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(Setting) UNITY.CORP GC Branch HQ
| "Heh, you make it sound so dramatic. I'm only walking into a dangerous Corp HQ with a stungun and a deck."
| >>192494
"... No, once you step in there, you'll be stepping in a world from which there is no escape."
>Reiko takes your arm
"The Creators are watching, and so are the Great Ones. In there, you'll see a side of the world very few have ever seen. They call it AUCR code 101, everyone who knows what AUCR truly is and what it's made of, will be embroiled in their conspiracies."
>She breathes in
"Just like me and Mika were. So, will you take this jump?"
| >>192511
"If it means doing what's right, then yes, no question. Frankly I don't care if they're watching or not, what matters to me is what I do. Although if the environment in there is different in there does that mean it's like the cyberspace environment?"
| >>192520
"... You're an idiot."
>She smiles
"I can't say I dislike that, though. The inside is any other interior you might see in GC, well, the equipement is different, since it all came from outer space."
>She closes her eyes
"This will shake you up, but you'll get used to it."
>Suddenly, you feel a crushing weight, yet your body feels lighter and lighter, faster and faster. A burning sensation spreads across your skin.
>Time... has frozen over, colour has... vanished.
| "Guess that's my cue..."
>CN steps forward and enters the base
| >>192546
>Reiko follows closely
>Each of your movements feel slow, as if submerged in water
"With this going on, we can just waltz right through the front gate, disable their terminal and they won't know any better."
>She coughs
"Although, I'll need to disable it before you use the terminal, you wouldn't be able to use a frozen terminal after all."
>She chuckles as you pass the front gates, the world seems... strangely lifeless.
>Reiko's eyes are glowing strongly
| >CN starts looking for the terminal as he moves forward
"How long can you do this? Er, I just realized that's a silly question in retrospect."
| >>192553
"Really, it depends. But it's usually about 20 to 30 minutes before I start burning, if I'm wearing fire-proof gear and cooling units, I can go about an hour and a half."
>She shrugs
"But then again, there's no real time here. Truthfully, it's just that we're going super fast right now, and that generates a lot of heat. Once I resume time, you'll feek it."
>You start going up the stairs, heading for the highest floor.
| >>192584
"That's... a lot longer than I expected, to be honest. Damn you must have done crazy willpower to not constantly use that for yourself. Man the things I can do with that ability..."
>CN continues forward as he makes note of any guards or security systems they pass along the way
| >>193036
"Aha, it sounds really convenient, but for anything other than moving around, it's really not that useful. I can't rewind time or anything after all."
>You enter what looks like the main control room, a bunch of man in suits are frozen in place, but they look as if working on a variety of terminals and computers
"Over there, that's an ATLAS."
>Reiko points towards a giant machine near the back of the room, covered in monitors
"So... now what? I'll have to restart time."
| >>193353
"Hmm... I don't suppose I can just bind and gag all the guards while time is frozen right?"
| >>193442
>Reiko shakes her head
"You can't interect with them, no matter how hard you try, you won't get them to move."
>She looks around
"I think I have an idea, go get the the terminal, I'll take care of these guys one by one by unpausing and resuming time, it'll take me a while, but it should be fine. We might have to leave in real time though, but since we'll have access to their systems, we can disable their defenses."
| >>193779
"Sure. I'll help take some out with my stungun as well, maybe you'll have some time saved that way."
| >>193800
"Ok, take position."
>Reiko goes to stand behind a man and puts her arms around his neck
"Just give me a sign when you're ready.
| >>193808
>CN points the barrel of his stungun right in to a spot of excised skin in another guard
"Ready!"
| >>193813
>Time suddenly resumes as the air around gets hot and heavy
>Reiko crushes the man's neck in between her arms, stopping him from screaming
>As the man falls to the floor, the rest of the soldiers scream and get their guns ready
>Reiko's eyes begin glowing fiercly once more, and time is getting slower
| (*then)
| >>193833
"Hm, yup."
>Reiko looks around
"Watch out, these guys have guns, and once they realize we can move instantly, they might start aiming behind their own backs and the like. Be sure not to walk into their sights."
>Reiko takes position again
"Just three more pairs to go. Oh! And if you see someone heading for an alarm or a radio, take care of them first."
>Time once again resumes, and the cycle is repeated once more
"This feels more like a chore, really."
| >>193846
"Hey even if my coat is bulletproof, I appreciate not being shot at."
