Zero frowns. "Do you mean like what Lumine can do? Damn... I'm no tech, but that sounds extensive. If Weil's done that much to them, I don't know how he could have missed finding anything X put in them in case of this stuff."

There's a knock at the door, which Zero answers... revealing a little blond reploid girl, a large stuffed cat, and a green firelizard. The latter makes a beeline for Zero's hair, while the first gets scooped up and hugged.. stuffed cat dangling by a paw. Zero settles back in his beanbag chair with an armload of kid.

"Is something wrong, dad?" asks Alouette. Kids are observant that way, usually at the most uncomfortable moments for adults.

Zero shakes his head. "Forte and I were just discussing Weil, that's all."

"Oh. Are you going to kill him? Mum says he's bad and needs stopped... she never says that, but I remember you said Wily was bad and wouldn't have stopped unless he was dead..."

"Weil's worse than Wily ever was," Zero admits. "So... whatever else happens, kitten, we'll make sure he's dead."