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==Standoff add. notes==
At court Hasegawa tries to explain wearing a pistol by the threat of wild animals that could carry diseases.




==Standoff==
The investigation of Jamie's case didn't delivered useful results. Hasegawa and prosecution agree on a deal. They drop his charges of wearing an unregistered handgun, killing Jamie and entering the Wilderness Preserve Sector (WPS). In return Hasegawa doesn't talk about the poisonous WPS with anyone, cuts all connections to the group of activists and resigns his job at university. He tells his colleagues that he needs time to grieve.


Scrapped phone talk for an actual appointment.
Hasegawa: "The case was dropped. Of course they had some conditions, too."
Kerr: "What will you do now that you are a free man?"
Hasegawa: "Actually I wanted to continue research but they made sure I can't do that in the academic and private sector. I had to leave university as soon as I agreed on the deal."
Kerr: "Even if you find founding how can you simply continue now that Jamie is dead?"
Hasegawa: "This is for her. I will not allow that she died in vain. -- I can't get her screams out of my head. I must find a cure for the disease that was eating her alive."
Kerr: "You are right, that plague must be stopped. It's unbelievable these damn WCG bastards didn't react to such a threat."
Hasegawa: "Yea right? It's like they are restricting or ban every bio tech just to protect this rotten status quo."
Kerr: "Too bad we can't cure ''that''."
Hasegawa: "Haha. There's no way we can fix a gov. To such complex and corrupted system there's no universal answer. Kerr!"
Kerr: "What?!"
Hasegawa:" Do you remember my theoretic works about artificial immune cells?"
Kerr: "Yes. Uh! Come over to my place."
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Kerr: "Do you think of picking up your old works again?"
Hasegawa: "Damn right. We will create some practical prototypes. I even got some ideas on how to improve them."
Kerr: "Count me in. We will do this together."
Hasegawa: "Thank you, Kerr."
Kerr: "Though, we need a lab someday soon."
Hasegawa: "As I said before, that point could be problematic."
Kerr: "I know some guys. They could possibly give us the resources in exchange for our works."
Hasegawa: "We are talking about ''them''. Right?"
Kerr: "Yes. It's the only way. But since you are not planning to sell that new tech you should be okay with it."
Hasegawa: "I didn't know they are into bio tech."
Kerr: "I talked with one of them. They are interested in any new tech. They even pay double for everything the WCG doesn't have!"
==The sample==
Hasegawa asked Mukade for a sample. The Shinobi stole it from the lab in Marburg. It turned out that the sample was too much degraded.
As reaction to the security breach in the BSL-4, TCTF bio treat committee decreed Jamie's relocation to [[Restless_Souls/Summary#Green_Village|Green Village]] (GV) which is secured by WCG military.
To continue research Hanna applied for a transfer to Green Village and Walker gave her a letter of recommendation.
The CDC official report doesn't clarifies Jamie's death cause. They suspect the mycorrhiza but can't say so without more evidences and by not causing political disturbance.
Mukade gets in contact with a BlueMountain worker at the construction site. Together they plan a route to retrieve a fresh sample. They are manipulating shift plans and concrete mixtures. The BlueMountains protoype of smart concrete (Another bioc precursor?) will allow them to slip through walls. For the actual coup Mukade remote controls the worker. (He was paralyzed and received artificial nerves to bypass the damaged tissue. Mukade caused that accident so that the worker could be modified by the doctors (Syndicate technicians). Mukade: "Now that you have cybernetics why don't we take that as an advantage? You can inherit my skills.") All in all, the planing, preparations, rehab and body modifications took half a year. Everything that enters or leaves GV is extensively scanned. The capsule's components are distributed on two repair sets inside the truck. After Mukade obtained the sample, they hide the capsule in a still liquid concrete part of a strut. That piece gets declared as mechanical unstable at the same day and gets replaced. The capsule has a X-ray cloak and remains undetected as the strut passes the scanner on the exit gate. Hasegawa verifies the sample. Short after that Mukade met that worker again to offer him a second job. As soon as he agrees Mukade kills via remote control. A perfectly faked suicide. While his death remains a mystery, BlueMountain and BGI detect the irregularities caused by the worker and begin to investigate. (Is [[Sarai]] in charge of that case? Paperwork bores her to death. No. She would have been to young.)
