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 Chapter 2: Unexpected Idiots
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@@ -23,11 +21,11 @@ He couldn’t contain a jump for joy, nor a triumphant scream. His idea had work
 
 He turned back to the Drill Mole and froze. In his excitement, he had stepped towards the Catastrophe, and seemingly through a barrier. He could see it clearly now, with the glare of the sun no longer between the barrier and himself.
 
-He had aimed to surface well within the third barrier, but he had fallen short. Through some chance, he had surfaced just outside a barrier; probably the third. Shimmering lights showed that the mole was poking it’s caterpillar tires and it’s nose through.
+He had aimed to surface well within the third barrier, but he had fallen short. Through some chance, he had surfaced just outside said barrier. Shimmering lights showed that the mole was poking it’s caterpillar tires and it’s nose through.
 
 How had he crossed? The barriers were supposed to be extremely dangerous, more dangerous than what was inside the Catastrophe. And yet, he had stepped through this one unharmed. Maybe it was broken?
 
-Confident in his deduction, he took a large step through the third barrier.
+Confident in his deduction, he took a large step out of the third barrier.
 
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 He was in a Mecha, that was for sure. Something with legs and a regular gait. At the front was a small doorway, through which he could see the back of a pilot’s chair. The back of the Mecha clearly opened up to allow entry - that would look quite silly.
 
-“Hello?” He called.
+"Hello?" He called.
 
-“You’re awake?” A voice replied.
+"You’re awake?" A voice replied.
 
-“Who are you, and where are you taking me?”
+"Who are you, and where are you taking me?"
 
-“Straight to the point. I like that. The name’s Bear, we’re heading to a safehouse. Don’t worry, your Mecha’s following behind on a radio tether.”
+"Straight to the point. I like that. The name’s Bear, we’re heading to a safehouse. Don’t worry, your Mecha’s following behind on a radio tether."
 
 Jason looked around for a fridge or something, he was parched. Finding a small box designed for food - what were they called? - he found, and then downed a bottle of water.
 
-“Help yourself. I’m not one to be greedy when it comes to necessities. How are you holding up?”
+"Help yourself. I’m not one to be greedy when it comes to necessities. How are you holding up?"
 
-“What happened? I feel like I went on a bender.” Jason rubbed his head. The throbbing wasn't going away.
+"What happened? I feel like I went on a bender." Jason rubbed his head. The throbbing wasn't going away.
 
-“You crossed the third barrier, by the looks of it. You see the bottle of bourbon there?” Bear was talking about a sealed bottle of- how old was this?
+"You crossed the fourth barrier, by the looks of it. You see the bottle of bourbon there?" Bear was talking about a sealed bottle of- how old was this?
 
-“Drink it. You’ll need it for the second barrier.”
+"Drink it. You’ll need it for the second barrier."
 
-“Wait!” Jason exclaimed, as he stood too fast. “I’m trying to get to the Catastrophe.”
+"Wait!" Jason exclaimed, as he stood too fast. "I’m trying to get to the Catastrophe."
 
-“Oh? There’s nothing there for you, trust me.”
+"Oh? There’s nothing there for you, trust me."
 
-“Stop and turn around! I can get through the barriers!”
+"Stop and turn around! I can get through the barriers!"
 
-Suddenly, the Mecha stopped. The pilot’s chair swiveled around and lowered to floor level, revealing an fat, gruff looking man sporting a beard. A smile crossed his face; a strange look look of genuine kindness.
+Suddenly, the Mecha stopped. The pilot’s chair swiveled around and lowered to floor level, revealing a fat, gruff looking man sporting a beard. A smile crossed his face; a strange look of genuine kindness.
 
-“Now then.” Bear began, “How? How do you expect to get back out?”
+"Now then." Bear began, "How? How do you expect to get back out?"
 
-“Underground!” the word made Bear drop his facade.
+"Underground!" the word made Bear drop his facade.
 
-“Listen.” Jason continued. “If you’re deep enough, the barriers won’t affect you. I reached outside the third barrier without a single thing going wrong.”
+"Listen." Jason continued. "If you’re deep enough, the barriers won’t affect you. I reached outside the third - fourth? - barrier without a single thing going wrong."
 
 Bear leaned back in his chair, his face a look of cynicism, but his eyes betraying understanding.
 
-“You know the barriers only affect you when you try to leave, right mate? You can get as close as you like and you’ll be fine. But if you try to get back out, that venus fly trap will kill you. And before you try, you’re not the first one to try digging under the barriers. That doesn’t work either.”
+"You know the barriers only affect you when you try to leave, right mate? You can get as close as you like and you’ll be fine. But if you try to get back out, that venus fly trap will kill you. And before you try, you’re not the first one to try digging under the barriers. That doesn’t work either."
 
-Jason just stared with his mouth slightly agape. How stupid he must look, not knowing something like that. It only kills you on the way out. Suddenly, the encounter with the third barrier made sense.
+Jason just stared with his mouth slightly agape. How stupid he must look, not knowing something like that. It only kills you on the way out. Suddenly, the encounter with the fourth barrier made sense.
 
-“Listen.” Bear continued “These are dangerous areas. You’re lucky I found you when I did. You’re welcome to stay at my safehouse, but you’ll need to pull your weight.”
+"Listen." Bear continued "These are dangerous areas. You’re lucky I found you when I did. You’re welcome to stay at my safehouse, but you’ll need to pull your weight."
 
 Jason thought for a moment.
 
-“How do I get to the Catastrophe, and get back out again?”
+"How do I get to the Catastrophe, and get back out again?"
 
-“I’ve been trying to figure that out for ten years. If you do, let me know.”
+"I’ve been trying to figure that out for ten years. If you do, let me know."
 
 With that, Bear turned around, raised his chair, and began the Mecha’s incessant march forward.
 
-“What’s the second barrier like?” Asked Jason, as he made himself comfortable in the back.
+"What’s the second barrier like?" Asked Jason, as he made himself comfortable in the back.
 
-“Horrible. It’s like being drunk.”
+"Horrible. It’s like being drunk."
 
-“What’s horrible about being drunk?”
+"What’s horrible about being drunk?"
 
-“Ask a glass of water.” With that, Bear let out a thunderous belly laugh at his own joke, while his - captive - audience mentally rolled his eyes.
+"Ask a glass of water." With that, Bear let out a thunderous belly laugh at his own joke, while his - captive - audience mentally rolled his eyes.
 
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