mastering the physcomm part 1

[wingstrike]

"Mason, that damn son of a bitch." Natalie sat down again, continuing to monitor Verdi's health. All she could do was wait for her to wake up by herself, she didn't want to risk further hurting her by forcing her conscious. "At least maybe, this could provide insight into how to make a safer version for us regular humans. And Valen really needs to put a safety onto these."

[Bozz]

AS Brad turned to leave A weak Voice suddenly said "What happened where am I" Brad turned to see his sister eyes open her face pale. "You are in the arena's hospital. And Verdandi we need to have a long talk about your unauthorized tech on your suit." Brad said tho relief blunted his anger.

"Big Brother what are you doing here? How long was I out what happened? As for the tech I told you I would do anything to get stronger. I want to take back our home. Find mom and dad if they are even still alive." She cried. Then she looked around "AND PLEASE SOMEONE TURN THE LIGHTS ON IT IS DARK IN HERE."

[wingstrike]

Natalie sprang up and shone a penlight into Verdi's eyes and saw her pupils contract. "Verdi, my name is Dr. Harlow. I need you tell me can you see anything? Any shapes? Patches? Blurry outlines?" Natalie wasn't feeling confident which the situation, if Verdi's optic nerves had been seriously damaged she could be blinded for who knew how long. She took Verdi's hand in hers to try and comfort her. "I know this is frightening but we're here for you." She motioned at Brad to come sit besides his sister.

[Bozz]

Brad Sat next to Verdi and took her hand squeezing it. Verdi tried focusing, she thought she could see something moving but every time she tried to focus on what she was seeing her head hurt. She explained this to the dr

"What happened to me. Why Am I even here I came to test out some new tech I bought using Brads White knight connections. Verdi admitted "It was a new tech in the war physcocmm I thought it would let me control bits like mr cypher. The suit is awesome I put so many bits in it and on top of the phsycomm I installed 3 bit controllers and some new hand weapons. So when you said you would be busy with paperwork the next couple of days I snuck out and came here to test the equipment. The last thing I remember was climbing in the sims and awaiting my opponent. Dr Harlow what happened why cant i see?" She asked terrified

"I need to be able to fight. I cant just sit around knowing people are dying I need to help my brother here really isn't a good lord and is lost without me reminding him he isn't a dog but a lord even if our home is gone. We have an image to maintain." Verdi said tears falling down her face. " I promised I would become strong it was the last thing he made me promise before he stayed behind he wanted me to be strong"

[wingstrike]

"Verdi listen to me, we're hear to help you. What you used was too strong for your psychology and overwhelmed you. It seems something sent you over the edge and caused you to suffer feedback. Can you remember anything before you fainted?" Natalie pulled a handkerchief out of her lab coat and wiped the tears from Verdi's face. "If it hurts too much don't try, what's important is that you recover. Afterwards we'll get to the bottom of this. I promise."

[Bozz]

Brad looked at the two of them. Then he remembered the technicians should be finished examining what happened on the technical end. Verdi I need to go and talk to some people about what happened. You listen to the Dr and try and rest. I will be back in a while. Dr are there any particulars I should look for when I talk to them?" Brad asked her waiting long enough to hear a reply and then walking out of the room to see what the technicians had discovered.

Meanwhile verdi was trying to remember what had happened. "I remember i was having fun I think I was fighting well better then ever before. and...." Suddenly her head was filled with pain and anger and a rage she had never felt before. "I wanted to kill not beat him I wanted him to disappear. I dont know why But I wanted to destroy every part of him leave nothing behind." Verdi said as the pain threatened to overwhelm her her heart rate jumping dangerously high and her eyes starting to turn blank "Any one who would hurt them I will make disappear from this world" she whispered in the same cold voivve she had used when talking to Mason. And then it was over and the color returned to her silver eyes. Dr is everything ok Sorry I cant really remember the details of what happened" She said smiling sweetly as she leaned back trying to rest hoping her eyesight would comeback.

[Ransac16]

"Incredible." Mused Victor as he reviewed the technical data recorded during the fight.

"I hope that means you've found a way to keep this from happening." Said Valen as he reviewed the actual battle.

"Not yet, but I think I found the source. Old records mention something called a psycommu backflow. Basically it's the psycommu reacting to strong emotion and feeding back information, overwhelming the pilot. What happened here matches the description."

"Well that explains the sudden change in ferocity." Responded Valen as suddenly Verdi began going ballistic on Mason in the video. "Note to self: Don't piss the little girl off." He thought. "Who is this Mason anyway?" He asked Victor.

"Some crazed little mercenary who thinks he can do it all. He joined a while ago I believe. He claims to be a super soldier but I highly doubt anything that comes from a bottle can produce results worth having. Throwing in his personality, I wouldn't be surprised to find out he was working for the enemy." Said Victor. As he finished the door behind the pair slid open to reveal Brad.

