[b]Phantom stands in the Comm Center, running a system check As he calibrates the relays, the Scouter performing it beeps[/b] [i]Subspace communication detected[/i] What important about that? [i]Communication is highly encrypted Grade: SS[/i] What? SS? Who needs to send transmissions through SS grade encryption? Can you locate the source on the Ship [i]Affirmative Tracking..... Source located.... Room A-06[/i] [b]Phantom goes toward the room specified, and finds that it is Ginger's Room[/b] [i]Access Override. Command: August Phantyme.[/i] [b]The door slides open and Phantom enters[/b] [b]He links the Scouter into the rooms Locale Data Terminal[/b] Scan for recent communications both outgoing and incoming. [i]Scanning.... Scanning.... Data Found Cerebral Waves detected outgoing Cannot discern incoming party[/i] Open the transcript. [i]Denied. Access Level S0 Required[/i] Override Input. 1AS-BETA-3012-01 [i]Imperial Serial Recognized Downloading Transcript [/i] [quote][b]::Psyche_Examination::Subject::CT-43581:: ATLAS Materiel_Division:://[DOWNLOADING]//:: //NEURAL_LINK:Establishing... ... ... ... Secure. ... APi_Designate [ATLS-31: Name/REDACT] link NEURAL_LINK-394749290.183018-GINGER ... //Command: Link <[Y/N]> ... [Y] ... //Command: Link Confirmed ... //Subroutine [JINX] Activated[/b] [quote]Jinx: [i]Greetings CT-45381. Shall we begin schedule psyche examination?[/i] Ginger: [i]Yes. Can we get on with this?[/i] Jinx: [i]Affirmative CT-4-[/i] Ginger: [i]Just call me Matt. It's faster that way.[/i] Jinx: [i]Affirmative Matt. How would you rate your mental state, given your recent activities?[/i] Ginger: [i]Stressed... But sane.[/i] Jinx: [i]Can you please elaborate?[/i] Ginger: [i]I don't trust the men and women that I work with, and my suspicion is stressing me out. I'm in control of my temper, but I feel mission laws are beginning to dictate my actions. [/i] Jinx: [i]Noted. How do you feel about the demise of [Name]Jessica?[/i] Ginger: [i]I feel nothing. She was hardly a close acquaintance, and her death was out of my control.[/i] Jinx: [i]Noted. How do you feel about the termination of [Name]Exo?[/i] Ginger: [i]... May I skip the question?[/i] Jinx: [i]Negative. [/i] Ginger: [i]I... I'm ashamed of how far I fell after the team broke up. I'm ashamed that I murdered one of my colleagues in cold blood, for a monetary price.[/i] Jinx: [i]Noted. How do you feel about [Name]Phantom?[/i] Ginger: [i]I distrust the bastard, and all of his damned experiments. What he's doing is wrong, and has resulted in so many needless deaths already. [/i] Jinx: [i]How do you feel about [Name]Zara?[/i] Ginger: [i]... What of her? I don't see how she bears any relevance to this exam?[/i] Jinx: [i]Neural patterns show that you bear some sort of affection for [Name]Zara. Do you mourn her? Do you miss her? Are you angry with her? And did your termination of [Name]Exo bear any relation to [Name]Zara?[/i] Ginger: [i]I... I... I did show affection to Zara, but it was nothing that would have overridden mission parameters. I miss her, but I do not... Cannot believe that she is dead. I'm done, Routine termi-[/i] Jinx: [i]Matt, you failed to answer my last inquiry.[/i] Ginger:[i]... Yes, it did. Can I leave now?[/i] Jinx: [i]You may. Everything that occurred here has been documente-[/i][/quote] ... //Routine [Terminate]// ... [PSYCHE_analysis: Unhealthy, but fit for combat.][/quote] [b]The transcript closes[/b] Exo.... [b]Phantom grip tightens[/b] [b]He gets up and walks out, his eyes glowing red[/b]