USH'S MATRIX GAME 2006 FIFTH ASSIGNMENT- 'The Pagoda'

Melis grabs on to Klez tightly.

"I'm glad you're alright," she says, quietly, though she knows that the Virus is keeping him from really being fine.

Berserker leans back in his chair there is still more to do and he needs to keep his emotions high something he is a natural at. He closes his eyes and thinks back to the older days when he was hooked into the Matrix the days he really was a Berserker.

"Probably a good idea but I have no idea what I should say..." San replies quietly to Mors. "They haven't told us everything that happened, though, and I'm sure it's something they haven't said yet."

Fine, Burn, taking a break from piloting is sitting in the back with the rest of the crew.
"So yea, I don't get it. First we release this virus, then we get popped back into the real world, get the shit beaten out of us, then have to come and rescue you guys. Something gives, where is the Virus-boy?"

"We weren't part of the plan," Heph says. "At least not from Lo Qi's point of view. It's hard to explain, but basically he wants to shut down the Matrix to progress evolution. He could have done it without us, opening the Door, since he's got Jericho..."

Heph sighs.

"But basically, the Virus is faster than any Agent I've met. Try killing him? He walks around bullets. He destroyed a dozen Agents, and since he's heading towards the City, he's probably destroyed dozens more.

"If we don't get the Shield to our old friend at the Pagoda, then the Matrix will die."

That seems to sum it up.

Any other business or any other questions?

Any news on the disadvantage San and I will be facing?

Originally posted by SpikeSpiegel
Any news on the disadvantage San and I will be facing?

Mind-reader!

-1 to all dice pools.

I was expecting worse, so yay.

Wil teh samething be happening to the Philo guys?

Nope

That's good to hear.

I'm trying to work out if Azrael's still sulking.

Ah well- either way, he has a cryptic message to think on, which is highly important.

Yes he does.

"Indeed," Mors replies. "Something's not right. Still, up to you. You're his First Officer."

Klez holds Melis tight against him.

"Far from alright, my dear, but I'm glad to be among friends. And with you."

"Yeah, you're right. I may as well try." San replies to Mors, before moving over to where Azrael is sitting by himself.

"Okay, I know you guys haven't told us everything that happened in here, and I know something happened because here you are sitting off alone. So I want to hear from you what happened with everything." San asks him.

Azrael looks up through another racking cough,
"You know the important parts, I think. We released a virus that is now going to destroy the world. Jericho told the others it was a plan of mine, and I suppose the others were desperate enough to believe him. Still, I can't pretend I don't feel betrayed by my so called crew.

"Then the Oracle turned up and let us out leave. We had little chat, too. She said something that I really don't understand. It's frustrating, all comes back to what she said the first day I met her."

"The rest was just Sennacherib again, and you know that bit."

"And they believed Jericho when he said that, despite the fact that none of us had any idea what was behind that door and had no way of finding out? Heph at least should have known better, he'd met Jericho before and he was the one that grabbed the key to begin with."