>CN says as he repairs for the next pair
| >>193879
"Yeah, can't say I like being shot either. Not that I have been, mind you, when you can stop time, running away is pretty easy."
>Reiko cracks her knuckles as she takes position behind one the last two
"Poor guys, they'll never know what hit them. This is how you cheese raids, let me tell you."
>She laughs
"Good thing they have no Users, too, that shit would've been annoying."
>She nods to CN
"I'll take care of the last two, just head for the terminal."
| >>193919
"Users...? And alright then, just be careful about the whole standing on there back thing you told me about."
>He heads to the terminal to begin the process
| >>193953
>The terminal is huge, and seems to mostly consist of a satellite array protruding from the oversized screens attached
"We just want to make it crash, try not to linger for too long though, it's a matter of time before the cameras find us."
>Reiko says as she resumes time
>The terminal seems to await an imput
| >>194013
"If I remember what the Dregs said..."
>CN uses his deck to hack into the manual override.
| >>194032
>The terminal whirrs to life
>PLEASE CONFIRM AUCR CODE-101
>ANSWER: WHO IS ARPHIOSS?
>2 TRIES LEFT UNTIL LOCKDOWN
| >>194198
>With a gurgle, the last of the guard falls to the floor, foaming from the mouth
"Huh? Oh yeah, he's the Unifier of Kios, Emperor Arphioss Sansouran, you should remember that, it'll be on the test."
>She chuckles
"But yeah, emperor of the alien planet where AUCR's HQ resides, the code basically asks you: 'Are you an alien like us, or do you know of our existence?' Conspiracy stuff, you know?"
| >>194231
>He immediately starts typing the answers as Reiko speaks
"Jeez you think they would have shorter security questions, or at least a simple password like 'Atlusadmin123'."
| >>194236
"Wouldn't be as mystical and cool as a mysterious code based on third-grade elementary school alien history."
>Reiko shrugs
"But I mean, to the uninitiated, it's a foolproof code, the chances of someone getting it randomly are almost null."
>Reiko sits down in one of the many chairs around the room
"I'll explain everything once we're back, there are some things we've been keeping from you concerning all of this garbage, sorry."
| >>194242
>He hits enter and prepares for the next question
"It's fine, I'm used to people not telling me things I should know, at least you'll save me the trouble of having to just hack it out for a change."
>He winks
|
| >>194257
>Reiko laughs dryly
>The terminal boots up and awaits orders
"Well, if you want to break this thing down, you can just call Miko here. That or hack the thing if you really want the stuff on it."
>Reiko shrugs
"Just make it quick."
| >>194266
"Data never hurts, it might give us a clue on about the gurl who's holding the device at the moment. We can transfer Miko afterwards."
| >>194280
"Rodger, Rodger."
>Reiko seems to find something funny, as she's barely holding her laughter back
>The terminal has a tough lock to prevent hacking, but with little time, you find a backdoor through a folder called 'Anyu', it's better if you don't open it
>The terminal contains enormous amounts of data, from weapon plans to armour plans and other various weapons of war, there are also plans for vehicules, and most importantly... the Deathswitch commands.
>It's on right now
| >>194370
"Heh, Well guess we won't have to worry about the deadswitchs at least."
>He takes the time to copy the files as he turns off the switch
| >>194376
"That's what we came here for, after all."
>Reiko suddenly takes out a big, blocky satellite phone
"Yes? Mika, what is it?"
>She nods along with the phone to her ear
"OH FUCK! CN, MIKA FOUND THE DEVICE, OPHELIA IS AFTER IT AS WE SPEAK, WE NEED TO GET THERE, FAST!"
>Reiko dashes to CN, her eyes glowing fiercly
"I can stop tine for about five more minutes, let's get the fuck out of here quick!"
| "Shit, alright!"
>CN quickly types the message to summon Miko in the ATLUS and unplugs
"Let's go!"
| "Apparently, it's pretty close, so let's make a run for it."
>Reiko swiftly jumps down the flights of stairs as time stops
>All of the guards seem alarmed
>She kicks open a door leading to the wall around the small building
"We're jumping! Be careful."
>It's a long drop, but not one that can't be managed, especially since a van is conveniently placed next to the wall
| "It's days like these that make me wish I was better in shape..."
