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On the other hand, Don't step too far out of character to make a scene, but if your character isn't willing to at least occasionaly say something to the other people shoved into this room with them, then he's going to have trouble finding reasons to come with the party later when they get moving.
I don't know what our hook will be, but we'll need to come togeather at some point idealy, so giving yourself a hook to do that, be it caring for some of the other cell mates, seeing financial opertunity, shere safety in numbers, or even pawns to use in your own personal game of power. If we can find the occasional common ground, it never hurts.
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