Part 49: Wednesday's Changes (VII)
Wednesday's Changes (VII)
[Music: Exploration]
Before worrying about much of anything, let's go see what Fumi can tell us about the Terminals.
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Erm... are you that girl who was with Hibiki? What do you need from me?
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Um... well...
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Someone say my name?
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Hello, Hibiki? What's up? Haha, what was this girl's name again? I forgot.
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She's Io.
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Ahh, right, right. Mio, that was it...
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I-It was Io... Io Nitta...
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Oh. Really...? Huh.
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A-Anyway, I came to ask Fumi about the Terminal.
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About how it works?
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Huh. That's why you're here? You want to know how the Terminal works?
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Um, yes, that's right. Er... can you tell us?
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Well, okay. But the Terminal actually wasn't completely developed by JP's.
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His ancestors were missionaries to Tang China during the Nara period...
That being about 710-794 AD. Quite a long while ago!
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It stands for "out of place artifact," and is basically that. It's a pretty stock sci-fi-y thing, really.
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Whoa, slow down.
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Hm? Did I say something strange? What about that didn't you understand?
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Um... everything...?
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Really?
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Um... c-could you explain it in a really general way...?
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Bottom-line it for us.
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Hmm... well, all right...
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Then the technology on the receiving end uses that data to reconstruct it...
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Ugh, this sounds so stupid when I put it in such general terms. What nonsense.
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I get it now.
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Yeah... I think I understand it now too...
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But... breaking a person down into information... is that even possible?
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Right.
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Yeah. Most than half of your body is hydrogen, 25% oxygen, 10.5% carbon, and...
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Thus, of the 29 elements in your body, 98.4% of it is a mere four elements, and...
Fumi drones on and on...
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Let's get out of here.
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Y-Yeah...
You quietly leave with Io...
Okay, I think we should do something a bit more relaxing and simple after... that. Makoto's probably good for that.
[Music: JPs -Geomagnetism Research Department-]
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I see... You let him go. No wonder it seemed strange.
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...Yes, it was my decision.
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Ronaldo agreed to cooperate with us in the Phecda battle. I freed him in return.
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...I'm sorry, but I...
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Ha... It's fine. Leave him be. He wasn't worth worrying about to begin with.
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Huh?
[Music: Dark Clouds]
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One splashing fish won't turn back the river... His time will come soon enough.
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...Hm?
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Hmph... To hear this from you... You may also do as you please, Sako.
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...!
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Th-That's...
Makoto bows low...
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...I see. Do as you will. The time of choosing will come along eventually.
Yamato leaves through a door into a different room...
Makoto sighs, then notices you...
[Music: Exploration]
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Cheer up.
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Huh... Are you trying to comfort me? I'm a terrible superior officer... Thanks.
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......
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I owe JP's for the opportunity I was given when I joined.
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What happened?
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During my student years, I was a synchronized swimmer...
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...That was when JP's contacted me.
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They gave me a second life, and a reason to live again.
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I'm not going to quit JP's. It's just not possible.
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......
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...There I go, running my mouth again. Excuse me.
Makoto walks away...
I realise that we haven't hung out with Otome in any real capacity yet. Good thing she narrowly beat out Hinako (by 1 whole vote!) this time, huh?
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Oh, I saw you yesterday. How are you feeling now? Are you moving any better?
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Oh, yes, Dr. Yanagiya. It's all thanks to you. You're just as good as they say.
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All right, I'll be careful. Thanks so much!
The staff member walks away...
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Are you busy?
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Yes, considering the situation we're in... JP's doesn't have many medical doctors, either.
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...Being a doctor for JP's requires more than medical technique.
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To heal wounds inflicted by demons, you need spiritual power, too.
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...Oh, my, I'm running my mouth again. Does hearing me talk like this trouble you?
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I don't care.
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Hehe... Thanks. You're a good listener. I may have to depend on you again.
A frantic staff member jumps in with a wounded companion...
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Oh... On it! I'll be right there!
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Sorry, Hibiki. Let's talk again later.
Otome runs away...
And Otome's the final person to get to Fate level 1, which makes sense honestly. And she gets two resistances just because being Magic/Vitality doesn't make her good enough already.
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But okay, it's time to go and finally kick Megrez's everything in apparently.
[Music: JPs -Geomagnetism Research Department-]
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Thank you for coming. Though the Terminal is back online, I know everyone fought hard.
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Earlier, we gathered to discuss countermeasures against Megrez, the newest Septentrione.
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We were investigating ways to eliminate it... but the situation has changed.
Daichi whispers to you...
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(It's an operation.)
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(What... A-An operation!? We're gonna have to fight again...?)
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Wh... Three of them...? And they're all surfacing...?
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Why the towers?
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...A reasonable question, but every second counts right now. The answer will have to wait.
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What a pain.
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...Exactly. Very shrewd.
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What? Um, sorry, but what are you two talking about?
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...You're disrupting the flow of our conversation. It's very annoying, Shijima.
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Um... uh... sorry...?
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Yikes... You're serious!? How do we beat something like that!?
[Music: The Operation Starts]
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Thought so.
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...Any questions?
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Is this deliberate?
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Hahaha... I'm sorry, perhaps I inadvertently misled you.
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Dubhe, Merak, Phecda... Looking back, the reason why they were annihilated...
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It was largely your judgement. So you have a share in the decisions for this operation.
...Well, which team DO we join?
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If you need help deciding (because we can't bring all the best characters this time), current character levels/Fate ranks are in the second post.