Because it could never be that easy...

[ww_arcadia]

A little over a month had passed. Occasionally, there'd be word from inside Arcadia. Occasionally, there'd be more deliveries of food. But the uneasy peace was doomed from the start, and at least some people knew that.

Eventually the message comes. Something has been found. Something that Copy X wants to speak to them in person about, but he can't leave the city at the time. He thinks Weil is suspicious and would take advantage of any absence. But he can give them access codes to an area of Arcadia away from the human residential sections, where they can meet...

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[vengeancechild]

-Like you said, Lightbot weak point,- Zero replies, using the comm since they're close enough for two, three if you count Copy, Lights to overhear. He almost facepalms at the presents. "I think X needs a nap," he teases, stifling snickers.

Phantom almost looks amused, and nods slightly in agreement with that before he turns his attention back to the battle plans. He hasn't opened any of the presents yet. Duty comes first.

Copy blinks at this, about to say he isn't tired, but realizes which X they mean. He'll glance again at the present with the nametag that says 'Xavier Light', before he'll put it next to the presents for Phantom and get back to trying to recreate the undercity layout of Arcadia with a stylus on digital whiteboard.

Zero just frowns for a moment, thinking about it. Then he goes to Enker. "When you get some time, I have something to show you. I don't know if it will help or not." He's not sure if he'll regret showing Enker the games, but he knows he would if he didn't and they had something else in them that ended up being important later.

With that out of the way, he'll head for his room. The VR equipment is still there.

[builtforbattle.livejournal.com]

-Bringing him into the group of those who know about the game?- It's easy enough to guess what Zero wants to show Enker, but Forte isn't following his reasoning for it. He doesn't see the need for the other robot's inclusion, and what if it leads to more learning about what will happen and them getting in the way?

[vengeancechild]

-We're focusing on Weil. Enker's going to be focusing on everything else. If there's anything in those games that might help with that, he'll know what to do about it. I'll have to deal with his reaction to the end of the fourth game... but I can live with that a lot easier than if the attack plans got someone scrapped because I kept things from them.-

Zero goes right to his room and opens the door. Fighting VR Weil some more would almost be welcome stress relief by now.

[builtforbattle.livejournal.com]

-As long as he sticks to his job.-

And any fighting Zero is going to do, Forte will attempt to do it twice, no three times better. And he doesn't care how impossible that may be.