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-=Atmospheric Conversion Center (interior)=
+[[Konoko]]'s search for [[Shinatama]] in the [[Atmospheric Conversion Center]] continues.
-Upon finding Shinatama, the SLD informs Konoko that she is too damaged to save, and reveals that Konoko's real name is [[Konoko#Mai Hasegawa|Mai Hasegawa]], and mentions a [[Daodan|"Chrysalis"]] inside Konoko. Griffin, being told that Shinatama is nearby Konoko and that her Xiox mechanism is functional, orders the android's self-destruction. Shinatama manages to warn Konoko in time for her to escape the explosion. Konoko flees, and Griffin pronounces her a rogue agent and a Class B threat. From here on, the TCTF will be her enemies.
+==Summary==
+When Konoko finally finds Shinatama, the [[SLD]] informs Konoko that she is too damaged to save. In her last moments, she reveals that Konoko's real name is Mai Hasegawa and mentions a "[[Daodan|Chrysalis]]" inside her. Upon being told that "the host" is de-stabilizing and that Shinatama is near Konoko, [[Griffin]] orders the android's powerful self-destruct device to be detonated. Shinatama manages to delay the command long enough for Konoko to escape the explosion. After an attempt by [[TCTF]] troops to stop her, Konoko flees and Griffin pronounces her a rogue agent and a Class B threat. From here on, the agents of the TCTF will be her enemies.
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+==Added Value==
-"That's it then." Now we know how serious Griffin is, in case we wondered how he reacted to Konoko's "I don't care who you are" in the previous Chapter's flashback. Konoko is clearly not cut out to be part of a military organization, mindlessly following orders, and Griffin sees now that he can't change that. Her emotions are leading her to act independently, and Griffin is clearly afraid. We'll see further evidence of his fear later on.
+*Konoko's first Daodan surge in {{C|6}} went unnoticed, not surprisingly: all TCTF troops nearby had been wiped out, Damocles had been shut down, Shinatama had been kidnapped, and most of the staff was off-duty. Without that knowledge, Griffin lacks determination when it comes to stopping Konoko from going after Shinatama, and his awareness of Konoko's progress as a symbiote is delayed until the end of {{C|7}}. At this point, Konoko's second surge appears unprecedented to the scientific staff, and since there is no visual contact, Griffin fears that Konoko is becoming, or has already become, an uncontrollable threat; hence the radical decision to detonate Shinatama's Xiox mechanism.
-Also, it could be said that with Shinatama's destruction, Konoko dies as well. From now on, she'll be without the identity given her by the TCTF that has turned on her so irrevocably. Without a past or future, Konoko can do nothing but search for the answers to who she is. (This makes the first of two times that a device beginning with "X" and ending with "ox" destroys Konoko/Mai's future prospects.)
+*Griffin's deadly decision is likely also based on Konoko's "I don't care who you are" in the previous chapter's flashback. Konoko started off in {{C|1}} already resistant to following orders, and now she is aggressive and completely insubordinate. Meanwhile, whatever's inside her is becoming more powerful. Griffin has long been afraid of what could happen if Konoko becomes unstable. We'll see further evidence of his fear later on.
+*It could be said that with Shinatama's destruction, "Konoko" dies as well. From now on, she'll be without the identity given to her by the agency that has betrayed her. Without a history or future in the TCTF, Konoko can do nothing but search for answers to who she is.
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