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[hacker_twins]

(Continued from here after Release 88 made the first post unusable)

The only thing that grates on Techno worse than when people notice how obviously he resembles Forte, is when it dawns on them he resembles both Forte and Mega. He isn't really sure how to feel about the person responsible being dead, as now he'll never get to have that nice loud 'what the hell were you thinking' talk he'd sometimes fantasized about.

But for now the Twins skirt around that topic and onto one of pets, as they follow Zero towards X's room.

"I still think we should get a puppy."

"We live in a treehouse, Middy. Canines can't climb."

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[builtforbattle.livejournal.com]

Zero's room has the odd effect of making Forte feel at home. It reminded him of the commons room back at the castle too, even it's been forever since he's been there. He flops in a beanbag chair like he owns it while Gospel sits and watches the twins mess around with the TV.

And he wants to see this fight with Weil before turning his own game back on. Weil's claim of not being able to die is written off immediately, but the idea that his mind has been turned to data is worrying. If that's possible, he could spread like a virus and it'd be even harder to kill him. The creepy half robotic looking face that shows up on the screen doesn't help.

[vengeancechild]

Zero isn't having an easy time of it when the fight starts. Weil turns translucent and invulnerable, copies himself, uses something that looks like an electrical attack - though it might be noted that it's purple, heals himself, has a couple different homing attacks... one of which can't be destroyed, and is generally an extreme pain in the ass. "I don't care what he's done to himself, no human should be this hard to kill."

[builtforbattle.livejournal.com]

"At this point, he's not, no matter what he says. And it's all pattern memorization. If he's this bad-" The Weil on screen summons the eight judges who each do an attack, completely impossible to predict the first time around. "If he's this bad in a game, he's going to be that much worse for real."

At least they'd have more people capable of fighting him than the game, which only had Zero.

[vengeancechild]

"And the game isn't even using a time limit to go with being on an orbital weapon platform that's crashing," adds Zero, in between the occasional muttered swearword at Weil. "I might need that VR simulation just for practice... and hell with facing him alone. I'm not above admitting backup would be nice."

Finally Weil freezes and starts to flash white in that way that indicates the boss has been beat, and Zero sighs in relief. Then he's reading dialogue. At first he thinks it's a load bearing boss scenario and he'll have to race a timer to some exit, but then Weil's back... The only response he can come up with for that is a swearword. Then he makes a face at Weil calling him a hero, and a scowl when Weil plays the species card yet again. "I don't know what the hell you are, old man, but even if you were human, you wouldn't be the first one I've killed."

Scowling as he watches Weil power up to the next form, he still can't help a snerk at game-Zero's comeback.

I never cared about justice, and I don't recall ever calling myself a hero... I have always only fought for the people I believe in. I won't hesitate... If an enemy appears in front of me, I will destroy it!

"Finally, he says something I can agree with," he says, as the fight starts. "I just hope this is the end of it."

[builtforbattle.livejournal.com]

Forte's response is the same. Why wouldn't the old man die? He's starting to like the idea of going against Weil in the VR simulation. It'll be more challenging if he's this tough.

"If force energy isn't at work here, I don't know what is. There's no way a human, modified or not, could do what he just did." Pulling the human card is just stupid, at least in Zero. Now if it was pulled on a Lightbot, then there'd be issues.

"Guess he had to eventually. And there's your timer," Forte notes the numbers counting down in the corner.

[vengeancechild]

"It would explain him deciding to kill everyone, too. I read the reports on Giga City... there was some quote in there from the copy. 'What does not become part of me, shall become one with the void' or something. It fits Weil here..."

"Guess I spoke too soon about them forgetting it," Zero says. Then he proceeds to ignore the timer in favor of trying to beat Weil. Eventually, with about some thirty-odd seconds left, the monstrosity that still tried to claim it was human starts to flash in that 'got pwned' way, and the timer disappears.

"Good riddance," says Zero. And then sits through the drama afterwards, occasionally rolling his eyes at parts of it. He figures the whole lost connection thing is just drama. At first...

By the time the credits are rolling and game-Ceil is sobbing under a tree, though, he's starting to feel a little awkward.

[builtforbattle.livejournal.com]

"So if he can't win, he'll try to take out everyone with him. Tch, sore loser."

Forte thinks the drama's a bit much since he's certain Zero will come out of it fine. He's the 'hero' of the game. Even if it looks like he's died, he's fine. Battered, but nothing some repairs and an e-tank won't cure.

He's about to complain about it being dragged out, but stops himself at Ciel crying. Zero's not the only one feeling awkward.

"Well shit," is all he has to say to Zero's trashed helmet at the very end.

[vengeancechild]

There's a bit of uncomfortable silence, during which Zero saves the game data and switches it off. "I was hoping for confirmation on Weil's death. Still, I guess that explains why there isn't a fifth game..."

The Twins just fidget and keep quiet. Because, really, what can you say about something like that.