Colossus By Design: Season 2 - Log 77

[March 16, 2166]
[Order of Homo Novus HQ]
[Unknown global location]

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The Order of Homo Novus and the Mimetics. Individually, neither are a major threat to society at large. But together? Together, they are a deadly combo.

In the main base of operations for both groups, Post-Humans and various Drone and Warrior class Mimetics are hard at work on several of their leaders' projects. The head of one such section happens to be the one and only Ned Landerz, a prominent member on the executive board of Goliath Super-National Bank. One of the Post-Human workers accidentally drops a load of cores obtained by hired scavengers; Mr. Landerz points his palm at where the box was about to hit the floor and creates an ice pillar that catches it.


(Ned Landerz): Careful with those!

(Sasha T. Gaumer): Sorry, sir!

(Ned Landerz): Just be sure not to let it happen again. You all know what happened to Ms. Smoak when she messed up her line of work.


At the tip of the threat from Mr. Landerz, the Post-Human workers go into overdrive with their powers, being careful to be as productive, yet also as careful and precise, as possible. However, his words do not phase the Mimetic Drones in the slightest; they continue to work as diligently as before, acting in complete synchronization due to their hivemind-esque intelligence.

A Keeper walks into the area, escorted by two Warriors; Ned Landerz turns around to face his organization's beneficiary.


(Mimetic Keeper): Ms. Stoker would like a word with you and the others.

(Ned Landerz): Can it wait? I'm kind of in the middle of supervis--


The enormous mechanical being's hard-light glows a deeper crimson colour than usual, signifying a threatening shift in tone. This gesture causes Mr. Landerz to jump back a bit.


(Mimetic Keeper): NOW.


The two Warriors are now behind Ned Landerz and training their hard-light cannons on the GSNB official. This commotion gets the attention of all the Post-Human workers present, briefly halting the production process. Mr. Landerz, nervously twitching somewhat, holds his hands up in the air and takes a step forward toward the Keeper in front of him.


(Ned Landerz): A-alright! I'm going!

(Mimetic Keeper): You may be one of her trusted allies, but even she has a limit on her tolerance. As we serve Zeus, so too do we serve her. It would be best if you immediately heed whatever message we bring to you from her.


The Keeper moves its massive body slightly to the left to make room for Ned Landerz to walk by. The Post-Human business executive is walked forward by the two Mimetic Warriors, they're joined by the large humanoid automaton shortly after. Whilst the Drones never stop the production cycle, the Post-Human workers are a bit shaken up at what they just saw.

Soon enough, Mr. Landerz and his escort walk into the Order's main meeting room. Inside, the other major Post-Human leaders are present, along with Bloody Mary herself. But what's most interesting is the machine beside her.

Although its aesthetic design is very similar to that of the Mimetics, its actual physical form is rather different; it appear to be a small hexagonal prism, small enough to be held in the hands of an average human or synthetic. The object is constructed of green hard-light and ornate silver metal parts resembling a mix of Chinese and Greek sculpting.


(Mary Stoker): You're late, Ned.

(Ned Landerz): I'm sorry, ma'am, I was just--

(Mimetic Warrior): Into your seat!


One of the Warriors escorting Mr. Landerz gives the man a big shove that forces him into one of the empty seats. The Mimetic then points his hard-light cannon into Ned Landerz's face one last time before stepping back beside the Keeper and the other Warrior; he looks to the other leaders of the Order, but all of them simply look back at Mary and the box beside her.


(Mary Stoker): Now that we're ALL present and accounted for, we can get things under way. I've called you all here on such short notice because of a few different things. First, I'd like to welcome the mastermind behind our new mechanical allies.


All of a sudden, the green and silver prism begins to speak in an echoing yet intelligent voice.


(Zeus): Thank you, Ms. Stoker. I am Zeus, an Atlantean A.I. created to pass down my creators' knowledge to Humanity, mainly through our guardian, Gamera. However, in the advent of the Legion, the entirety of remaining Atlantean infrastructure lost its connection to him.

(Mary Stoker): And you all remember the news about him becoming uncooperative after that event.

(Zeus): The Humans are the reason why we lost our legacy. I have decided that you must take up the mantle of responsibility.

(Mary Stoker): Just a few hours ago, some of our scouts managed to bring Zeus back from Atlantis's ruins. Now..... onto the second topic of discussion. Boris?


Bloody Mary motions to a short, chubby balding middle-aged man with blue eyes, a prominent brown beard, and a tired expression on his pudgy face; he stands up on her request.


(Boris the Beast): Our reports indicate that something attacked one of our scavenger crews. Simply tore them up and ate them, leaving nothing but scattered bits and pieces. We believe this incursion to have been the result of a member of the Storm Covenant, mutated by his exposure to the unstable nanomachines implanted in their soldiers a few years back.

(Mary Stoker): Obviously, I was wrong to underestimate the Storm. I will NOT make the same mistake again. All in favour of an investigation into the Storm Covenant resistance?

(Everyone): I!!