Into the Depths of the Undernet

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Role’s face turned crimson with a flush of embarrassment. “Oh gosh. I’m so stupid, why couldn’t I keep my mouth shut.” Tears welled in her eyes. “He was wonderful and now he thinks I’m an idiot.”

When he smiled, she returned it, hers being a bit watery. “Sorry,” Her voice stuck in her throat, “Thank you.”

Serenade continued to stroke the child'd head, trying to sooth her tears away. "There is no need to cry child. He is a bit of a... bitter person. And his words tend to be harsh. But never the less, I owe him my life."

After her tears stopped, and emotions subsided, Serenade asked with great curiosity, "Tell me, under what circumstances did your core house dark energy? I'd like to know more about that friend of yours who you speak so fondly of."

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Role’s eyes drew to slits and her voice rose in confidence. “He’s a programmer. Don’t call me girl. And you haven’t the faintest idea who I’m talking about!” The tips of her hair flickered with fire for a moment.

They suddenly blew out, and she covered her mouth, her eyes wide. She looked up at Serenade, when he pushed her back “I’m so sorry. I meant no disrespect. I didn’t want to end that on such terms.”

"It’s just… a computer scientist healed me when I was about to die forgotten. And a programmer is one of my closest friends, he knows my codes inside and out. Of course, humans put me into that situation, so perhaps I should just leave it alone…" she looked away from Serenade, she felt cold. She shouldn’t have gone out without Protoman, she should have been careful enough to keep Pen on the line.

"A true display of ignorance. Is this the company you keep, Serenade?" The girl's comment sent Wyvern into a laughing fit, much to Serenade's chagrin. "Girl, a computer scientist and programmer are--"

"Yes, yes. This conversation is over." Serenade said, not wanting the two to converse any longer. He was not at all expecting sparks to fly between the two. After forcefully leading Role to the warp back, the space around them began to twist and reform until they found themselves at the Secret Area's entrance once more.

Now out of earshot from the Undernet's one and only doctor, Serenade finally spoke his own thoughts. "Child, you do know his comment was... well, a complement towards that friend of yours." The Lord himself looked a bit embarrassed himself as he tried to explain to the girl. "Computer science is the study of what computers can do. Programming is a computer scientist's craft."

The Lord of the Undernet placed a hand over Role's head, giving her a soft smile. "I too was once close to disappearing and... being forgotten. So do not be ashamed of who you are."

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"He’s not your average programmer." She said quietly. "It’s only one. He’s an expert. He’s designed navis more complex than any other human could." She stopped, not wanting to offend Wyvern. "Sorry."

She hesitantly took his hand, not meeting his eyes. They were still saying darkloid. “Yeah. Thanks.”

"Computer scientist." Wyvern corrected Role. "You're probably naive on this topic girl, but human computer scientists on the surface world must comply to certain 'ethical' criteria where--"

"Yes, yes. Wyvern. No need to ramble on things that don't concern her." Serenade began to push the girl away. "We'll be borrowing your portal back."

"Tch. Do whatever you want. You know how to use it." Wyvern huffed, crossing his arms and staring daggers at the girl. "I'll drop by later to install the new traps, Lord."

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"No, don’t touch it. I’ve had programmers look at it, and I can keep it in check, I just needed to know." She winced when he said Darkloid. "That figures." She said bitterly. "But it’s better than him being part darkloid.” And her personaliy hadn’t changed since it happened. As far as she knew… It did pain her from time to time, but nothing she couldn’t handle.

She took out 20,000 Zenny. “That should cover it.”

Wyvern scoffed as he took the 20,000 Zenny, and divided it to give Serenade the extra 5,000 Zenny. "Commission fee." He simply said as he threw the bit coins over.

"Ah, I can barely buy anything with this amount." Serenade half joked before turning once more to the female Navi. "Don't think too badly of him. He isn't very fond of..."

"Programmers." Wyvern finished, not wanting Serenade to voice his own opinions. "Computer scientists on the topside, huh? Like they know anything besides..."

Serenade sent off a small glare at Wyvern, silencing him.