>He says as he jumps down after Reiko
| >>194733
"Hahahaha! I might of been horrible at school, but P.E is way more my thing than Mika's!"
>Reiko dashes down a nearby alleyway, she's not breathing roughly despite speaking and dodging various trash littering the place
"We're close, right around th- I smell blood, FUCK!"
>In the alleyway, a woman is crawling towards you, one of her legs is bleeding profusely
"Damnit, the legs again, good thing I can't feel it... hehe..."
>She's crying, clutching a bag in her hand
| >From down the alleyway, footsteps are heard
>A familiar figure emerges from the nearby wall, covered in living crystals and terminal screens displaying various organs, completely white, alien to anything else
>Ophelia detaches herself from the wall with a smile
"Oh? We meet again, harem boy, yes. How do you do? You remember us, yes? You do, We know you do."
>Her head twistsw to a bizarre angle
"Would you mind if We finished our job first?"
>Reiko goes to the woman on the floor
| "Take care of the freak, this girl needs some help."
>Reiko rips her sleeve off and begins bandaging the girl's wound
"Fuck, she's in shock... crap, crap, crap! Hey, Stay with me!"
>The girl seems sleepy
"Urgh... always... the legs in alleyways... S-Save me..."
| >A figure watches from afar, whistling something and singing along
"no one dared to ask his buisness, no one dared to make a slip~"
>His cigarette's smoke rises as he aims down his sight, straight at Ophelia
| >>195322
"Ophelia stop! There's a way we can end this whole thing without killing anyone while properly removing the device!"
| >Ophelia begins walking towards the duo
"Hey, Hey, Hey, don't involve yourselves. Infected, corrupted, no choice, no choice, must die. Danger to all of Us, danger to orders. She's already dead, her soul is gone. Even if you saved her, won't live, won't live... kindness, We are kind."
>She takes aim
| >>195334
>He blocks her aim by getting in between the lady and Ophelia
"There's a way we can get rid of the corruption Ophelia, you know as much as we do, it can be done without killing someone."
| >>195339
>Ophelia doesn't lower her weapon
"Could heal corruption, but too late, too late, soul is gone, no life left. Hand over the device."
>Reiko is still trying to treat the woman, who's breathing roughly
"Crap, I'm losing her here!"
>The woman is mumbling, something about a will, regret
"Crap, Crap, Crap! I'm too dumb for this! We gotta think of something fast!"
| >>195345
"Well we can get her soul back and get rid of the device without harming her! There's a method we can still try."
| >>195372
"We can wish for a paradox that deactivates the device without having to hurt anyone, the gurl as well. It would solve the corruption as well."
| >>195574
"Destroy the device? Destroy it, yes, however, corruption lingers. No soul now, too late, die without the device, die, so We end the suffering."
>Reiko is busy trying to keep the girl awake
"Shit, CN, I'm losing her, she's going to die at this rate, she's lost too much blood!"
>The woman is still mumbling
"N-No, m-must... use..."
>She's trying to grab her bag
>Ophelia is still aiming
"Move aside, Move aside, or We shoot, rather not, but will."
| >>195583
"Dammit... fine, shoot me then! Right here!"
>He slams the middle of his chest as he passes Reiko his medkit with the other
"Use the adrenaline shot! It will give her some time!"
>He winks, making sure Ophelia doesn't see... clearly he has some sort of plan
| >>195599
>Ophelia is now walking towards you
"Give it up, Give it to Us, give us the Device, destroy swiftly, no need for anything else. Cannot be allowed to be used, cannot."
>Reiko is cursing, and a loud noise comes from her side
"FUCK!"
"AAAAA!"
>The woman takes something out of the bag, a small device looking like an EMP emitter, it's surface is covered in what look like metallic veins
"M-Must use..."
"Fuck, she has the device!"
| "Twenty had made a slip~"
>The figure on top of the building finally gets a clear shot, and shoots directly towards the scene, right above Ophelia's shoulder, a loud bang resounds as the sniper discharges
| >>195643
>A flash of light detonates, and a obviously pissed Ophelia is now shooting wildly
>You see the world turn to white as Reiko stops time
"Hurry! Get ready to take it off her hands and use it already!"
