But 9/11 was different... it violated the most important aspect of postmodern narcissism: story... even the characters were a surprise.

We didn't know they even existed. Tali what? Did anyone know the backstory?

FUCKING YES WE DID AND SOME OF US SPENT MONTHS IN 1999 TRYING TO GET LITERALLY ANYONE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT LITTLE EXPERIMENT THE PAKISTANI INTELLIGENCE SERVICES WERE RUNNING IN THE NORTH CALLED 'THE TALIBAN' AND FUCKING TOLD EVERYONE WE COULD WHAT...

[grips fists]

Yeah.

Still real mad about that.