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*The chronology and topology of the raid is a bit tricky. Shinatama seems to be the main (and only?) target of the raid: her seat is at the top of [[Damocles]], at the center of what seems to be the Command Chambers. She is eventually captured by [[Barabas]] and taken to the roof, but not before the "Syndicate Henchman" known as Kojiro shuts down the power on the level below and orders "all units" to "converge". It would seem that the static defenses were holding off Barabas and most of the Strikers just above the Command Chambers, and that Kojiro somehow made it through to the power substations with a few Strikers to cover him. It is not clear if Kojiro's team reached the substations from the top (through the Command Chambers and past Shinatama) or from the bottom (past active SMG and Mercury Bow turrets): since several Strikers are seen wearing force shields, it is definitely not impossible for a small team to break through either way.
*The chronology and topology of the raid is a bit tricky. Shinatama seems to be the main (and only?) target of the raid: her seat is at the top of [[Damocles]], at the center of what seems to be the Command Chambers. She is eventually captured by [[Barabas]] and taken to the roof, but not before the "Syndicate Henchman" known as Kojiro shuts down the power on the level below and orders "all units" to "converge". It would seem that the static defenses were holding off Barabas and most of the Strikers just above the Command Chambers, and that Kojiro somehow made it through to the power substations with a few Strikers to cover him. It is not clear if Kojiro's team reached the substations from the top (through the Command Chambers and past Shinatama) or from the bottom (past active SMG and Mercury Bow turrets): since several Strikers are seen wearing force shields, it is definitely not impossible for a small team to break through either way.
*When Shinatama is taken away, the other helicopter is nowhere to see. It has apparently left earlier, with Kojiro on board (unless he is in the cabin of the one carrying Shinatama). The helicopters are headed for the [[ACC|Atmospheric Conversion Center]] and are successfully tracked by the TCTF, even though they failed to be detected earlier.
*When Shinatama is taken away, the other helicopter is nowhere to see. It has apparently left earlier, with Kojiro on board (unless he is in the cabin of the one carrying Shinatama). The helicopters are headed for the [[ACC|Atmospheric Conversion Center]] and are successfully tracked by the TCTF, even though they failed to be detected earlier.
*The goal of Shinatama's kidnapping is not clear: while it is true that Shinatama can withhold information about Konoko's symbiosis, it is normally forwarded to the science team through Damocles and stored in human-readable form at the [[Science Prison]] and at the HQ itself. Thus it would not be too logical to extract that information verbally from an android that is not even clearly "torturable" in the first place. There are, however, a few clear motives for the raid.
**First, by taking Shinatama away, Muro disrupts Griffin's Daodan project. Of course Muro has no direct control over Konoko's insubordination, Shinatama's death, Konoko's rogue status etc; he is merely an agent of chaos (cf. the Joker in the Dark Knight). With Shinatama gone, the tension will inevitably rise, until Konoko realizes that Griffin has been using her as a weapon against Muro.
**As for Konoko's direct reaction to Shinatama's loss, Muro is curious to see it, whatever it is: he is not interested in his sister's stability, so he welcomes anger as a possibility (cf. Joker again). As a bonus, Muro gets to torture a WCG android and explore the degrees of pain it can endure.
**Last but not least, there is more to the raid than Shinatama: it is set up as Barabas's second chance to prove his worth. For Barabas, the kidnapping is just a pretext, and the real challenge is to face Konoko. His options as far as Muro is concerned are not clear: if Barabas is still no match for Konoko, would Muro welcome a timely retreat, or would he rather see his "favorite" die? As far as Barabas is concerned, the only options this time seem to be victory and honorable death.


;The ecstasy
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*It is unclear what triggers the ecstasy exactly, but there seems to be some sort of feedback between Konoko's emotions (or "hormones") and the [[Chrysalis]] inside her (which neither Konoko nor the player knows about as of {{C|6}} ; the Daodan terminology used by [[Shinatama]] & [[Kerr]] and hinted at by Muro is still cryptic at this point). The first idea is a particularly high peak of [[wikipedia:adrenaline|adrenaline]]. Then again, if Konoko should feel stress or anger, it is ''during'' the fight or before it, with effects similar to [[wikipedia:fight-or-flight response|fight-or-flight response]] or [[wikipedia:second wind|second wind]]. What makes the most sense ''afterwards'' is a sort of triumphant relief, most similar to a [[wikipedia:runner's high|runner's high]] or an [[wikipedia:orgasm|orgasm]] (it sounds a lot like the latter, too). Konoko raises her arms in an uncontrolled spasm, and also becomes oblivious to her surroundings (notably, she never seems to remember going through the spasms herself), which further characterizes her state as an ecstatic [[wikipedia:trance|trance]].
*It is unclear what triggers the ecstasy exactly, but there seems to be some sort of feedback between Konoko's emotions (or "hormones") and the [[Chrysalis]] inside her (which neither Konoko nor the player knows about as of {{C|6}} ; the Daodan terminology used by [[Shinatama]] & [[Kerr]] and hinted at by Muro is still cryptic at this point). The first idea is a particularly high peak of [[wikipedia:adrenaline|adrenaline]]. Then again, if Konoko should feel stress or anger, it is ''during'' the fight or before it, with effects similar to [[wikipedia:fight-or-flight response|fight-or-flight response]] or [[wikipedia:second wind|second wind]]. What makes the most sense ''afterwards'' is a sort of triumphant relief, most similar to a [[wikipedia:runner's high|runner's high]] or an [[wikipedia:orgasm|orgasm]] (it sounds a lot like the latter, too). Konoko raises her arms in an uncontrolled spasm, and also becomes oblivious to her surroundings (notably, she never seems to remember going through the spasms herself), which further characterizes her state as an ecstatic [[wikipedia:trance|trance]].
*It is possible that the Chrysalis is using the immediate aftermath of an intense fight as an opportunity to "come forward" and "grow" significantly, responding to physical damage ''and'' taking advantage of momentary psychological weakness. If the host is to stay unaware of the symbiosis, major physiological upgrades can only take place during a trance, or maybe while the host is asleep (although anesthesia may be necessary, as was the case during the invasive surgery experiments mentioned in {{C|12}}). See the [[Daodan]] article for more facts and speculations on the process.
*It is possible that the Chrysalis is using the immediate aftermath of an intense fight as an opportunity to "come forward" and "grow" significantly, responding to physical damage ''and'' taking advantage of momentary psychological weakness. If the host is to stay unaware of the symbiosis, major physiological upgrades can only take place during a trance, or maybe while the host is asleep (although anesthesia may be necessary, as was the case during the invasive surgery experiments mentioned in {{C|12}}). See the [[Daodan]] article for more facts and speculations on the process.
*Konoko's first ecstasy goes unnoticed, for multiple reasons: all TCTF troops on the roof and below have been wiped out, Damocles has been shut down, Shinatama has been kidnapped, and most of the science team is off duty (together with Griffin and Kerr). Without that knowledge, [[Griffin]] lacks determination when it comes to stopping Konoko from going after Shinatama, and his awareness of Konoko's dramatic power is delayed until the end of {{C|7}}. At this point, Konoko's ecstasy appears as unprecedented to the scientific staff, and since there is no visual contact, Griffin has no choice but to assume that Konoko is becoming, or has already become, an uncontrollable monster; hence the radical decision to detonate Shinatama's [[Xiox]].
 
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