for shoka

[dzelkva]

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[threatmewted]

In case we're all in imminent danger?

Just what kind of situation are you expecting here?

[dzelkva]

That's the problem here. I don't know what to expect. Things that I never predicted keep happening.

[ Which would understandably stress out any AI, wouldn't it? ]

[threatmewted]

Then just indulge me for a sec. Let's say everything does go to shit.

What would happen if I had to use the core?

[dzelkva]

[ Zelkova looks at her for a long, long moment as if he's contemplating something serious. It seems like he's made up his mind before long, however. ]

You would perform a Data Drain. I can show you how to use it right now, if you want.

[threatmewted]

Please? I'd like to at least kind of know what I'm doing. If I need to do anything in the first place, anyway.

[But at this point she's kind of assuming,,,]

[dzelkva]

[ Hey, at least she'll be emotionally prepared, right...? ]

Alright. I'll show you. But there are a few things you need to remember first.

[ Zelkova holds up his hand, and a green bracelet appears around it. ]

Don't use this on the other players, especially if they do not have a Core. Doing so will kill them. Only use it on monsters.

[threatmewted]

Got it. So it's only good for combat?

[dzelkva]

It would be super dangerous out of combat, yes.

[threatmewted]

Then how exactly is it supposed to help us if everything goes to shit? Are you expecting more overpowered monsters or something?

[dzelkva]

It's a real possibility.

[threatmewted]

...

What kinds of monsters, then?

[dzelkva]

[ He shakes his head. ]

I'll tell you when I see them. I know how to identify them.

[threatmewted]

'Kay, well... just keep me posted, I guess.

[dzelkva]

I will. I won't be leaving you in the dark, Shoka.

[ Look, he knows he isn't the most helpful all the time... ]

If you still want to learn how to Data Drain, I'll teach you.

[threatmewted]

Sure, let's give it a shot.

[dzelkva]

If you want to Data Drain, you need to first will the item that I gave you into use. I don't have anything for you to use it on, but at least think about it. Feel the desire to use it in your very avatar.

[ He holds a hand over his chest as he follows his own words, and a green bracelet begins to glow around his wrist. ]

[threatmewted]

"Will" it?

[Did she fall into an anime without noticing it or something... Still, while she does look dubious, she does note the bracelet forming around his wrist and tries to just... think really hard? About something like that happening to her???]

[dzelkva]

[ As she thinks about it, the bracelet forms around her wrist too, tendrils of data leaking out of it, ready to latch onto something. Shoka would feel as if, in the event there was something she could focus this Data Drain on, those tendrils would latch on and soak up the data into the bracelet.

However, as it is now, it merely stays in that state. ]

Seems like it's working.

[threatmewted]

[She honestly looks kind of startled to see it form?! That feeling of being able to use it, too, feels unsettling, and she lets it fade almost immediately.]

...It soaks up data? How's that supposed to help?

[dzelkva]

You'll see if you ever have to use it.

[ It's a shame he doesn't have an example here for her, but maybe that's a good thing anyway. ]

But you can feel it, can't you? That it'll extract data from whatever you use it on.

[threatmewted]

Yeah. ...And that's fatal if it hits a player?

[dzelkva]

Yes. If they don't have one of those cores, it will kill them.

[threatmewted]

Is there any way to tell who has a core and who doesn't?

[dzelkva]

There is not.

[ Unfortunately. With a frown, he shakes his head. ]

That's why you'll need to be extremely careful.

[threatmewted]

So pretty much just assume using it on a person is a bad idea. Got it.

[Yikes!!]