[SecUnit can't see it, but Serph's making a grimace at the message.]
He only knows the ways of the Junkyard. Anyone who wasn't with us was against us. We couldn't reach Nirvana unless there was only one ruling Tribe left.
[Interesting. The fact that Serph is the leader - the one Heat was entirely certain would be just fine with eating everyone here, that makes a few things click into place. Mostly about Serph's behavior. When it pulls the memory archive of their first conversation, Serph mentioned leading, after all.]
Months ago Akechi said drifers from his world came from different points in time. A few escaped the simulation before it was destroyed. Heat's one of them. But he doesn't have any knowledge of the world beyond.
[It's obvious that Heat doesn't remember Nirvana, otherwise their interactions would be very different.]
[Akechi needs to stop saying things. But even though it thinks the kid jumps to a lot of conclusions...]
Oh, great, time travel. Why the fuck not.
There needs to be a full security plan with contingencies. Because if he decides he's going to use his free will and disobey an order, that's not going to help whoever gets eaten.
[Yeaaaahhhh guess who found out about that. Guess who got chewed on during the moon warp. SecUnit has experienced a high rise in getting chewed on by various people-turned-monsters the past few weeks, it's not exactly thrilled about that.]
[It's sure not happy, though it's pretty sure that doesn't come across in text. It's whatever. If anyone's going to get chewed on by a transformed Jack, the person with sealable veins and a metal substructure is probably a better option. It should have done its own security work like always.
It's totally not mad on Jack's behalf, either. Like he can even get mad.]
[Is it really fine, though? He recalls its frustration when he'd found it injured in that storm. SecUnit strikes him as the sort of person who would say 'I'm fine' regardless of its actual status.]
Do you believe that is the best use of your skills?
[It's not exactly a rebuff; he wouldn't mind having SecUnit along. But it also means there is one less person to stop anyone else from the Convoy running amok during a moon warp.]
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He only knows the ways of the Junkyard. Anyone who wasn't with us was against us. We couldn't reach Nirvana unless there was only one ruling Tribe left.
I'm his leader. He won't go against my orders.
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He didn't go rogue too?
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He hasn't been outside the simulation. He doesn't know it was a simulation. He's from a different time.
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If he tries to kill anyone else I'm shooting him. [Again.]
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[It's obvious that Heat doesn't remember Nirvana, otherwise their interactions would be very different.]
I understand. I'll keep him in line.
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Oh, great, time travel. Why the fuck not.
There needs to be a full security plan with contingencies. Because if he decides he's going to use his free will and disobey an order, that's not going to help whoever gets eaten.
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Our goal is Nirvana, even before we arrived here. Heat knows disobeying means being hunted and eliminated.
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That doesn't mean he'll act rationally, but fine, whatever.
[It'll just make its own contingencies.]
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[Yeaaaahhhh guess who found out about that. Guess who got chewed on during the moon warp. SecUnit has experienced a high rise in getting chewed on by various people-turned-monsters the past few weeks, it's not exactly thrilled about that.]
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Were you hurt?
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[It's sure not happy, though it's pretty sure that doesn't come across in text. It's whatever. If anyone's going to get chewed on by a transformed Jack, the person with sealable veins and a metal substructure is probably a better option. It should have done its own security work like always.
It's totally not mad on Jack's behalf, either. Like he can even get mad.]
He's acquired chains for next time.
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I see.
[Chains would hold up better, surely.]
We'll keep him contained next time.
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By now Serph has to know how SecUnit feels about involuntarily hurting people. So;]
I should join you.
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[It's not exactly a rebuff; he wouldn't mind having SecUnit along. But it also means there is one less person to stop anyone else from the Convoy running amok during a moon warp.]
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[Will that work on Serph? It'd work on some of the humans, but Serph is like Doctor Mensah - just because he's listening doesn't mean he's agreeing.]