[IC Board] All the World's a Game - Season II

[SUSTIC]

Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

"Well if there is one thing that Elsword definitely is... is he is surprisingly hard to keep down. I mean he suffered a blow from a strengthened Uno Hound. Uno Hound was already one of the strongest members of the Demon Army in terms of raw physical strength. A single blow would kill even the toughest Hamel Knights. Elsword is able to take a blow and keep fighting... heavily injured, and near the brink of death but still fighting. It's like Elsword is too dumb to even know when he is about to die sometimes..." Chung said as he chuckled a bit.

"Elsword was always the last one to keep on fighting...even well after I, Raven, and the others had been rendered unable to fight..." He remarked as the sound of the door to the Reactor Labs opening can be heard. As the door open a now fully repaired Eve walked out of the labs as she walked up to Chung.


"My repairs are... completed... thank you for allowing me to get my repairs finished here. I am... in your debt as you humans say."

[S121]

Entrance to The Inventory - Bamboo Forest of the Lost - Gensokyo | Dusk

When John was told that there was a conflict in California, he was tempted to go help, but as much as he felt the need to help, he had other things to worry about. Besides, John was sure an army of Characters would be able to fight whatever was terrorizing California.

"Noted.", John said to GlaDOS as he walked inside The Inventory.




The Inventory

AS John walked into The Inventory, he could see that GlaDOS was not lying. Many of the Characters were quickly moving about, as if there was a fire. If GlaDOS was right, then Jason, Reimu, and him would need to make sure not to anger anyone. With that in mind, John waited for Reimu and Jason to enter before continuing any further. After all, it was easy to get lost in The Inventory.





Emberlight

Takoizu lightly frowned in slight anger at the knight, mainly because it seemed to be hostile towards her. Despite her slight anger, she showed no outward signs of any emotions other than absolute calm. as the knight stepped aside, Takoizu continued onward towards The Higher Power's and her destination.





Outside Reactor Labs - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

"No problem. A friend of Chung's is a friend of ours.", Dr. Neuman said to Eve as he smiled.

After speaking, Dr. Neuman remembered the reason they were out in the hall in the first place, along with why he was angry with Chung and Jack.

"I know it's early to ask this of you, especially since it hasn't even been a minute since you woke up, but could you repair the damage Jack and Chung did to Jack's armor? They're both in a lot of trouble as it is, but Dr. Halsey's going to have their heads if she finds out that they broke a multi-million dollar suit.", Dr. Neuman explained to Eve, squinting at Jack and Chung as he said the last sentence.


Jack simply crossed his arms and lightly tilted his head as he remained leaned up against the wall, a little annoyed at Dr. Neuman for bringing it up again.

[SUSTIC]

Outside Reactor Labs - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

Eve looked at Neuman then Jack, then back to Neuman.

"I can initiate a scan to check the damages on his armor. Afterwards I will see what I can do." Eve said as she commanded Moby, and Remy to her sides. The two small Nasod Drones flew over to Eve's sides as the blue lens on her forehead began to emit a bright blue light the shined over Jack's suit. As the scan began a holographic screen had been projected in front of Eve, and between Jack.

"Scanning systems... Damage... critical... Systems... running at 13% max power... Capable of repairs... affirmative..." Eve said as the holographic screen vanished, and the light from her forehead lens had stopped. "I can run a repair program to repair his entire suit... however I will have to tap into my inner reserves of power in order to do so..." She said as she looked at Neuman.

Upon hearing this Chung got a bit... fearful.

"Wait... inner reserves... don't you mean...?"

Eve looked at Chung, knowing full what he was going to mention... "Yes... in order to fully repair his armor I must tap into the restricted code... the Queen's Throne... Then and only then can I repair his armor."

[S121]

Outside Reactor Labs - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

"Isn't the Queen's Throne the one you told us about? Is it safe?", Dr. Neuman asked Chung in a curious tone.

Jack simply stood away from the wall and unfolded his arms from his chest before speaking.

"What will happen during the procedure?", Jack calmly asked Eve.

[SUSTIC]

Outside Reactor Labs - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

"The Queen's Throne is a dangerous, and restricted code that was originally meant for combat. However it's risks were to high, and was never completed. The code can still be used, but the risks are more severe. If I activate it and fail it can result in a permanent shut down of my body, complete destruction of my target, or I will end up like... an ancient Nasod Warrior... Q-Proto 00..." Eve replied as she began analyzing the rough estimation on the success rate...

"Success rate of repair procedure... 75% Chances of repairs failing... 20% Rate of selft desturction or destruction of target... 5%... Shall we go outside to initiate the procedure?"

[S121]

Outside Reactor Labs - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

After hearing the chances of failure, Jack felt a little hesitant. Sure, the chances of him dying during his augmentation procedures and genetic alteration procedures had a failure rate of 80%, but even he had to think twice about those chances. Jack wasn't afraid of dying, he just valued his life. He knew that he was important to Prometheus Labs, and if he died, then there would be one less SPARTAN-V to protect it. It took Jack a good couple of seconds to consider the risks, but after a moment, Jack finally spoke.

