[The big two... er... big one and little one wait until the others have left and the door is safely closed, then turn to Roseli. Lydia speaks first. "Any comment on Ten's behavior, Ms. Tavares?"] She's a problem. [Nene nods. "A very big problem."] [Lydia concurs! "And she's facing a problem just as big."] * Roseli looks like she's about to continue or expand, but at Lydia's statement, she says, "What?" [Nene speaks this time. "Minister Bernstein thinks she should be purged."] Hm. Problem's more complicated than he realizes. [Nene nods. "Which is why I don't agree with him. Not immediately, at any rate."] Ten is a liability. But right now, Jamie needs her. She is Jamie. Can't purge Ten without a minimum of a month recovery, my guess. [Nene shakes her head. "That's not what I meant. Terminated may be a better word. For both of them."] * Roseli raises an eyebrow. "Sorry?" [Lydia elaborates. "Jaime's memory would be erased, her modifications removed. Then sent to an orphanage where we could monitor her. Zukunft is pushing the idea. Apparently they have a desire to test a modification on a new agent."] * Roseli shakes her head. "Jamie would cause destruction on a large scale if she doesn't have more than just monitoring." How deep does erasure go? [Nene: "That depends on the individual in question. But in this case, I imagine a clean wipe. She'd wake up in a hospital with no idea who she is or how she got there. Our agents would take it from there."] ["And she wouldn't be able to cause destruction. Her abilities would be removed."] Hm. [Lydia asks, "Your thoughts, Ms. Tavares?"] Just started working with Jamie. She's already made quite a lot of progress. Hard to tell, I know, but think of where she started. Was planning to punish the doll severely and ramp up social training. She's a valuable resource when she does work. Don't know if you'll find someone like her again. And she does work with very specific orders. Thinking of making a second in command in events I'm not available. [Lydia nods.] [Nene says, "I can probably convince Minister Bernstein not to purge her. But there will have to be drastic changes."] Like? ["This believe that she's a goddess has got to go."] That'd mean ripping away the Ten personality. ["I'd hoped it might be possiblle to maintain a seperate personality without her believing that. But if that's not the case, then it should go. She can't work with others if she thinks herself superior to everyone."] I was hoping to have Jamie reject or fuse with the other one. Would make the transition easier. [Nene blinks. "The 'other one'?"] Ten. ["Oh." Nene nods. ( Blah ) ["I think rejection would be preferable, from what I've seen of the girl."] * Roseli nods. "Just ripping away Ten will incapacitate Jamie, and it's likely she'll create another personality in her place." [Nene nods. "I follow you. But what if she doesn't reject it?"] Was expecting her to make Ten subordinate, if they have to remain separate. Once she realizes Ten is reliant on her, there's little the goddess could do. [Nene nods. Lydia asks, "How soon do you think that can be accomplished?"] * Roseli shrugs. "How much time do I have?" ["Preferably before your next mission."] When is that? ["Unknown. But at the very least, we won't be sending you into the field for another month."] A month. [Lydia nods.] * Roseli considers. ( Don't worry, it'll pass faster than it sounds. Like by next session! ) (That's a lot of mini to cram in!) ( Might not do that, though. Dunno! ) * Rose has joined #tenintwuble (Paste the most recent stuff to me?) (Done.) (It IS a lot of mini to cram in. Could try... I'll work stuff out with Gryph over e-mail if I have to. Probably want to make a month last a couple of weeks real time, though.) ( Might. Dunno. We'll see. ) (Keiko's birthday's less than 2 months away! XD) ( Prolly FF it :P ) Can't guarantee no Ten. More in control Jamie, definitely. * Roseli has quit IRC (Ping timeout) * Rose is now known as Roseli [Lydia frowns, but nods.] Will try. [Nene says, "And speaking of control...."] Hm? [She continues! "If I'm going to convince Ludwig that Jaime doesn't need to be purged, he'll at least be expecting greater control over her." She shuts her eyes. "That means more of the medication."] * Roseli nods. Chances are any orders given to her weren't specific enough. Heinrick and Togo are far more vague with their wards. [Nene shakes her head. "I clearly told her to focus on the Abomination."] [Lydia nods. "Which she ignored."] * Roseli