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Topicnonary nonsense: giggs plays zero time dilemma
Giggsalot
09/19/18 6:14:19 PM
#27:


it's Q team time!

Radical-6

well, that title's quite the hook! Q team awaken at 18:10 locked in the bio-lab, where Eric immediately finds his default mode of terrified and useless (I assume he's saving his angsty aggression for later). the idea of a person entirely overwhelmed and rendered histrionic by a Nonary Game is an intriguing character archetype, but so far Eric's shown absolutely no sympathetic traits whatsoever.

in any case, we solve the puzzles of the lab, with Q showing a conspicuously deep understanding of laboratory science, and Zero shows up to regale us with another tragic tale of life being inherently unfair before actively screwing us. we might be infected with the deadly virus Fanatic Bio-R, which Radical-6, kindly provided, will negate. or we might not. so do we inject R-6 or not? Zero bizarrely claims that this is self-fulfilling, and we'll be fine either way, but why the hell would that be in his best interest?

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naturally, I choose not to inject Radical-6. Q reasons that FBR is likely a falsehood, while Radical-6 is definitely real. after a little more conversation, we learn that Q seems to understand the full stakes of this game - that the ultimate humanitarian priority is not so much for everyone to survive, but not allowing anyone infected with Radical-6 to escape. Mira, in the first clearly malevolent act of the game, secretly steals a vial anyway. Zero reappears and - accompanied by some actual visuals this time - informs us that in this timeline C team are dead. Q team then returns to sleep, and an unknown future.

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naturally, I choose to inject Radical-6. FBR is 100% lethal, and Radical-6 isn't, so pragmatically it's a no-brainer. in the chat afterwards, we're treated to a lengthy but worthwhile flashback to Eric's initially bland suburban upbringing that turns dark upon his mother's death. it's his first sign of depth as a character and it's super welcome. naturally, Mira responds to it by being a total fucking sociopath and laughing at him, then proceeding to murder Eric and Q for seemingly no reason whatsoever. uh, okay! is this Radical-6 showing, or is Mira just the most plain sight villain the series has seen yet? even Ace and Dio kept their murders off-screen and mysterious!
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