Do our benefactors really know what's best for us? What gives them the right to make this kind of decision for mankind? Will they ever deactivate the suppression field and let us breed again?Īllow me to address the anxieties underlying your concerns, rather than try to answer every possible question you might have left unvoiced. Of course, your question touches on one of the most basic biological impulses, with all its associated hopes and fears for the future of the species. Why has the Combine seen fit to suppress our reproductive cycle? Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen.' Let me read a letter I recently received. And so, whether you are here to stay, or passing through on your way to parts unknown, welcome to City 17. I have been proud to call City 17 my home. I thought so much of City 17 that I elected to establish my Administration here, in the Citadel so thoughtfully provided by Our Benefactors. You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest remaining urban centers.
