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*It finishes some processes successfully before crashing and restarting, pulling up a lock screen*
Eeeagh, tough call. I guess those questions can wait, huh?

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That doesn’t help make you sound trustworthy.

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Cat jokes huh?

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Not a fan?

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*Shrugs and steps away from the computer*
They can, I guess. As long as he doesn't run off again. I'm curious what sort of state of mind he's in, and worried if he would remind her of what needs to be forgotten.

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I just wasn’t expecting one to come from you.

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We can’t really stop her from seeing him like this. She thinks he’s missing right now.

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That's manageable. Honesty is fine here. He wasn't here anywhere to be seen before, suddenly he shows back up without a word. It's more mystery but it's true and fits.

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Along with the fact that we broke into her lab to try and find her. That probably won’t lead to too many questions.

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No, yeah. It's perfectly reasonable, and all backed by truth.

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The next while is going to be a mess. But at least we have a game plan.

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*Nods*
I did what I could with the computer, too. It restarted, though, and I'm not about to brute force my way into a secured terminal again now that access is gone.

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Yeah, that’s not a great plan. Come to think of it, I wonder how Tempo and the Maiden girl got into the terminal in the first place.

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Hopefully you’ll be able to ask him soon.

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Speaking of, what’s next on the agenda? Checking out that server?

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Check the news.

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*Pulls up online articles covering the cleanup and recovery efforts*
I’m getting the feeling we can’t pull off a media blackout.

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*Taps my chin*
No, but it’s good the attacks aren’t still ongoing at least.

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Maybe we can tell her the viruses mutated and escaped on their own?

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I’m not sure what data she has access to that could disprove that.

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What do we tell her, then?