[ This wouldn't be the first time that Jack has been asked that question. Ephemera had asked something similar during their trip through the pyramid's ruins, though it had been more about the possibility of war breaking out in the near future.
Jack shakes his head. ] Not directly, no, but there's a lot of war in this world's past. [ The Xelkoven War being the most notable, though World War III had apparently come and gone too.
He nods to the stranger, then gestures for them to move away from the group of people standing nearby. Once they're out of earshot, he continues. ]
It's more that the world itself is dying for environmental reasons. It's why certain kinds of food are limited and people are crammed into these mega-cities... to make sure that the rest of the Earth has a chance to regrow.
[ Whether or not it's working seems like a more difficult question to answer. Cassius seems to think that the death of this world is inevitable, but it's not like they have any good reason to trust an evil AI. ]
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Jack shakes his head. ] Not directly, no, but there's a lot of war in this world's past. [ The Xelkoven War being the most notable, though World War III had apparently come and gone too.
He nods to the stranger, then gestures for them to move away from the group of people standing nearby. Once they're out of earshot, he continues. ]
It's more that the world itself is dying for environmental reasons. It's why certain kinds of food are limited and people are crammed into these mega-cities... to make sure that the rest of the Earth has a chance to regrow.
[ Whether or not it's working seems like a more difficult question to answer. Cassius seems to think that the death of this world is inevitable, but it's not like they have any good reason to trust an evil AI. ]