[XS:dantalk,1][C:15]Dana:[C:C] Я скоро повернуся.[XS:dantalk,0][XS:danhide,1][STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:185,sprite_gil][XS:gilface,cods][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Навіть для любителя котів #феєрверки стають набагато цікавішими, #коли поруч є собаки.[XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Я знаю, як лицемірно це звучить, #але мені байдуже.[XS:gilhide,1][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Bravo, you fucked up.[XS:intalk,0][XS:mix,0][XS:ph,4][E:7][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] If you're actually worried about how #I'm doing, I'll have you know that I've been #taking care of that Mozart bastard.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] He enters the house, sleeps on the #couch, eats my food, and leaves until the #next day.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] So, yeah. I now have a fucking hobby.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I said nothing.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] You got me a sweet drink.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Could've been a mistake on my side.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You look happier though.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Needing to feed a ball of fur that #never stays in one place. A cat that doesn't #even catch mice.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Leaving hair everywhere and #scratching the furniture. Yippity #fucking yay.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I don't think I wanna explore your #fucked up definition of happy.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Come on, cats are fine. Just the other #day my Fore...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Sorry, not interested in your crazy #cat lady stories.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I'm not a-...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Yes, you are.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] The change in the tone of your voice, #that glint in your eyes...[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] You're a crazy cat lady, through #and through. I bet you've deluded yourself #into thinking he's your baby or something.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] (I'm not deluded, he IS my baby.)[XS:ph,5][E:8][STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:280,sprite_jamie][SHOW:120,sprite_ingram][XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] Sorry, if I may interject...[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] You lookin' for a fight?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamieface,surprise][XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] Most certainly not.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You really think you'd stand a chance?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You're, like, half his size.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I can fight dirty.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] He kills people for a living.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] And you fucked up.[XS:intalk,0][XS:mix,0][XS:ph,7][E:17][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Say, your face looks somehow #familiar, mister...[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] Call me Jamie. And you are?[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I'm Ingram. Anyway, I think I saw #your face somewhere...[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Maybe when I needed to look for a #specific file at... hm...[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Did you perhaps go through a #nanomachine expunge?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] I did, actually.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Figured as much. Only a handful of #people do that.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] And almost all of them are people #with Nanomachine Rejection that feel oddly #suicidal.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] So, why go through the whole thing? #Rejection? Need to hide something?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] The second one.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] It's easier to remain undetected when #they have no means to track you or your #activity.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I see.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] How does the expunge work?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] You lie in a pressure chamber and they #give you a special IV solution.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] It causes Nanomachine Rejection while #giving you the antibodies needed to prevent #them from getting back in.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamieface,shy][XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] For five hours you're trapped in bed #while a horrible pressure builds up in #your body, and nanomachines are forced out. [XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] They're like little needles all over #your body.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] You feel them in your eyes, in your #gums, in your toes... everywhere.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] And after all that, they need to #implant you with a mechanism that constantly #releases the same antibodies.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Ouch...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] What are you having, Jamie?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamieface,][XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] This is a Gut Punch.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I guess this is sweet if you're a cat.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Cats can't sense the taste of swee-...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Okay, that one was clever.[XS:mix,0][XS:ph,9][E:23][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] So where's the antibody unit they #stuck you with, Jamie?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] Inside, like all other maintenance #systems.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] It can be troublesome at times, but #the perks of not having nanomachines in the #body outweigh the cons.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] And the rest of the enhancements? #Were you reconstructed or have you been #adding them over time?[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jamietalk,1][C:23]Jamie:[C:C] Over time, either by getting a #much-needed enhancement or through fixing #injuries.[XS:jamietalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] I see.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:intalk,1][C:21]Ingram:[C:C] Well, it was a pleasure, Jamie. But I #gotta leave.[XS:intalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Someone's in a good mood.[STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:185,sprite_alma][XS:almaface,smile][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] Give me a Bad Touch, will you? That way #you'll be in a good mood too.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] Today, my sister was supposed to be #in court for all the custody proceedings.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] Of course, not only does she show up #later than her husband and drunk at that.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] But also dressed... like she got fucked #in the back of a parking lot.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,serious][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] And to top it off, she forgot to even #bring her kids![XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,sigh][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] Luckily, my parents brought them to #court. The judge assigned the kids to my #parents for the time being.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] So she really messed it up, huh?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] When they came back to the house and #Dayana started throwing a temper tantrum...[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] She said it was lucky her husband #didn't get the kids because the angst #would make her jump onto the highway.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] So Eva comes and says...[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,serious][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] "Then make sure it kills you, #because we aren't dealing with you #as a cripple."[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,smile][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] I shouldn't reinforce that behaviour #but pshahahahaha![XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] I don't know, maybe it was the timing, #but...[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] I've been laughing for an hour now.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You hold quite the animosity for #Dayana, don't you?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,sigh][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] She and I used to be the closest #friends when I was seven or eight.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] We played all the time. We even slept #on the same bed for a while.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] ...then she turned into a teen.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] We stopped playing. She had other #things she wanted to do.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] I could forgive all of that. I mean, #the age difference and all.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,serious][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] But there is something in particular #I still can't forgive.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] It was a day she invited her friends #to the house, and I went to ask her #something.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] As I was leaving, one of her friends #asked if I was her sister.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] ...and she said she had no little #sisters.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,concern][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] I think that was the moment that #finally broke the pedestal I held her on.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] I admired her as much as a kid could #admire someone, you know?[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] Little by little, that admiration #wore off, until we finally reached that #breaking point. I felt betrayed.