office hours: round 1.

[foo_bar]

office hours daily. i'm here to help... i think.

(screened PCs with han)

Comments

[swordsinternally]

I was planning to have you and Megumi-san have some to begin with.

[...] Also, can I ask another question? It's fine if you can't answer it, though.

[donotlick]

Kinda figured, with the whole dimension-bullshit.

And that is?

[unhalting]

[u m that's actually more alarming than if he said he'd been here a long time???]

...So how the hell do you guys keep this place up and running? Someone's gotta be hauling supplies in here.

[foo_bar]

Someone is. I just don't know who-- I'm definitely not the only immune one, like you saw.

But it's how I get to Starbucks.

[foo_bar]

I was a little resentful of this job at first, but this might make up for it, just slightly.

What did you want to know?

[foo_bar]

Copywriting code. But it's a problem we'll live with forever, I guess.

[unhalting]

What the hell is-- ...Never mind. [alas, for starbucks never expanded to mars.]

So what exactly's causing that "hijacking" crap? Doesn't sound like any disease I've heard of.

[foo_bar]

[starbucks is alive, even in the far future]

I don't know. There's some sort of science name for it, but from what I can tell, it just hijacks something about you. That's my own, personal nickname for it.

[donotlick]

Hah. Yeah, that ain't gonna change any time soon. Cyberlife has the whole world in their pocket thanks to that -- wouldn't be making billions if people could just make their own biocomponents or whatever they're called.

[foo_bar]

They created Connor, right?

[swordsinternally]

Well, at least good food will definitely help. It makes people come together, after all.

Ah, well... I was wondering if you knew what happened to my abilities. Since I tried using my magic but it didn't work.

[foo_bar]

Ah, right.

There is a suppression device on campus, since there's a legitimate concern that powers might not be the best thing to have right... now...

[donotlick]

Yep. Sure did. Think he's some kinda new model or something.

[swordsinternally]

I see. Is there a reason for that? Just curious.

[foo_bar]

Yeah, it has an official name. I just don't know what it is. I call it the hijacking.

[unhalting]

Fighting an enemy you don't shit about, huh. You know where this stuff's coming from at least?

[foo_bar]

Not a clue. But trust me, it's at the top of my list of things to find out.

[foo_bar]

That's just amazing to me. It's not unusual, that a company could create something good, and be awful. But it's disappointing.

[unhalting]

[Either he's the most ill-informed help or...]

...You ask Todd about any of this?

[foo_bar]

I'd rather not. The less time I have to speak to him, the better.

[swordsinternally]

The... hijacking, huh. I see. I guess that would make sense to not have abilities if that word implies what I think it means. Thanks.

[ And now off of the serious topic; ] By the way, what kind of food do you like? If I'm going to be cooking, I want to make sure that it's something enjoyable. Oh, and if you have any allergies or whatever, too.

[foo_bar]

You would probably be correct.

[he smiles a bit.] Mm... You're Japanese, right?

How about oyakodon?

[donotlick]

Well, androids're aren't all the same. Some of 'em go rogue and start killing people. Others just do shit like desk work or watching the kids.

[foo_bar]

Go rogue how? Like... a malfunction? Are people not taking care of them?

[unhalting]

Fair enough. [No point pressing it when he could ask himself, even if he doesn't really trust that Oswald's going to be straight with him.]

You plannin' on keeping everyone updated if you find anything?