[jaunt] SURPRISE - during the second attacks

[leftbehindagain]

...uh, guys?

[Before Naoki continues, there's a brief livestream of what happened when he tried overloading some Trojans with power to incapacitate them.]

I think I found the Signifiers.

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[leftbehindagain]

YAMA-NO shakes her head. "I barely knew the initiative was happening at all - mostly because TAR0 processed some related files. When things started going wrong during the standard recharge cycle, it was an easy connection to make. How long has it been?"

"I haven't encountered anyone who knows for sure, but I think I know a way to narrow it down," Naoki says. "What's the last thing your system heard about the Grid?"

"It was overrun by viral code and taken offline. That was several cycles ago, but I don't recall how many."

Naoki nods. "That's still something to go on. The Grid was offline for two hundred cycles - I don't think it's been reconnected to the Network at large yet, but it's been active again for a few cycles as of this time."

YAMA-NO falls silent, but Naoki can't really blame her, after that bombshell.

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Tachibana glances over at Naoki, giving YAMA-NO a moment to deal with her shock. "Is there anyone we can refer her to, to help monitor her condition and bring her back up to speed with how much time has passed?"

[leftbehindagain]

"The Defenders have a quarantine operation set up. Luckily, we're not far from their base." Also luckily, he trusts these Defenders to behave themselves a lot more than he would have trusted the ones on the Grid.

"True quarantine?" YAMA-NO sounds almost bitterly amused. "Well, I can't really blame them. If it'll help acquire the data to stop this problem, I'll gladly consent."

[triggerhappytraitor]

"And if we can locate and restore your friend, we'll be sure to send him that way as well," Tachibana offered, giving a hopefully reassuring smile.