Hasegawa needs the mycorrhiza sample to test it against his Daodan prototype. A positive result would give him the certainty that Jamie's death hasn't been in vain.
==Pirates and treasures==
Hanna passed the hygiene test.
The second test is of trust and loyalty. A typical dilemma. She reports Bertram to not fail on her own mission. Bertram tells her later that betraying him was the right decision to get the position in GV – he’s taking it with humour. Hanna is from now on one of the new supervising officers for the secured sci. She tells them that she supports them if they support her. A cordial relationship forms over the years, they kind of become a big, strange family.
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Hanna met [[Bertram_Navarre|Navarre]]... The TCTF has revised its final report so he could be working for them at this [[wikipedia:Black_site|black site]]."Welcome to the dark side" hohoho-->
[...]
Bertram: "So actually you turned yourself in to do science?"
==Pensatore==
Kimura forces Pensatore to leave the research complex where Avatara is situated.
He attaches a device that overrides muscle nerves. After neural mapping Kimura is able to control Pensatore's body by his mind. Kimura trained to control multiple phantom extremities.
He can even let people speak things he wants them to. The master ninja kidnapped Pensatore by simply going out the front door.
"In past days I used death threats, blackmailing and such but with this little device I can even paint a smile on your face and let you greet the security at the gate. I'm sure, you as a man of science will find this fascinating as just I do. But you are simply experience it - head on? Pardon me, bad pun. The man who invented this, is Bertram Navarre. He want to bypass damaged nerves, to let paralysed people walk again. First with biotech, then with nanotech. Anyway, the WCG didn't liked his work. And now he's where he shouldn't be. Like you. You are meant to move something greater - than yourself [hinting to Sturmanderung]. Ah, another one. But no worries, doctor. The situation is not that bad for you as it is for that Bertram guy. When you have served you purpose I will even let you go, really. I know to value men of great intellect, those who actually make a difference. Well then, time to check out. Here's your story. Today, you are using up some overtime. Plain and simple."
Kimura was slabbing on the doctor's shoulder. "If you can't remember the lines, I will say it for you. Come on, don't throw that grim look at me. Really, you could smile a bit. It's a half day off. Yay..."
Pensatore showed a forced smile and followed Kimura. He didn't wanted to, but he did.
"Not killing me. That's a straight lie", Pensatore thought. "He will, no doubt. ''Cutting lose strings.''"
"Just a few days and I'm thinking this is the most dangerous man I've ever met. Who knows what monsters are hiding within that Syndicate organization..."
==Pest control==
;Griffin tells one of his black ops fellows to form a task force, Z482.
They are supposed to find and kill Muro. Griffin isn't authorized to do that which îs why the group is supported by (GATC) Blackstars resources.
Griffin and Blackstars have always made business together. In return for the support Griffin shares all TCTF techologies with Blackstars, the Daodan is no exception. He trusts them blindly because he was a member of them. In fact, Griffin and Blackstars helped the TCTF to form their black ops division. The steady flow of information allows GATC and Blackstars to keep under WCG radar.
Even if Griffin wouldn't tell GATC about the Daodan they would find it out themselves and acquire the data. Instead he coops with them from the start to foster their relationship.
Z: "What if Konoko teams up with her brother?"
Griffin pierces him with grim eyes. "Do whatever you think is necessary."
Z: "Okay."
As Muro grows the task force is also meant to kill any children of Muro. He did already so much damage and was only one super soldier.
