"Yeah, that's what I heard," Kate said, although she really didn't know the whole story and most of the time she wasn't sure that she wanted to. Normally, she only paid attention to things in as much as they affected her, but given that she was down in Rapture now, it was becoming sort of important.

"I'm not sure the island's really worth taking over," she added thoughtfully. "I mean, the world, sure. But the island? There's like... two hundred people and a whole bunch of trees. Would that even be fun? I guess the dinosaurs add something to the mix."