[ Shelke realizes something is wrong the moment Hojo's brainwaves begin to fluctuate erratically, but the change is so sudden and so drastic that she isn't able to react fast enough. Even as she hits the emergency shutoff switch to begin the shut down sequence, she sees Hojo crumple to his knees, and another moment later she sees the trails of ( Read more... )

Uplink complete.

Now commencing SND_

[ After hearing Weiss' voice transmitted to her PHS, Shelke is scanning the Worldwide Network for Weiss' data signature, for the trail left behind by one of his SNDs. As only the two of them have this capability, she is looking for any record of an SND performed which is not her own. ]