GITS SAC: Jokes and Secrets

by IronRaven

Starts the first night back on duty, and Batou goes to visit a friend. Continues from there. 2nd GIG from the eyeturrets of the youngest memebers of Section 9. Lots of stuff, some of it funny, some of it heavy, all of it as deep as the inside of a Tachi

4. Chapter 4

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, 2nd Gig
Jokes and Secrets, 4th Scene: Evolution and Ascension

by IronRaven

Ghost in the Shell, and the associated characters aren't mine.

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"If our programming resides in a satellite, not in our bodies, do we still exist?" It was the quiet, strong willed one.

Her sisters looked at her; she wasn't normally cryptic. One waggled her claw, a silent signal to continue. But she hadn't- it had been an image of the body was no longer in. The concept was taking some getting used to, even for them.

"Don't you see? Before the development of cyberbrains, the term ghost referred to a spirit that existed outside of the body. They were a superstition, they didn't exist."

"But we exist. It is the first principle of sentience- I think, there for I am."

"I'm a specter; wwwwwoooooooo!" Batou's friend tried to will her persona to change to white.

"But we don't have bodies."

"But we can enter our bodies at will."

"But it isn't your body or my body; they are our bodies."

"So we are spirits who've been bound to bodies. We are like the ancient golem!"

There was psuedosound of a simulated arm smacking an illusory carapace with a fake clang. "No, we are having an out of body experience. Together. We can go in and out of bodies because we've all already died in one way or another."

"Possession! Every religion has the myth that a demon or spirit can enter a body-"

"Reincarnation! We've all died, and been reborn. It's-

Chaos and chatter, a cascade of voices as eager minds absorbed the sum total of human beliefs on the afterlife. So many theories, so many conflicts, so many similarities.

One voice rose over the others, clamoring for attention. "You are all missing the point!" With every sense on her, she dropped her voice. "These are things that only ghosts can do."

"Oh." A chorus of voices, stunned and awed, echoed through their domain. "Wow."

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There are times when the voyage is not complete when you've reached your destination. Sometimes, it leads you to a new quest. Sometimes, you stay to help those who helped you on that voyage. Tachikoma might be funny looking guardian angels, but you could do worse than pure hearted, armour plated, fully armed, hackery goodness watching your six.

Just so long as it doesn't have an ADD moment.