Jack:'' and that's it for all the updates on everything I know so far of these new creatures called 'the sealings', I'll try however to find a better way to understand all of their linguistics, along with their inscription. There's also the matter with octarian knowledge as well but I already have too much of it to cover it all in this recording, if you want to see it. You'll have to have clearance for this, sorry. But this stuff is classified for non-workers in this place...Dr. Gruw. Signing out" I said to the microphone before tapping the space button to stop the recording and rest my back while quenching my thirst with water.
Zoe/computer:'' that's the last one. You've been doing this for some time now Jack, the new team is ready in the sub waiting for their cap for their first mission on the field, it's the next mission for us at least and I'm physically there after we finished the briefing. Plus I think we're already late as it-"
jack:"eat my ass z"
Zoe/computer:" already working on it on my bucket list when i-"
jack:"No seriously, shut the hell up you damn A.i. i've had enough of you as it is" I cut her off in announcement as she shut up completely in surprise this time before finishing up sorting out a few things in the computer along with the recordings and the files.
Zoe/computer:"…..ok?...why did you shut me up like that?"
jack:" I mean you could just ask your digital self why, after the little stunt you pulled on me with owisa, but what do I know really. it's not like I'm the one who being tossed in shitter"
Zoe/computer:'' oh come on jack, you can't be this mad at me after finding the means of what I was looking for. I was just doing you a favor for getting your store-"
jack:'' I CAN DO THAT MYSELF YOU DIGITAL CUNT!..geeez!" I shouted in anger as I just had enough.
Zoe/computer:'' hey!..at least I helped you get some with her priesty highness herself!"
Jack:" oh for the love of!..I don't need you to constantly throw me into an easy situation to which by the by I can do handle that with no issue anytime I please, but when you throw your constant bullshit at me or perhaps let alone anyone else in the matter without a warning, it makes it feel like people want to find out how to restrain your ass until you behave yourself. And we both know that you don't want that now...do you?" I said to her while my anger was rising a bit before she formed her face to the screen with a look of fear expression mixed with worry.
Zoe:" j-jack, come on. Y-you don't, really mean that r-right? You're not going that far with this sort of punishment….right?"
Jack:``Trust me on this, no. however I will if I have to consider how you keep meddling lately. but I promise you, that you won't like the end result once I figure out how you tick, and perhaps cool off our deal in the process. And that's not a threat by the by, I'm just really tired of your bullshit. So please try to control yourself" I said to her without a single restraint on my behalf.
She just looked at me like has no idea how to respond to me before we began arguing for the first time. After a little while she just logged herself off, got tired of our conversation that she couldn't win. So we just post pond it for another time….good fucking lord.
I just rubbed my face in frustration before drinking more water until there's nothing left, finishing the glass while putting back on the keyboard table as I breathed out all the stress of our arguments with a refreshing feeling from my cold beverage.
Then a quiet sigh escaped my mouth before I began thinking about the whole thing's we found last night in the new found bunker, some stuff we found in there is actually related to the 'making her a new body', while other parts for reusing or re-propose and what not. but hopefully I can use them for rebuilding my project once again. Then perhaps…
I can finally have my previous ambition's come to reality at last, it will be the most evolutionary device to purify the planet as a whole...I just need to get the whole thing ready...once I write it all down all over again…(Sigh)...the price for good will isn't always easy as Simon and father say, but it's worth it.
After doing a little more file sorting and blocking all things with easy access with hard to crack password in no metaphorical kind, logged off quickly went my way to the team. No name has been made as of yet but they're thinking of something at the moment. I locked the door tightly before leaving for the elevator, some octo-folks taking their left while making small talk.
I did join there talk while thank me here and there, along with kids who's been warming up to me and embracing the worship-hood that there parents try to indulging them in the culture, tho thankfully most of them still don't believe it, or me being there mighty 'cod' and that's both good for them and me.
