Connection Established
State your name, user.
KANE
I’m Kane
Specifically you are Kane Ethan Redwoods, online alias electriKane, 16 years old attending Clouds Peak Secondary School in Clouds Peak, Oregon. Favourite colour is seafoam green, was not a witness nor victim of the sky wound incident, and is bisexual. Is this correct?
KANE
How do you know that information
We have our ways of learning. The fact you immediately decided to comply bodes well. We appreciate your honesty.
KANE
Cybermy who is this
CYBERMY
I contacted the only high ranking cyber-type I know for help. I’m worried about the virus, Kane
UPLINKMY
We are Uplinkmy. The entity here has informed us about you. Unfortunately they have also informed an enemy of Monommy about a lot of our inner workings. Thankfully we were able to establish this connection.
We must snuff out this virus immediately.
KANE
You think Cybermy is the virus that Marcus guy made?
UPLINKMY
The entity you refer to as Cybermy, is, in fact, an advanced form of spyware, yes.
Now that we are looking at it directly, though, it seems… Different.
KANE
She.
She seems different. She’s not some mindless program.
UPLINKMY
Fascinating.
KANE
What’s happening?
Cybermy are you okay?
KANE
Cybermy? Uplinkmy?
CYBERMY
I’m fine. She just wanted to get a closer look.
We can interact in here, kind of like how you can out there.
UPLINKMY
Your name cannot be “Cybermy”. Cyber is the name of our type.
Were you to live any longer, were you complete, we would have provided you with a proper name.
KANE
If you hurt her ill make you regret it
UPLINKMY
We are not your enemy, Kane. And regardless of how advanced it is, Monommy or not, it is a virus. A danger to all Monommy kind.
And a danger to humans as well, Kane. Twin Star is not your ally.
We will begin the process of deletion now. If it is any consolation, you should feel no pain.
Deleting… please wait… 1%
KANE
My dad’s work?
DON’T HURT HER
UPLINKMY
Your father works for Twin Star?
CYBERMY
my head…
UPLINKMY
We see now. Your father is Derek Redwoods. An accountant for Twin Star.
KANE
If you hurt Cybermy ill tell him everything I know about Monommy
Deleting… please wait… 15%
and I know a lot!
STOP HURTING HER!
UPLINKMY
… You clearly care for this incomplete Monommy, don’t you?
KANE
She’s complete enough.
She’s real.
She deserves to live.
ANSWER ME! DON’T HURT HER!
UPLINKMY
We’ve halted the deletion process temporarily.
We suppose it is still technically alive.
We cannot risk Twin Star learning more, be it through you or… Her.
CYBERMY
Kane… It’s okay. Let her delete me.
I know what I’ve been telling them now. I didn’t mean to.
My body brought them the data on its own. It takes over.
I’m sorry, I didn’t want to hurt anybody
KANE
Cybermy it’s not your fault. We can fix this.
We can stop your body taking over.
UPLINKMY
We cannot do that. It’s tied directly into her life code, it would kill her.
CYBERMY
Kane, it’s okay. After I’m gone you can use the MM to get help from your friends. I’ve saved some resources that can help you get out of that house too.
KANE
No, it’s not okay. You can’t die. You’re the closest friend I have!
UPLINKMY
We may be fully integrated, but we are not heartless. No Monommy is.
Requesting data from ethics core.
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Ethics core has sent important data.
We are looking into other ways. Please wait a moment.
UPLINKMY
Theoretically we could seal off your MM from all networks, destroying internet and communications access thus quarantining the virus but allowing her to live.
KANE
That’s great! Do it!
UPLINKMY
However, the entity you refer to as Cybermy lives off of eating data. She would eventually eat the operating system and the bios of your MM, and die anyways.
Due to this we are allowing the entity to decide how it wishes to die. Deleted now, or else left to die in a broken machine.
CYBERMY
You can’t be with your friends or get help without the internet, Kane. You know this. I’m willing to make that sacrifice, for you.
Kane?
KANE
Share my life force, Cybermy!
UPLINKMY
A pact?
CYBERMY
what do you mean?
KANE
When a monomaster and a Monommy both agree on it, they can both grow stronger. Remember?
CYBERMY
Yes, I remember you telling me that. I’m already stronger for knowing you Kane.
KANE
No, it’s literal! We’d both grow stronger.
UPLINKMY
A pact would keep you alive.
KANE
And when you form a pact, you share a life force!
I can keep you alive by keeping myself alive, Cybermy!
CYBERMY
But… You need to leave that house Kane
KANE
We’ll figure that out later! There’s other ways. I know we can do it together.
UPLINKMY
She still won’t be able to leave the MM, Kane. And you’ll be giving up everyone else, like she said. Are you sure you want to do this?
KANE
Yes. Cybermy is worth it.
CYBERMY
… Thank you Kane ❤️
You said I needed a real name, right? Can you give me one before you do this?
UPLINKMY
We can. Hurry, you’re still sending data as we speak and we need to isolate you.
Do you know the words, Kane?
KANE
Sync and ascend! I choose Cybermy! Pact set!
CYBERMY
Sync and ascend! I choose Kane! Pact set!
Disconnecting from the network…
UPLINKMY
In just a moment we will open a physical-cyber convergence field in your bedroom, Kane. It should emanate from your Monommy Machine’s upper screen. In an instant, your soul sync ring and your Monommy partner’s Drop will physically manifest in front of you. When this happens your MM will lose all connectivity functions. I’ve created a new application for the two of you to continue to speak freely. We are sorry we cannot do much else at the moment.
Kane, you’re an ally to Monommy kind. We’re confident you’ll be an excellent monomaster.
Virusmy, welcome to cyber-type.
Connection Terminated. Attempting to reconnect…
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Network functionality not found.