[quote=BerryBuns]
Just to clarify -- the satchel MacReary gives Acacia is different from the red pack she normally carries, right?(lol Empath I have had so many terrible puns running through my head since I first saw this thread)
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It is, yeah. It's not a permanent accessory, MacReary just wants to give as much help as he can in the situation without being directly nice to Sector V. 
By the way, have you gotten my skype request yet?