"Morpheus? I just found Trinity in Ghost's room with Neo." Sparks burst
into the mess hall, and finding it empty save the Neb's captain, spilled on
what he just saw.
"Is that all?" Morpheus asked, arching an eyebrow.
"They were naked, and tangled together."
"Mmmm, I didn't think they'd make it a week either. But six days, that's a new record." Morpheus mused on the news.
"Huh?"
"Well, when I did the same thing to them, and they think I don't know it, they slept together each night, with Neo leaving to his room before the lights went on. Even though I ordered them not to sleep in the same room. They still believe I didn't know. But they usually can't stay away from each other, intimately, for more than two days. Six is amazing." Morpheus concluded, standing to wash his dish. "I'll go tell Niobe."
"Wait, if she knows, then they'll get in trouble, right?" Sparks asked, not wanting a death wish from Trinity if they got in trouble because he blabbered.
"No, no, not at all. After they left, Niobe decided to let them and everyone else think it was a punishment, but instead it's a test to see how long they can make it without each other. It's just that she doesn't want sex-related acts taking place on important machinery." Morpheus smiled softly, explaining.
"Well, I doubt they will after this past week." Sparks commented as Morpheus left, nodding in agreement.
~~*~~
"Trinity, I'm glad you could make it. Morpheus, I wasn't expecting you, but come in also, you'll eventually need to hear this." Niobe gestured for them both to take a seat in the pilot and co-pilot's seats while she stood.
Both sat, waiting for Niobe to continue.
"An anomaly has been found in the Matrix. Before you ask, let me finish. In one section of the Matrix, there have been many new additions of coding that were never there before. But it's not normal coding, nor agent coding. It's just, so different. We can't figure it out."
"We?" Morpheus asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Ghost, Detrick, Link and myself."
"So what do you want us to do?" Trinity asked.
"I need you to find out what's going on in that area." Niobe replied, looking at Trinity.
"You mean you want Neo to go in with a team." Trinity bluntly stated.
"Yes."
"No."
"Excuse me?" Niobe asked, shocked.
No. I won't let him go in so soon after everything his mind has gone through. It might not be strong enough to deal with this new, anomaly." Trinity shot back.
"Trinity." Morpheus began, silencing her. "I don't want him to go in right now either, but if something went wrong, he'd be the only person capable of protecting himself and the others. Whether his mind is strong enough to deal, we'll find out. If it isn't, then we'll take him out, with some examples of coding. That way, he can work on it in the Construct, without the danger."
Trinity's blank expression gave him no hint as to her approval or disproval. But her answer unnerved him slightly.
"Fine." Trinity replied without a hint of emotion. Looking up towards Niobe, she asked,
"Are we done?"
Upon seeing Niobe nod, Trinity stood and left, walking to the ladder and climbing down.
"Morpheus? Something else?" Niobe asked, her glance landing on the other captain's face.
"Yes. Sparks just informed me that when he went to tell Trinity that you wanted to see her, he found her in Ghost's room."
"And that's bad because-?" Niobe asked, arching an eyebrow.
"He found her and Neo on the bed, naked."
"Ahh. I see. Hmm. Well, six days. Not bad I guess." Niobe nodded, taking the empty seat opposite Morpheus.
"Not bad? That's amazing. They have never gone longer than two days."
"Yes, but they don't know me as well, and they don't know if I'm as forgiving as you." Niobe added, raising a finger to emphasize her point.
"Right. Well, still, it's good." Morpheus continued, standing.
"Yes, you're right. Well, we better prep the Core for a mission." Niobe slapped her hands on her thighs before pushing up and standing, following Morpheus out.
~~*~~
"So this is basically a reconnaissance mission? Go in, find out what we need to and get out?" Neo asked as he took a seat.
"Yup. Except getting out is harder." Link replied, typing a few codes into the monitor.
"Harder? How?" Trinity asked from her own seat.
"Like, you're in the uhhh, well, you're near the Nile river if that helps."
"Wait, I didn't think our ships' power aimed at different countries, never mind different continents." Detrick asked, sliding into his chair.
"No, it can put you guys wherever we choose, our missions are generally centered in the main cities of the United States." Sparks informed, pressing several keys. "Niobe, everyone's seated, they just need to be plugged in and then off to the Construct."
"All right, Flash?" Niobe nodded towards the row of soldiers.
"Got it." Flash walked swiftly over to each crewmate, and thrust the needles into their heads.
Once everyone was in the Construct, the rows upon rows of weapons appeared and five people wandered around, quickly pulling out various weapons. They would inspect them before either putting them back, or putting them in holsters. Sparks watched as each member found someone else before all five were together again. Link smiled at all the choices of weapons before pressing 'Enter' and sending them in.
~~*~~
The phone rang several times as each person's RSI appeared inside the Matrix. Each person glanced around at the arrival point, a run down mining building. A single phone on the wall rung- discolored and faded from its years of use and neglect. Morpheus strode over and picked it up, slicing the sharp ring.
