Twenty-Fourth Bolt

[mechaotaku]

[Dated just after White Horse]I guess I should be truthful with everyone, especially after what happened today

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[grandtheftmecha]

Heavy stuff...

[Katina listens to the message more than once before responding. Responding, in this case, means tracking Zoe down face to face.]

Zoe.

[mechaotaku]

[Zoe nearly drops the sandwich she was munching on. She coughs a few times.]

Kahinah. Ahh.

[She swallows hard, coughing a few more times.]

Geez, don't sneak up on me like that when I'm eating!

[grandtheftmecha]

[Katina sighs in exasperation and smiles.]

And here I was about to get all serious on you...

[mechaotaku]

Sorry about that. What's up?

[kingofhearts_13]

As far as I care, this doesn't change anything.

[mechaotaku]

I'm really glad you feel that way. I just... It feels nice to finally have this out in the open. I know I should have said something earlier, but I wasn't sure how people would react. I should have known better.

tl;dr

[mr_catshark]

Tch. You act as if you're the first person to make things more troublesome for the GDF.

Yeah, she does that

[mechaotaku]

Well no, of course I'm not. Doesn't make me feel any better, though.

[mr_catshark]

[He shows his teeth in something that's not quite a smile.]

Look. If someone like me is welcomed back... You don't have anything to worry about with your idiot friends.

[mechaotaku]

[Those are some nice pearly whites there, Viral? You must have a really good dentist! :O]

Heh heh. Right. I guess I worry about stupid things.

[wetnoodleguy]

What a terrible story! But don't worry, Miss Terrorist, this man will always stand by you, forever and ever, ready to support you no matter what kind of mess you step into!

[mechaotaku]

Miss Terrorist? Isn't that a little much?

[wetnoodleguy]

I wasn't sure should I call you Zoe or Elizabeth now, so I took a third option.

[mechaotaku]

[She sighs.]

First of all, it's Liz, not Elizabeth. And especially not Lizzie. That's an offense punishable by death.

[naturally_green]

F-farming Psychics? That's...that's horrible!

[mechaotaku]

I know. With heightened exposure to the amplified AI system, people with otherwise no latent psychic abilities have been shown to manifest them. From what I've gathered, they tend to be like Seven, or worse. It drives them crazy. I can only imagine what it would do to an actual Newtype or Psychodriver like you or me.

But the scary part is... I kind of want to experiment with that system. I have a hunch. If worked right, we may be able to get the amplification going without the nasty side-effects. I'm just not sure how.

[naturally_green]

...Probably heightens their brainwave activity, creating the sort of brainwaves that most people call "psychic energy"...

I'm kind of curious, myself, actually! But forcing someone's mind to bend against its natural thought patterns has proved time and again to make people unstable, crazy, and overall, not fit for normal society life.

Maybe if we could capture one of their machines next time they show up?

[mechaotaku]

We've already captured parts of one, actually. I've been running various tests and getting some ideas for the ARK. One of which is a bit inspired a bit by the Grungust Type 3, actually.