Rúben Pontes

*This article is specifically about the Ω-Earth Kingdom Employee. For more details on his part with the Lore of Fracture, see that page. See the Kingdom Archives for the full list of emails that were exchanged at Fracture.*

Rúben Pontes was an Kingdom Employee at the Everett-Linde Facility, prior to its destruction.

## Lore

As specified above, Rúben Pontes was a worker at the Everett-Linde Facility. He was from Ω-Earth, and so worked at Kingdom Industries. He worked closely with his Alpha partner, Oran McEneff, on the development of the LRC. They have an amiable relationship, and formed a good team while working.

Rúben lives in Ω-Lisbon, in the same Geodome in which Pearl is set. His home, as hinted by the nameplate reading 'R. Pontes', can be found in-game at Mid Connector.

Unlike most of the other scientists who worked at Everett-Linde, Rúben is assumed to have survived the Everett-Linde Disaster which destroyed the facility. He escaped the explosion and fled back to his home in Omega Earth, taking Oran with him. However, in doing so, Rúben has made himself a wanted fugitive, as bringing an Alpha citizen to Omega Earth is considered a crime.

Evidence of this can be found in the *Yellow on Rails* card, in which Rúben and Oran are both seen riding a tram in one of the many underwater tunnels near Ω-Lisbon. Alongside this, WANTED posters of both Rúben and Oran can be found near Pearl's B Site.

 ***Yellow on Rails***
The *Yellow on Rails* card shows one of the public transport trams used in Lisbon, in one of the many underwater tunnels around Pearl. Notably, we can see Rúben Pontes and Oran McEneff in the tram. This card is a teaser for Pearl.

### Aurora Pontes

Main article: Other NPCs § Aurora Pontes
Aurora Pontes is Rúben's niece, who lives in Omega Earth (more specifically, in Pearl, located in Ω-Lisbon). Although she does not know the details of Rúben's work at Everett-Linde, she understands that it is necessary to 'save the world'.

## Emails

Emails sent to RúbenPatch 3.05 - Oran discusses some concerns over the Support structure of the LRC, and requests for both of them to do a walkthrough of it.Patch 3.06 - Rúben's Niece, Aurora (who's username is 'BitterRose') talks to him about her Soccer Team, but expresses dissatisfaction over how Rúben's work will keep him from reading the emailPatch 3.07 - Oran sends Rúben an email in follow-up to a prior conversation, which also drops a small teaser for ChamberPatch 3.08 - Oran expresses his concern being called into Security, following the disappearance of Chief Engineer Thomas PoePatch 3.09 - Dr. Santos (who is assumed to be a Physician at the Facility) approves Rúben's request for a holiday after T-0Patch 3.10 - Oran expresses much joy with the oncoming of T-0 day, in response to a similar email sent to him earlier by RúbenPatch 3.12 - An autogenerated admin message following the Everett-Linde Incident, asking all members to save personal files before a systemwide purge
Emails sent by RúbenPatch 3.06 - Rúben talking to Oran, thankful that they took the time to check the Support System, and expressing his dissatisfaction over the α/Ω segregation rulesPatch 3.07 - Rúben responding to Oran's earlier email, which was in reference to a conversation they had earlier about their respective homesPatch 3.09 - An autogenerated response, in reply to Oran's email sent in the previous patchPatch 3.10 - Rúben expressing his delight at the approaching culmination of their work on T-0 Day