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[You.]

It's as good a time as any. I'll see you then, Miss Tsunemori.

[ EXCUSE?????

the next day, akane waits outside the game center. contrary to her usual suit and skirt, she's wearing a comfortable white shirt and pink jogging pants. she also has a pink sweater tied around her waist, because she's cool as hell. ]

[When Jade shows up, he's in his usual military uniform. He's walking with his hands in his pockets, but he does briefly reach up to tap at his glasses.]

Ah. There you are, Miss Tsunemori.

[ she's got a gun holstered on her back which she keeps hidden, but anybody who observes people carefully should be able to see it. ]

Hello, Jade. Thank you for accomodating my request.

[ and she bows her head. ]

[That sure is a gun holstered to her back. Cool story bro.

Jade just responds to her bow with a prudent nod.]

The pleasure is all mine.

Shall we get started?

I learned that we can pick the genre of what game to play.

I was thinking of something like a zombie apocalypse type of game. Is that fine with you?

[ much like house of the dead. it'd be easier for her to practice her shooting in this case, so she hopes jade would be alright with it. ]

I've intended to make my way through every genre, so I don't see why not. [After all, with what happened the other month, there's no telling when they could get trapped in a malfunctioning game again.]

Well then.

[ she nods and enters the game centre. she asks the receptionist if there's an empty room they could use, and they're lead to one. just white walls and the headsets, and a remote for picking which game to play.

akane puts her headset on, and pulls out the Dominator from her back. it's only she who can hear it, but it says that systems are offline... ]

I'm ready.

[Jade says something flirty to the receptionist throughout this process, and then he stands ready as well. He's heard a bit about zombies from his research, so he is interested in seeing how this plays out.

He puts on his own headset, pulls out his spear out of nowhere, and then he smirks confidently as he pushes at his glasses with his free hand.]

Then let's get started, shall we? [he is logging on!]

[ she nods, logging on shortly after.

the environment they're now in isn't much different from where they were before, but... akane knows it's different, now. jade may notice that akane's eyes glow a neon blueish hue for a few moments before going back to normal as soon as the game begins.

gun propped and it looks like she's ready to go, she looks at jade and says, ] It looks like the game is based in the colony, too. Let's do our best.

[Jade notices alright. Gurl must have some freaky-ass contacts.

He nods and quickly surveys their surroundings. It does seem to be almost identical; it's unusual for a game to use a real setting.]

Let's make sure of it before we end up targeting any innocent receptionists... [He sighs and moves towards the door, remaining alert at the same time.]

I certainly don't intend to do anything less.

[ oh yeah because you'd want to flirt with that receptionist again!!! don't think she didn't notice, you tall.. giant thing, you!!! ]

Right. I wouldn't want to shoot anybody innocent, either.

[ not that she can with her gun in paralyzer mode, anyway. but akane decides to lead the way to the door and open it. the hallway is more quiet than it was earlier, and it's as if they're the only ones there.

... or are they? ]

[He just likes to embarrass you, is that such a crime.

Then he follows up flatly.]

Thank you for the reassurance.

[As she opens the door, he follows cautiously, his spear at the ready as he looks around. The silence is of the eerie variety.

But then, abruptly, there's something like a faint shuffling noise nearby. Jade glances around quickly to try and ascertain the source.]

[ DON'T MAKE HER SHOOT YOU!!!!

As the noise gets louder, the source reveals itself to be a hungry zombie. Its skin's turned into grey, and there's an axe at the back of its head... it looks really nasty. Its eyes look sick, as well, and its clothes are tattered and have tears.

Akane immediately points her gun at it, and it changes to a bigger looking gun. ]

Leave this to me.

[Well, there's no mistaking it. That's the so-called zombie. It's a bit more hideous than he imagined.

Jade obliges her request and gives an 'after you' motion as he observes her in action. He'll keenly observe to see how her skills match up.]

Is this your Dominator?

[He expected something more whiplike...]

[ I'm administering justice, she says in her head.

an electromagnetic beam shoots out of the gun, and the zombie bubbles up before exploding right before them. the only thing left of it now is its... gooey green "blood" all over the floor. after that, the gun goes back to it default mode. ]

... Yes. That was the Lethal Eliminator of the Dominator.

[ she looks at the gun she's holding, and then at jade. ]

It's surprising how it's able to function here, when it needs to be connected to a certain network. CERES must have tampered with it to make it functional.

Edited 2015-08-06 17:02 (UTC)

[You're a nerd, his own head answers.

Now that... it is a ridiculously and gratuitously gross display. Impressive. Jade tweaks at his glasses as he looks down towards the blood, then peers towards her and her weapon.]

When we happen to be in a digital environment, I'm not surprised that there may be some sort of workaround.

If it is CERES allowing you this, do make sure to make a note of it. [It's a simple way of saying to watch her back; he imagines that they would only let her use it if they have a way of keeping her from turning it on them.]

Does it always produce such gruesome results?

[ Fuck off, Jade, she responds. ]

The Dominator scans my eyes before letting me use it, and it usually connects me to the Sibyl System. It wasn't any different now, but... I do wonder. . . When I play ViViD again, I'll be sure to properly listen to what I hear upon logging in with it.

[ she can talk to the gun, but why would she do that in front of jade... and nobody should know that she actually has connections with sibyl, anyway. ]

As for its... results, the Dominator doesn't leave any evidence of what once was, except for its blood. So, yes, it always do this, unless it's on Paralyser mode.

[Ah, the Sibyl system. The Score of crime and punishment. Jade imagines that it's for the best that she's not connected to it... but he's still concerned by the possibility that CERES could tamper with it.]

Oh? Interesting. [He pushes at his glasses and he tsks as he steps around the blood.]

The results certainly are a shame, however. Shouldn't its creators have appreciated the value of a good autopsy? It's simply no fun when that's all that remains.

Autopsies aren't needed if it's Sibyl making the judgments... after all, we're only permitted to shoot the Dominator in its Lethal Eliminator mode once it decides that that person is no longer needed.

[ she shrugs, and continues to walk on. ]

One of these days, things will truly change.

[A world without autopsies... It sounds so bleak.]

If action is taken, yes. I'll hope that one day you'll live in a world with autopsies. [Is that really the important point here?

Regardless, he keeps moving on while looking out for their next foe.]

... we do have autopsies, for people who get murdered.

[ a beat, and just in case she has to make it clear - ] By actual criminals.

Ah, as opposed to theoretical ones. How reassuring.

Have you, ah... read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

No, but I imagine that they'd rather dream of different subjects.

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