>The world feels like it's burning
| >>195650
>CN grabs the device and mentally says the semi- paradoxical wish in his head
"DO IT! NOW!"
| >Time resumes
>The light ebates and Ophelia raises a blood-curling scream of hate
>The woman screams madly as you take the device...
>Suddenly, light vanishes, you are no longer in the alley, but before something that cannot be described, cries of pain and agony fill the endless void
>'kill us, kill us' it pleas endlessly
>'let us live, it hurts, let us live' It screams and cries without end
>'We will hear your wish.' A voice is heard
| >>195661
>CN grins
"I wish you thought you were about to kill yourself... And with that, you can be free... And alive!"
| >>195665
''I won't let you."
>A voice is heard
>'An Error has manifested, awaiting resolvation before proceeding' The voice says
>Behind you, is a woman bleeding from her legs, her entire body is seemingly glitching, her eye cavities are hollow
"Heh, can't even see anymore, guess I'm dead. I won't let you do that, I can't. I'll be wishing myself back."
| >>195673
"Why do you have to wish it back? If you're capable of making a wish, you're strong enough to make it back with your own power."
| >>195678
"It's too late for that, before my body rots, I have to get back to it, I can only do this from here."
>She smirks
"I just have to kill you, and I'll live, why should I not?"
>The woman starts coughing blood
"Don't have much time... need to get back... Just let me kill you already, or maybe you'll kill me, huh?"
| >>195683
"You can heal my body, sure. But without me, it's just a husk bound to go insane and kill others, wha-"
>Her words are cut short as she begins vomiting blood
"Crap, I can't even feel anymore, oh Nathos, I'm not done yet."
>She wipes her mouth
"You sure talk big for someone who knows nothing. Saving everyone, don't make me laugh, if you could, no one would die ever."
>She points to the indiscible horror
"It won't let you make a wish til' I'm dead or you're dead."
| >>195691
"As if you could, you're no necromancer, only someone on par with them can bring back the dead, plus I doubt my soul can survive in this state, bod-"
>The woman spits blood again and begins holding her throat, it appears she lost the ability to speak
>The screams are still echoing
| >>195696
"D-Dammit! Just try and do it! You can do it if you try! Not everything is determine by some extratechnological object! This ain't magic!"
| >>195715
>She grunts
>Hm, truthfully, I have watched long enough
>You there, the one they call CN, I am The Voice
>How about I help you out? Of course, this won't be free
>I can tell you of a way to save the girl and the VCR-REALITAS
>The cost... well, take care of her from now on, that should do
>It feels as if something spoke to you, despite no words ever reaching you
| >The woman is franctically shaking her head, she doesn't want you to listen to me, but let's be honest, you don't have much of a choice here
>She's going to die
>She can't hear anymore
| "Tch, fine! I don't have a choice after all right?"
| >Understood
>Simply, you must kill her, then wish for her and the device to fuse
>The device will die, too, but the both will then be reborn, using the base of the device as a body for the soul, she will not degenerate into a husk
>I understand it is hard, if you do not wish to kill her, you will simply have to wait
>They will get to live, surely changed, but this is the only way
>They musn't fear death, for only the dead can come back to life
>Of course, you can decide in the end
| "There must be a way where they can live as their own identities!"
| >If you had been faster, yes
>However, she has degraded too much
>It cannot be done
>It is impossible
>You must decide whether you will save both but fuse them, or save only one of them
>Choices were never meant to be easy
>And surely, they come with regret, but they must be made, that is a lesson the ones who wish to save the world must face
>Do not berate yourself, there was no way for you to know, it isn't your fault
| "...Can they be separated later?"
| >Although I doubt it, nothing is impossible with the right tools
>But who knows if you'll be able to in your lifetime
>Whatever you do, you must not look back and linger
>I'm sure even you can understand
>The world is unfair, and people constantly die left and right, it is rare for us to be able to save everyone
>Will you do it, uncertain as it is?
| "...The ends doesn't justify the means, it's not up to me to create a situation that will satisfy myself. I wish this lady's soul returns to get body, safe and healed!"
| >If that is your desire, you can save her, but the device will die
>I would like to humour you, but she will die soon, and thus become unable to return to her body
>You must, and will, choose
>If you won't, I will
| "I'm going to save her, it's not up to me to subject her to such an existence, even if it pains me otherwise. Besides... I find your timing uncanny."
| >The woman is still shaking her head, slipping in the pool of her own blood
>Her breathing is deep and slow
>Her face is as pale as a ghost
>She's striking the floor
| >>195759
>Then go, CN, make your wish
>''Error' has been resolved, proceeding with normal functions as intended'
>'Please make your wish'
| >The woman is now walking forward, towards you
"D-Do- Do- Do...N't do it."