The team gets eradicated by Muro when they thought they had a good chance to engage. That's why Griffin has to fly to the mountain complex himself.
: You could construct a connection to the different game scenarios.
:: If Mai kills Griffin, another (weaker) Blackstars teams might be compelled to attack Muro (because they are still in range) which drives him once more into Imago mode.
:: If Mai doesn't kill Griffin, the Commander is forced to use his own black ops at TCTF.
The last remaining man of Z482 met Griffin to ask for new directives and help. Griffin didn't want the operation to be traced back and kills the man. This left Griffin angry about his own forced action and Blackstar's incompetence, they had waited far too long. It appears the Muro is out of reach. In his bad mood, Griffin continued the crusade on criminals in Neo-Tokio. Temporary he even allied with other criminals to replace the ones in power. That was to cut off corrupt politicians from receiving Syndicate money.
==Konoko==
'''Fake OP'''
Moved to chapter.
'''Food control'''
Griffin wanted a weapon against Muro. But he also didn't wanted a mutant running around in his facility who had nothing better to do than freaking out his personal. He was also on Joost watch list and had his secret anti-Muro task force. So he thought things didn't needed to be pushed. Mai is plan B - in case Muro survives the kill squad (or otherwise cannot be brought over to TCTF). So he demanded a slow down of Mai's Daodan. The genetic program reacts on negative stimuli so the doctors gave Mai Sytropin - growth factors - to support her original cells. The accelerated growth caused fever and pain. She outgrew Jack in size and strength. As soon as this was recognized she was put on a diet. As result felt hungry for some month. The doctors eventually added roughage to allay her hunger. Mai wears subdermal sensors to measure her blood sugar and fats. Overfluent calories were burnt by physical training. When Mai had birthday she always valued the pizzas more than the presents she got. With her growth phase slowing down Jack was tasked to bring her the meals - once again a tactic to foster their emotional bond.
Griffin: "If Muro is taken out of the picture, Mai can still have a normal life within the TCTF. I will just have hide the fact we got rid of her brother. She and the good doctor [Kerr] must never know. With all the attention and education she gets here she gonna be an excellent agent in no-time.  It's not that we had much of a choice but we will own her something for what we involuntary had to take from her."
Is that why Griffin acts like a [[Quotes/Speech#Friends|"father figure"]] to Mai, from the perspective of other TCTF?
;The first real problem was to convince Griffin that the Daodan was not contagious.
Griffin: "You told me that this thing can withstand all biological and chemical threats."
Kerr: "Yes, that's the purpose."
Griffin: And for that it needs to grow. That makes it no different from the green goo out there. - Those whitecoats thought it would remain in its defined area. But it didn't. Hundreds of them were wrong. How can you tell you know it better?"
Kerr: "Just let me make the test and I will show-"
Griffin: "They too made tests, doctor! And it was for nothing. - How did they call it? - An unplanned occurrence of horizontal gene transfer. What the hell."
Kerr: "I promise you. I will show you that the Daodan does not take over cells of other people."
Griffin: "Well, doctor, try it..."
Maria: "If she is so dangerous to the general public how do plan to make use of her abilities?"
Griffin: "We lock her up. Train her in VR and by androids. The techs say they are already working on something. - As far as the interaction with the Syndicate goes, we only have plans for her to fight Muro. We will provide a special suit to minimize contamination."
Maria: "Who is Muro?"
Kerr: "Her brother."
Maria: "Oh dear Lord! Tell me this is not true."
Griffin: "He has the other Daodan."
Kerr: "You will probably see Muro in action here and there. - I can't possibly convince you with my own tests. But when you screen the people and places where Muro was, you won't see contagious cell remnants."
Griffin: "That's just one more theory."
Kerr: "Why don't you listen-"
Griffin: "Doctor! I will consider it."
;Griffin doesn't really trust Maria's methods to keep Mai doing the sci tests.
In springtime Maria and the tech team had a solution that seems a compromise to everyone.
