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- With the arrival of the Bilusaludo and Exif at Earth's doorstep, Humanity faces the daunting task of integrating these two alien races into modern society. One would expect that there would be great difficulty during this process, but surprisingly enough, these visitors have taken the initiative upon themselves to help with this process.
- The Exif used their religious beliefs to serve as an anchoring point for the formation a coalition of other major religious groups dedicated to creating a mutual understanding of their religion and make their integration into society a smoother one, and perhaps even take in new Human and Synthetic initiates.
- Meanwhile, the Bilusaludo have taken a more utilitarian approach; they've been keen to create contracts with the G.U.D.'s R&D branches to share technological advancements between one another. With their help, development of new artificial defense units to replace the Guardian Sentinels lost in the Axis Incursion.
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- [April 12, 2167]
- [Mt. Fuji Joint-Species Research Centre]
- [Mt. Fuji]
- [Honshu Island, Japan]
- [Japanese Mainland]
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- Within the hollowed-out interior of the now dead volcano that is Mt. Fuji, a large complex has been built to serve as a base from which the latest in artificial defense unit research can be tested in a controlled Earth environment; the process of construction was sped up thanks to a very easily manufactured alloy that the Bilusaludo call "Space Titanium", or Titanium-S for short.
- Currently, a joint-species operation between the G.U.D., the Bilusaludo, and the Exif is conducting tests on the latest prototype to come from this venture:
- Mechagodzilla Mark I.
- After the basic shell's construction on the G.U.D.'s Lunar base of operations, the unit was ferried to Earth for additional A.I. refinement and eventual combat measure tests.
- (G.U.D. Engineer): Hey, I've been meaning to ask..... why'd you guys choose "Mechagodzilla"? I mean, we had perfectly good Guardian Sentinel designs in storage.
- (Cmdr. Galu-gu): Simple. My top researchers looked into this "Godzilla" that your people so often talk about, and we decided that he would be an appropriate basis from which to create the next line of artificial defense units. As one of the most powerful entities that has ever existed in this planet's history, that kind of power was something we definitely wanted to emulate.
- (G.U.D. Engineer): But why the design influence? Surely a humanoid design would've made Synthetic A.I. transfer smoother given their usual frame.
- (Cmdr. Galu-gu): Perhaps. But you Humans seemed to have a bit of reverence for him, even worship in the case of the natives of the Jiran Island Cluster. We Bilusaludo felt that it would be appropriate to pay homage to this mighty creature.
- (G.U.D. Engineer): So how will we overcome the non-humanoid interface?
- (High Priest Metphies): That's simple.
- One of the Exif's high priests walks up to the engineer and Galu-gu on the catwalk. Compared to the thickset Bilusaludo with prominent quill-like facial features denoting his age and a uniform that looks much like Earth's own standard-issue officer uniforms, the Exif who calls himself Metphies is slimmer and wears what looks to be a religious robe; his hair is a light blonde and styled into a ponytail and distinctive hoops running down where a Human's sideburns would be.
- (Cmdr. Galu-gu): Metphies. Decided to join the actual work now?
- (High Priest Metphies): Oh, don't act so surprised. You should know by now that I always like to see the fruits of joint-species operations for myself, not like the older members of my rate. But as I was saying before, the matter of non-humanoid interface is simple. Mechagodzilla is already quite humanoid, but for the more exotic features, that's where the Exif come in. Our implanted Gematron Crystal will sync with your Synthetic's A.I. to smooth the process and allow for fluid control.
- (G.U.D. Engineer): Ah, I see! Well, I better get back to it. My break's almost over.
- After the engineer leaves the catwalk to attend to his duties, Galu-gu and Metphies are left all alone. The Bilusaludo commander stares at Mechagodzilla as he rests his hands on the railing with a kind of pride; the Exif priest simply stares nonchalantly at the machine, highlighting the difference in perception of the war machine's importance between the two humanoid aliens.
- (Cmdr. Galu-gu): This is a great opportunity you know, Metphies.
- (High Priest Metphies): Perhaps. Even though I myself am intrigued by this "Mechagodzilla" idea your people have cooked up with the Humans and Synthetics, I can't exactly say the same for my compatriots. And how can I blame them? This is yet another machine built for war, destruction.
- (Cmdr. Galu-gu): Sure, it's a death bringer. But it's also an example of the great things we can accomplish together with the Humans and Synthetics. It seems that our races were brought together in their greatest time of need.
- (High Priest Metphies): Careful now, Galu-gu. You almost sound like you think this is fate.
- The two alien men share a bit of a chuckle at this insinuation.
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- [Pacific Ocean]
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- In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a small fishing boat is floating in the large blue stretch of open water. A woman and her Synthetic friend are currently throwing out deep-sea lures in an attempt to catch something big.
- (Synthetic Fisher): Hey, come over here! I see something!
- The Synthetic fisher calls her friend over to the left side of the boat.
- The two of them look over the side and see that the water has begun to bubble and boil. In addition to this, a deep reddish-brown substance has erupted from deep below and is bubbling to the surface. Following this strange phenomenon, several fish and aquatic mammals of various different species begin to pop up on the surface of the tainted and boiling water; they seem to have been boiled alive by the immense temperatures.
- As the pair look on, they fail to take notice of the reddish-brown substance forming what appears to be a trail towards the nearest stretch of land, as if it's merely trailing off of some entity swimming to the mainland.
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