frowns. "Right now, is she only forced to obey me?" [Lydia nods. "The maximum safe dosage of the medication allows us to 'bind' a ward to one person, a guardian."] So more would be unsafe. [Lydia nods. "There would be no immediate side effects, but in the long term, it would shorten her lifespan."] How much? [Nene shakes her head. "There's no way of knowing."] Hm. Unfortunate. * Roseli pulls out some gum and pops it into her mouth, then offers some to Nene and Lydia. [Lydia nods. "Dr. Siebert estimates ten years, minimum."] I see. How about this. ["Of course, it depends on how long she's kept on extra dosage and how many additional people are involved."] * Roseli nods. My suggestion: see how this month goes. If Ten is gone by the end, no need for more meds, right? [Nene nods. Lydia frowns, though. "But we can't afford to find out it didn't go well only when she shoots another teammate."] If she isn't, decide from my reports and recordings whether or not Jamie is ready for the field without further meds. Well. If Ten is gone, I think we'll know. Can have Keiko scan. [Lydia nods. "Very well. One more thing, Ten is not to leave the building for the duration of the month."] Understood. [Lydia nods. "That is all, then. Dismissed."] * Roseli nods once, turns, and leaves. [Nene takes to the air and follows, her wings emitting a green glow. "If you're going to see Ten now, I'd like to accompany you."] * Roseli looks to Nene. "Was going to hunt down the others first, but we can visit my ward beforehand." [Nene nods.] ( Shall I call in Ten? ) (One sec.) (Eh, do it. :D) * Ten has joined #tenintwuble * Jamie has joined #tenintwuble [Roseli goes along down to the sub basement! It's like the basement of a basement. After passing the security check point, and then the other security check point, Roseli arrives at the jail cells. Ten is in the last one. The cell itself is white, and in stead of bars, there's a completely transparent, highly durable plastic. All that's in there is a cot and a toilet.] (Where is Jamie? In with her?) ( Yah ) [There's also a ton of ability dampners, so Ten can't get a signal beyond the confines of the cell. And even in there it's weak.] [Nene is hovering near Roseli.] * Jamie sits in the cot with her knees pulled up to her chest and her head laying on then facing the wall. * Ten is standing near Jamie's feet and watching the transparent wall of the cell. [Jamie is also in a prison uniform!] That uniform looks uncomfortable. It's less restricting than some she's had. Have you come to let me out? [Nene says nothing. She observes! For now, anyway.] Possible. Do you know why you're here? Because some humans don't seem to think I should use the force I have available to defend my priestess. Wrong. [Nene casts Rose a glance. ] She didn't need defending. * Roseli looks to the huddled girl. "Jamie." He pushed her to the ground! Jamie. Did he need to be shot? * Jamie lifts her head to look at Rose. What would you have me do? Yell at him? That worked so very well every other time. * Roseli ignores Ten. "Answer, Jamie." * Ten throws her hands up in an expression of exasperation. * Jamie speaks for the first time ever! Her voice is an octave higher than Hotaru's was and not as rough, but still creaky from disuse and full of fear and worry. "I... don't know. I I don't want to know." There? Happy? * Roseli nods. "He didn't. He was an ass. Maybe he did just want to touch you, and maybe he actually thought he was going to save you. But your life wasn't threatened and the mission more important. The mission is ALWAYS more important, and he didn't endanger it. Do you understand? Yes, fine. The mission is more important than any person taking part in it, including Jamie. The next time she or anybody else gets hurt and it doesn't compleatly jepordize things, I'll ignore it and stay on target. Jamie. Do you understand? * Jamie nods her head. We'll see. * Roseli punches in the code to unlock the cell and open the door. "Come with me." * Jamie swings her feet off the bed, sweeps Ten gently up in her arms, and stands up. Where are we going? To the kitchen. * Roseli walks off. Nene's probably in tow. * Jamie blinks and follows. [She is! She shoots Rose a curious glance, but says nothing!] [You get to the kitchen! Shoop! ] * Roseli walks in, saying, "You need to realize some things. They're too slow in coming. This should help." I don't understand what you are trying to say. Jamie, you will not use your powers until I say otherwise. Understand? * Ten