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"Loviro, assuming Sapphire has the weapon, can it be countered?"
>"I have no idea what he could do with it, let alone how to counter it."
"Do you think we could even take an emperor now?"
>"The emperors from my prime, yes. As things are now, I expect their power has grown, so I don't know anymore. You both have a chance as well as good reason to be nervous, should you find yourself in a fight with them right now."
"Could the months of training these modules be lessened by people working on seperate parts?"
>"No, not effectively. If they learned their own parts well, and there was even just one person that could effectively use the whole system, it would be more formidable. But without that one person at the head, it would be as though you stuck a thousand people in a body with a thousand muscles, and expected them to cohesively drive that organism. Possible, but it would take months of teamwork in the first place let alone learning how the muscle works."
"It's a shame, it seems like these modules are perfect for someone like Sevener or myself, with multiple people inside."
>"Yes, too perfect. The reasons jetal technology only allows a single conscious is to prevent modules like that from taking over the world, or blowing it up in the process. Our technology would be a millenia in the future if our leaders did not constrain it in the name of safety and security, and while the real reasons are so they can sit atop their thrones of power, ironically, in the back of my head, and many heads besides me, there is knowledge that we can't be trusted with the weapons of the future as our society is in the present.... hm. It will be awhile before I stop speaking like this, knowing that this world has a time limit far shorter."
"It's nice to think, still. I'll explain more in detail about our world, when we go back. Now, Anya is at this one space station... do you know anything about it?"
>"Hm... it does not look familiar. I don't believe I know about this one, I'm sorry."
"It's fine. Do you have any leads from your logs?"
>"Yes. I notice you have plasma drivers, and this may be relevant. Where did you get these?"
"From someone who said you entrusted him with them. He was in the cloud slither."
>"Hmph. The loyalty is heartwarming. Good. I was wishing to keep my logs a secret, but I will have to be bashful when appropriate. Now is not the time. Nonetheless, most of my logs refer to works and processes that are incomplete, and once again, would take months to get anywhere. I expect that this world will disappear before the end of the next day, so... there are two places that stand out to me. First of all, there is a set of modules similar to the plasma drivers. Unremarkable when used by jetals not under my wing, but I made them for my own. Perhaps they are still good after 30 years. This would be my first recommendation, but you see, it is in the custody of an Emerald noble. I doubt he's the sort to negotiate with you, but perhaps I would be surprised. Still, I would recommend it at the cost of your public image. Secondly, I know of a top tier research station. It resided in a floating station under the sea, anchored and tethered to the searocks. It will take awhile to get to, awhile to locate in the sea currents, and I do not know what its fate was. This was a top tier facility back in the 60s. That was 40 years ago, for the record."
Alison is also considering stopping by the Slither to just drop off Kolexia's modules, if it's convenient enough to.
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