After finishing the small chat the doors opened, saying my goodbyes as I sprint towards the sub as fast as I could until I found Nicky saw me coming in her vision while standing next to the door as her shoulder was already leaning against it.
Nicky:``Finally you're here, where are you, my lord?" she asked in wonder.
Jack:``Oh?..Did Zoe not tell you after our little fight from earlier?...I was doing some document recordings while sorting some files about all of sealings biology, generally speaking of course. However I'm having trouble with the overall linguistics both speaking and writing at the moment" I answered what I was doing earlier as she perked up about the language part while overlooking the obvious subject about me and zoe.
Nicky:" o-oh!...i-i can help you with that! I can teach you both the speaking and writing of our octarian tongue. it's not the overall part but you can at least understand Ours in the meantime S-so...c-can I...help you with that one?" she said in a shy manner as if the opportunity has presented itself.
Jack:"Are you really sure you can help me with that? I mean you're just got your head together and done some training since yesterday, adding more headache to your job is not good for you and I can't risk having you more stressed out then I have. Plus its takes mental fortitude to be this determined"
Nicky:" oh it's fiiine really my lord. I'm ready to face things head on anyway since you need some support on that subject, I'll help you anyway I can to understand our language. feel free to call me out if you want to taste the history of our octarian culture in full power!" she said in a unique enthusiasm before going back inside the sub with a happy wave.
Once she made her little deal, she made sure that it's permanent to not only benefit me in the long run, but to spend more time with me if I wanted to call her out, bold move I must say. Needles to say I already have Nicky's permission to come along with me, along with her squad for their first test field. However I think I know where this is going.
It's not clear to me as of yet but it has something to do with Ava and ivy. I tried to talk to her before the briefing about it since those two always seem to be...hovering around her, I don't know what sort of history those two have to make everyone feel like they're on edge, aside from what they can do.
They have something going on with nicki that even liam was trying to avoid talking to me about it, either with a good reason in mind or something much more, to be honest I even felt a bit uncomfortable every time I'm next to them from time to time. I've heard of what they can do...and that's why I have to keep my sockets on them.
I entered the sub before I walked around to make sure everything we need is ready, weapons, food, drinks and all. while I found both of the pink ones just hanging about in their new quarter's. Of course I only just passed by before they saw me, as one of them waved at me with a smile while the other one winked, providing that she made a kissy sound with her lips...it seems those two are quite the interesting duo, they still creep me out.
My best option is to only smile at them with a single wave of engorgement, while keeping a good face obviously. They smiled more with blushing intent, unlike with Nicky they hid in their gossiping state as they seemed to be alright...won't count on it. I need to know what's up with them and what's exactly going on with their little heads.
I then went on a little detour to check on the other members and see what they were up to, only preparing themselves while keeping their mentality in check for the battle to come and commands to follow.
Each room they resided while I was passing by as they looked somewhat calmed with their own kind of mental training, about to head back to the place they have been brain screwed in the first place, I can't exactly blame them since I feel the same way with the bunker back in hellven's. Speaking of, I wonder if Zoe would even get rid of her own little fit against the bunkers. Hope she has enough brain power to overcome it…can she?
no issue finding her, since she is in the fabrication room like she said she would before logging off on me. She seems to be fine…so far, sorting some junk that she left behind from her previous upgrades.
After the mission is over...assuming that we succeed at least, we might need to finish what we started this morning. She then looked at me for a brief second before telling me in a calming tune that we'll re-embark after we reached our mainland, I nodded to save her the trouble of making her more upset then she already is.
I don't harbour any regrets for speaking my mind, but I don't intend on making this digitized embar to Flickr any further as I left her to her own thoughts.
walked back to the control room and finally started the engine's all the while giving commands to the ones in the facility to raise the defenses every time I'm gone, i went through the A.S.S sub-comes before They complied my command as the lap staff thanked me for bringing the two zap fish's for more power. They then informed me that they had a surprise for me once we randevou back here. nodded in reply before I told them that I look forward to logging off before The gates have opened.
carefully i used the control stick to move back the sub, to describe the feeling so far it's like centroling un arcade game plane but with two sticks instead of one. One goes up and down even side to side with two buttons on them that have the word forward and fire while the other is ascend and descend with the ability to rotate it, same simler botton's but one of them is backward instead.
