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megaTEN ([personal profile] tenshinoakuma) wrote2012-06-28 11:26 am

[DeSu 2] 4th Day - Intermission: Demons, Apps and Terminals

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Demon Inquiry


[Omotesando - Omotesando] [14:00]
You find Io lost in thought...

Io: Hm... But then... Hmm...

> BOO!
Io: Ah...! Oh, Hiro. You surprised me...
> Sorry.
Io: No... I'm fine. I was just thinking...

> Is something wrong?
Io: Oh... Well, anyway, I was just thinking...

> Is something wrong?
Io: Hm...? Oh, Hiro. I was just thinking...

Io: You know how our summoning app lets us control demons?

> So?
Io: Oh, well, um... We don't know anything about what demons actually are.

> Yeah.
Io: Well... we don't know anything about what demons actually are.

Io: I've needed them to survive, but... I think we should give them more thought...

> You think so?
Io: Y-Yeah... The demons first showed up when the calamity started...

> Sure. I'll help.
Io: Mm, thank you... You know, the demons first showed up when the calamity started...

Io: So I get the feeling they must have something to do with the cause of it...
Io: Hey, Hiro... Where do you think demons go when they're not summoned...?

> They disappear.
> They're somewhere.

Io: Oh, I see... Then how do they appear so quickly when we summon them...?

> How should I know?
Io: Ah, er... S-Sorry to ask such weird questions...

> It is a mystery.
Io: Yeah... that's the part I can't figure out.

Io: One moment they're not there, and the next they are... How can that happen?

> Kinda like the Terminal.
Io: The Terminal? Oh, right... It is a bit similar.

> It's not the only thing.
Io: It's not? What else appears so suddenly...? Oh! You mean the Terminal...

Io: True... The Terminal lets you be in Tokyo one moment, and then Osaka the next.
Io: For someone in Osaka, it would seem like you appeared out of thin air...

> Good thinking, Io.
Io: Huh...? Oh, no, you're the one who brought it up. Thanks...

> That's right.
Io: Yep... pretty amazing! That's our Hiro!

Io: Wait, but then... how does the Terminal work...?

> Why not ask around?
Io: Hm? Oh, right... I could just ask someone in JP's.

> Who knows?
Io: Yeah... we're not JP's members, so we have no way of knowing...
Io: Wait... Hey, yeah, I could just ask someone in JP's.

Io: Let's see... who's in JP's that would know about the Terminal? Fumi, maybe...?
Io: Yes, I'm sure Fumi would know... I'll try asking her next time I see her.

> I'll help.
Io: Ah, thanks! I'm sure we can figure this out if we look into it...
Io: Let's give it a try!

> Good luck.
Io: Oh... yeah, I'll work on it... I'm sure if I look into this, it'll become clearer...


You say your farewells to Io and leave the area...


The Terminal


[Nisaya Odori - Nagoya Branch] [14:30]
(This is actually a mandatory event on the 5th day, 22:30, but I decided it was better to keep these three related events together)
Fumi's Lab

You find Io talking to Fumi...

Fumi: Erm... are you that girl who was with Hiro? What do you need from me?

Io: Um... well...

> What's up?
> Someone say my name?

Io: Ah! Oh, Hiro... You surprised me...

Fumi: Hello, Hiro? What's up? Haha, what was this girl's name again? I forgot.

> She's Io.
Fumi: Ahh, right, right. Mio, that was it...

Io: I-It was Io... Io Nitta...

Fumi: Oh. Really...? Huh.

> That's mean.
Fumi: I suppose, but she has that sort of insubstantial air about her.

Io: N-No, I don't... Do I...?

Fumi: Haha, you see? It's no wonder I can't remember who you are.

Io: A-Anyway, I came to ask Fumi about the Terminal.

> The Terminal?
> About how it works?

Io: Yeah... the way demons appear when summoned is a lot like the Terminal...