"If you change into that Q-Proto 00, I'm going to need some non-lethal weapons to subdue you. If you change, then I'll need to make sure nobody gets killed.", Jack calmly said to Eve.

[SUSTIC]

Outside Reactor Labs - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

Eve looked at Jack as she stared at him with a deadpan expression.

"There is approximately a 1% chance I will end up in a state similar to Q-Proto_00. If I do however end up in such a state as this ancient Nasod warrior based on my specs, I would still be easier to contain. As Q-Proto_00 had obtained combat data over well over a estimated amount of 80 different types of warriors. Due to this Q-Proto_00 is a significantly more dangerous threat than I would ever be if I ever went berserk like she did. The main risk I am worried about is that you're armor will not be prepared. The other risks are not of my immediate concern. So I suggest we head out to a safe, secluded area to initiate the repair process. Shall we start now?"

[S121]

Outside Reactor Labs - Sector 4 - Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

Eve may have been concerned over Jack's armor not being prepared, but it didn't bother him. If he had to fight, he had enough skill to get him by, and if things took a turn for the worse, Jack could rely on his "Spartan Time" to give him an edge. After taking a split second to think about the possibility of a fight, Jack answered Eve.

"Yes. There's a place near The Labs we can work at. Follow me.", Jack calmly said to Eve.

After speaking, Jack turned around and began to walk towards the exit of Sector 4.

[wonderweiss]

The Inventory

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Jason walked in.

"Whoa, this place is cool, what is this?" He asked.




Outside Prometheus Labs

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Volgin's smile disappeared.

"Don't tell me how I run my men and I won't tell you how to run yours," he said in a 'tread carefully' tone.

[S121]

Outside Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

"Don't insult my training, and I won't insult your leadership.", Isaac-773 wittily retorted in a calm tone.


Just then, a larger SPARTAN in gold armor exited the building behind the black SPARTAN and walked towards them. This SPARTAN was none other than Daniel-636. As Daniel walked towards the group, he looked at Volgin, then at Isaac-773.

"I'm here to escort Volgin to the security sector.", Daniel said to the black SPARTAN.

"He's all yours.", Isaac-773 calmly said to Daniel before looking straight at Volgin.

"Daniel's your keeper now.", Isaac-773 calmly said to Volgin before leaving.

After Isaac-773 left, Daniel looked over to Volgin and spoke.

"Before we go anywhere, why are you here?", Daniel asked Volgin in a calm, yet somewhat stern tone.

[WriggleRid3r]

Noise Basement 2 - Seoul - South Korea

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Hongdae street is known to be the hub of night life in Seoul. The avenue brimming with youth, Hongdae had coffee shops, clubs, and bars everywhere one looked. The street next to Hongdae had Korea's first Supermall, Shinhan Mall, where one could buy anything and everything. For these reasons, Hongdae was full of people celebrating holiday weekends like this.

Jinx was one of them, of course. Renting a private room overlooking the entire club, she enjoyed her very recent victory against a treasure hunter group called the CosmoNOTS. They weren't half bad, of course, Jinx was just better.

"Hey, you." Jinx ordered her private waiter, dressed in gaudy velvet tuxedo vest, black suit pants, and white dress shirt. "Get me a glass of vodka... And phone number for a group called CosmoNOTS. Make it snappy."

The waiter only had to comprehend three phrases. Vodka, phone number, and CosmoNOTS. "알겠습니다, 손님." The waiter bowed and quickly dismissed himself, leaving Jinx alone. Bored, she looked over to the crowd of youngsters dancing to the electronic beats of the hit title "Sunken."

"New album from DJ Murasa, most likely." Jinx yawned. She liked DJ Murasa; she made good music, but Jinx really couldn't care much right now. This peaceful evening was starting to bore her, and she needed someone to tease. "Come on, hurry up with the phone number already."

[wonderweiss]

Outside Prometheus Labs

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Volgin made a composed face.

"I came as a representative of the Neo-Yakuza Base 1 Leader of Operations and Overall Performance Supervisor. I am here with an apology for the mishaps of our old Base 7 Leader Albert Wesker... And negotiation talks." He said defiantly.

[S121]

Outside Prometheus Labs - London | Dawn

Daniel was a little on edge about a member of the Neo-Yakuza being within their compound, especially after hearing about all of the intelligence reports about them, how they exploited Characters, how they conducted unethical experiments. It was no news that the Neo-Yakuza were bad news, but Daniel was not about to let Volgin know that, not just yet. After taking only an eighth of a second to think things over, Daniel spoke to Volgin.

"We'll discuss this further inside. Stay close, or you will be shot.", Daniel said to Volgin without emotion.

After speaking, Daniel began to walk inside.

[WriggleRid3r]

The Inventory

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"I'm surprised that small box could hold all this." Reimu commented as she followed suit. "Mokou'll flip about this."

[wonderweiss]

Prometheus Labs

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"I know the procedure," Volgin retorted. "You forget I am a colonel."

... Okay, maybe he had a bit more of a hair trigger when it came to surprise guests, but that didn't matter now.