At first it was rather difficult to control something that is bigger than your everyday normal vehicle's, at least the ones you get used to anyway but I managed just fine with enough practice from time to time...that includes my past driving skills with the flying ones. Still, you'd think it would be just as easy but I was completely wrong because I almost died in the testing grounds that day. Oh well~, thankfully no one died tho.
Buuut it did make me lose a lot of money for reasonable damages. Someone would most Likely faint of how many zeros in that bill, good thing that i was lucky to have insurance that hellvens was against having a system like that for some reason, did my best to dig out info but no luck of why. Closed that chapter at least, but the experience so far has taught me a lot of things, More than just safety precautions.
After revisiting this memory lane that i will not come back to for sometime, i was already in the location that Deadf1sh has sand it to Zoe. how is she doing that despite that she is the first perfect A.I? I have no clue, really do hate not knowing things but what can I do when things have shifted to they way things are and only keep up with so little so far even though I have the one person with all the information i want to ask, only to have it restricted in some regards…(sigh) damn it all.
And all she can provide me is 'some' form of support, which is understandable because I'm new to her grand empire. She only gave me what I needed to succeed for her benefits with peace and quiet, mine too in some since. because somewhere around the outskirts of octo-Valley, there's an abandoned kettle, utilised by mercenaries or other types of fish to come here undetected. Hell, even the octarians have forgotten about it due to it being an easy escape route in the past.
however it looks rusty and decayed to boot, not even a hint of recent usage whatsoever...but I wonder...has 'she' escaped as if yet? From the looks of it I'd say, no. ugh...just, stick to the plan for now and help her out later...if they allow us to anyway.
Fred:" oh yeah...i thought it looked familiar. Guess we're going to the one thing to help us escape but I'm down using it like with the mercenaries back then" he said while he was just beside me.
It would freak me out but, I think I almost adjusted to this new world's nature that the almighty has created...for now.
Jack:" hey fred, been a while since i saw you. How have you been?" I asked while parking the sub on top of the platform with land mode a little bit far from the forgotten kettle on the wall.
Fred:" been good my lord, was just adjusting to the new home you brought us in before getting my act together is all. But i say that i am ready for the octo-bellion's first mission to burst through the hell that octavio put us through" he said with strong confidence as he-...wait what did he just say?
Jack:" I'm sorry, what did you just say your squad's name was?"
Fred:" octo-bellion, you know. It's a mixture between octo and rebellion" he answered as i was just looking at him with blank expression"
Jack:"...that's the best you guys came up with?"
Fred:"What? It's simple and on point...what's wrong with that?"
Jack:"nothing, was just thinking you guys have some backbone to naming something that bites the false king's entire operation back beneath the drawing board. But hey, it's Nicky's squad so I'm not the one to be in charge when something you feel that it's right. Tho don't expect me that i would call it anytime i need help"
Fred:"and DJ 'P4AN20M' is so much better in comparison because?" he asked while folding his arms.
Jack:"im sorry but what the fuck?" I asked in return before I looked at him with confusion as I raised an eyebrow.
Fred:" something that we've been debating on your dj name since you're the one who made the beats go on every channel there is when you fought us on that night. I know Zoe was behind it as she told me the details, but ever since then I've been trying to get a good name for you. I already gave her one, but yours is more...god status is all. then i involved the team on it before we started brainstorming on good ideas for it until we watched every recorded event that you and Zoe had a lot to offer for good amounts of it thanks to her files and permission of course" he said with a proud tune as I felt a chell on my spine.
