[video]

[electroniccrane]

[The video shows a Japanese woman with very un-Japanese blue eyes, wearing what appears to be riot armor. In the background is a featureless wall, making it impossible to tell where on the station she is. Except for the color of her hair and eyes, she looks exactly like Major Kusanagi. Her voice sounds the same, as well; in fact, for those with the

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audio, unhackable;

[standaloneshell]

[Well technically it's video, but only in the usual cybercomm fashion. Somewhere in the back of her brain she's not best pleased, but the curiosity is overpowering the desire to curse.]

Welcome to Sacrosanct. [so dry] May I presume you've been through the network archives?

audio, unhackable;

[electroniccrane]

['Sup, other self? Team up to make Batou's life hell y/n?]

Of course.

[Wouldn't you have done the same thing?]

audio, unhackable;

[standaloneshell]

[Y. Very, very Y.]

Unless you want to sleep in the barracks, there's a relatively safe location available that Batou and I have been using.

[See also: Shepard, the screwing over thereof. She casually transmits the location, and without pausing adds:]

Sniper at the fifth floor window.

[Motoko's not fond of Garrus either.]

audio, unhackable; /lets self into Normandy Haus, steals beer from fridge

[electroniccrane]

Noted.

[She was just going to hack the incredibly unsecure work credits system, but she'll keep it in mind.]

Sniper any good?

audio, unhackable; /follows home, moves minor items around to mess with you

[standaloneshell]

Nothing remarkable. The rifle is interesting.

[And, just so you'll know which unsecured network post has the idiot she's referring to in it:]

He's an exhibitionist.

audio, unhackable; /that's exactly where she would have moved them SHE'S ONTO YOU

[electroniccrane]

Were you planning to mention to anyone else that you extended this little invitation?

[Not that she cares either way, but it would be nice to know.]

audio, unhackable; /shortsheets your bed for thoroughness

[standaloneshell]

Eventually.

[If you get shot by Vakarian, you deserve it.]

audio, unhackable; /why don't you go harass someone else other motoko?

[electroniccrane]

Before or after they find me in their living room?

["After" would of course be funnier.]

audio, unhackable; /because you're the motoko that stole my beer

[standaloneshell]

Which would you prefer?

[Not that it'll alter her decision, either way. But you know that already, don't you?]

audio, unhackable; /you're a petty bitch, woman

[electroniccrane]

Like it matters which I prefer.

[Talking with you is relaxing, other Motoko. It's so...familiar.]

audio, unhackable; /takes one to know one

[standaloneshell]

[It's surprising how little she's bothered by it, actually. Isn't there supposed to be a crippling sense of doom hanging over this whole conversation?]

Then I guess it'll be a surprise.

[We're going to get along juuuuust fine.]

audio, unhackable; /ha. let's go make batou miserable.

[electroniccrane]

[Hey, the only thing that would give her existential angst is finding out one of them was a copy.]

I usually shoot surprises.

[They're kind of hair-trigger, let's face it.]

audio, unhackable; /excellent plan

[standaloneshell]

[Let's not even dig out that little question until absolutely necessary]

I know.

[It's probably too much to hope that she'd come across for Virgil first.]

audio, unhackable; /only kind we have~ ...except for attacking tanks/armsuits bare-handed SHUT UP

[electroniccrane]

This is a whole new level of information analysis.

[This is amusing. She's not sure the emotion will survive prolonged interaction, but she'll enjoy it while it lasts.]

audio, unhackable; /well there's also ill-advisedly jacking into killer AI/cyberbrains

[standaloneshell]

[At some point, they'll come into conflict, and it'll stop being funny in a hurry. If this turns out to be a hack after all, she'll congratulate the architects for their originality.]

It's interesting, at least.

audio, unhackable; /pfft that is always a good idea

[electroniccrane]

For now.

[They both know that conflict between them will be "interesting" in a whole other sense.]