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] And you haven't been able to forgive #her after 40 years?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,sigh][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] ...it's not that I still hold a #grudge against her. But rather...[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,concern][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] The Dayana who said all those things #so many years ago is the same Dayana that #I know today.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] How so?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,sigh][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] She hasn't matured one bit.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] She's still as selfish, childish, and #immature as she was back then.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,serious][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] When you see her, you don't see an #adult. You see an overgrown, horny teen.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,concern][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] So aside from destroying any admiration #I held for her, she's made sure not to fix #that impression.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Huh...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] But enough about me. How are you?[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Everything's fine... aside from this #note.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] A note?[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Remember how I told you I lashed out at #my dead girlf-... dead ex's sister?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] This is the story of a girl who grew #disillusioned with one of her sisters.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] Soon, it became animosity, and not #long after that, she distanced herself #completely from said sister.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] With time, the girl would become #attached to her eldest sister, looking up #to her achievements.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Anna:[C:C] All I can look at right now are those #boobs.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] Said sister would even marry the girl's #best friend not soon after.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] And after the girl went into college, #said sister would quit her job.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,sigh][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] The sister was worried sick about #leaving her baby kid alone, prompting her #to quit her high-ranking job.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smugsmile][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Anna:[C:C] What if I hire your high-ranking lips?[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,worried][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] The point is, if you don't face her, #she will be heavily disappointed.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,concern][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] She's trying to make amends with you. #That must take courage. Lots of it.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I never had brothers and sisters, but #once Lenore introduced me to her as her #"sister in law"...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] She got so excited about "having a new #sister" that she clung to me a lot.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I helped her in her studies, read books #with her, played with her a lot.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] She was... she was pretty much my sister #too.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,sigh][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] I have to leave. But I'll tell you #this.[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:almaface,][XS:almatalk,1][C:14]Alma:[C:C] As both a big and little sister, if you #don't grant that girl the chance of talking #to you...[XS:almatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Bwah! You were here?[STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:185,sprite_gil][XS:gilface,fucked][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] ...you were quite absorbed in the #conversation just now.[XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Jamie even said goodbye to you, #didn't you hear?[XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] A-Anyways, call me if anything comes #up.[XS:ph,8][E:35][STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:185,sprite_gil][XS:gilface,][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Jill, a kid's looking for you.[XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] Well first, by not letting me drink #that whole thing, you didn't let me get home #smelling of alcohol.[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] I mean, even though you served me the #alcohol...[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,smug][XS:antalk,1][C:41]Anna:[C:C] Oh, but when I do it, you get all #suspicious.[XS:antalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:anface,][XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] I... kinda faced my mom and told her #all about the pressure she was putting on #me.[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] And said I wanted to figure out what I #wanted to do. [XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] And?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] Well, she didn't speak to me for #two days.[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] After that, she told me that it'd be #a waste to spend money in a university just #for me to not give it my all.[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] So she told me to still go to the #college course, but that I was free to #"explore".[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Glad to hear that.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] And, well... I wanted to thank you #for that.[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Me?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] If I just rushed headfirst into my #original plan, things would've gotten ugly.[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:normatalk,1[C:33]Norma:[C:C] And you were right, I would be hurting #her for the sake of hurting.[XS:normatalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:290,sprite_anna][SHOW:185,sprite_doro][XS:doroface,pachi][XS:anface,][C:12]Dorothy:[C:C][XS:dorotalk,1] NOBODY EXPECTS THE #DOROTHINQUISITION![STOPLIP:]
[XS:doroface,][C:12]Dorothy:[C:C][XS:dorotalk,1] Dorothinquisition, #Dorothinquisition, Dorothinqui-[XS:doroface,think]OUCH! #I biz my zongue.[STOPLIP:]
[C:12]Dorothy:[C:C][XS:dorotalk,1] ...[STOPLIP:]
[C:12]Dorothy:[C:C][XS:dorotalk,1] Can't believe I'm using the spare #tongue so early in the night.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Well, I guess that's it for today.[STOPLIP:]
[SHOW:185,sprite_gil][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] You sure you're fine?[XS:giltalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I am. Don't worry.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Hey Jill, mind if I ask a silly #question?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You've seen my clients, you can #assume I don't mind silly questions. #Silly answers can get on my nerves though.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...sorry. What did you wanna ask?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Do you know why they call them #"Cat Boomers"?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] I mean, I guess their second set of #ears look like a cat's but...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] The word "Boomer" seems so out of #place.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Not so much when you consider it's not #them, but their parents who were called #such.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Let's go a bit back first.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You do know why Cat Boomers look #like that, right?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:gilface,][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Because they went through some #anti-Nanomachine Rejection treatment #while they were still a fetus, right?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] It's called the Yamazaki-Romanova #treatment.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Or was it the Romanenko-Yamada #treatment?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] The Roma...[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...let's call it the Catification #procedure.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] It was not only the first successful #genetic treatment on a fetus, but also the #first way to fight Nanomachine Rejection.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Moreover, that research had a bit of #a rocky story.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Funding got cut in the middle of it, #at a critical point that could make or break #the whole thing.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Not to mention Zaibatsu Corp's record #of not addressing Nanomachine Rejection at #all.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] The rest of the research was funded by #Mackie Stengovich.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Was it Stengovich? Let's call #him Stengovich for now.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] He's a businessman whose unborn #daughter got diagnosed with early #Nanomachine Rejection.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Stengovich funded the research. And in #a desperate move, his wife offered herself #and her daughter as test subjects.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Of course, the experiment was a #success. [STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] The girl, Silvia Stengovich, didn't #die. She became the living testament of a #scientific breakthrough.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] But then, the story of how things #played out for Silvia got sensationalized #in the media and created a weird fad.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Parents made their unborn children go #through the Catification procedure, even if #they had no ailments at all.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] All because one particular girl whose #life got saved through that treatment became #a media darling for a bit.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] A whole generation of kids with those #cat-like protrusions got born.