Shinatama is introduced to Mai.
;Due to biosafety concerns Mai is not allowed to have physical contact with other people which of course also minimizes social interactions.
However, for a healthy developments Maria proposes that Mai makes more friends. A "machine" doesn't really count for her.
Maria: "What if she rebels against you, and rejects order in a critical moment because she never learned how to properly interact with others."
Griffin: "I know you use this as an excuse. -- But you are right."
Maria: "Why did you changed your mind?
Griffin: "I heard Jack and Konoko already met each other ... somehow. So. It wasn't a catastrophe? Fine. I will call it an followup experiment of yours."
Maria: "You wouldn't allow it if it isn't for greater use ... to you."
Griffin: "We will emotionally bind her to him. - Should she elope one day we have the means to get her back."
Maria: "..."
Griffin: "That or a bullet."
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Gap filler:
* Commander Griffin, Regional Commander of the TCTF, is your mentor, boss, and even '''[[Quotes/Manual#You_And_Your_Job|father figure]]'''.
* 14_54_20 Civilian: You were one of us. Griffin treated you like a daughter. You should be ashamed of yourself!
:How did that happen?
When Maria's plan with Jack failed she tried again: she wants Griffin to feel compassion for Mai. Naturally she tries to come up with some excuses and Griffin looks right through it.
[Add other events here.]
Griffin and Mai spent the holidays together up in the north, Finland. At these latitudes the strong coldness protected nature from the Mycorrhiza so far, though there are also toxins. They hunt wild reindeer. Griffin needs anti-toxin injections to digest the meat. When Mai gets stomachaches he gives her also an injection - her Daodan is still too weak to develop adaptions in an instant.
Griffin's Finland lesson: "Don't be afraid of it. We kill to survive (or to keep nature(/system) in balance)." (Just an excuse to train her.)
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;Mai and Kerr live in a TCTF-secured research facility (a.k.a. [[TCTF_Science_Prison#Function|science prison]]) as he has worked for the Syndicate on dangerous technology and she has an unclear status of bio-safety.
Since her Daodan implantation she is living in a sterile room. Sci staff, and anyone else, only get near her in a full-body suit, or she wears one. Shinatama is introduced to her to prevent - as Maria puts it - mental disorders. The android is also used for edutainment and all kind of monitoring. At some points the “kids” actually have fun together which strength their relationship. For Maria the android is only a temporary solution.
One of the higher-ranked TCTFs brings his son Jack frequently to the facility. His wife works there too. Everyday they bring the kid themselves to and from school. They live in constant fear that he could be kidnapped or shot on the way. Many TCTF members are in the same situation. Maria arrange things so that Mai and Jack met.
Griffin is a close friend of that officer. One evening he gets attacked by a hitman and survives only by sheer luck. One month later Griffin set an end to this. He lures the five most influential Syndicate bosses of his region into a rigged place ([https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nb20131112a2a.jpg maybe a cargo terminal of Tokyo]) and persuades them to agree on some substantial terms.
Griffin: “The assassination of police officers and the kidnapping has come to a stop.”
“Who do you think you are?”
[... ?]
Griffin: “I am the law.”
Boss spits to the ground.
Griffin: “And if don’t want me to be judge and executioner we will make a deal tonight!”
He presses his gun onto the boss’ left side of head. His head is now on table, hands still lifted signaling Griffin not to shot.
Griffin looks through the angry round.
Actually it's a standoff with their and his armed men around. But he seems to be more deadly.
“If you can’t play along things will get ugly. You can trust me on that one.”
He snips with his fingers. A hijacked BGI mech breaks out of his container and stomps one of the limousines.
“Property can be replaced. Lives can not.”
He puts a mobile projector on the table. It throws a live stream onto the wall. Certain family members are taken hostage. The environment looks expansive. Obviously those are the homes of the Syndicate bosses. The black ops are all Blackstars personal.
