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- [March 21, 2166]
- [Miagani Island - Control Tower]
- [Off the Canadian coast]
- [Atlantic Ocean]
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- The control tower of Miagani Island.
- From this central location, all of the primary power and simulation systems can be run relatively smoothly, save for accidental damage by unsupervised gigantic reptilian animals of unfathomable power who don't have the foresight to await instruction whilst repairs to the arena are under way. The tower itself is the largest of five, with the other four spread out around the island's coastal edges.
- These other four towers are utilized as conduits to facilitate long-range communication, as well as to constantly monitor the surroundings for any abnormal weather conditions or other similarly disastrous phenomena, all so that ample warning can be given in case emergency evacuation and lock-down are required.
- The main tower, however, serves as the main hub for the relay of valuable simulation results from the arena it overlooks, which is then distributed to the four supporting towers and sent to individual secure G.U.D. databases around the globe.
- On the uppermost level, Dr. Anna Maximoff has reserved the area for exclusive use by her and her closest colleagues, including Dr. Wei Ho. The whole room has been converted into a makeshift laboratory, filled with measuring instruments and various machines that have been tinkered with beyond recognition. Of particular note is the holographic display that currently showcases some rough blueprints and sketches of Synthetics, P.E.M.F. pods, and various scribbles and equations centered around Chi, Ki, and biochemical genetics.
- As the two friends and scientists exit the elevator, Dr. Maximoff sweeps several tinkered-with devices from one of the tables to the side. She pushes a button on the corner of the work space, bringing up a full three-dimensional holographic simulation of everything that was on her rough sketches.
- (Anna Maximoff): Well, what do you think?
- (Wei Ho): Ummmmm....... well, it's certainly...... interesting?
- (Anna Maximoff): I know, I know, not exactly the most organized thing I've come up with, but the general idea is sound!
- (Wei Ho): Anna, I've been working on this sort of thing for Mr. Hargrove for MONTHS, without any success.
- (Anna Maximoff): But you said that Emmy Kano was--
- (Wei Ho): Emmy Kano was an exceptional case. One we have yet to replicate. The bonding process just hasn't been working as well as we'd hope.
- (Anna Maximoff): See, that's why I've been working on this! It's just so SIMPLE that I never would've thought of it before!
- Dr. Maximoff presses another button on the holographic table projector's dashboard, this time bringing up some simulations of a Human body; in particular, x-ray scans focus on the brain portion of the hologram.
- (Anna Maximoff): All this time, we've been trying to get the Synthetics' A.I. matrix to serve as the sole anchor for the tissue bonding, but we've been approaching it all wrong!
- (Wei Ho): I still don't get it. What're we missing? I mean, I AM the biology expert here.
- (Anna Maximoff): That may be so, but I'M the metaphysics expert here! Now look here.
- With the tip of her finger, Dr. Maximoff touches the brainstem of the holographic x-ray simulation to zoom in on that particular area. After a little bit more finger work later, the good scientist now highlights another part of the body scan: the spine. In particular, attention is drawn to the connect between the brain stem and the spinal cord.
- (Wei Ho): Okay, so how exactly are the brainstem and spinal cord important here?
- (Anna Maximoff): It's SUPER important. You know as well as I do that ordinarily, the A.I. matrix in a Synthetic isn't physically linked to anything but the head casing. HOWEVER...... Ms. Kano doesn't have an ordinary matrix connection.
- (Wei Ho): Wait..... hers is......
- (Anna Maximoff): Connected directly physical to the Synthetics' own version of our spinal cord. My further research points to the overall connect between the brain and the spine to be a key factor in channeling our Chi.
- (Wei Ho): My god...... THAT'S BRILLIANT!
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- [Chinese Ocean]
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- The Chinese Ocean. A massive body of water encompassing the entirety of the seas that hugs the majority of the southern African, Chinese, and Middle-Eastern coasts. Despite this particular stretch being several thousand kilometers away from any major settlements, a group of intelligent UAVs are situated above, maintaining an eye on three shapes flying just above the surface of the water.
- The three drones are shining their spotlights on the three targets, one for each, and tracking their movements. The unknown flying objects are rapidly gaining speed, heading to the north towards the Indian coast.
- But what, exactly, are these objects?
- It's extremely dark out, and the UAVs' spotlights only manage to illuminate a portion of the three UFOs. All that can be made out is that the targets are extremely large, they have flight patterns similar to that of bats, and they have a dark leathery hide.
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