002 [Video]

[nuclear_raven]

[Utsuho's out somewhere in the Outlands. She's kind of peeved that the mission people had been assigned to was a stealthy mission. Something she isn't good at. But rather than just blow everything up in disappointment, she took herself outside the city to vent. And she's still out there, unaware that it's over. Her tablet seems to have fallen on the ground, because she's up in the air...and completely unaware that she's dropped it.

She raises her arm cannon up into the air and the tip begins to glow. Nuclear warning klaxons seem to come out of nowhere as energy begins to gather and form into a a small sun above her. And it's actually still bigger than her. Three or four times bigger. With seemingly little effort, she hurls it down on the ground in the distance, causing a large explosion.]

Ha! That's more like it.


[and about an hour or so later, she finally checks the network and sees all the chaos she'd been missing. Then she sends out another message, but on purpose this time.]

What's all this about people switching bodies?

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[pinkworth]

Hey, yo, knock it off with the explosions. They're like a giant neon sign that says, "Hey, U.E., come bomb us some more!"

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[nuclear_raven]

Oh, it was recording that?

If I don't let it out every now and then, it gets harder to control.

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[pinkworth]

Like how?

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[nuclear_raven]

I'd just randomly have to blast stuff.

[pinkworth]

Is that like a psychological thing or your powers just build up like that?

[nuclear_raven]

Both?

[pinkworth]

And you kind of just don't care if you get a bunch of people killed 'cause you feel like blasting shit?

[nuclear_raven]

I could be blasting them instead.

[pinkworth]

Uh huh. We're all real impressed.

[nuclear_raven]

You should be.

[pinkworth]

Yeah, I wasn't serious. It's pretty bullshit.

[nuclear_raven]

It's nuclear fusion, though.

[pinkworth]

So what?

[nuclear_raven]

That's what it is, not bullshit.

[pinkworth]

It's just another power and you ain't even good at controlling it.

[nuclear_raven]

I've gotten better. Still can't let it build up too much though.

[pinkworth]

I know a guy who can help, if you want help.

[nuclear_raven]

How could he help?

[pinkworth]

He's got this power... Like, resetting your gauge to zero, so to speak.

[nuclear_raven]

But I can't have no power, either.

What's his name?

[pinkworth]

Nah, it wouldn't be like that. Just a reset. Like, when it starts feeling like too much.

When this whole weird body-switch thing's over, I'll introduce you.

[nuclear_raven]

But when it's too much, it's already too late.

[pinkworth]

You can't tell when you're getting close? How often do you gotta release it?

[nuclear_raven]

Whenever I remember to, I guess. I had the reactor and the furnace to power back home, so it wasn't really an issue.

[pinkworth]

Wait, you can do stuff like that?

Have you talked to the Initiative about maybe helping to power the city?

[nuclear_raven]

Uh, yeah.

No, I just want to destroy whatever I need to in order to go back home and go.

[pinkworth]

Killing everybody here isn't gonna help you get back home.

[nuclear_raven]

I didn't say I needed to kill everyone. Do I have to kill everyone to go home?

[pinkworth]

[Are you actually retarded, tykebomb? He's seriously just going to disable you for the good of all.]

I just said that wouldn't get you home. Jesus. No. Helping the Initiative is better than what you're doing, if going home's what you wanna do. They're the guys you gotta impress.

[nuclear_raven]

It would help if they chose missions that I could do.

[pinkworth]

Go ask for an assignment.

[nuclear_raven]

Do you think they'll have any missions suitable for me?

[pinkworth]

Probably tons of 'em.

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[faaaablulous]

[ Asami will catch the explosions when she browses earlier on the network. But for now... ]

It's a screw up. They say the UE caused it, but I don't know. Just be glad you're okay.

[ Guh, still not used to this man voice. ]

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[nuclear_raven]

Did the mission get finished, at least?

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[faaaablulous]

I think the Initiative got what they wanted, yeah. You didn't go?

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[nuclear_raven]

I'm not good at stealthy stuff like that.

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[faaaablulous]

[ Well, she can respect not going out of principle, at least. It's not like she herself is very gung-ho about giving the Initiative a hand.

On the other hand... ]

Well that's a shame! The loot was the best part! Not the art, but you know, everything else. [ She waves a box of Gushers in front of the camera. ]

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[nuclear_raven]

I don't get why they couldn't choose a simple mission. Like destroy a certain building or something.

...what're those?

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[faaaablulous]

[Oh jeez. Yeah, simple.]

Uhh, they're these chewy snacks. You bite in them and then a sweet goo comes out. It's like a party in your mouth. [Or something. Yeah!]

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[nuclear_raven]

Huh. Sounds weird.

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[faaaablulous]

Mm, can't knock it 'til you try it.

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[nuclear_raven]

I guess.