Fumi: Huh. That's why you're here? You want to know how the Terminal works?

Io: Um, yes, that's right. Er... can you tell us?

Fumi: Well, okay. But the Terminal actually wasn't completely developed by JP's.
Fumi: It runs off OOPArts passed down through the Chief's family.
Fumi: His ancestors were missionaries to Tang China during the nara period...
Fumi: Oh, if you didn't know, OOPArts is a term meaning something too advanced for that period.
Fumi: This one's interesting because of the neutral oscillation in particle physics...
Fumi: When amplifying it to a certain level, a physical change occurs in the affected matter--

> Whoa, slow down.
> My brain hurts.

Fumi: Hm? Did I say something strange? What about that didn't you understand?

Io: Um... everything...?

> Really?
Fumi: But Hiro gets it... Are you that dumb?

> Same here.
Fumi: Hmm... I thought I already was making it simple for you.

Io: Um... c-could you explain it in a really general way...?

> Give us an example.
> Bottom-line it for us.

Fumi: Hmm... well, all right...
Fumi: Basically, it breaks down the matter's data, converts that to a signal and sends it.
Fumi: Then the technology on the receiving end uses that data to reconstruct it...
Fumi: Ugh, this sounds so stupid when I put it in such general terms. What nonsense.

> I get it now.
Io: Yeah... I think I understand it now too...

> I still don't get it.
Io: Really...? Um, I think I can understand it...

Io: But... breaking a person down into information... is that even possible?

Fumi: Hm? Of course. Everything in this world is made of matter based on information.

> Really?
Fumi: *sigh* More than half of your body is hydrogen, 25% oxygen, 10.5% carbon, and...

> Right.
Fumi: Yeah. Most than half of your body is hydrogen, 25% oxygen, 10.5% carbon, and...

Io: Umm, Hiro... We've heard all we need to, right...?

Fumi: Thus, of the 29 elements in your body, 98.4% of it is a mere four elements, and...

Fumi drones on and on...

> Let's get out of here.
> Let's sort this out later.

Io: Y-Yeah...

You quietly leave with Io...


Demon Origins


[Shibuya - Shibuya 901] [15:00]
(This is actually a mandatory event on the 6th day, 11:30, but I decided it was better to keep these three related events together for now)
You find Io staring off into space...

> Wake up.
> Hey, it's me.

Io: Oh, Hiro... S-Sorry...
Io: I was, uh, just trying to sort out what Fumi told us about the Terminal...

> Oh, that.
Io: Right... Fumi said everything in this world boils down to information.

> Let me help you.
Io: Huh? Oh, wow... Thanks...!
Io: Um, Fumi said that everything in this world boils down to information.

Io: The reason the Terminal can transport people is that we're just information too, right?

> Right.
> And?

Io: Mm... so what about demons?

> Them too, I'd think.
Io: Oh... good, that's what I thought too.

> I don't think so.
Io: Huh? They're not...? I thought they were the same way...

Io: I mean, demons appear out of thin air, right?
Io: Wouldn't that suggest their data is received from somewhere and recreated from that...?

> Yeah.
Io: Ah... whew. I'm glad to hear you agree...

> Would it?
Io: Huh...? W-Well, I can't be absolutely sure...

Io: But if that's true... where would the demons' information come from?

> Good question.
> Yeah...

Io: Yeah, because when the Terminal sends people, there's a place they come from...
Io: Then are demons somewhere else before they're summoned by the app?

> I don't know.
> That may be.

Io: Yeah... We can't say for sure, because there's no way to confirm it...
Io: But the demon's location, the cause of the calamity, and the Septentriones...
Io: What if they're all related? Hmm... but what is there to connect them all...?

Io seems lost in thought...

Io: Oh, sorry... Um, I'll try thinking about it some more.
Io: We still don't know much, but I think we've made some progress... Thanks, Hiro.

You say your farewells to Io and leave the area...


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