>Her throat is bleeding
"D-Do-on't ki-... URK..."
>She begins chocking on her blood
"K-kill it... It do-sn't..."
>She falls flat on the floor, spasming
| "Tch...if everyone thinks they're right... what does that make me?"
>He breathes in deeply and says
"I wish this woman's soul was healed and returned to her body."
| >The thing begins screaming
>ERROR, ERROR, ERROR, INTERFERENCE DETECTED, SOURCE: UNKNOWN
>The thing begins shaking furiously
>No way, did HE intervene? Boy, get out of here, it's going to collapse, just RUN
>The thing begins screaming louder and louder
>'Wish, Wish, must fulfill, dead, dead, dead, impossible, hacking detected, VCR-Unit 12 interfering'
>Damn it all, and here I thought I'd go well... Well then, we will meet again
| "Fuck..."
>CN picks up the "gurls" body and starts running, even if it seems hopeless
"You're going to make it out of here dammit! One way or another!'
| >Someone steps out of the thing, completely white
>Ophelia finally steps out and yawns
"Interference, must delete, purge the systems, purge, purge."
>She head towards the collapsed woman
"... Dead, dead? No... passed through? Wish, Wish? Device not dead? How, why?"
>She turns to CN
"Explain, Explain whaat did you do? Who was here?"
| >She begins running after CN
"Explain, Explain, Explain,Explain,ExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplainExplain"
| >>195794
>CN starts checking the gurls injuries and treating them
"The Voice and someone called 'VCR-Unit 12"
| >>195797
>Ophelia catches up
"The Voice? Impossible, interference, interference... no way... Put the girl down, I'll check on her."
>Ophelia heads towards the woman and squats down
"Monster in the machine... this feeling, the splinter..."
>Ophelia seems angry
"CN, what did you wish for, please tell me. Did anyone try to make you do something here?"
| >>195801
>He puts her down as he grabs his medkit
"The Voice said the only way to save them both was to wish to fuse them together. I didn't really believe them, especially considering they conveniently showed up after it was too late to save them separately. So I wished to save her. Before it went through however VCR-Unit 12 or whatever interfered, the Voice just called them "He.""
| "Where's Reiko?"
| "VCR-Unit12, that's me."
>Ophelia checks on the girl, but simply sighs
"I detected something like KS in the machine, some splinter of his must've tried to fool you into doing something stupid to give him a body."
>She stands back up
"Let the poor girl there, she's going to be fine, souls can't actually die. But it still leaves us with a big issue, the device is under a lot of strain, so I'll reboot it."
| >>195813
"Tch, I knew that voice's timing was too uncanny."
>He shakes his head
"So what does this mean? Is the gurl alive? Can we save the device?"
>He looks around for Reiko
| "Sure, she's alive, but dead, I'll make something work, just give me a few moments, damnit. I was not made to work maintenance for you."
>Ophelia sighs
"If you were going to destroy the device with that kinda wish, I wish, no pun intended, that you'd say that consicely to me before I start opening fire. I have a hard time understanding you guys, so please make it easy on my end..."
>She notices you looking around
"She's still outside, to them you're just lying down, like a hobo."
| >>195851
"S-Sorry... and to be fair it's hard to think straight when the barrel of a gun is pointed right at you. Admittedly I was originally going to wish a paradox that would had saved the tortured being in the device but... you shooting the lady before we got here complicated that."
| >She shrugs, somehow, she seems less... weird in here
"Hey, from my point of view, that girl was running around with a tactical nuke and about to use it."
>She seems angry
"I can't use the device, so my only option was of course to shoot her! Plus Iris asked me to bring the device to her... whatever..."
>A sudden noise is heard as the thing calms down
"Well, this time... so, care to tell me what you want to do now?"
| >>195873
"Well... her soul is in her body now right? In that case, if she's fine, I'm going to stick to my original plan and say the tortured entity in the device. It doesn't deserve to go through all this just to grant a wish.'
| >>195878
>Ophelia sighs, again, again, she keeps sighing
"Nope, that girl's soul is stable, but her body definetly bit the dust, she'll need a new one."
