00T: Timeline
-Aurora has been in need of a memory crystal for some time in hopes of learning more about what he is, and Praise makes a proposition. In exchange for a memory crystal for him, Gundam, and Sniper, as well as extensive notes on the procedure and that no one (Raise especially) is allowed to find out who did it, Aurora allows Praise to dissect him(NC-17). He finally gets concrete proof that he's not only inhuman, but a sophisticated machine of some kind, something he has been suspecting but hoped wasn't true.
-Aurora leaves behind a cryptic entry that he doesn't respond to. Mysterious pages of someone's anatomy follow afterward and during the late shift Cross comes upon a dead, dissected Aurora.
- Justice and Truth conduct an investigation to see what happened to Aurora, and Lezard performs an autopsy.
- When Aurora comes back, he's still rather shaky due to the nature of what happened, and accosts the NPC greeter to quickly see what's been going on in the journals. The only entry he sees is the one posted by Justice, so he's rather surprised and alarmed to see how much information of his demise has spread. He knows he's not human, but he's not ready to share that with everyone.
- He speaks to Raise and has him give Aurora the pages he's missing from his own journal, and invites him over; he's too tired from being reborn to travel. He dodges around Raise's quesions about what happens and, when he does come over, ends up falling sleep (literally) on him.
-Blood teaches him what a plushie and cuddling is.
- Smoke explains friendship and the impact his action and death has on his friends, how to treat your friends, and helps put to rest some fears that, because he's not human, he isn't an existence that's meant to have friends. The way Smoke patiently explains everything in blunt terms is easy for him to understand, and pings for the way Lockon treats him, so he starts seeing Smoke in a new, very favorable light. He even tries cracking a fail!joke and asks more questions, such as how to handle non-verbal communication. He makes a deal to work at being a better friend. Smoke also explains why children are treated differently and how he can communicate successfully with them.
- Aurora and Bastet make more headway; he realizes that if Bastet is hurt, Sniper will be hurt, and discuses ways on how he can work on not being jealous of her.
-Lucy and Aurora have the most retarded argument over idioms.
- Justice pushes him for information, which he is not willing to give. The journal already knows too much for his liking as it is. It makes him extremely nervous that Justice might uncover the truth about what happened.
-Aurora gets pissed at Blood for not calling him by his name, but later takes Smoke's advice about children and makes the effort to speak more clearly to her. Even though he still doesn't get why she's getting him a teddy bear.
- An entry by Drake leaves him concerned, especially since he requested Raise's presence.
-He is growing increasingly concerned at the breach the bridge represents and fears Edensphere may be at risk, especially considering it's confirmed to be populated. He asks Drake how he can help with ES's defenses, and when they meet is basically told to keep armed and on guard. He now carries his guns with him at all times and a small knife in his boot.