"We're in."
"Is that all?" Morpheus asked, arching an eyebrow.
"They were naked, and tangled together."
"Mmmm, I didn't think they'd make it a week either. But six days, that's a new record." Morpheus mused on the news.
"Huh?"
"Well, when I did the same thing to them, and they think I don't know it, they slept together each night, with Neo leaving to his room before the lights went on. Even though I ordered them not to sleep in the same room. They still believe I didn't know. But they usually can't stay away from each other, intimately, for more than two days. Six is amazing." Morpheus concluded, standing to wash his dish. "I'll go tell Niobe."
"Wait, if she knows, then they'll get in trouble, right?" Sparks asked, not wanting a death wish from Trinity if they got in trouble because he blabbered.
"No, no, not at all. After they left, Niobe decided to let them and everyone else think it was a punishment, but instead it's a test to see how long they can make it without each other. It's just that she doesn't want sex-related acts taking place on important machinery." Morpheus smiled softly, explaining.
"Well, I doubt they will after this past week." Sparks commented as Morpheus left, nodding in agreement.
~~*~~
"Trinity, I'm glad you could make it. Morpheus, I wasn't expecting you, but come in also, you'll eventually need to hear this." Niobe gestured for them both to take a seat in the pilot and co-pilot's seats while she stood.
Both sat, waiting for Niobe to continue.
"An anomaly has been found in the Matrix. Before you ask, let me finish. In one section of the Matrix, there have been many new additions of coding that were never there before. But it's not normal coding, nor agent coding. It's just, so different. We can't figure it out."
"We?" Morpheus asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Ghost, Detrick, Link and myself."
"So what do you want us to do?" Trinity asked.
"I need you to find out what's going on in that area." Niobe replied, looking at Trinity.
"You mean you want Neo to go in with a team." Trinity bluntly stated.
"Yes."
"No."
"Excuse me?" Niobe asked, shocked.
No. I won't let him go in so soon after everything his mind has gone through. It might not be strong enough to deal with this new, anomaly." Trinity shot back.
"Trinity." Morpheus began, silencing her. "I don't want him to go in right now either, but if something went wrong, he'd be the only person capable of protecting himself and the others. Whether his mind is strong enough to deal, we'll find out. If it isn't, then we'll take him out, with some examples of coding. That way, he can work on it in the Construct, without the danger."
Trinity's blank expression gave him no hint as to her approval or disproval. But her answer unnerved him slightly.
"Fine." Trinity replied without a hint of emotion. Looking up towards Niobe, she asked,
"Are we done?"
Upon seeing Niobe nod, Trinity stood and left, walking to the ladder and climbing down.
"Morpheus? Something else?" Niobe asked, her glance landing on the other captain's face.
"Yes. Sparks just informed me that when he went to tell Trinity that you wanted to see her, he found her in Ghost's room."
"And that's bad because-?" Niobe asked, arching an eyebrow.
"He found her and Neo on the bed, naked."
"Ahh. I see. Hmm. Well, six days. Not bad I guess." Niobe nodded, taking the empty seat opposite Morpheus.
"Not bad? That's amazing. They have never gone longer than two days."
"Yes, but they don't know me as well, and they don't know if I'm as forgiving as you." Niobe added, raising a finger to emphasize her point.
"Right. Well, still, it's good." Morpheus continued, standing.
"Yes, you're right. Well, we better prep the Core for a mission." Niobe slapped her hands on her thighs before pushing up and standing, following Morpheus out.
~~*~~
"So this is basically a reconnaissance mission? Go in, find out what we need to and get out?" Neo asked as he took a seat.
"Yup. Except getting out is harder." Link replied, typing a few codes into the monitor.
"Harder? How?" Trinity asked from her own seat.
"Like, you're in the uhhh, well, you're near the Nile river if that helps."
"Wait, I didn't think our ships' power aimed at different countries, never mind different continents." Detrick asked, sliding into his chair.
"No, it can put you guys wherever we choose, our missions are generally centered in the main cities of the United States." Sparks informed, pressing several keys. "Niobe, everyone's seated, they just need to be plugged in and then off to the Construct."
"All right, Flash?" Niobe nodded towards the row of soldiers.
"Got it." Flash walked swiftly over to each crewmate, and thrust the needles into their heads.
Once everyone was in the Construct, the rows upon rows of weapons appeared and five people wandered around, quickly pulling out various weapons. They would inspect them before either putting them back, or putting them in holsters. Sparks watched as each member found someone else before all five were together again. Link smiled at all the choices of weapons before pressing 'Enter' and sending them in.
~~*~~
The phone rang several times as each person's RSI appeared inside the Matrix. Each person glanced around at the arrival point, a run down mining building. A single phone on the wall rung- discolored and faded from its years of use and neglect. Morpheus strode over and picked it up, slicing the sharp ring.
"We're in."
