Dr. Dennis Chaudhry's Questionnaire

"You're sure you're willing to go through with this?"

"Yes, sir."

"And you understand the consequences."

"With all due respect, Director, there isn't much left in the civilian world for me to go back to."

"... understood. You'll be stationed at Point Noah, in West Virginia."

"Point Noah, sir?"

"It's one of our cover towns. The national radio quiet zone helps ensure privacy. It's where many of our personnel who don't otherwise exist live."

"Understood, sir. West Virginia... the appalachians?"

"Correct. Tell me, Dr. Chaudhry, are you a fan of cryptids?"

"You mean like the mothman, the jersey devil?"

"Yes."

"I suppose so - you know my field, director. Folklore is a large part of what I bring to the Foundation."

"Let's just say that the things haunting Appalachia have never been just stories."

"Hey Den, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, shoot."

"Why don't I ever hear you bitching about money?"

"Excuse me?"

"Your salary - the other eggheads here, they're always complaining this way or that about how the Big Dogs don't throw them enough scraps. Not you, though - I've never heard you even mention it. Why?"

"That's a stupid question, Ripley."

"Huh?"

"I mean, what would I spend it on? The supplies I require for my research are furnished on-site, and I have more than enough to tend to what hobbies are available out here. It's not like I can take a vacation."

"..."

"..."

"Yeah, guess not."

"Hey Ripley, can I ask you a favor?"

"Sure, what do you need?"

"Can I give you a chunk of cash the next time you leave town? I need a new bow and I'm out of unbuilt model kits, and the hobby shop here is ass." 

"Who are you?"

"I am nobody."

"Who is nobody?"

"He is who he must be."

"Who must nobody be?"

"He must be the voice before the dawn."

"Who speaks the voice?"

"The Order."

"Who brings the dawn?"

"The Order."

"Who is the Order?"

"Nobody."

There is the sound of something hard striking flesh.

"Who has hurt you?"

"Nobody."

"Who is Nobody?"

"Who he must be."

"Who must he be?"

"He must be the arrow that flies unwavering."

"What is the arrow?"

"Truth."

"What is its target?"

"The Book of Names."

"What is its purpose?"

"To fly unwavering."

There is the sound of something hard striking flesh.

"Who is the arrow?"

"Tr- Nobody."

"What is Nobody?"

"Replaceable."

There is the sound of something hard striking flesh.

"Dismissed."

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