Turning around, Valen said to Brad, "We're almost done here. We've found the cause and we'll begin finding a way to prevent or at least restrain it so this doesn't happen again. How's she holding up?"

[Bozz]

Brad walked into the room in time to hear the conversation. "My sister is blind. I also learned how she got your tech. She used my computer and made all purchases through the white knight accounts. Now about this backflow. I don't know if my sister will ever fully recover. But if she does I don't want this to happen again. I understand her state of mind was part of it. And we will be dealing with things on that end. But I would be more comfortable if there was something to block this backflow entirely" Brad said looking at them.

He then grabbed one of the employes running around in the room trying to help. It was the one with the data on his duel with Ravage. Taking the data he bade the man go and bring a copy of Verdi's duel to Dr Halloway for her to reference.

"While you are here. This attack has me concerned. And he showed on dual screens Ravage using the beam attack on him. And Verdi using the similar albeit larger beam on mason. What is that. I did not know suits could create that much power. And did this blast have anything to do with her meltdown or collapse" Brad asked still shuddering from the idea that in that state she could destroy a city even a simulated one.

[Ransac16]

"How the...yes I know that technique, I invented it. It combines the full power of the shining grips and shapes it into a certain form. How both of them could know the same technique is beyond me. However I do know that somehow it's twisted. It never turns black, it's always golden when I use it." Replied Valen.

"What I want to know is how this guy got himself a UE Dorado. That isn't your average grunt suit." As he spoke Victors expression turned into a glare at the screen. "I think we've found the conclusion to Project 43."

"Another clone? I thought you destroyed all the data?" The thought of another clone, especially a perfected one, was nothing to be said lightly. And it disturbed Valen more then it had when he met Victor. At least then he was certain of Victor's allegiance.

"Apparently not." Replied Victor. "I want all personal data on this pilot in my hand in the next hour." He snapped to the nearest technician. Drawing a vial filled with blue liquid from his pocket he turned to Brad. "Give this to Natalie. It's a small sample of nano cell technology that I managed to steal from the UE. I've tried to replicate it but i'm having difficulty with it. I've extracted a sample so giving this to Verdi won't hinder our efforts. If it works right, it should restore her brain entirely within a day. Although some memories lost from this may not entirely return."

[wingstrike]

Natalie peered over test data from her last invention, the Crisis device.
"Perhaps we might not be able to make the device work for Verdi, maybe we need to approach this the other way round. Maybe we need to make Verdi compatible, at least temporarily, with the system." she mumbled to herself.

"As for regenerating the optic nerve, it's only partially damaged and her body is slowly rebuilding it, but it could take months. If we could isolate a regeneration factor from either Marco or Valen and remove the epitopes that provoke an immune response but not the healing we could speed up repairs." as she spoke the wondered how Verdi was coping while having lost a key sense, last thing she wanted was a rampant blind girl with unknown potential.

[Bozz]

Brad was a bit disturbed by what he was hearing. "You two I want a full explanation about what is going on. But not now right now I am more worried about my sister. This Nano cell tech..... What sort of side effects are there?" Brad asked as he tentatively took the blue liquid from Victor. He looked at it UE nano tech he was nervous to give something like this to his sister without knowing what it was.

Meanwhile in her hospital wing Verdi had gotten a massive headache and fallen into a deep sleep. She found herself walking alone in a dark mansion. She easily recognized it as her family mansion in Eisengrad. It brought her a pang of sadness to see her home again. "I can see she thought...Wait how did I get here I was in a hospital room and blind. She suddenly heard music playing from one of the rooms.

Moving quickly Verdi walked through the house trying to find the source of the music. She opened door after door but couldn’t find the source of the classical music. She also could faintly hear the sound of laughter. Quickening her pace she was now practically running down the hallway as the laughing grew louder.

She reached the final door it led to the library where she had spent many hours reading and dreaming of a life outside the mansion. With a tentative hand she pushed open the door and walked in. Inside the room she saw a cold eyed woman with silver hair. She appeared to be in her mid twenties and was dressed in a black and purple dress. Somehow she looked familiar tho Verdi was certain she had never met anyone like that before. “Where am I Verdi demanded in her bravest voice.”

The Woman stopped laughing set down her drink and looked over the girl. “I think you already know where we are Verdandi” She said in a soft cold voice. “and about time to I was beginning to think you would never find me.”

“I already know?” she thought confused “And where am I supposed to know I am?” She asked impatiently her fear being replaced with anger and curiosity “I know this is my home but there is no way I can be there. And who the hell are you and what are you doing here?”

The woman began laughing again “You already know the answers to those questions as well, Tho if it makes things easier You can call me Skuld. Come have a seat and a drink Verdandi we have much to discuss.” the Woman called Skuld said as she motioned to a chair.

