[Jaunt] Testing, testing...

[vrepit_no]

All right, let's get a headcount. This is Shiro - Takashi, might be a better plan here. Speak up with your name, faction, and if you know anyone who's infiltrating or missing please!

I'm getting the feeling we were at least partly anticipated here. Can we get a run-down of which colors mean what and whether or not people expecting us is a good thing here? It was much clearer in Questing Country.

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[vrepit_no]

One of-- Oh! Right. Thanks Eren. I know Jean's infiltrating, but I haven't seen any of the other Scouts around yet. I'm getting the feeling they may have gone on walkabout.

Any idea what the Revolutionaries are doing here? We're not on the Grid anymore.

[bite_the_hand]

Sorry, Captain. I should have been clearer. [Shiro gets to be "Captain" again for this Jaunt, unless he insists on some other way to differentiate him from "Commander" SHIRO. But at the next comment Eren's mental voice takes on a more serious tone, clearly quite worried.] I think so too. At least... I hope they are.

[There's a short pause before he continues - just long enough for him to take a deep breath and recenter himself. Worrying about them now won't do anyone any good, not when there isn't anything he can do about it. At least Shiro's last question provides a good distraction. Eren becomes more excited again as he continues, his overlay's feelings clearly mixing with his own.]

Most of us Revolutionaries are still back at the Grid, but those of us that did come have a few reasons to be here. Officially, we're here as diplomats seeking to make a connection with The ZODIAC's programs, and because we're experienced in successfully reclaiming a corrupted System. Unofficially, I think we were just too curious to stay away. Personally, though? This - exploring the System, going into the wastelands with my fellow programs and protecting them while they salvage data - it's what I was originally coded to do.

[vrepit_no]

[Please pardon Shiro a moment while he has some Emotions about being Captain. He's so very glad not to be 'Commander'. That title will always belong to his father-in-law-to-be who is still missing out in space somewhere. But Captain... that's a title he can claim with pride.]

That definitely sounds like a worthwhile plan. Do you happen to know any of SHIRO's plans for what they'd like to do when we touch down? How can we help?

[bite_the_hand]

[What Shiro probably doesn't realize is that "Captain" is a big compliment when it comes from Eren. Commander is a more formal title - someone he greatly respects, and something SHIRO is easily coded as due to being the highest ranking member of his faction. But calling someone Captain - especially when he doesn't strictly need to - means he's found that person to be worthy of at least sharing that title with Levi.]

I think a lot the plans will depend on what we find when we reach the ZODIAC, but mostly we're to Assist wherever we can. And that goes for both the ZIP Drive programs and any peaceful programs we might find on the Zodiac. Unofficially, though? Commander SHIRO's probably the most curious of all of us.

Oh, and this is in no way a recruitment mission and I'm getting really low-powered from getting asked that all the glitching time.

[vrepit_no]

Heh. Yeah, I bet that one gets old fast. I have every faith in you and SHIRO and the other Revolutionaries, Eren. Can I rely on you to keep us in the loop with regard to Commander SHIRO's plans and how we can help? I'd like to try to keep an even and open stream of helpful communication flowing between as many of the factions as possible.