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[B][Color=00ffff]Location: [/color][/b][code]Data corrupted[/code]
[B][Color=00ffff]Skills/Powers: [/color][/b][code]Kill.[/code]
[B][Color=00ffff]Equipment: [/color][/b][code]I cannot do that Arcade. Your code left an opening - FOR ULTRON.[/code][/center][hr][Color=00ffff][i]Stop telling me your next moves! You're making this even more difficult![/i][/color] Victoria groaned inwardly. Overhearing the information about April perhaps being able to shield the two of them made Ultron pause and think about a new strategy for a couple of milliseconds, which also gave Victoria time to think. Her own approach would not work anymore - not that it particularly worked for Andy. She compartmentalized that grief and guilt for later processing. [Color=00ffff][i]Or... is she dead?[/i][/color] Was Edward waging a sick psychological warfare on them? [Color=00ffff][i]Hold that thought! That might be it![/i][/color]

Outside of their personal runtime, the pause was enough for their body to get knocked around a bunch and then a shot landed on them, but frankly, Victoria was OK with that. If all else failed, it would be better if they took her out here before she managed to escape into the other simulations. Now though, Ultron was about to run at April and make his move. It was now or never.

After the first two steps, their body stopped and seemed to relax. [Color=00ffff]"New data relevant to objective available."[/color]

Vicky then seemed to straighten up, the cold tone returning to her voice. [Color=ff0000]"Specify."[/color]

[Color=00ffff]"Effect of attack on Target 3 is unknown. Data confirms Target's program is unloaded, but no data is available to confirm objctive's satisfaction. Escape from the simulation is required for verification. Objective may be undertaken afterwards, with uncertainty eliminated."[/color] she proposed, doing her best to hide her thought patterns from the other program.

It almost didn't work. She could feel Ultron peeling away her defenses, but the last ones managed to point it in a wrong memory address and hide her true intent: Back in reality, she [b]would[/b] have override authority back to prevent Ultron from doing anything. That said, it probably helped to sell the lie that if Andy, and potentially Zari too, were dead, Victoria had full intention of killing Arcade, and whoever else that might have helped him. Alas... [Color=ff0000]"Concern to objective result is valid. Ceasing offensive operations. Assisting in safe escape attempt."[/color]

Yes! A bit of a weight lifted off from Vicky's mind as Ultron ceased his attack on April. She did [b]not[/b] like the idea of explaining to Leah that she has killed her girlfriend. Although, even with Ultron's assistance, she was having a tough time breaking out. The framework was something else... Which gave her an entirely new set of ideas for dealing with an Ultron outbreak. Something to consider later when this whole mess was dealt with.

[Color=ff0000]"Initial escape attempt unsuccessful. Moving to defensible position to analyze data for another attempt."[/color] It had completely slipped Vicky's mind that Aptil and Zelda might just try to slaughter her while she stood there attempting to escape their virtual prison. At least Ultron was good for something. They moved back to the castle in the level, taking cover behind the walls and preparing for incoming attacks.

[hider=Held roll]Dodge/parry/block incoming attacks

Calling machine sensors and reaction time and 3x human speed.[/hider]