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] And their parents got called #Cat Boomers?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] A generation of parents obsessed with #those cat-like features.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] The fad quickly passed, but the term #remained in use. [STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Eventually "Cat Boomer" just started #being used for people with the protrusions #instead of their parents.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] You keep calling them Protrusions, #why is that?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Because that's what they are.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] It still surprises me a bit though, #that the biggest mutation they get after #the treatment is just that.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Those "ears" are a small miracle on #their own. People have been born with no #eyes for less intrusive procedures.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] You really thought they were functional #ears, huh?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Let's say I learned quite a bit #today. Thank you.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Don't worry. I feel like I should #apologize for talking so much instead.
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] And keep in mind I'm fucking up the #terms.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I don't want you saying someone got #protrusions because of a Catification #procedure.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:gilface,cods][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] I'll keep it in mind.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...yeah, the guy's name was #Stengovich.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] Eh?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I just remembered Silvia Stengovich #was around my age, and when I was a teen, #there were some TV specials featuring her.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] And I just remembered that I had the #biggest crush on her.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] ...now that I think about it, that #crush had me VERY confused back then.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:gilface,fucked][XS:giltalk,1][C:19]Gillian:[C:C] And did you need to shout just now?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Well, there're people who say that it #might as well be a group instead of just a #person.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] If it can be just a group, it can also #be just a symbol.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Everyone using the Alice_Rabbit moniker #could be doing so as a way of staying #anonymous while projecting clear intent. [XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] I doubt it, though.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Why?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Alice_Rabbit's actions are too #consistent.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] It can't be a group. And if it's a #group, it's most likely coordinated by #just one person.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Everything seems to fit an agenda, the #attacks are too consistent, and use similar #methods.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Really?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] I guess it can be hard for most #people to notice, beyond the consistent #usage of the same bunny avatar.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] But the way the attacks are executed is #always in the same vein.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Not that it makes it easier to track, #actually. Its tracks only get dimmer and #dimmer with each attack.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] And so you came to check on what #might be left behind from the last #hacking job?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] A pilgrimage of sorts, if you will.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Say, would you mind giving me a Zen #Star?[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] This isn't Zen at all.[XS:tomtalk,0][XS:mix,0][XS:ph,6][E:59][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] So, what have you found? Can you share?[STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Sure. Why the hell not? I'm in a good #mood.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Well, whoever Alice_Rabbit is, or... #are, they spent a lot of time planting #"seeds" all over the city.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] There's traces of the video being #streamed from up to 23 different locations.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] All of them routers of different brands #that blew up after the transmission.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Every one of them using different ISPs, #some even using internet providers from #outside the city.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] There's even traces of programs that #hacked into devices...[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Giving it the means to access a network #for as long as the broadcast lasted.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Apparently, Alice_Rabbit also accessed #devices early to make sure they'd be turned #on at the right time.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] Well, the only thing without the #transmission was my old CRT, so yeah.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Quite the craftsmanship, let me tell #you.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Left no trace whatsoever of where #anything came from.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Even if you look at the metadata in the #leaked files left on all devices after #the transmission ended, there's nothing.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Not perfect. Compared to other attacks, #like the first leaks that started riots #around here, this one is... sloppy.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] More specifically, the means of #destroying evidence wasn't as effective #as other occasions.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] But thanks to the commotion at the #bank, any attempts to investigate further #were curbed by the madness that followed.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]
[XS:jilltalk,1][C:13]Jill:[C:C] I see.[STOPLIP:]
[XS:tomtalk,1][C:38]???:[C:C] Well, I must keep moving.[XS:tomtalk,0][STOPLIP:]