This makes clear Griffin has a strong sense for family and the TCTF alike.
From that day on Griffin lives at the HQ. He probably is now the most wanted man in his region.
He got divorced and leaves his ex-wife in the believe he is just obsessed with his work – which is also true. Unwillingly he has become a symbol for the now cold war between Syndicate and TCTF.
It takes some years before Konoko is consider fully noncontagious. The screening of Muro’s visited places helped her out too. After that she can receive regular training at TCTF locations. Like Kerr she’s also escorted most of the time but without the need of wearing a helmet anymore. In fact she enjoys driving her motorcycle without a helmet to feel the wind in her face that she had to miss for so many years.
;In the following an example how Konoko’s private life was manipulated.
Konoko is taken to some open, dusty space together with other special agents.
In an accelerated course they learn how to drive and fly every vehicle the TCTF has to offer.
At first she learns how to ride a motorcycle. But also stunts. In the process she wrecks many models. Alex repairs those. He is accepted as another friend. But the roll of a boyfriend is designated to Jack.
Griffin strongly prefers Konoko’s companion to be a TCTF who’s loyalty he believes to be out of question. Maria senses a chance to expose Griffin’s tendency to ignore the protocol. [Issue with cop partnership?] But the other staff members don’t care much. They are on the Commander’s side for various reasons.
However, in the end Jack refuses in finding Konoko or to appeal her. Griffin froth at the mouth and places him under house arrest.
When Griffin finds Konoko, Jack is given one last chance. “Let’s get her back, Jack. It’s also your last chance to show me that I can trust you. If you don’t enter that helicopter I will boot you out of black ops, out of TCTF. You will never work for any police again.”
[Thanks to Griffin’s support Jack got all promotions as soon as possible. He is the youngest member of the black ops since TCTF was founded.]
A few years earlier.
When Jack’s father got doubts about his son’s neath to the Daodan project and his well-being. Griffin reminds him why they all can sleep calmly at nights again and that he as Commander has to pay the final price one day. Griffin expects him to also make a sacrifice.
“Let’s hear want he thinks about it.” Griffin tabs his smart watch. “Call Jack, audio only.”
: “Hello Sir? How can I help you?”
“I just wanted to ask you if you still enjoy the work at the TCTF. Do your colleagues treat you well?”
“Sir?”
: “I know the work in not always easy, actually pretty rough from time to time.”
“I know when to dodge the bullets – and when not to.”
[He remembers the recent bodyguard lesson. - That was an idea of the staff to strengthen the emotional bond. As a countermeasure Maria tells Konoko be strong and independent. Ironically, in many tactical simulations Konoko is the only survivor of her strike team. Further focus is put on single missions where she has to decide on their own under extreme pressure. – That’s the reason why she doesn’t choose to disable but to destroy the Sturmänderung transmitter and blasting the ACCs. “She was wired to cause it.” A fact that GATC tries to sweep under the rug when the man-hunt is on.]
[Add talk of loyalty here.]
Jack’s Father: “You wired him to like her. That’s not a fair decision.” “Life is not fair. Sometimes we have to give more than others do. I thought you would understand that as a police officer.” “Should my son die because of this ... freak girl ... we won’t be friends anymore.” “Fair enough.” Griffin exits the department. He can hear how the bottle that they emptied that evening is thrown against the wall. A short look to the door, then exhales. With sinking head he goes down the stairs. At the parking lot you see how his colleagues [security] gather to drive him back to HQ.
One day Alex ask Konoko out. An officer is sent in civil to rebuke him.
Churi: “If you can’t play your roll, we will find replacement.”
:Alex: “Don’t you have any terrorists to hunt?”
“If you keep up that attitude you will never see her again and we will withdraw all your privileges. Cancel that appointment.”
:“It’s a date.”
“You will not meet her. Is that clear.”
:“Why don’t you tell her this?”
Churi turns to the door. “No, you will. Because you started it.”
