To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth..

[Nodoka Hanamura]

Bride speaks up again. "I would beg to differ. Even before all this shit happened, they spoke unfavorably of TITAN. Is he to be trusted? Other than here, not much. This at least gives us a trump card. I would say it'd be better to confront them from here. I'm placing the call - It's time we get answers." She takes control of the terminal again.

Hologram

bride@kwa11-28-backend: /mnt/sda8/neural/lace-d/nnvnc/log # telnet-bis com1.kemmerer.triple-hazard-pay-inc.co.omi -enc z4096psk
FREEPORT 11 NEURAL NET TELCOM INTERFACE
last login by kyu.akibara from adminnodea on 09-11-824.
Client bride on kwa11-28-backend not found! Please use alternate authentication.
username: nhana
password: ********
domain: admin2

Authenticating with Domain Controller. . . OK.

Welcome, Administrator Nodoka Hanamura.

reading cvars from init string...

Connecting to RAIS OMICRONDELTA-A.
Connection established.

Tracert init for com1.kemmerer.triple-hazard-pay-inc.co.omi to find best route.

BEST ROUTE FOUND:
com39.basenode.freeport11.cof.or.zoner -> OMICRONDELTA-A.ew.rais.ageir-backend.co.li -> relay.yaren.mil.core -> com1.kemmerer.triple-hazard-pay-inc.co.omi

Beginning SYN-ACK handshake with com1.kemmerer.triple-hazard-pay-inc.co.omi.

SYN-ACK recieved.

Awaiting response from client - switching to GUI.

The hologram shuts off, only to reveal a video chat interface, which is waiting for someone at Kemmerer to pick up. Nodoka looks to Bride and tells her, her voice so sharp it can cut the air in the room - "You better know what you're goddamn doing, Bride." Honya chimes up. "Bride-san, we mustn't blow it now!"

"No more. We talk now. I'm sick of these byeong-shin and want answers from the horse itself." she says, ready to face Devourer, Somteul, or Brooks, whoever answers the phone first.

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