002 // simple solutions

[ultragorgeous]

[He smiles a bit, sitting back from the screen for a moment.]

So, it seems that we'll be leaving this place. Some of you seem...upset.

Not I! I am quite pleased to be rid of this place. But if it bothers you that much, I, the great GENIUS Dist the Rose, propose this:

Given the right materials, I could begin making replicas. In fact, I could even replicate the entire island. If we bring one Exile with us, I could make many more from them. You see? It matters not if I make a hundred or a hundred thousand! We could simply repopulate the island!

[He folds his hands in his lap, pleased.]

It's a simple solution, directly from the mind of a genius. You may thank me now.

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[fintastic]

[ This dude sounds kind of crazy... ]

That doesn't sound like a very good idea.

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[ultragorgeous]

Hmph! It's a perfectly elegant idea! We remake the island, and repopulate it!

[pride_of_amarcia]

That sounds completely and utterly supervillain-y.

[ultragorgeous]

I only do what I feel is necessary!

not here

[lazyinlove]

[But he needs to throw up in his head now. Thanks for that.]

not here

[ultragorgeous]

[/thumbsup]

[Not Here]

[clinical]

[Jade puts down the communicator and goes to practice his murder skills.]

[Not Here]

[ultragorgeous]

[Good on u, Jade.]

[givetheslip]

[...what.]

You're mad.

[ultragorgeous]

I am NOT! I AM RATIONAL!

[He shrieks, because that totally proves his point.]

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[irritating]

What the hell kinda materials can you even use to build a bunch of working humans?

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[ultragorgeous]

If you need to ask, I don't think you'd truly understand.

Mostly materials for the machines.

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[buttpunch]

These people aren't dolls you can just play around with!

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[ultragorgeous]

Er...what?

First you complain that there will be mass deaths, and when I offer a logical solution, you become upset!

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[anotheryosuke]

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[Okay, you know what, first things first.]

The hell are you wearing? No, seriously, I didn't know Exsilium even had enough actors for there to be really bad ones.

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[anotheryosuke]

--But you know, I don't think this is a good time for whatever the hell you're tryin' to do. You're just gonna piss people off. [Like, he would be pissed, but he's just too stunned.] And you might wanna work on your lines, I haven't heard delivery that bad since my sister was trying out for her school play.

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[keep_smiling]

Well, that is one way to do it! Though I don't know if filling the island with 500,000 clones of one person would be much good.

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[ultragorgeous]

Well, it would replenish the native population. That is the end goal.

[After all, 500,000 replicas is the same as 500,000 people, right? They're like background things, to him.]

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[small_berserker]

[Here, Dist. Have a thirteen year old girl with oddly coloured eyes and a strange metal collar that looks like it might be attached to her neck.

She fidgets, not knowing exactly what to say to this. She doesn't want to be rude, but...well, there are so many reasons why this wouldn't be a good idea.]

Well, it's really amazing that you can do something like that, but it wouldn't make up for the lives that are going to be lost. It also wouldn't allow for enough genetic variety to repopulate the island, sir. They'd just be replicas of one person.

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[ultragorgeous]

Hmm, I suppose that would be true, but I fail to see how we can't elegantly solve that by simply making more replicas when the first set die.

[He folds his hands in his lap, satisfied with himself.]

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[invocation]

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That's not the way it works, dumbass.

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[ultragorgeous]

Simply because you cannot even hope to comprehend my GENIUS, DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN INSULT ME!

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[psychopath]

Really?

[he's in awe, just look at him. dist, why did you post this.] You can do all that?

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[ultragorgeous]

Hmph, of course I can, given the right materials for the machinery!

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[chosenfake]

[To say Luke is furious would be an understatement.]

Do you even realize what you're suggesting?! The UE soldiers we've dealt with are all replicas! No one should replicate anyone!

It doesn't solve any problems. No matter what we do, these people are going to die. We can't erase that even if we go back in time. Besides, a replica and its original are different. What you're suggesting just won't work!

Didn't you learn anything from Master Van? What about your teacher?

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[ultragorgeous]

Perhaps the UE has the better idea. They seem to be far more efficient than the residents of Exsilium have proved to be!