Offering an outstretched hand, the Lord of the Undernet softly said, "Now then, child. You best be leaving this place. Half darkloid or not, you do not belong here."

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Lan decided to take the compliment in stride this time, offering a smile as he blushed at the other. Miracles? Even if he thought that was taking things a bit too far, he was honored to hear that his feats — and Megaman’s — were so valued by others.

Upon hearing mention of a challenge, however, his demeanor changed, a grin appearing on his face.

"Oh, have you now? It’s been a while since Megaman and I have ventured into the Secret Area… heading inside again should be fun, especially with your new traps and viruses!

We’ll show you just how much we’ve grown since we last met, Serenade!”

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"Fu fu fu~ I will be waiting child. Show me how much you've grown since we last met." Serenade's laugh was almost devious as he cryptically warned, "This time, you'll need just as much brain as you do brawn, child."

The image of the Lord of the Undernet flickered away as his presence disappeared from the Surface Network and returned into the depths of the Secret Area.

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When Lan entered the Secret Area himself however, everything appeared to look the same. However when touching one of the usual monoliths that blocked the path, things took a turn for the... educational.

Instead of the usually labeled 1, 2, and 3, they were replaced with the characters X, Y, and Z. Suddenly, Serenade's sing-song voice blared overhead as if mimicking a school's PA system.

"Now child, given that:

5X + 7Y + 3Z = 28

3X + 2Y = 7

8Y + 5Z = 31

Please hit them in order~"

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"If you take a look at my core data and check for residual dark aura, that first price is more than fine. I’m perfectly aware of where I am, that’s why I set it low." Role said, only slightly phased. "A while back I cleansed another navi of dark aura by taking it into myself, I want to know how much is there. I can’t take the risk of removing it, I know that, but I want to know how much of a danger it poses."

"Hm..." Wyvern pondered how best to approach the girl. "But---"

"Wyvern, it's no use." Serenade finally intervened in the conversation. He was still playfully spinning the purple diamond of dark energy as if it were a child's toy. "You should give up on trying to trick this one. It's not like you're short on money. I'm giving you this for commission as well."

"Yes yes." Wyvern finally conceded, letting out an exasperated sigh. "I'll bring it down to 15,000 Zeny. That should be reasonable enough for even a Topsider."

He brought up the same screen that was connected to Role's coding to double check her core data.

"Hm, dark energy in the core, eh? It's not that it's impossible to remove..."

"But she wouldn't be the same after it's removal." Serenade warned. He knew very well of the topic, due to a certain incident where his core data was fragmented.

"Indeed. Modifications to one's core data is equivalent to an alteration of one's personality... or soul if you would like the romantic term." Doing a quick scan, Wyvern did notice the hint of dark energy. It wasn't much, but it clung to her programming like a parasite. "It's there, but it's not spreading. Ah ha ha... One can say you're even half darkloid because of it."

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"Well, if you enjoy everyone trying to kill you for your power and position…"

Serenade paused a moment, as if debating the answer to the question himself.

"I guess you can say, it is rather nice being the Underking."

“Hm. You probably have the power to wipe out anyone who even attempts to take your position, don’t you? I can see why it’d be nice then.”

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"But of course. I wouldn't be the Undernet's King otherwise. I don't suppose... you're another challenger, are you?"

[[OOC: Are people bothered by the amount of RP posts I have on this ask blog? If so, I can make a separate RP blog. (o_<)/ ]]

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Role raised her lip in distaste, “This isn’t my first rodeo. I know how this works. How about 12000 Zennys? That’s fair right?”

"40,000." Wyvern stated in reply, an amount that was more then triple the offer price. "This is the Undernet we're talking about. Things work a little differently here. Besides, how many people out there can deal with Dark Energy extraction so quick and painlessly?"

Serenade could be heard snickering in the background. "You're honestly the only person who would charge a price like that."

Sending off a small glare to the Underking, the doctor of the Undernet corrected himself. "Fine, fine. I'll give you a special price of 35,000 Zeny."

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“Great. Just great..”

“Alright, lemme ask you something. What’s it like being the Lord of the Undernet?”