USH'S MATRIX GAME 2006 THIRD ASSIGNMENT- 'The Fortress'

Heph turns to see what Sirin shouts about, then watches the Hunter marching towards him.

"I, er, guess you're not dead, then," Heph says, raising an eyebrow, still moving for the Door.

Mors stares at Dallas for a moment, then looks to Ariadne.

"Please tell me he's joking."

"Yes, we really have no choice now. Open it, Heph."- Melkor walks alongside Heph, though he looks back at the Hunter wide-eyed.

The Hunter is by the door. he raises his synthisiser to his throat.

"choose/but/be/sure"

And for all those from the Philo path currently here... I want to hear your jusitification for action at this point.

Ares stares with disbelief at Dallas.

"I...ah..."

He then goes to look for a plasma rifle in the Shez's armory or store rooms.

Dallas is sensing no-one quite has his enthusiasm. Now there is silence, save for the alarm.

"I'll charge the EMP," says Sequel. "With two of us we might just find a way out."

Thinking time, gentlemen!

Heph believes that the Door should be opened because of how the System has responded to simply our possession of the Key. They REALLY do not want us to open the door, so it HAS to be something that is either extremely helpful to Mankind, or extremely detrimental to the System. That's justification enough for Heph.

"No! We can't blow an EMP while they're still in the Matrix. They'll die! The Hunter has that device that can jack them out of the Matrix. They can use it!"

My points:

1. It seems like the best option to survive right now. We cannot reasonably make it back if we turn away.

2.The System REALLY doesn`t want us to open it, so it should be something bad for it. We don`t know if it will be bad for us as well, but we could take a gamble based on the information we have.

3. What is the point of having the key if we not open it? Melkor is a very curious person, and if we don`t open the door he will regret it later.

4. Related to above- it is quite likely that what is inside will greatly increase our knowledge and understanding of Matrix and Machines- why else are so many Exiles interested?

"There's no time!" says Sequel.

"It's out of ammunition," says Ariadne.

Sirin is very curious as to what is behind the Door, as I am sure everyone is. Everyone she has talked to so far as kept the Door as a big mystery, and she wants to unravel that mystery and get her questions answered. She's laid her life on the line for this Door, she'd better damned well get her answers if this thing opens!

Klez...is unsure. While the System has panicked about their possession of the Key, Sennacherib and the Hunter have both encouraged the opening of the Door. They're Machines, but they're not with the System. It could be something that would benefit them, rather than us.

Also, The Oracle, Lo Qi, and now the Hunter have stressed the point of being completely and absolutely sure of our decision. However, we know so little about the Door that Klez could not reasonably say that he's sure of his decision to open it.

Therefore, Klez does not think the Door should be opened, but is not about to stop the others...

"Wait," Klez says to Hephaestus, watching the Hunter. "I don't think we should open it until we get some answers from our Hunter friend here."

"you/have/the/key."

"Well, then I hope you have more luck than I had."

Originally posted by Ushgarak
"you/have/the/key."

"What if we give you the key?"

"you/may/choose/that."

He holds out his hand.

"But you will open the door?" -Melkor looks whether Hephasteus likes it.

"You know, it is likely that he has more right to it than we have."

Edit- Question was to the Hunter.

Helios is naturally intrigued at the prospect of what is behind the door, the way in which the system has reacted to our possesion of the key is alone enough to make him want to open it, and there really is no other option, other than getting killed.

"that/would/be/my/choice/to/make. make/yours/first"

"But you know much more about the Door than we do, yes?" -Melkor makes his last effort to extract some information, though he feels it is hopeless.