Alex don’t listen and drives to the appointed bar. It’s most of the time occupied by police and TCTF. The “Sledgehammer” is famous for his equally named drink that can be ordered on special demand. Most who tried it were sent to dreamland. It’s considered a dare.
Just one more block. He turns right and the white neonlights comes into sight.
Another car speeds backwards out of the byroad and forces him stop. Too late, they crash.
Alex: “Fuck. Are you insane? Out of my way!”
It’s Churi. He exits and reveals gun with a silencer. He shots once in the front window, and then into  the wheels at the driver side. “No means no.”
Churi drives back into the byroad.
Alex peeks over his steering wheel. Throws quick glaces left, right and backside.
Board computer: “I’ve detected two damaged wheels. Do you want me to call the police.”
“Call them. – No. Wait. Wait! Cancel call.”
Alex hits his forehead against the steering wheel.
“Just call the wreckers.”
“Call you please repeat that?”
“Call a fucking recovery service you piece of shit.”
“Please speech in calmly and clear.”
“Arrrrrrrr.” Alex jolts the wheel in anger.
The airbag goes off and presses him back into the seat.
5 minutes later Alex arrives at Sledgehammer and attempts to pass the security.
Security: “Today, cops only.”
Alex: “I’m expected.”
Security: “Hm. Give your ID card.”
He scans it.
Security: “Nope. You are not on the list.”
Alex: “Just ask that purple-head inside.” He points at Konoko who sits with her back to the window.
Security: “I won’t ask her. If you aren’t on the list, you aren’t -.”
They hear hoots from behind. They turn around. At the other side of the street they see Churi. He points to Alex, then to his eyes and makes an OK sign.
Alex answers with the middle finger.
The security laughs. “I see you two must be close friends.“
Alex: “Hm. He owns me a car.”
This part is told by Konoko.
Shinatama listens with high interest and admiration for her big sister…
[Add details of their conversion here and how Konoko wonders weather that’s normal. Alex is out of sorts but cannot risk to mention Churi’s involvement.]
She tells her how Alex flips out when he got another call by Churi. [Obviously he tries to sabotage the date and puts it to an end. Not in the cleverest way.]
Soon after Churi entered the bar, he orders three Sledgehammer, one for each.
Alex is knocked out immediately and greets the table with his face.
Churi followed.
Konoko dropped from the sheer.
The room is filled with laughs. But Konoko managed to get back on her feet.
As Churi gains back consciousness she is hailed. “Survivor!” “Survivor!” “Survivor!”
She is lifted in the air. Her head spins even more.
“Get me down! Get me down!”
Churi: “Fly hour is over. Let the little hawk land...”
Konoko numb: “What did you do to me. - Churiiiiii”
She starts for a punch but the experienced agent manage to dodge somehow. Instead she hits Alex and sends him flying. The crowds goes rampage.
Alex’ mind comes back clear and is instantly reminded of his headaches.
Something is strange. He feels it with his tongue. He grabs it with the fingers. One moment later he holds a bloody tooth. “Crazy TCTF bastards.”
The next morning the watchdogs stand before Griffin’s office. Churi has put his sunglasses on.
The Commander passes the lined up group. Churi is the last one. Griffin stops, turns around and stares at the glasses covering the red-through-booze eyes. Griffin searches for any movement in Churi’s face. Nothing. The Commander turns around again. He continues without a word.
The agents are lined up again, in front of Griffin’s desk.
He has pictures of that evening and scrolls through them using the whole desk as screen.
“What exactly was that? Hm? - Are you really elites?”
Slowly he draws a circle, then an X. “Files deleted.”
“How could you allow her to be there? She is a secret project - seeeccrreet - and that building is watched… Oh, is it just that you felt secure?” He turns in his sheer and looks out of the window for a moment.
Griffin: “Damocles. What district has currently the biggest monthly count of casualties?” “Haneda.”
“You will help out the local police. Three month roadside checks in Haneda. - Maybe that will sharpen your senses again. - Dismissed.”
Nobody opposed.
Alex works now at a different car repair shop. His former boss had to choose between him and the TCTF as exclusive customer. The choice quickly made.