Jack:"...what...s-sort of things that she showed you?" I asked in concern.
Fred:"Oh don't worry we actually only asked for both of your deeds and nothing else, we watched everything and examined all of your methods to get a good feel for the name" he informed the details as I just sighed in relief that the cats are not out of the bag just yet.
Jack:" And that's where the name came in?"
Fred:" with some creative mixter and numbers. we figured if the inklings give you a name why can't we? at this point it should be fair " he said before leaving as i immediately stopped him in a gentle manner.
Jack:" Hold on, I just remembered something, what did you guys do with the mask I gave you?...did you at least put some thought into that along with its redesign?" I asked before his eyes went wide as he pulled out something underneath his jacket and offered it to me while kneeling down before me.
Fred:" see for yourself, great one. I hope it's satisfactory to represent your deeds in this mask" he said with respect as I took his 'offering' and inspected it.
The false kings mask now is no more, it has been reforged. with the front side that looks less octoling hypno tick and more sci-fi looking design with one big round lense in the center. Almost like a cyclops eye, Moreover it's colorful lense shines because of the monitor lighting. The metal plate is a coating of silver covering the base, there's a purple colored line in the left side with the cyan blue below it, the two colors are like shooting stars falling down towards a name on the right side bottom.
'DJ P4AN20M'
Adding some octarin style in it with gold coating and shiny white paint around the letters, the overall shape almost looks like a shield with thin lines from top, left, right and bottom towards the center of the eye….i do like it, but something seems off about it.
Jack:"You have my thanks. but...how did you guys manage to do this in a single day the moment I came back? And last time I checked it had two dot eye's. How and what sort of things did you guys manage to do quickly? And how's this mask represent the aspects of my character?" I asked as he looked at me with emperssing manner in a way as if the things he and the others thought of would be judged without hesitation.
However my concern now is today's mission so I ordered him to get Zoe here along with the others to get outside as I would ask the design team myself when we get back, the gathering and embarking with Zoe was done as we are all now on shore before I gave this mask a test run.
Under the mask it was all black and covered with detachable wires to the suit's face, I stared at it as I looked at the one big lens as if to signify that a big bullet went right through it. They looked at me as if they were waiting for me to put it on like eager children who wanted their parents approval for what they have done, I rolled my eyes with a smile before putting on as the clicking sounds were heard along with some digital ones, and it fit really well. My vision was then blackened before both visore and the mask turned on.
I can see just about the same thing but it has an interesting feature that allows me to make expressions that the eye can do, giving a quick test to all sorts of expressions to make before I run into some errors in the software. Zoe looked and fixed it for the time being as there are some kinks that needed physical alteration some other time.
Wraith:" hmm. So far it's ok but not perfect" I laid the news to them as they felt a bit disappointed.
Fred:" s-sorry. I guess i was hoping that-"
Wraith:" but it i'll do for now" i cut him off as he was surprised by my answer.
Odradek/Zoe:" ethir way we're going in, the mission is simple lads! Go in, clear the sector clean, get the stuff in order to get our fair share of power, then we're home free for minore celebration and bringing in the bacon!" she said with confidence as she laid the plan out to their ears.
Simple as cherry pie, if you count the traps and others trying to kill us now….but mostly them to be honest as they're going to be the main target for betraying their false king.
Wraith:" hmm...form up please. I need everyone in line to see what we have" I ordered as they lined up before saluting.
(Nicky)-general fighter and sharp shooter.
(Fred)-sniper and scout.
(Laim)-heavy hitter and minigun.
(Aiva & ivy)-knife and stealth combat.
Hmm…after considering my options, i told fred and aiva to scout a head inside while equipping their flashlights on their chests...stuff i bought before coming here, figured it would be in some use for them.
Anyway, after they entered while phasing through the decayed metal with their octo-form, i told liam and nicky to stay with me while ivy stays far behind, she can keep our backs in check while we handle the front line.
