ICE, ICEbreakers, and you!

[girlfriend_dot_exe]

1.[You're walking somewhere alone, when the CGI form of Alice chooses to bother you from a nearby computer terminal.]

Hey! Hey! Guess what, guess what, guess what!

2.[There are, of course, missions against AI opponents for the various mecha simulation things. But today, there's a new one! And while normally they have an Easy to Very Hard ranking, this one is in a class all by itself.

-Endgame-
Difficulty: Lunatic
Terrain: ???
Opponents: ???
Summary: Defeat the Red Queen.]


(The bottom battle will just be for extreme cool things, and will change every time someone tries it.)

Comments

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[space_macgyver]

Hey, it's the AI girl. What's up?

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[girlfriend_dot_exe]

Oh! I got done cataloguing a bunch of data from the inspectors machines, so I should be able to hack them more quickly next time!

I also made a bunch of icebreakers and a slow virus to attack them, but if they change up their security protocols the icebreakers won't work.

[space_macgyver]

You can hack the Inspectors? That's amazing! You really are something else, Alice.

[girlfriend_dot_exe]

Eeeeeee~!

You really think so?

[emorangerpink]

[Laura's humming a cheerful tune to herself when Alice appears, so she's startled but quickly gives her a broad, happy smile.]

Oh, Alice! I don't know, what?

[girlfriend_dot_exe]

I figured out a neat trick I can do! Try going to a hallway with a bunch of computer terminals. Oh! Or stop by a bunch of payphones in a city.

[emorangerpink]

Ah - sure!

[Laura knows where such a hallway may be found! She knows because after the Book of Darkness incident she had to rest all the breakers along the whole thing. It's not far.]

Should I message you when I get there, or...?

[girlfriend_dot_exe]

[The phone nearest Laura rings.]

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[saikyocivrobo]

Is it a cat video?

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[girlfriend_dot_exe]

Hmm...that's a good idea...

...maybe I should do a study of memetics at some point...

[saikyocivrobo]

Why does that sound vaguely ominous?

[girlfriend_dot_exe]

Ominious? But...but you humans look into that sort of thing all the time!

You're just some kind of...some kind of...cyberhater!

[zaku_for_xmas]

"Oh, look at this." Bernie comes across the new sim feature.

"Lunatic? Red Queen?" He didn't sound too sure about it at all. Still, he wanted to try due to a secret ambition. Bernie gets in and loads up his gaza data.

"No matter what. I need to get tougher for my family."

[girlfriend_dot_exe]

[And the virtual combat world unfurls in front of of Bernie. The Gaza-D starts off in the air over an bustling city. It's bordered on one side by a calm and peaceful bay, and on the other three by snow-capped mountains. Desert stretches beyond the mountain range.

A single red NEXT awaits Bernie, standing on top of a parking garage on the other side of the city. It's got a cannon over one shoulder and is holding two guns, but the rest is kind of hard to make out. A voice speaks up; It's instantly recognizable as commander Aznable.]

Wiseman. Try as you might, you will never match me.

[The mission start signal flashes, and Red Queen takes the initiative, firing off a shell from its cannon and a barrage of missiles from its other shoulder.]

yep, cruelty

[zaku_for_xmas]

"Whoa". Appearing before Bernie was an amazing sight. It was like he was so high up he could see most of the Earth, and he couldn't help but survey the setting past the city. It took him a little while to notice a single MB, until that familiar voice was heard.

"Captain!" Bernie's eyes looked into the city, and he saw the Red Queen. No way, is he the enemy, Bernie thought. His shock overwhelmed him, and the Gaza was fired upon.

"AH!" Bernie changed into MA, sharpened himself, and took evasive maneuvers. Missiles were fired back.

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[tookthepill]

Allie?

[ He frowns. So that's where she's been. ]

I missed you... I overslept four times this week. What were you doing?

[ Yes, he's actually gotten used to her hovering over him as he sleeps. ]

[girlfriend_dot_exe]

Sorry...I was working on preparing for another attack on the inspector's mecha. There was a lot of information to crunch, so I really didn't have the power left over to talk to you...

...I thought you were upset, too...

[tookthepill]

I can't stay mad at you forever... you're the only real friend I have.

What did you learn?

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[hobo_lantern]

What?

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[girlfriend_dot_exe]

I'm doing a study! Which of these cats is more adorable?

[cats walk across the screen, of various colors and sizes, shapes and attitudes-one of them stands out though, as it's pink.]

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[hobo_lantern]

Kitties! Oh, that one's cute. But that one's wearing a hat! Why is that one pink though?

*Herb seems to melt in front of the cats*

[gudbye_despair]

*Elena is walking by, hauling a bunch of pillows*

Ooh, a talking computer. Hello, computer, can I help you?

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[zetahatsudo]

Eh? [Kamille looks up from his maintenance work on his Haro.] What is it?

Amuro! Amuro!

Amuro's not here right now, Haro. I'm Kamille, remember?

Kamille! Kamille!

Exactly. Sorry, what did you want?

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[girlfriend_dot_exe]

You're a newtype, right?

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[zetahatsudo]

[That gets an eyebrow raise.] That's right. What do you need?