter. It sounds like a pipe dream now, but turning dreams into reality is what science is all about, isn’t it?”

Researcher 1: “If someone could use all the memories I’ve recorded on this Cassette, would [they] be considered another version of me…”

Researcher 2: “… This hypothesis is invalid. Current science cannot achieve full memory transference.”