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Who: Ino and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide video
Action: Blue Fish
When: Now!

[ Ino looks a little frazzled, but she's all business when she addresses the camera. ]

Hey everyone! An update on the research going on right now. Well, as far as I know, anyways. If anyone has any findings besides what I'm about to say, let me know, I'll add it to the list.

To make this short and sweet, we've figured out that these aliens are pretty damn intelligent -- near to or on par with humans. [ She holds up a hand, as if to shush the people watching ] Immortals and non-humans, please save your jokes about how dumb we are for the end, please and thank you.

Anyways, they're pretty smart, but they weren't really supposed to be all crazy and vicious. So we looked into it and it looks like they've been exposed to some sort of fungus that's severely damaged their nervous system. If you didn't know, that's linked to the brain, and so very much affects how they act and think. We're thinking that's shorted out their ability to think and reason properly. Hence the conflicting violent attitude compared to the distress signal they sent out before.

Soooo, if you haven't put two and two together -- until we figure out the deal with this mold, how to potentially cure the damage it's caused, so on and so forth -- I would not recommend going on the ship at all until we can determine for sure that it's not going to infect us, too. I know there's a lot of interesting things going on on the ship, but you don't know what that shit could do to you. [ A beat ] Seriously.

If you're going to be a stubborn idiot and go on the ship anyways, I'm going to be keeping an eye on the entrance and keep note of anyone who decides to go in, so you can be monitored in the future. You know, just in case this comes back to bite us later, which it probably will, because that's how these things work.

If you've been on the ship and you're worried about your own personal health, or have noticed any recent symptoms you think are off in some way, I'd be happy to check and see if your everything is in order! I'd also recommend drinking a lot of water the next few days to flush any toxins out of your body.

Anybody have any questions? I'm Ino, captain of the Three Twins for those who don't know me. Just let me know.

[ And with a short little wave, she ends the feed. ]

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That's right.

No, I wouldn't mind -- I've been teaching what you'd have to learn first to Hiro anyways, so the two of you can practice together.

[His ears go STRAIGHT UP.]

Really?!

[Oh no he sounds too excited. He clears his throat.]

I mean, ah, that's fine.

[ .... Slowly grins. ]

Yeah, really. I'm sure he'll appreciate a partner to work with who won't totally kick his ass.

I am pretty sure he could string me upside down... He's stronger than he looks.

[SIGH... he hates being frail but that's the mage life.]

[ She laughs ]

Well, some of the stuff you'll learn first will give you a fighting chance, anyways.

If I had a staff I could trip him and run.

You could trip him without that. Sometime I'll have to show you the time I cut off all my hair and used it as a chakra rope.

You can do that?

[Dude.

He reaches up and tugs on his messy, dark hair. It's long enough to touch his shoulders now.]

I doubt that would work with me.

Sure it would. Just not quite as long range. [ She runs her fingers through the end of her ponytail ] As long as you get a nice trail of it going, it'll work.

Wouldn't it be a mess afterward? [Hair everywhere...]

Yeah, well. [ She laughs ] It's more of an emergency situation type of thing.

In any case, since you already have practice channeling one type of energy, I think it'll come pretty easily to you.

[Ino's life sounds crazy interesting.]

I hope so. I have read a few books on cells, by the way-- I had no idea that each cell was like its own creature. The scope is... incredible to think about.

Yep! It's hard to imagine 'cause they're so tiny, but they're there. And your body is constantly shedding and getting rid of the dead cells and replacing them with new ones.

This could change the way people look at magic. And yet it seems all people care about is making bigger bombs.

Ah, well. If I have to be the first to figure it out, I will.

[ A bit of a wry smile ... ]

I hate to say it, but even people who know all of that stuff very well are still only interested in making bigger bombs.

How do you think it would change magic?

A body's natural mana has to come from somewhere. Humans didn't know how to use it before my people taught them, but it isn't as if they suddenly mutated or something.

There must be a connection. Perhaps something inside the cell? Or between them? I don't know, but I want to.

... Well, chakra definitely comes from the energy that the cell produces. So maybe mana is similar in that way?

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