When Alex recognize Churi on patrols, he tells his thugs fellows that the cop is actually a high ranked TCTF. The information makes it way up to a Syndicate boss. They decide to setup an ambush and turn him into a double agent(/flatline zombie?) through his cyber implants. Eventually Mukade notice that they possess such a valuable source. Too valuable. He changes the password of Churi’s transmissions.
This solves the question from where Muro knows about Konoko as new active TCTF agent - but not know that it is his sister.
Muro to Babaras: “There may be someone with them, an exceptional agent...”
;Konoko is supposed to be a weapon.
[[Image:Konoko_Crouching_by_Craig_Mullins_after_Lorraine_(landscape).jpg|right|thumb|Is this an innocent-looking Mai?]]
Besides the hunt for Muro, Griffin also made plans to let the Syndicate fight each other. At that time Mai was still with Blackstars who were quite impressed by her powers.
Simultaneously to official TCTF training Konoko is send to a Blackstars location.
Griffin: "I want her to function in every situation. The hunt for Muro isn't a job for a rookie. He has killed hundred of men by now. Teach her to kill. Let her kill. Then she is ready."
In her final black OPs "training" Mai is to shot some "enemies of the state".
This was a false flag operation. There was a married couple (Daya Gard's parents) working for the Syndicate managing financial resources of Subboss Kumo. At night Mai takes them both down.
When Mai struggled to pull the trigger Griffin stepped in declaring to help her do the job.
Outside, Jason asked the Commander why he pushed Mai so hard.
"She is not what you think she is." re replied. "Anyway, that was sub-optimal, we have to repeat that procedure."
Jason: "Man, Griffin, that's dark, even for you."
Griffin: "Pah. South Africa. That was dark. Fighting with that Syndicate scum side by side."
Jason: "I know. But that's quite a while ago and we didn't train child soldiers."
Griffin: "I wouldn't if I could. All that I can tell you is that she is not the only one with special powers. Our old brothers in arms have such bio-weapon too. We not just need her on be on our side. We need her as weapon."
"Geez..." Jason didn't know what to say anymore.
Griffin: "Do you remember operation hotdog?"
Jason: "No..."
Griffin: "Well, it was a mission we later gave that nickname. - There was this crazy guy named Kimura. A martial arts nerd, specialist in asymmetric warfare, yada yada. He was our main contact to the Syndicate. One night we discussed how to destroy the enemy camp and there was this mutt walking into our tend. He was hungry and had god damn puppy eyes. Back then those dogs were everywhere. Anyway, there he was. The guards must had ignored him. We looked all down to him. Suddenly Kimura lifted the dog, stared into his eyes and laughed. We immediately knew what he was up to. But before we could say anything he run away with the dog under his arm. The following week he told us to ready up for the attack on that camp. There was like a dozen of dogs inside that exploded at the same time. Somehow he had filled them up with explosives and controlled their movements. That night we destroyed that camp with minimal casualties. Now imagine a psychopath like Kimura to have a group of walking bioweapons under his control. - A goddamn nightmare."
The two corpses got burned with the cottage. Baby Daya was hidden in the fire-resistant panic room and saved by Vandret. Kumo was supposed to fail his monthly paying - which would wasn't the first time but known to be his last. Knowing his profile Kumo wouldn't have been gone peacefully. Blackstars had been conspiring with Subboss Victor to cook up a story about siphoned off money. Victor should have taken over Kumo's area. But accusing the Guards and Kumo for disloyalty didn't worked out. In a following fight Kumo survived Victor's attack by help of his capable Controller Vandret.
Few years later Mai is sent to investigate the Syndicate warehouse. Her additional training is the reason why she reacted so calm when she finds dead agent Chung.
Also, in the nightmare [[Quotes/Speech#Evil_Konoko|she calls herself a murderer]] because obviously she is one.
Beside that Konoko appears relative normal. She would have to deal with the real world one day so she must had have some regular education too. The sci staff around Kerr was possibly extended with an child psychologist, Maria. That woman and Kerr tried their best to protect Mai from Griffin.


