Epsilon looks around and sees that he is still in the storeroom, but everything is black, gray, and white.
Epsilon: What happened? Where am I?
F.I.L.S.S.: Safety Protocols were initiated, please remain calm.
Epsilon: Sheila, is that you?
F.I.L.S.S.: Yes.
Epsilon: What is this place?
F.I.L.S.S.: Your operator has been injured or incapacitated, and you are now in Recovery Mode. You will remain in this state until such time as you can be extracted by a Recovery Agent, or your operator regains consciousness.
Epsilon: Wait! You didn't send a Recovery Beacon did you!? Because that would be really -
Slade: (voiceover) Oi, Church! Can you hear me in there?
Epsilon: Slade? Is that you?
Slade: (sarcastically) No, this is your conscience. We haven't spoken a lot lately because of your being a loud-mouthed prick!
Epsilon: Shut up! Will you just hurry up and get us all out of this!
Slade: (voiceover) I'll get everyone ELSE out, I think you need to be left like this to learn some manners!
Epsilon: Man, you are so full of- (sighs) Could you PLEASE let me out?
Slade: (voiceover) 'Atta way, mate. Delta and Theta are working with F.I- I mean, Sheila, to lower the lockdown.
Epsilon: Yeah, yeah, I got it. (sees a black figure several yards away) Is that Tex?
F.I.L.S.S.: Affirmative. Technically, she is not present in this environment, but if you would like to speak to her I can relay communication through external channel.
Epsilon: Yes, please.
F.I.L.S.S.: I am sorry, but she has refused the connection. She should not be able to do that.
Epsilon: Yeah, that's not surprising. Can you force it through?
F.I.L.S.S.: I can try, but I would not recommend that action.
Epsilon: Because it might damage her?
F.I.L.S.S.: No, I just have learned that when a woman wants to be alone, it is best to leave her alone.
Epsilon: Yeah, good call. Hey, help Slade to get me out of this but, uh, leave her in here until I figure out what to do with her.
F.I.L.S.S.: Suit your self.
Tex turns her head in Epsilon's direction.
Epsilon: Uhh, she didn't hear that did she?
F.I.L.S.S.: Unclear.
Epsilon: I thought you weren't relaying my messages!
F.I.L.S.S.: Recovery Mode disabled.
Epsilon: You women always stick together. Oh man, I hope she didn't hear that.
Slade: (voiceover) Chances are likely, mate!
Epsilon: SHUT UP!
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Back at the desert, Wash and Doc stand outside the entrance to the structure the Meta had previously entered.
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MaceraAfter the events of Blood Gulch, Slade, AKA Agent California, rescues his friend Washington from the Meta before he was killed. Together, they reunite the Reds and Blues in order to take down the Meta before he gets his hands on all the AIs made by...
