Open to Investigators

[shiroganeheir]

I cannot be the only person who is worried about PSYCHE-net, can I? I have no problems with androids or robots, however there is just something unsettling about this that I cannot put my finger on. We need to keep a close watch on this so-called beta situation.

Also, is anyone else suspicious about this... entity? I am beginning to wonder if we are encountering another one of our infamous Trumps. The Lovers comes to mind. Any thoughts?

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[hakodate]

Not like you to bother asking in the first place.

[What is this.]

[tealeafs]

Hm. It can't be any harder than that, huh..?

[ They've been walking down a very, very long road together, after all. Maybe she didn't join him on it until later on, but even so.. she knows it's been even longer and more tiring for him.

At least it might mean it'll be a little lighter from here. ]

[hakodate]

It can't if I've got you here.

[Really here, and not here but they still don't know what they think of each other, or here but only until he gets cold feet and tries to force her to leave.

Here and not leaving him.

He likes the sound of that so much better.]

[closedcircuit]

It would stop it from being a threat.

[morbirdinterest]

...Would he know you if you did? From what you've said, it sounds like this "Tobi" has always been an infiltrator of some kind, whether dead or alive.

[tealeafs]

[ Chizuru knows she's helped him a lot. It's still hard to believe, but it's not like he hasn't said it before - my reason to live is you. But every single time he voices it, it still brings the exact same reaction as the first time. Her heartbeat quickening a little bit, a warm feeling coming over her. ]

You won't let anyone come inbetween it?

[ Judging by the fact she's saying it so lightly, warmly, bordering on a joke.. it's more likely she means "someone joke-objecting at the wedding" than "being cruelly seperated during a Jaunt without their memories all over again". Let's not think about the latter for now. ]

[hakodate]

Anyone who tries is gonna wish they hadn't.

[what do you mean you can't punch people who object at your wedding in the face.]

[tealeafs]

[ please don't order half the shinsengumi to commit seppuku on the spot if they try.. ]

I'll be counting on you then, no matter what happens. [ But she's mostly saying it since she didn't think he'd be that extreme about it when it comes down to it.. unless it'd be an actual danger, like Kazama suddenly popping up and sauntering in at just the wrong moment. ]

[creatic]

Potential conflict of interests, is all.

[hakodate]

Is it?

[creatic]

Is it not? If an investigation is solved, the Trump would no longer be accessible. Therefore, if they are sluggish in their goals, they may miss out.

[ his actual concern level over this is in the negatives, but Hijikata is still his vice-commander and he knows the older man does not harbor the same dismissive attitude towards the other travelers. ]

[shantiprayer]

[There's obvious relief at hearing Naoto's definition of what counted as a "sentient being." Seemed computers counting as people too was really important to Sera for some reason.]

PSYCHE-Chan seems self aware enough, I don't think anyone could hack in and completely change her morals. She's probably programmed herself safeguards against personality tampering instinctively, maybe without even realizing she did. It wouldn't make her immune, but even people made of flesh and blood are vulnerable to suggestion and manipulation. [There's bitterness there at the end, and... Regret? Pain? Hard to tell, but it suggested that perhaps she wasn't a stranger to being manipulated.]

Just as long as no one does anything until they're sure. She's a person, so she could be a bad person, I know. But I've seen people get really weird about sentient AI before. I don't want that to happen here.

[hakodate]

[He's not really sure a conflict of interests is enough to get Souji to ask about doing what he damned well pleases, really, but okay, he'll accept that answer.]

I'm not in favor of dragging shit out just to get another crack at the Trumps maybe throwing us another scrap of mostly useless bullshit. So that's fine.

[creatic]

[ thank you, Hijikata-san, he can go stress and freak out about his failures from last jaunt in peace now... Relatively speaking. ]

And one more thing—I need to speak with you concerning a matter. I think it can wait until after the wedding, however.

[hakodate]

You sure? I've got time.

[creatic]

I'm sure.

[hakodate]

After the wedding, then.

[brannewbrains]

That's true, but... it can't hurt to ask questions. He may know more than he realizes.

[morbirdinterest]

Hmm. I suppose. Any insight into the Trumps would be useful, even if from one of their puppets.

[nicotinized]

I... don't know. [He can't fully hide how uncertain he feels over the network] We don't know what will come of direct interaction with them yet, but we don't have any other way of getting answers.

[nicotinized]

And probably exposes us as intruders at the same time. Which is a really bad idea.

[closedcircuit]

Why is that a bad idea? Maybe they'll be better off if they know the truth.

[brannewbrains]

It seems like a safe assumption. Unfortunately I only know a very few of these... puppets? Figureheads? [ pause. ] Avatars?