Communication is something we lack at the moment but that will be fixed by tomorrow, right now we just improvise. A few seconds passed before they both came back and told us what's ahead...and I didn't like what I heard as I clench my fists with a few sparks coming out of it.
It was part of the plan, yes. but things won't be just as fine and dandy for them. I swallowed softly before heading inside to start the mission and ripped the decayed net off with my hands...and right after i had to deal with 'her' first, and try to keep them out of sight.
'After traversing the hidden pipe. They made it to the main pipe system'
Moving through the piping air of dust of time as we were almost there at the entrance of octo-valley as the squad was doing their best to keep the dust away from their lungs, Whether with their tentacles or their shirt collar underneath the armor somehow out of there octo form while swimming through it.
While I on the other hand feel just fine with the gasmask, maybe I should get a mini mask just so they can have it easy. Then I had to re-check the map of all the pips conceited to every sector and noticed that the one was not shown...wow, she was not bullshiting when she said it's actually been forgotten.
Guess she's been busy for all eternity to know this sort of info and more, huh...neat f1sh. finished and closed the arm-droid, with us finally reaching the entrance as I first stepped ahead and held both fred and aiva to stay put with others behind, for in the meantime i needed them to hear something that they may not like.
I know it is too early to crush their hopes of meeting her at last, but I have to give them a soft reality check. they have asked why but I only told them to just stay put and listen before they had to comply in their small confusion. I breathed in and out before I opened the sewer cage.
As I emerged from the pipe, i Saw Celine once again. Dangerous as ever yet an adorable sight, if you count the look of agitation on her face, it's not shown but I can tell from here as she is with callie. Love to see her again but she looked like she was about to lose it and cry. I was going to ask what's wrong, but my attention was captured by the green wearing idol herself….Marie.
finally get to meet with the other of the duo, who is now talking to Craig, come to think of it, according to his files he is supposed to have two grandchildren. I don't have to wonder too far but her display of disrespect is...quoistnble, because he looked so defeated to one his grandchild while looking at his cane, and she looked at him like he's the most unrecorful person there is on the planet like he's not worth squat to her with this disapproval look on her face...why?
she finally took notice of me before she smiled with her signature smug grin on her face, though I didn't buy it.
Marie:"oh looky here!...it's The human god of greed himself. finally showed up on time, with the state of our city all things considered, i'm actually really impressed how you manage to do it with this ancient teck of yours. I do wonder...what else you got in there beside that advanced a.i of yours. Care to share?" she said in a condensing tune disguising it as genuine one.
And right off you just asking what I do without a good welcome?...good lord. Not even a minute has passed, and she already begs for some 'educational' bitch slapping. Lucky for her I have a face to keep and a job to do.
Wraith:"why hello there good madam, and thank you for this fine introduction, of course i already know who you are so don't fret on the details. Although I have to apologize for this but this is the property of the old ones only, you have to understand that it must stay back to its original owner's for safekeeping. And of course were the only ones who knows how to handle such powerful stuff"
Marie:" oh so grand you are, i'm pretty sure you can handicap just about anything with this ten can cane suite of your's, also what are they calling you again?...Ghost of failure or a faded mistake? I mean am sure that's what it was but cod knows if im wrong~"
Wraith:" justice actually but continue" i corrected her with a hint of snarky tune.
Marie:" oh is that right? then would you kindly go and fetch me a coffee for me please?...I would be so grateful if you do, I woke up without something to get the gears going, and properly that's the only thing you do for me before going extinct, so. Would you please?" she demanded me with this fake innocent tune of hers as I just looked at her with disgust.
Wraith:"oh i'm i? Sorry I must have not noticed with all the vibe that's going with my followers that kept us alive all these years. Best not to disturb them there praize on us other there will be consequences"
Marie:'' If your followers have kept praying to you all this time, then they are just as dead as the rest of your kind so cry me a river. They won't realize that until you're finally out of the picture" she said as we kept exchanging dirty words like a toxic couple for a good while before i had an idea.