==Griffin==
==Griffin==
Since the deal with the underground bosses he seems to reacts more edgy than before. This behavior is actually a cover-up for the tension he permanently feels. As a regional TCTF commander he doesn't allow himself to show any sign of weakness. But he is watched day and night. Griffin imagines to know the exact reason. They just wait for the right moment to assassinate him. Ironically the opposite is the case. The special group is meant to keep him alive as the bosses fear that Griffin's death will trigger kill orders on their families. They got information that Griffin has ties to the shady GATC Blackstars. This leads to funny situations where they help him out against other rogue elements.
[Yakuza]
 
'''The nothing-happened-sushi'''
 
Neo-Tokio subboss: "Here's a transmission that received me the days before and because of that we have this emergency meeting."
 
Comguy in transmission: "The Camp [Syndicate headquarters] is not pleased by the support rates coming from Neo-Tokio and its region. They identified the Lion [Griffin] as interfering factor. Short, they are sending two expert mechanics [hitman]. They expect that the revenues will increase again within the next two month."
 
Com channel closed.
 
Subboss: "Do we still agree on our stability policy."
 
Second subboss: "Nothing changed."
 
Nods were making the round.
 
Subboss: "It's decided then. My men will welcome the mechanics and find the right place for their final destination. We will not talk about this matter again."
 
Griffin was standing at a streetside sushi bar. He and his two colleagues were hungry.
 
From the right side of the street came a tumult. A man with several injuries was running towards them. He looked terribly beaten up. But with all his remaining strength he seemed to take Griffin into his focus. He was followed by Syndicate thugs. From the left side they were emerging too. Griffin let sink the sushi. His colleagues unholstered their guns. Suddenly a car entered the sidewalk and crashed into the hunted man. The thugs were swarming around the body, and throw it into the car trunk.
 
A man in a leather jacket approached the TCTF. Griffin remembered his clan sign all too well. He signaled not to shot.
 
"Takahashi-dono hopes you are doing well and will forget about little nuisance. Be assured he is pleased with the mutual agreement."
 
Griffin: "Isn't there something else I should know."
 
"No. Not at all, Griffin-dono. These are internal matters. For you, nothing happened here. Please enjoy your Monday 2 PM sushi."
 
Griffin took a look at his watch app. It was now exactly 3 minutes past 2 PM.
 
Wheels were squeaking. More cars stopped by, when all thugs had entered, the cars drove off again.
 
TCTF: "Should I report?"
 
Griffin: "Nothing happened, haven't you heard. Eat up. -- My greetings to Takahashi-san."
 
The thug leader was bowing and left the place.
 
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Their biggest coup was Griffin's evacuation from the hospital.
Their biggest coup was Griffin's evacuation from the hospital.
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Shinatama: "When you don't ''take care'' of humans they will just help themselves. But that's something you won't like either." (Remembering man-hunt on Mai.)
Shinatama: "When you don't ''take care'' of humans they will just help themselves. But that's something you won't like either." (Remembering man-hunt on Mai.)
==Shinatama==
She felt everything Mai felt. By measuring nerve activities and the level of stress hormones pain gets (more) objective. But why did Shinatama had to actually feel it? Maybe it deepens the emotional bond but the goal probably was to mirror the pain, translating the numbers so that the other operators had a more clear ''perception'' in what condition Mai is. Making someone "feel" is not subjective here as that someone is an android. To the TCTF, it was simulated pain, not "real". Their mistake was to not know that the simulation is perfect, so that pain like all other inputs leaves traces within a system, it not just learns by these influences, it gets shaped, it gets defined.
Did Maria influenced Shinatama to become more emphatic? Maria wouldn't stay forever but Shinatama would.
Did Shinatama spy on Mai's friends via surveillance of their internet traffic and telecommunication? She was connected to Damocles after all.
Damocles is the house AI of TCTF. It is programmed to record all communication of personal that is in duty but also off-duty. '''TCTF employees are also under surveillance at their own homes.''' This makes it impossible that a blackmailed/compromised officer/agent can act against the state organ. This procedure was established when TCTF and Network became arch enemies.




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