"One New Message"

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Years ago...

Alpha: "And Uh...meet Racheal...or Carolina as she calls it. She's going to help us."

Kyle and Aur'an looked at Carolina, who had her hands in her hip. She wore a teal like jacket that was zipped, ripped jeans, and shoes. She also had a gun with her.

Kyle: "She's an exception. Bet you guys can get along greatly."

Carolina winks at Alpha, who looks away with a faint blush. York ignores them as he places his gun in the table.

Alpha: "Y-yeah."

Aur'an: "You guys have another mission right?"

Alpha: "Yep, heard a family needed us to find an kidnapped child."

York: (disgusted) "I hate people who kidnap others. Especially kids. Such a waste of fucking time."

Kyle rolls his eyes as Aur'an sighs. Aur'an walks to Alpha and pats him in the head.

Aur'an: "Stay safe, okay, friend?"

Alpha: "Of course, Aur'an."

Cut to the present in the simulation room of the Red Base. The Epsilon unit opens up and emits a hologram of the AI, Delta.

Caboose: "It's you!"

South/Tex/Aur'an/Alpha: "What the..."

Delta: "Hello, Caboose. It seems fitting to say that it is good to see you again. Although, technically, that is untrue..."

Alpha: "Delta....? So glad my Delta and Theta are too fucking busy with doing stuff..."

Caboose: "Delta! I thought you were with Alpha! And his other friend who I have trouble remembering."

South: "It's Theta."

Caboose: "Y-yeah! Him!"

Delta: "Actually, this is not Delta. We simply thought that you would be most comfortable speaking to Delta."

Caboose/Alpha: "We?"

Delta: "Yes. Epsilon strongly remembers all the other AI in fragments. When Alpha went insane, Epsilon carried the burden of those memories. We can appear as anyone, in this case, Delta, whom, from your stories, was a trusted source of information for you. Therefore, we felt it best that we take his likeness for this conversation."

Caboose: "Oh. That makes sense."

Aur'an: "Hmmm."

Delta: "Yes. We thought you would say that."

Caboose: "So you can... appear as anyone?"

Delta: "Theoretically, yes. Anyone in our memory banks."

Caboose: "What about a chair?"

Tex: (Exasperate) "Caboose..."

Delta: "If you felt that was fitting, the holographic technology in this room allows us to project ourselves in any matter. It is surprisingly advanced."

Caboose: "How about a giraffe?"

Aur'an: "Caboose."

Delta: "Look. Let's just say we can look like many different things and just leave it at that. Okay?"

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