sounds confused. "I do not belive the power you granted her can be turned off." ( It can if Rose says it can. ) * Roseli repeats herself: "Understand?" No. No I don't understand. * Roseli picks Ten out of Jamie's arms and opens the microwave. She tosses the doll in, closing it. Each sentence comes out of her mouth clearly and calmly: "You will not use your powers to turn off the microwave. You will not do so manually. You will not let the doll defend herself." She shuts the door, punching numbers. They're a lot of numbers. "You will realize she isn't real." And then she hits start. [Nene stares. But she doesn't say anything!] (Hey, Brett, Can I get a soul roll to try and defy that?) ( But they said Rose was the nice one!) ( Nope. ) ( The brainwashing makes Ten/Jamie HAVE to do what Rose says, period. ) (right) ( Man, where did I write that stuff? I know I did. >.< ) * Roseli turns to watch Jamie as the doll melts. * Jamie staggers back and brings her hands to her head, she screams at Rose in a voice quite different than the last one that came from those vocal chords. "What are you DOING to ME? WHY? I liked that body!" ( She's melting! Meltiiiiiiiing! ) Jamie. Stop believing in Ten. * Jamie collapses on the spot. * Roseli sighs. "Atta girl." She walks over and scoops up Jamie, carefully, then looks to Nene. Like I said, should need a month. [Nene nods slowly. "I see. I wish you good luck."] Thanks. Can you get someone in here to clean up the mess? [Nene nods, apprently still in a state of shock. "I.. I'll get someone right on it."] [We done here! I think?] (Unless Rose wants to try and talk to Jamie by herself.) * Roseli smiles. "Thanks. I have to take care of Jamie." And she carries her ward out of there. ( Can do that too ) ( Up to you. ) (I'm good either way, but it's only 10 PM here.) (Yeah, Rose is going to stick by her and get her in some better clothes and etc. I can stay up a little later for talking to Jamie. You can go to bed whenever you want, Brett.) (It'll just be a one on one mini-like thing.) ( K. ) ( Then I'll stay til I feel like sleeping :P ) (Okay!) * Jamie starts to shiver in Rose's arms before too long. * Roseli managed to get within the door to her office. "Jamie?" she asks, worry in her voice now. * Jamie speaks in her own quiet voice. "Want Ten back." I'm sorry, but she's gone now. She was never really here. * Roseli kicks her door closed. "Do you want to lie down?" she asks, gesturing to the couch she recently brought in with her head. * Jamie brings her arms up to hug herself and nods. * Roseli lays Jamie on the couch, placing her head on the throwpillows. She draws up a chair and has a seat next to her. * Jamie draws her knees up too, compleating her curl into the fetal position on the couch. * Roseli folds her hands and looks at Jamie. "Why do you want Ten back?" * Jamie doesn't say anything for a moment, and then slowly starts to speak. "She... she's better sma... smarter tha I am." After a moment she nearly wails. "I'm alone." No. * Roseli reaches out to lightly touch Jamie's arm. "I'm here for you. Do you believe I'm here for you?" * Jamie flinches away when Rose touches her, and then with a look of pure terror on her face wiggles back into place. "It's it's not the same, don't I don't didn't please I can't I'm sorry." * Roseli drops the hand. "I know." I know I seem cruel and uncaring, Jamie. But I do care about you. And I'm trying to protect you. ( From yourself! ) (Pretty much.) Tha... tha I can't you you're not It's not I can't can't ... It doesn't... * Jamie brings her hands up to her face and starts to cry. * Roseli gets up and goes to her desk, picking up a box of tissues. She walks back to the couch, sitting next to Jamie and pulling some tissues from the box, handing them to her. * Jamie doesn't reach out for them, or move to make room for Rose, or realy do anything but carry on. * Roseli rubs Jamie's back and says, softly, "You made Ten. Do you realize that? She existed only because you wanted her to. Because you created her." (Pause a sec while I look something up ^^;) (Sure.) * Jamie blurts out between sobs. "Not me ... I can't not good enough I can't I just hold her." No, sweetie. No you don't. You made her. You can be just as capable as you made her. Even more. You *are* good enough. That's why I decided to save you. * Jamie looks up at Rose with teary eyes. "I can't! I'm not! The priest... he called her he wanted her I'm just nothing! I don't even have a real name or a