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So, about that color scheme.

Thing one, it's been a while since I did a lightcycle pitch, so: Anyone want a shiny light-up bikebaton to call their own before we looks-like head back to the Grid? First three takers, I still wanna eat and sleep this Liminal. If it is the Grid there'll probably be plenty of the things around, and if not, you have a cool fold-up bike.

Thing two, if anyone wants some Grid 101 I'll do my best, but since I think the only more Arcanapalooza jaunt we've had was whatever the hell they were all doing in Questing Country... it's a bit of a trip. Also my overlay managed to miss most of the action, so I'd be up for other people filling the gaps.

Thing three... by process of elimination Mei's almost certainly up this round, and I'd at least like to know what the crap's going on. In the quite likely event I end up not myself, could someone do me a solid and de-infiltrate me? [She knows this is hard to arrange beforehand, but she'd rather try - then it's at least out there that she wants the thing done.]

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Hopefully we'll get to find out.

At least you have time for that?

...Right. This is going to be a trip, isn't it. Maybe I'll infiltrate and we won't have to worry about it.

[He's not counting on it.]

Do all people there go by neutral pronouns? Or was Shiro special? Other than being you, obviously.

I suspect it's a comfort-zone thing. He's used to being a lone operative out against everyone else with only a few trustworthy associates. I don't know a lot about his history, but I got that much. Having a well-defined cause to fight for that he truly believed in - no matter how misguided that belief was - helped a lot as well. I think he's feeling very adrift. ...Or was. I'm not sure if I can speak to that now.

SHIRO did die at the end of the Jaunt, so it is possible that its legacy has either changed or is gone. However, with the yellow roses, it would seem that they are around in some way or another.

And no, it was just SHIRO. It believed that gender was illogical and augmented its own code to remove any gender markings.

Yeah, I know. I'm decently fluent in Malik, give or take the parts I can't understand, and those are mostly not his fault. [Even this isn't the first time he's felt like it was his duty to kill someone, she knows that, but it's a little different when you were, and could easily be again, the target.]

He managed to stumble into some home-life adventures after the last jaunt, and I think that restored some of his give-a-fuck - otherwise I'm not sure he would've said as much as he did here. The last time he tried to offer cultural advice, the response he got was 'that's stupid, let's go steal people's pants.'

I'm pretty sure the Automata thing is just him being him, which is why I'm not pushing it. He's on a different wavelength to most of Liminal, and I get that, but... sometimes it's frustrating.

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yes it can. Getting him to open up is like trying to use a needle to open a coconut. It's ridiculous.

...But honestly, if the last time he got "let's go steal pants", I can't say I blame him. Seriously? Pants? Was there a Pants Protectorate they needed to unsettle or something?

[Sudden pause. Ohhhh he does not like that. Nope. Not at all.]

....Are you all right?

Nothing that surface-ridiculous, though I'm not sure if the actual answer's better or worse. Probably worse.

I had to backread for it well after the fact, but we got sent to an alternate Earth with a Muslim-majority population, so Malik went 'this may not be entirely accurate but it's probably more than most of you know, as a starting point.' Aaaaaand people were assholes in response. Zed actually got caught in the pants-stealing act and arrested.

Godeffin’dammit.

Okay so: the obvious wincon probably involves letting the Momtron take care of things. Picking out ROSE’s solution is going to be a blossom of another name.

I didn't mean to impugn your abilities, of course. I know both of you are responsible for computers even existing here. But an individual computer and a network or internet seem to be two different things, and I assumed the latter was your specialty.

I can do it if Thorne's not available.

And provide backup on lightcycle making if there are more people interested than you can handle.

Sweet, thanks.

So far I don't think I'm gonna need the backup, but I'll give you and Yosuke a poke if I do.

Zed. [Siiiiigh.] The more I hear about this guy the less I'm inclined to like him or trust him. Knowing more about Islamic religion and Muslim culture would have been a big help if anyone had listened. Does anyone here know how to work as a team?

[He's not even annoyed so much as tired.]

Some of us have a vague idea, but considering the last time we talked about actively throwing our weight behind one side or another of a competition jaunt we got Olympus...

[It's not their forte as a group, is what she's saying.]

Yeah. Thaaaat went well. The Travelers aren't much for organization, are they.

Not so much.

That don't make a lick'a sense, but I'm guessin' it'll make sense when we get there.

Well, yeah.

Duh. If they ain't people, they ain't AIs, they're just- programs and shit.

Think we could get anywhere by trying to get some organization done? Finding out what sorts of skills people have, introducing them to one another, seeing if we can group people in teams that can work together? Or is that too much to ask.

Oh! So... the ribbons and the roses? They match the Factions...

[he's done a lot of reading in the library...]

Shenanigans are always gonna happen. The question is, are they shenanigans that make the Arcana cry foul, or just us?

Attempts have been made in the past and they never quite seem to stick.

Doesn't mean it's not worth trying again, but it'd be an uphill battle.

If you're infiltrating it'll make perfect sense.

If you're investigating, it might not, but as long as some Grid folks are around they'll expect the new arrivals to be confused.

Exactly. It's not a guarantee, but that combination makes it very likely.

Who's to say it won't be both?

Or just the Arcana, if we're the ones causing the shenanigans.

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he still automatically smiles every time she calls him Uncle

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awwwww.

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