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[chronica]

[Written;]

[This morning a set of writing will appear. The writer, one Homura Akemi, is obscuring the camera angle so she won't be noticed. Not because she wants to hide her identity, but rather the makeshift bandages around her body. She's still slowly recovering using the Soul Gem's properties, but it isn't a fast paced healing in the slightest

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[awakenedchaos]

[Huh. Someone who actually views this whole situation logically, rather than assuming that dealing with that "attacker" once will suffice? This... almost surprises ν-13 a little. Almost. Most people seemed to consider the situation dealt with by now.

She'll take a moment to ready a filter, opting to respond using the voice feature. And this one's voice sounds very similar to Kusanagi's, although the tone is rather different. It sounds much more mechanical, and there's no hatred in her voice. It's just... emotionless.]

Current location of target... Unknown. Probability of target's presence at current location... above 98%. [By now, she should definitely have revived, just as Homura said.

There's a short pause before she continues to speak.]

...Possibility of target using a false name... 93%. [The 7% error margin exists mostly because it is possible that "Kusanagi" may still use either that name or "Mu", but given that there haven't been any reports of new attacks, the odds point more toward her predecessor being "Noel" again.]

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[chronica]

[The sound of Nu's voice does indeed ring familiar. For a moment she's almost certain that this is her attacker and she uncharacteristically freezes. Not that Nu could see thanks to the obscured camera angle, but the response is delayed until Homura is certain that the person she's communicating with isn't the one who sliced her body with several swords at once.]

A false name? Like an alias or a codename? [That...doesn't actually sound too far-fetched. If this person was still in the village then they would certainly want to keep their name hidden. When she thinks about it, the attacker never did identify herself either...] Do you possibly know the attacker's name?

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[awakenedchaos]

[The delay goes unnoticed... or at least, the Murakumo doesn't react to it. She simply focuses on answering Homura's inquiry, her voice remaining emotionless as she speaks]

Affirmative. Designation of target... Dimensional boundary contact medium No. 12 Anti-Sankishin core unit, Mu.

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[chronica]

[That...is quite a handful. It also sounds a name they would give to a machine, which certainly fits. To have a name to a face does help a lot.]

Thank you. Do you know why she is so determined to destroy?

[Destroy what is a question still lingering in Homura's mind, but she doubts very little that Mu wanted to destroy in general.]

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[awakenedchaos]

The destruction of any populated settlements at current location is... a possible directive. [At least, she suspects that her predecessor was trying to carry out a directive along those lines - likely because whatever her primary directive is may be impossible here, like her own.

But she can't be certain that this is the reason behind Mu's behavior. So as long as she can't confirm it, noting that it's a possibility - even if it's one with a high chance of being true - is all she can do.]

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[chronica]

[Possible directive. So it didn't even matter where she would go. That was worrying for sure.]

Do you know who is issuing this directive, if she is not assigning it to herself?

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[awakenedchaos]

...Unknown.

[If she had any concrete information on who may have given her that directive - assuming she didn't simply change her directive herself - she would likely have said so already. It's possible that the Malnosso may have done so, assuming they had a hand in this, but... there's no way to prove that with the data currently available to her.]

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[chronica]

I see. [Well she can't expect a stranger like this to know everything. Even if the voice is familiar enough to for her to mistake it briefly.] How long has Mu been in Luceti, if you possibly know?

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[awakenedchaos]

Duration of target's presence in Luceti... above 561 days. [She was already here when ν-13 first arrived in Luceti, but she's not certain how much time Mu had spent in Luceti prior to her arrival.]

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[chronica]

[To think that much time passed by. It was over a year for sure from what Homura's knowledge of arithmetic could offer.]

I see. [...] I don't think I have anymore questions. I appreciate your to the point answers on this matter.

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[awakenedchaos]

[To the point is what she does... if the question is something she's able to answer, anyway. Which most of Homura's were, fortunately.]

...A second attack is... possible. Caution is advised. [Homura already seems to be aware of that risk, but it still can't hurt to warn her again. Depending on exactly what state Mu is in, as well as a few other factors, it might be a fairly low risk, but it's there nonetheless, so... it's better to be careful.]

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[chronica]

I'll keep that in mind for the future. Thank you, stranger.

[She won't ask for a name either. It isn't very fair to not divulge her name and expect others to do the opposite.]