[ Once Haruto posts himself by the hangar bay door, charging cable running from the wall to a port in the back of his neck, he really doesn't need to move as he runs through numbers as fast as his processor will allow. ]
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[ He sleeps in a seated position, curled up against the wall. All he needs is for people to bring him something to eat or drink. ]
The cables are normal, right? I had to remove one from a friend a while ago wriggling in his skin, so I just wanted to be sure and a friend had been plugged into a machine before...
[Cables = not good as far as Naoya's history go.]
Okay that's good then. [Don't mind Naoya helping himself sit down next to him.] Why are you here?
Oh. [ Haruto suddenly understands the source of confusion. He'd seen the wire that Clara had pulled out of her skin. He quickly shakes his head to disavow Naoya of that notion. ]
No, this is mine. It's umm... [ Might as well be honest; there's really no hiding it now. ] ... It's powering my brain. I'm trying to hack into the hangar bay door.
[ He gestures behind him to the door with his thumb. ]
[She's heard about what Haruto is doing. Kamala knows she has to support him as best they can. She's dealing pretty well considering how long their time here has stretched out. That doesn't change the fact that she wants to be reunited with her family. She knows solving the mysteries here or simply helping those who try is everything. That's why she's here with an energy drink, coffee, protein bars, and the closest she can get to a gyro meal. Some of these always recharge her after maxing out her energy as Ms. Marvel and the rest her gym teacher recommended once upon a time. She hopes it's the same for Haruto or that the advice was good.]
I think I'm getting the hang of making Gatorade! [She announces proudly before starting to set all the food down.]
What? [Kamala is going to steal an oliver from this gyro dinner to eat. What? She's hungry too! In the Hulk kind of way.] Are you kidding? This must be crazy stressful! You need to keep your calorie intake up.
[Kamala blinks at the blessing. She can't help being a little curious.] Stop me if this is insensitive, but do you come from Japan? You know on Earth?
Oh. That's... nice? I think? [She can't hide her disappointment. Kamala could go on for hours about her home. She also loves writing so maybe that's a factor?] I guess I should give you your space, huh?
[Kamala rises to her feet.] Let me know if you need anything else, okay? I'll be back again with more stuff!
[9S came straight from their brief interaction on the network, so he had no food with him, but at least he was punctual? That and he didn't bring up those so-called lies.]
I could try accessing the lock through a backdoor and force the passcode to reset. I can also run four-digit codes counting down from 9999, if you're working up from 0000.
[He's very clinical about it all, his tone unusually flat.]
[ What Haruto lacks in hacking ideas, he makes up for in being able to read people. He can tell 9S is upset, and knows he has to clear the air before they really get started on this effort. ]
That sounds good.
Listen, 9S. I'm sorry I wasn't completely honest with you.
[ Haruto gives a weak smile at the mention of his work as important. It feels good to be involved in something important for once, instead of hiding doing jobs that ultimately mean nothing. ]
Inside that door, [ He gestures with a wave of his hand. ] is the hangar bay. Inside there are ships and who knows what else, that might be able to get us off this station.
Sorry. [ For assuming that Garion wouldn't know what the hangar was for. That was rude of him to assume. ]
I... have a computer in my brain. Or, rather, my brain is a computer. I'm using it to connect to the mechanism keeping the door locked and trying to find the code that will unlock it.
HANGAR DOOR CATCH-ALL
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[ He sleeps in a seated position, curled up against the wall. All he needs is for people to bring him something to eat or drink. ]
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Hey! Are you okay?
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Hm? What?
[ He looks up, blinking slowly as his body comes back to alertness. ]
Oh. Yes, I'm fine.
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The cables are normal, right? I had to remove one from a friend a while ago wriggling in his skin, so I just wanted to be sure and a friend had been plugged into a machine before...
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Okay that's good then. [Don't mind Naoya helping himself sit down next to him.] Why are you here?
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No, this is mine. It's umm... [ Might as well be honest; there's really no hiding it now. ] ... It's powering my brain. I'm trying to hack into the hangar bay door.
[ He gestures behind him to the door with his thumb. ]
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I think I'm getting the hang of making Gatorade! [She announces proudly before starting to set all the food down.]
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Thank you, you didn't have to bring this much.
[ He reaches for a protein bar and begins to unwrap it, whispering a quick, ] Itadakimasu. [ before biting into it. ]
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[Kamala blinks at the blessing. She can't help being a little curious.] Stop me if this is insensitive, but do you come from Japan? You know on Earth?
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No, that's not insensitive. I'm from Japan. Tokyo, more recently but I originated in Hiroshima.
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Um. Crowded? [ He didn't really like that about where he'd lived, but it made hiding in plain sight easier. ]
I don't really know how to describe it. I've never lived anywhere else, so I can't compare.
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[Kamala rises to her feet.] Let me know if you need anything else, okay? I'll be back again with more stuff!
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Hey, Haruto. Where are you at? Any progress?
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[ Haruto waved from his spot on the floor. He'd get up, but his charging cable was restricting his motion. ]
Nothing yet. I've tried over a thousand combinations, but none of them have unlocked it so far.
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So you're using systematic trial and error? Do we know how long the combination is?
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[ As good as he is with codes, he's not actually that ingenuitive a hacker. ]
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[He's very clinical about it all, his tone unusually flat.]
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That sounds good.
Listen, 9S. I'm sorry I wasn't completely honest with you.
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Oh, that. I kind of figured you weren't telling the truth awhile ago, your conversation on the network was just a confirmation.
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wrap!
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I saw you sitting here earlier. I don't suppose anyone's brought you some food and water recently?
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Thank you, Garion. That's very kind of you.
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Well, it seems as if you're trying to do something rather important.
I know important work always makes me hungry.
[ He sits down on the floor across from Haruto and tips his chin towards the interface. ]
Not that I know what you're doing.
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Inside that door, [ He gestures with a wave of his hand. ] is the hangar bay. Inside there are ships and who knows what else, that might be able to get us off this station.
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[ He tips his chin towards the door. ]
I don't really understand what you're doing to get it open.
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I... have a computer in my brain. Or, rather, my brain is a computer. I'm using it to connect to the mechanism keeping the door locked and trying to find the code that will unlock it.
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