Wraith:'' oh trust me they might love to. Since they go as far as having our genes into their body's, and I'm pretty sure un octarion would-" before i was about to finish my sentence she put her foot down in a stomping motion...echoing the valley.
Marie:" I'm gonna say this once, mention un octarion right in front of me again. And I will make sure you follow their example like the rest of them. I had plans with my dear cousin before coming here and wasting our time in this garbage place they call home. For fuck sake this is fucking stupid" she said with a spiteful look on her face.
Got you~.
Marie:"Also you are wasting your time here, you could be under my wing instead, I am much better and I can give you a lot of things. Just do me a favor and stay out of my business" she tried to bribe me with stuff as i looked at her in extreme confusion.
Oooky, what is this chick doing right now?...This is just weird, way too weird. And I should know because I've been bribed too many times before, and this is just...not exactly the best bribing skills that I've seen. And most of the bribes I had before give me a lot of benefits in the long run despite how trapy it is most of the time, but this one offers me nothing at all. What in the hell is she after?
I booked the thought before I looked down, as I found my squads gasping faces. They were so insulted by how the octarion kind is so beneath her, I faintly made a signal with my finger to tell them to spread out to the second sector and be quick about it before things escalated were out of sight and out of trouble for the time being. I's no surprise there to be honest, but I have to calm them down once I regrouped with them and quickly get that topic out of the way.
Wraith:"you're kidding right?...your listing odd demands of things that i don't know if it actually benefits me. No clear deal here so it's a no" i said as she just rolled her eye's like she's not even listening.
...are you serious? You try to bribe me and you act like a little shit if nothing is gose your way? How can you be this idotic?
Wraith:"and by the way, just to throw that out there. that attack in the district, really highly doubt that was remotely them doing it. if they were indeed behind they woul-"
Marie:"Whatever dead man, what happened back there was clear enough for me. They wanted war and that's it so shut up "She cut me off once again before she left to both Celine and callie.
...there are no words to describe this unstable woman, and I have met too many of them yet this one deserves the grand prize of the imperfect girlfriend. How can Callie handle this on everyday biases? I already felt sorry for her when I noticed that fake smile, now I see Marie's display and I wondered how she cobe with it.
Speaking of Callie, Marie was about to do something to her quote on quote 'dear cousin' before Celine said something to her that looked like an objection and took her away to the next sector, all the while they shared a death glare to each other as celine signaled me to come to her immediately, at least not until marie has finished with me.
Marie:" Now you listen here...you might did a perfect score with the king's army on your first job, clearing and bringing four zapfishes on your second. But, you have to understand one thing. While I'm around, I'm in charge of how things go, and the rest of you are in charge of the whole operation of wiping every last octarian you see. And that's the kind of thing we need around here while I'm getting my money makers back. As for your rewards after the job is done, have your own blessings to keep yourself with nothing, only good will is enough for the sake of our city. Do I make myself clear?..." she said with a tone like it's going to pierce the soul of male pig as she had this sadistic look on her face.
Moreover she has to be saying the exact same shtick with celine, unfortunately for her...
Wraith:" your right miss marie~. And I must only do what the good will of the people of Inkopolis has to say. And last time i checked it's not mine to begin with, have you asked them for further audience of why they asked me more than you nowadays? I find it hard to believe that they chose me more than you since you're the right person for the job. I mean I am sure that's what it was but cod knows if I'm wrong~ " i said with the same first tune she talked to me before as she just looked at me with a surprised expression before anger clicked in her tongue as she left to the shack with a strong huff.
Helmet/zoe:" get owned bitch~" she said while we were in silent mode.
Jack:"don't dial up the heat just now z. Were just getting started~"
I don't play by any rules when the game is already rugged from the get go, so they all better hope they have enough of what it takes to bring me down, because I already set things to my favor.