>She stands up
"Just tell the device: Give life to that women and yourself. That's one wish, and even if it dies brining itself to life, it's not like it would actually cause a paradox, that'd be one faulty piece of equipement if sucked so much at granting wishes. You humans just think too deeply about this stuff."
| >>195888
"Hey the Dregs was the one who told me in the first place that it would cause a paradox, but whatever."
>He shrugs
"You're way more on the level with me, so let's go with that idea, makes things simpler."
>He holds his hand out
| >>195891
"The Dregs said that? Did they get retarded from spe- Oh yeah, fuck... huh..."
>She gestures towards the thing
"I get what the KS wannabe wanted to happen, and that's something we shouldn't be doing."
>She points to the... thing
"That thing isn't alive, we can't actually give it life in the same meaning as you intended, well, unless you wish for it to become human or something. So, and just hear me out here..."
| "We're going to have to do a transfer kind of thingy. I dunno how to word this, but you'll need to find a wish that gives the girl a new body and sends the device's consiousness into Cyberspace, that's the only place where it can survive it's own death, just like a Great One, we're going to make it ascend."
>She sits down
"You need to word it very carfully though."
| "Hmm..."
>He thinks for a moment
"How about... 'I wish to give life to this woman and that your consciousness transfers to the cyberspace of the Great Ones, where mortals can only interfere with your consent'? That way, no one will get any funny ideas in the future as well."
| >>195905
"Do that, yeah, but let me tell you, that girl will be getting a new body like my own if my thinking is right, obviously, she'll be a bit changed. And honestly, I don't want someone on my ass for that shit, so you take her or some shit, I still need to dispose of the device's core."
>She nods and whispers something
>'Interference over, over, please wish'
| >>195910
"Well I'll deal with it I guess... I'm sure I can get help from Mika and stuff. So if there's anything else I'm gonna start, is that cool?"
>He walks over to the device and hovers his hand over it
| >>195920
"Don't mention it, I'm a pretty chill person, so long as the device is destroyed, I don't care... just, next time, be a bit more straight to the point, to me, your talking sounds like cat noises mostly, making it out is frustrating."
>The Thing begins screaming anew
>'wish, wish, wish'
| >>195923
"I wish to give life to this woman and that your consciousness transfers to the cyberspace of the Great Ones, where mortals can only interfere with your consent."
| >'We have heard your wish'
>The Thing vanishes away as you find yourself back in the alleyway
>Reiko is shaking you
"OH MY GOD IS HE ACTUALLY DE- Oh, hi."
>She seems a bit embarrassed
| >>195948
"Ophelia? She's over there."
>Ophelia is picking the device up, sighing as she goes
"We are fine, fine, yes, fine. Can you see? You can? Of course you can. Would worry about that, that over there."
>She points towards the body, from which something is emerging
"AAAAHHHH, I LIVE AGAIN! c_i9 is ALIVE AND WELL, TAKE THAT SPACE HITLER, I GET TO LIVE, WOOHOO!"
>A small girl is dancing around on the corpse, seemingly unaware of her situation
| "W-wait what...?"
>He blinks a few times, trying to understand the situation
"Oh that is *not* how the device interpreted new life..."
>He sighs heavily
| >>195957
"OHHH, WHAT A NICE LOL-"
>Reiko is slapped by Ophelia
"... Guess I deserved that one... someone go put some clothes on the poor girl before she realizes what she's doing."
>The girl is still dancing
"WOOHOO, I AM A GOD, HECK YES, TAKE THAT CYBER STALIN! Ah, this feels good, and my legs work now! I knew it, that whole deal was just a dream, for all I know, I never lost my job!"
>Reiko holds her laughter back
"This is too funny, I'm going to die."
| >>195977
"Huh?"
>The girl looks down
"... AHHHHHHHHH! NOOOO! WHO STOLE MY CLOTHES?!"
>She crouches
"AHH, A DEA- WAIT ISN'T THAT ME!"
>The girl foams at the mouth and falls down, twitching
"O-Ohohoh, that's so... oh man..."
>Reiko is still laughing
>Ophelia merely goes to take the now inactive device
"Guess it worked, huh?"
>Reiko wipes a tear
"We better head back to Mika, she's got to be worried right now."
| >>195983
"H-hey don't faint on us now, especially after the trouble I went through to bring you back!"
