We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this

monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

this is our legacy to you. This is our time capsule. This is the

omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 587.1k 2225.

Certificate number 506.

Certificate number 506-44.

He Kiko Mori.

Now it's dark and I alone but I won't be afraid.

You are on the record as being an introvert.

Yes.

Is that not true, John Rodder?

A socially adept introvert.

And how do you, Kino, because I've seen you gather... a You're a good time, Charlie. Are you doing a bit?

Are you, like on the inside, are you crying

and being like, gotta do an impression of extroverts

I've seen?

Or have you just gotten more comfortable over the years?

You know, my dad was an extrovert and my mom wasn't like a really pretty

serious introvert and watching them I think as a kid and seeing the ease with which my father moved through the world and contrasting it against the obvious struggle that my mom had.

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