real face!" Your name is Jamie and your face is your own. I had a team looking day and night for who you were before he changed you into his plaything. ( I'm going to bed. Night ) * Brett has quit IRC (Quit: ) * Jamie shakes her head. "It that not I ... I ... can't be. I can't." She drops he head, but instead of covering her eyes she's covering her ears with her hands, to no effect other than making her own sobs and heart echo louder inside her head. Why not, Jamie? What's stopping you? * Jamie 's voice wavers. "I'm not Ten! She's a goddess! I'm nothing! She knows what to do! I have to do what I'm told! I have to be the good on... I'm sorryI'msorryI'msorry I can't." Did you like her? (And that's the longest string of coherent words Hotaru/Jamie's ever said in this game.) (We'll work on improving that. :D) * Jamie 's voice takes on a pleading tone. "I have to... I have to belive in her I have to hold her here I can't I need her!" Did you like her, Jamie? It's better with her! I I I please let me call her back! Please! Jamie... Ten is gone. The reason she is gone is because everything she could do, you decided she could do. This means that you can do everything she could. You can be just as capable. Right now, you think you need her. But you don't. And you didn't like her, did you? She was cruel to you. Wasn't she? * Jamie shakes her head. "Ten's a goddess, she stays because I belive in her. She she's nicer than anybody else!" Is she? How is she nicer? And why is it, Jamie, that she didn't turn off the microwave? She... she's the only one that tried to protect me! Do you really think I never tried to protect you? You you I... I aunngh. * Jamie clutches the sides of her head. * Roseli rubs Jamie's back and waits. * Jamie rubs her head and sounds absolutly miserable. "You ki... banished Ten I ... wouldn't I can't this isn't right." To protect you. I had a choice, Jamie. That was the only way that would save you. * Jamie has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer) * Ten has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer) * Jamie has joined #tenintwuble To hurt me! I ... she should be here! That's the way it has to be! * Ten has joined #tenintwuble Why? She wasn't a goddess. Why didn't she turn off the microwave? I I I don't knoooow! I'm not her! Ask her! I'm .... she protects me and and I belive in her and I can't belive in her so she can't protect me. Please, just let me call her so she can answer. I told you not to believe in her after she had plenty of time to turn the microwave off. She didn't turn it off because *you* didn't turn it off. Those powers are yours, not hers. She's no goddess. * Jamie covers her ears again and looks away from Rose. "I just have the power to belive in Ten, that's all. I can't do anything else!" If she had the ability to turn the microwave off, she would have. I didn't tell *her* not to turn it off. I don't know! I don't know! I don't know! Please, stop. I don't want to do this. I don't to have to think this. I don't know why Ten does what she does! I'm not a goddess! I'm just her priestess! I just have to do what you and she tell me too! That's all! Why won't you let me just do that? Because she isn't a goddess, you're not her priestess, and your continuing to believe she is and relying on her as a crutch is going to get you killed. And because I care about you, I'm trying to help you instead of letting you die. You can't say that I never tried to protect you before. You can't say that you even liked Ten. I know it's hard. I'm sorry it's hard. But you need to become your own person, Jamie. But... I'm nothing. I have this face and this name because you gave them to me. You make somebody else call Ten and she has that power. I can't be a person because I'm not! I'm nothing! I I ... I belive in Ten because that's all I have! You own my body, but my mind is hers! Please, I'm begging you. Give it back. (New record on string of words!) (It's just getting better and better.) If you want a different face or name, you can have them. They're yours. I was just undoing the changes he made. Nobody else can call Ten, because you created Ten. You channeled your power through her. With enough work and practice, you won't need her for your powers. (*takes too long typing and looses a rant. Oh well) I didn't make Ten! The priest made Ten! She's only sustained by me and I'm not sustaining her right now! I don't have any powers but the one you gave me! [And so they go on and on and on. Session end?]