In Alpha Labs, Sector 1, Jack T. Smith's PDA can be found containing an email with the subject line "Buddy system?!". In the email, Smith complains about a newly-implemented buddy system by the UAC corporation in response to industrial accidents. A victim, Joe Moss, is referred to by the nickname "TorsoBoy" because his arms and legs were severed by the "Albuquerck Capacitator". Both his nickname and the name of the machine are references to the lyrics of the song "Albuquerque" by comedy musician "Weird Al" Yankovic.