“Well Skuld I am still confused but it is nice to meet you.” Verdi said with a quick curtsy and then she sat down “But I am sure I don’t know you. I admit you look very familiar but I don’t know.” As she continued talking Skuld got up and made a cup of liquid and handed it to Verdi

“Here drink. You don't know it but you have a fight before you. This is part of it.” Skuld sat back down looking at Verdi with curiosity. “Do you know what happened earlier?” Skuld finally asked

“I was fighting in a duel and I seemed to have collapsed. I told the Dr that earlier when I realized I was blind.” And suddenly Verdi remembered she had been blind but now wasn't and how did she get out of the hospital?

“Yes those are curious questions indeed” Skuld said as if reading the girls mind

“I was blind then I had a massive headache and when I opened my eyes I was here...” Verdi said finally beginning to put things together “I never left the hospital did I this is a dream?”
Skuld looked at her with a smile “Close enough yes this is a part of your brain. I have lived here for a while watching, only the backlash from your suit finally brought us together.” Skuld said with a laugh as suddenly a projector above fired up, and on a screen Verdi hadn’t noticed before her second duel began playing from her memories.

All Verdi could do was watch in silence tears streaming from her eyes. She was glad that it had been a simulation and not real. “Why would I do this....NO IT WAS YOU WASN'T IT? WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?” Verdi suddenly screamed

The woman was taken aback by Verdi's anger “I did it to protect you, to do what you couldn't.” she said her voice growing softer “Plus it was a game no one was hurt”

“I was hurt” Verdi said angrily “Who are you to come in here and control me?”

Skuld despite being chastised nearly laughed at that “You still don't know who I am.” Skuld took another hard drink looking at her

“I don’t care who you are this is my mind and only I belong here.....only I belong here” Verdi had stopped thinking the last part I her head “If only I belong here and you sit here so easiily and you look so familiar like...” She thought as a possible realization entered her head.

“That's right” Skuld said once more seeming to read her mind. “I am a part of you. I am the part you always tried to hide. The part that wants adventure and fighting. I am here to do what you seem unable to do.”

“But why, Why do this at all?” Verdi asked tearing up as her unconscious form murmured with tears coming from her eyes.

“Because if you can't do what needs to be done people will die.” Skuld said matter of factly “You are to kind and kindness is needed as well as brutality until you can be both kind and brutal I will be here to do what must be done.”

Verdi looked at her “I don't trust you”

“Of course you don't that’s why I am here you don't trust this part of yourself and until you accept me you won't be rid of me.” Skuld laughed

“Then I accept you”

“It is not that easy” Skuld laughed “tho a more pressing concern is waking up. Until you wake up we are stuck here so we might as well learn to get along. So please drink up.”

With a defeated sigh Verdi continued sipping at her tea looking at the strange new roommate in her head. After a few minutes she said “You can help if you want but ths is my mind and I am in charge not you”

All Skuld did was nod approvingly she was starting to understand.

[Ransac16]

"There aren't any side effects. This is what the enemy used to "build" me from scratch." Said Victor, his shoulders shifting uncomfortably. The circumstances of his creation still bothered him at times. "I've programmed them to reconstruct any damage or lost cells in the body. Once they're done they will become inert until needed."

"We need to go" Announced Valen as one of the technicians handed him a disk containing the data Victor had requested. "We'll examine this at the bunker." Stowing the disk into his pocket he exited the room.

"Make sure she drinks that. The blue stuff is merely water." Informed Victor as he followed behind.

[Bozz]

Brad nodded and looked at the vial in his hand. Before rushing to the hospital room and giving the vial to the Dr explaining to her what he had been told about it and Asking her to give it to Verdi. before taking a seat next to his sister and watching her. He saw that she had fallen asleep and seemed to be muttering something in her sleep all he made out was Skuld "How is she doing?" He asked looking to Natalie to make sure she was ok.

[knightwalker591]

An man an mix of white and black hair with a hood over his head walks to the hospital, where he heard the silver haired pilot was taken only to leave, a basket of sunflowers and a letter in it on the table saying "Can you take this to the silver haired pilot of Eisengrad, i think her name was verdi please and thanks?"

he asked with a almost guilt like sound to his voice well talking to, the nurse before walking away. Soon after he fell a started leaning towards the wall holding his head in pain a bit due to the side effect of that last fight as he walks towards the exit as his eyes shift a bit left and right.

As he begins to leave, his hand begins to shake as he was than going a few blocks up to a local bar, to order some beer for credits, well remaining quiet.

[wingstrike]

Natalie showed Brad the latest neurological readings.

"She's meant to bee asleep, but there are indications of very high mental activity. It sounds ridiculous but it's almost as if there are two different people in one brain. The patterns otherwise make no sense."

She took the vial and looked it over.

"Did they say how she's supposed to take it?"