Disclaimer- none of the characters are mine save for Raven. Pweeeze don't
take him...
CHAPTER TEN- ANTIVIRUS
"He said 'What do you call something that can infect the World's rules?'" Mimiru read her message from Tsukasa aloud. "Naaani?? What is he talking about? I hate riddles!!" She fumed.
Bear thought for a minute then said, "...a virus." Nodding, he leaned back against the tree. "You send it back, Mimiru."
Ginkhan nodded in agreement and Mimiru sent her reply to Tsukasa. A moment later she made a sound of exasperation. "Arg, why doesn't he just show up and ask these questions?! He just sent me another one!! This one says-"
" 'What do you call something that can cure a virus?' " A new voice said from behind the tree Bear was leaning against. Bear leaned to the side and looked around its trunk. "Ah, Tsukasa, we were just talking about you!"
Subaru looked up from where she was standing next to Ginkhan and her grip tightened on her dress. She had been worried about how Tsukasa had taken to watching her killed in front of him.
Tsukasa looked over at Mimiru with the slightest hint of a smile. "...I have showed up, Mimiru." Mimiru stuttered and looked away, embarassed.
Ginkhan nodded his head in greeting and said, "The Scarlet Knights have put out orders to keep you off bounty hunters' hit lists, so," he smiled what he hoped was a friendly smile. "You do not need to fear anyone coming after you."
"I fear nothing."
"A purge."
Everyone looked at Subaru in surprise and confusion. "A data purge can clean out a virus," she explained, uncomfortable with everyone's eyes on her.
Ginkhan nodded. "I was thinking that too, but it seems a drastic option. Anti-virus software would be a better answer."
"Anti-virus.." Tsukasa mumbled to himself under his breath. A new option opened up to him suddenly and he gasped in shock. Mimiru looked at him curiously.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Is it possible to give them AI?" Tsukasa whispered, his face tense. "...can a virus or anti-virus take on the skin of a player??"
Subaru looked at him, confused. "You mean an NPC?"
Bear leaned back. "I do not think that it is possible to do that, Tsukasa," he said as he put his hands behind his head. Mimiru threw up her hands, fed up with all the thinking.
"I'm tired of this! I'm going to go kill something!" she said, and vanished. Bear chuckled. Ginkhan put in another suggestion. "I will log out and talk to the system managers about it," he said with a tone of finality.
"And I will post on the BBS," Bear added helpfully.
Subaru nodded and looked to Tsukasa. "Do not worry- we will have a sure answer soon for you, Tsukasa."
He stared at the ground deep in thought. After a minute, he raised his head. "Right. Send me a message when you learn something." He paused, then added, "...I can't check the BBS or.." he stopped and shook his head. "Goodbye then." With that, he vanished.
Bear got to his feet and turned to Ginkhan. "Off information hunting, like old times!"
Ginkhan laughed, then the two logged out, leaving Subaru alone wondering why Tsukasa did not aknoledge her the entire time.
CHAPTER TEN- ANTIVIRUS
"He said 'What do you call something that can infect the World's rules?'" Mimiru read her message from Tsukasa aloud. "Naaani?? What is he talking about? I hate riddles!!" She fumed.
Bear thought for a minute then said, "...a virus." Nodding, he leaned back against the tree. "You send it back, Mimiru."
Ginkhan nodded in agreement and Mimiru sent her reply to Tsukasa. A moment later she made a sound of exasperation. "Arg, why doesn't he just show up and ask these questions?! He just sent me another one!! This one says-"
" 'What do you call something that can cure a virus?' " A new voice said from behind the tree Bear was leaning against. Bear leaned to the side and looked around its trunk. "Ah, Tsukasa, we were just talking about you!"
Subaru looked up from where she was standing next to Ginkhan and her grip tightened on her dress. She had been worried about how Tsukasa had taken to watching her killed in front of him.
Tsukasa looked over at Mimiru with the slightest hint of a smile. "...I have showed up, Mimiru." Mimiru stuttered and looked away, embarassed.
Ginkhan nodded his head in greeting and said, "The Scarlet Knights have put out orders to keep you off bounty hunters' hit lists, so," he smiled what he hoped was a friendly smile. "You do not need to fear anyone coming after you."
"I fear nothing."
"A purge."
Everyone looked at Subaru in surprise and confusion. "A data purge can clean out a virus," she explained, uncomfortable with everyone's eyes on her.
Ginkhan nodded. "I was thinking that too, but it seems a drastic option. Anti-virus software would be a better answer."
"Anti-virus.." Tsukasa mumbled to himself under his breath. A new option opened up to him suddenly and he gasped in shock. Mimiru looked at him curiously.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Is it possible to give them AI?" Tsukasa whispered, his face tense. "...can a virus or anti-virus take on the skin of a player??"
Subaru looked at him, confused. "You mean an NPC?"
Bear leaned back. "I do not think that it is possible to do that, Tsukasa," he said as he put his hands behind his head. Mimiru threw up her hands, fed up with all the thinking.
"I'm tired of this! I'm going to go kill something!" she said, and vanished. Bear chuckled. Ginkhan put in another suggestion. "I will log out and talk to the system managers about it," he said with a tone of finality.
"And I will post on the BBS," Bear added helpfully.
Subaru nodded and looked to Tsukasa. "Do not worry- we will have a sure answer soon for you, Tsukasa."
He stared at the ground deep in thought. After a minute, he raised his head. "Right. Send me a message when you learn something." He paused, then added, "...I can't check the BBS or.." he stopped and shook his head. "Goodbye then." With that, he vanished.
Bear got to his feet and turned to Ginkhan. "Off information hunting, like old times!"
Ginkhan laughed, then the two logged out, leaving Subaru alone wondering why Tsukasa did not aknoledge her the entire time.