[He props his chin on one hand, smiling to himself.]

Odd, to hear someone like you suggesting that replication is wrong. you should be thanking me for your existence.

[substitutable]

Don't treat death so lightly, will you? Don't treat life so lightly.

Replia-- cloning one person isn't going to change what's happening. A clone of one person isn't going to be the same as all the different people who live here.

A clone isn't going to be the person it originally was. So drop it.

[ultragorgeous]

Well, I can see my GENIUS is unappreciated here!

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[attheclocktower]

[And here she thought that she might get in touch with some of the people she met in the UE compound. This was not what she'd been expecting to find. Give her a few seconds while she bsod because the word "replica" is the last she ever expected to hear here.

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Are you crazy?

[All in all she's had an okay life but there are plenty of parts of it she wouldn't wish on anybody. Besides, it wouldn't be the same, she knows that.]

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[limitstorm]

Xion, don't bother. From what he's said to everyone else, it sounds like he actually is crazy.

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[replicates]

[ oh fuck no he did not just-

it's more than the fact that he was throwing "replicas" around like it was of no consequence, but the fact that he was proposing it as a solution. he had enough of being a clone, had enough of a lifetime spent being in Riku's shadow and never growing, never becoming stronger because he's only ever second best. a shade of his original. it's an existence he would never wish on anyone else.

the feed shakes a little with how tightly he grips his device and his words come out as more of a growl, a snarl twisting his features. ]

Shut up. You don't know anything about what you're talking about.

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[ultragorgeous]

I know a fair deal more than most! It's an elegant solution, but I can see that it's wasted on all of you.

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[maskmaker]

[Wow this guy...]

[ultragorgeous]

[Dist at his finest. Aren't you glad to be his friend???]

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[affectate]

"Replicas?" Would that be... the same as the concept of "cloning," Mr The Rose?

[What an odd name. Is it just some weird English equivalent to like, "la Rose" or something? There's a distinct stereotypical Frenchness about his attitude.

But more importantly -]

Do you work in genetics? Do you believe that you could tell me more?

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[ultragorgeous]

Well, I can't give away all of my secrets, but it is nice to finally have someone who appreciates my GENIUS.

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[sestra]

[this is certainly a(n accented) voice only, and the woman's tone on the other end is almost hostile.]

You are a demon, to create more sins, more abominations against God.

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[ultragorgeous]

Er....what? I AM A GENIUS!

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[imusntrunaway]

You can't do that.

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[ultragorgeous]

I can, and I WILL.

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[niehaus]

( so the past few days have been pretty awful for cosima, being sick and all. this though? this made her seethe with anger and she couldn't ignore it. she didn't want helena to know about her though so she decided against any video posts since her face worked against her.)

Because cloning is such a great idea. ( the voice was bitter and raspy, not in a creepy way, but it was clear that she was exhausted.) Absolutely brilliant.

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[ultragorgeous]

[He tosses his hair.]

Thank you, I thought so, myself! There are those here that simply don't understand!

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[soul_sister]

[As Dist finishes his loud and very loud speech, there's only silence from one of the video feeds that had opened up to watch. There's a hundred questions she has, about the science, the feasibility....]

[soul_sister]

[The silence almost seems to get louder, carrying harmonies of judgement and disbelief mixed into it, as her questions turn to morality and then the ridiculousness of an entire city repopulated with the same person....]

[showmeyourwreath]

[SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.

No, wait, she does. She's totes revoking your right to flower epithets, Dist!!! You're out of the club!!!!!!!]

This is a foolish, disgusting plan on every conceivable level. How could you ever think this is any way acceptable?

[ultragorgeous]

Hmph! Perhaps you think so, but that simply means you cannot COMPREHEND my GENUIS!

[needsteaplz]

[She tries to stay calm but clenched jaw and the arms crossed across her chest give it away. Saori's not amused.]

I don't mean to beat the proverbial dead horse here but cloning won't solve the problem and is rather...unethical to say the least. If you are able to perhaps make an expansion to the base and make sustainable for the Exiles, then we got a possible plan.

[ultragorgeous]

I've already offered my solution! It is far more elegant than you simple creatures DESERVE!