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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]

Forte simply facepalms. Of course, never give a scientist ideas unless you want them to make them reality.

-Must be. The second was some idiot named Elpizo, and too much of his mess revolved around people listening to him when they shouldn't. I think there's enough common sense around here to keep any of that from happening.-

Gospel thinks it's pretty good and makes more sense than normal graffiti.

[vengeancechild]

-Never heard of him, which sounds like it's a good thing.-

Alouette adds more red dots to the hill in the background, around the crater, and says to Gospel, "That's where Weil got blown up. Mum's not looking because of the mess."

-The hell... game-me's a copybot.- Zero is confused now, but there's Omega.. or Zero? to fight anyway. It's only after that that he can piece it together. -No, wait... game-me had to get a new body for some reason, and Omega is game-me's original body with... I guess maybe just the virus and some basic AI because he's a psycho and dumb as a brick. And I guess we can write off him existing at all... unless Weil makes a copybot-me to take his place somehow.-

-Harpuia showed up to help fight him. Leviathan and Fafnir too...-

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Forte glances over at the picture and smirks a little. Weil going up in a shower of blood is a nice thought, even if it doesn't quiet work that way.

The private conversation is still toned with irritation. -What? Can no one be who they're suppose to be? What reason would Weil have to copy you?-

-...you're at the end of the game and they show up?- That does not bode well, not when they're not in the last game.

[vengeancechild]

-Hell if I know- Zero responds to the question about Weil copying him.

"I'd try to put all my uncles in the picture, but I think I'd run out of paint," says Alouette to Gospel. "Do you think I should add you and Uncle Forte, though?"

-Omega just exploded. The annoying Dark Elf's trying to get me to wake up, only I think she's not evil any more or something, and X is...-

...

-He just... what the... He's like every other cyber elf in the game, he does one damn thing and he just... he just faded away...- This actually seems to have upset Zero more than the game indicating his own death.

Pulling himself together, he gets to the rest. -Game-me's somehow back on the roof of the resistance base. It looks like the Mother Elf dropped him off after the explosion. There's no sign of any of the kids... and it just went to the credits.-

-Phantom dies, X dies, the other three die, then...- he cuts off rather than mention game-Zero's death. -Hell, does everyone die in this crap? What the hell's left to fight for if everyone dies, 'niisan?- He shuts off the game and tosses it in the box.

Alouette looks over from her painting, and then goes over and climbs in the beanbag next to him and just hugs. "It's just a game..."

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Gospel looks to Forte for an answer, but he's trying to get over being called uncle. -You should put who you're closest to.-

And then Zero looks like he's about to have a breakdown of sorts. Being called brother is enough to make Forte want to punch Zero for letting the game get to him like it has.

-I seem to remember another group of 'bots that were suppose to get killed off and are still hanging around. If it can be done once, it can be done again. And if I have to beat you over the head for you to get that, I will. Don't tempt me.-

"She's right. It's just a game."

[vengeancechild]

This gets a lopsided smile from Zero that's only slightly forced. The typical Wilybot 'quit being emo or I'll smack you' was more soothing to him than the usual Lightbot reaction of wanting to talk about it. "Yeah, it's just a game."

"If they're that bad, why did you play them?" asks Alouette.

"They had some interesting weapons we thought we'd tell Gate about," says Zero. Among other things they'd had, but no need to go into that.

Alouette just perks, curious. "What kind of weapons?"

[builtforbattle.livejournal.com]

Now that is more like it. Being the voice of reason doesn't sit right with Forte, but he'll happily beat the emo out of anyone who needs it.

"There's an energy shield that can be thrown like a blade and it'll come back to you. And a chain like energy weapon that can be used like a grappling hook." Those are the ones he thinks are the best so far, but he'll have to look into the other two games to find out if there is anything better.

[vengeancechild]

"The third game had a pair of energy tonfa, and still had the shield boomerang. The fourth, though, just expected you to tear things apart by hand."

"Tonfa are fun," says Alouette. "I like the others, too! You should tell Gate, so he can make real ones."

Zero nods. "I also need to remember to make a bet with Axl that I can get Lumine to sit down and play video games... then turn him loose at those. There were some puzzles in them he might like to see." Puzzles being code for Huge Problems, since Alouette was there.

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"That's pretty cheep. Nothing wrong with tearing things apart with your hands, but it should still offer you a weapon."

Forte chuckles at the plan to trick Axl into a bet.

[vengeancechild]

"There are a lot of options and stuff so that it's almost like having more weapons than the other game... while still feeling like a total rip off."

"I should go ahead and call Axl, and maybe Gate... we need to get started." -There doesn't seem to be a lot of time between these games, and the failsafe for the kids' memories might put us on an even tighter time limit. We've had our warning... we need to start doing something about it.-

Alouette yawns and snuggles, which is something of a relief. It would be easier to talk if she takes a nap.