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Post by Raven8 on Jul 11, 2014 15:16:16 GMT -8
Terra's face reflects that of the doctor in so much as his expression remains as relaxed as his attitude.
Terra: The ONB is a police organization. The scope of our duties do not extend to rebuilding damage done by those seeking to cause harm, just as those who are responsible for such things are not responsible for our duties. It's also worth noting that whatever sparked this attack was not connected to ONB activity, and thereby we are not liable. If the Netopian government would have declared this a national disaster, then those effected would have been given aid. However, since that was not the case, this is considered an isolated incident by the Netopian government, and those involved are expected to rebuild on their own. Loss is a natural risk of being a business owner, and why most business owners have insurance. if a grocer is robbed, and the crooks escape in spite of reasonably expected ONB attempts at apprehension, that's unfortunate. However, it is not grounds for demanding financial compensation from the ONB. Likewise, the Navis involved here suffered an unfortunate loss, but as I've already stated, all internal investigations in regards to the issue have shown that all ONB officers acted within their set perimeters and followed the letter of the law.
As Terra finishes speaking, a small alarm goes of on the same monitor that he had been using not long before.
Terra: Excuse me a moment...
Terra opens up an e-mail and reads through it. His eyes slowly widen, and then he bolts from his current position.
Terra: I'm afraid that this interview is over for now. My receptionist will see you out and make an appointment to continue at a later date if you like.
With that, Terra left the office, and New Life moments later.
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Post by Longinus on Jul 11, 2014 16:17:13 GMT -8
The navi simply allowed Terra to leave his office, before turning to the camera.
"The future is a mysterious place, and this poor man doez not know what will come. Az I speak, the eventz of the pazt have begun to repeat, Zhell network is lozt, but other networkz could be zaved, but zaving will never come from the Official Netbattlerz, for they are the zource of torment."
And with that, he disappeared from the screen, and the area entirely, his purpose finished.
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Post by Raven8 on Jul 15, 2014 20:18:25 GMT -8
As suddenly as he'd disappeared, Terra re-appears within New Life. This time, however, his spirits are obviously less uplifting. Without a word, he walks into his office and sits down behind his desk, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples as he does so.
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Post by "Bill" on Jul 15, 2014 20:34:17 GMT -8
*Seeing Terra arrive into his office, one of the on-deck Joes entered and stood at attention, deciding to speak freely in relation to the current matters.*
Joe: Commander, the prisoner Embera has been riling up the jails, sir. It's ranged from badgering the guards for ridiculous pardons, to bringing all of the prisoners into a cacophony of noise, to requesting your audience. Pluto has been out on regular patrols, and the guards on-duty are not equipped to personally handle her, sir.
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Post by Raven8 on Jul 15, 2014 21:09:52 GMT -8
...annoyance never takes a day off.
Terra: ....fine.
Slamming a fist into his desk, Terra gets back up, walks out of his office, navigates the vast complex of New Life, and arrives in the prison block again. As he makes the scene, the prisoners all instantly become silent. Without a word, he makes his way over to embera, crosses his arms, and looks on with an obviously annoyed expression
Terra: What is it Embera? I'm awfully busy right now...
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Post by "Bill" on Jul 15, 2014 21:13:12 GMT -8
*Rocking in her spot like a joyful child, Embera nonchalantly spoke to Terra in a matter-of-fact manner.*
Embera: I haven't caused destruction to anyone or anything, can I come out now? And if you say no to that...I wanted to know if you could tell me about....
*Embera had a lump in her throat remembering everything that happened. The destroyer looming over him, Zane's unbridled fury, she needed answers.*
Embera:...Uranus.
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Post by Raven8 on Jul 15, 2014 21:22:51 GMT -8
...that name. Hearing it, Terra's continence loses its irritated air. Moving over the chair once again, he sits down and lets silence fall for a moment before speaking up again.
Terra: Alright, what do you want to know?
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Post by "Bill" on Jul 15, 2014 21:28:40 GMT -8
*Not knowing where to begin, Embera decided it'd be best to start from the beginning.*
Embera: Why was he in those caves that day?
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Post by Raven8 on Jul 15, 2014 21:32:04 GMT -8
Terra takes a deep breath with a sigh before he answers.
Terra: He was assigned to Netopia, and was taking the kids that had attached themselves to him around the network to visit historic sites. One of those sites was Rammount Castle.
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Post by "Bill" on Jul 15, 2014 22:00:10 GMT -8
*Nodding, Embera gave a slight smile remembering the children. She left them to die, but it was heroes like Uranus and Toxin that made sure they actually did survive. Now, something clawed at her. Remembering the corpse and why she was there that day, her tone dropped from that of a child at storytime, to that of a demanding officer.*
Embera: What was inside of him?
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Post by Raven8 on Jul 16, 2014 13:25:18 GMT -8
Terra: That was a device that allowed Uranus access to networks normally forbidden to Navis at that time. It was deactivated after his deletion for seurity reasons.
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Post by "Bill" on Jul 16, 2014 17:12:12 GMT -8
*Embera pondered for a moment...Sounds normal, but then she only had to ask two question to lay her mind to rest.*
Embera: Did you speak to any of the children from that day? What did they see?
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Post by Raven8 on Jul 16, 2014 17:27:11 GMT -8
Terra thinks back for a moment... he had spoken to the children personally, but it had been a while
Terra: Hmm... they recalled being with Uranus in the Rammount network shortly after you and the rest of the revolution arrived, and they remember a bright flash that they said blinded all of them and cut them off from their operators. Then they saw the Navi that seems to go by the name of "Armored Destroyer" standing in front of Uranus, with his eyes glowing red. For some reason, they all mentioned the glow.
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Post by "Bill" on Jul 16, 2014 19:01:40 GMT -8
*Ah yes...the Armored Destroyer. She remembered his explosive presence that day. Her and Genesis took to fighting until she was shoved off so the Overlord could duel. He always had some kind of vendetta against him, but she never bothered to ask. Thinking about the Destroyer again brought back her memories of fighting beside him against the monstrous bounty hunter, and losing him to the little girl again. Her fists clenched just thinking about her powerlessness. Shaking her head, she couldn't make sense of it. Why? Why him? Of all people, why would he just assassinate some hulking babysitter? Of course, he probably knew about the Controller. Unsatisfied, but certain Terra probably didn't know more, she decided to make the last of his company brief.*
Embera: Thanks for clarifying, that day has been bugging me since travelling with The Revolution after the event. I have only one last question, and it's because it was in Rammount, and wasn't a ghastly problem until recently....
*Reaching into her outfit, Embera felt the tickled part of her chest, and made visible the spiked, aquamarine cross visible, taking care of the barbs as she let it dangle in front of her.*
Embera: Do you know what this Cross is? It's been plaguing me with nightmares, and I often lose track of what happens to me for several minutes, and sometimes up to an hour, with the nightmares becoming stronger and stronger. It brings my body great power, but no restraint...last time...*shudder* it almost cost me my arms...
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Post by Raven8 on Jul 16, 2014 20:13:23 GMT -8
Terra leans in and takes a look at the cross, a puzzled look on his face a he does so.
Terra: ...strange design. I've seen the jeweled crosses that Navis use as cores these days, but never one quite like that. Where did you get it?
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