>He shakes her shoulders to snap her out of it
| >>195985
"H-Huh? Where am I, who are you? Is this heaven? John, I'm here, I found you..."
>She's delusional
>Reiko is still cracking up
"W-What an idiot."
>Ophelia is done picking up the device and devours it whole
"Mhm, mission accomplished, Iris will be mad, mad, she will. Whatever, good deed, good done, good girl, We are. Yes, did right, Guess right."
>She turns to CN
"Thank you, for help. Will go now, meet again one day, we will meet again, yes."
| >The figure picks up his rifle and leaves the rooftops, dissapearing into the night.
| >>195988
"*Sigh*"
>CN wraps a shock blanket around her and lifts her up as he turns to Ophelia
"No problem, sorry about the bad explanation at first, I'll make sure to try better next time."
| >At a large distance, sits a man, on top of a building. Through his binoculars, and various bugs and drones, can see what has happened.
"Thank fuck everything went fine. And thank fuck for Echo."
>He begins writing on his notepad.
The Mission: COMPLETED
Noise: [x][x][x][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
Violence:[x][x][x][x][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
Your Rating: Stalker
| >>195991
>She nods rapidly, what a weirdo
>Reiko stops laughing
"Well, let's get back to the hideout, you carry the girl. Or is she too heavy?"
>The girl snaps back to attention
"I'M NOT HEAVY! God, angels sure are rude nowadays... wait, God can't exist, because he would never let humanity turn to such evil... OH MY GOD I'M IN HELL, LET ME GO, AAAAAHHH"
| >>196004
"You're not in hell dumbass, you're in Glitch City still, not stop squirming before I drop you."
>He turns to Reiko
"I'm Fine, I carry Engy all the time and she's 60% chrome."
| You suddenly hear coughing from the back of the alley
A man stands there looking at Reiko and CN, a mask with the drawing of an iron cross hides his face
"Sorry, But i'm tired of waiting"
>He says in a rasp voice
| >>196012
"*Sigh* Right..."
>He hands the gurl to Reiko
"Sadly I have other business to take care of now, so is it okay if you relay what happened to Mika for me? I'll fill in the holes later."
| >>196009
"I prefer my girlfriend full flesh, you might wanna work out though, saw you run back there, wasn't pretty."
>She laughs heartily
>The girl stops struggling in your arms
"Huh? Glitch city? Wait, what? Huh..?"
>She seems really confused
| >>196018
"Will do."
>Reiko stares at the man with the mask
"Stay safe."
>She leaves with the girl in her arms
"NOOOO- NOOO, Don'T TAKE ME BACKKKKK!!! HELP ME, I'M BEING TOUCHED AND THAT'S NO GOOD."
| >>196021
"You'll be Fine, she only has a loli fetish!"
>He turns back to the man
"Alright, where are we going?"
| >Ludendorf looks at the girl and sighs
"I'd have to get paid extra to deal with a fucker like that, if not I would just shoot her annoying little trap"
>He says in a rasp voice while chuckling, and then turns to CN
"Good to see you still follow, I was about to go with plan A, some people just feign ignorance and try to run"
| >>196024
"Well in a one on one confrontation you proba my have the advantage, so why bother wasting both our times huh?"
| "See you're a smart one chummer, most people dont understand that"
>He beckons you to follow
"I'm bringing you to the subways, my client wants to meet you there"
| >>196031
>He nods and starts walking along the side of the road
"My client says you'd know who he is and how to talk to him, so I hope you don't dissapoint"
>He says and then turns to Reiko as she leaves
"Hey Lolicon wife, tell Kuro I said hi~"
| >>196034
"We'll see I suppose... not sure why you'd care though, I imagined your part in all this would had been done the moment you brought me there and got payed."
| >Behind them a nanomachine hive came out of the shadows. It floated there for a split second, unnoticed, and then became one with the shadows once again. But it would be following.
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| >As night fell over the Midnight District, one could still see light escaping from the big fortified building that was UNITY.CORPS' HQ. In front, guards and mechs guard the doors and walls of the building zealously, and a horde of mechanized troops keep watch from atop towers throughout the vicinity
>Reiko stops in an area a bit removed from the front gate
"... From this point on, there's no turning back, take that step, and you'll be into this whole mess with no turning back."