[voice/text only, from Hyperspace]

[boostup4beetbuster]

Man, that was one hell of a trip. Guess I'll have to let up on Ryuji and Yoko about the monster movies.

So, if anyone's wondering about me, I'm taking a long nap back in Hyperspace. Switched off the avatar and all that. Don't really like doing that, but...I got really beat up back there. And when we got sent back, all that damage went straight to my body, and I've got to rest or risk my data breaking apart. And after that whole thing, I really don't want to go through death again. Just got done helping the others with a Megazord at Tokyo Enetower, so I can afford the timeout.

Oh, and Yurippe, sorry but it's going to take a little bit longer to get that program set up. I didn't count on zombies attacking.

Comments

[juicy_egotist]

I have been de-rusted properly.

[boostup4beetbuster]

Good, good. Got worried about you guys.

[juicy_egotist]

Yes. And I have been cleaned off properly.

[boostup4beetbuster]

If you're staying at the Command Center, try not to drive Ryuji and Kurorin nuts too much. That's my job. [He's either still upset or back to normal--it's just hard enough to tell]

[juicy_egotist]

I am actually out and about shopping. With Ryuji's wallet.

[boostup4beetbuster]

Sounds like a plan. Man, I could use a puzzle or something to keep me from being bored when it slows down again.

[juicy_egotist]

250 or 500 pieces?

[boostup4beetbuster]

They got any of those 3D ones?

[juicy_egotist]

I believe so. Or do you want me to buy you a box of kinex or lego?

[boostup4beetbuster]

Y'know, get the K'nex. I can always buy marshmallows and make catapults when I'm bored. And Kurorin can't get mad at me for it because I can just say I'm testing Hiromu's speed or Yoko's jumps, and she gets to eat the stuff after.

[juicy_egotist]

Roger. I will do that then.

[tenminutes]

That's fine. Guess I didn't get dragged into it since zombies don't want to eat already-dead people.

[boostup4beetbuster]

They seem to like the taste of avatars-in-temporary-bodies pretty well.

[tenminutes]

So the damage to your avatar carries over to your body? How does that work?

[boostup4beetbuster]

Well, it's directly controlled by my brain, right? It's kind of like my mind's downloaded into the avatar. I get to experience things, walk around...but if someone shoots me, it's gonna hurt. I mean, less than it'd hurt if it were my actual body, since there's fewer complications when you're pretty much data. But my real body's getting that feedback. And to be honest, the process that converted my real body to data to send me to Hyperspace in the first place was really unstable. Too much of a "shock" to it could fragment me.

[tenminutes]

So it's essentially similar to that Sword Art Online stuff but a little less dramatic.

[boostup4beetbuster]

Pretty much, which is why I want to try to get that kid out of there. Not something anyone should have to live with.

[tenminutes]

I'm glad you're on board.