babel_hacker | Day 44

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Day 44 - [Text]

[After the prom, Atsuro used the Ace Trainer’s services to return to Goldenrod to pick a few things up from the department stores. Other than equipments and references he needs for programming, he also pick up a Dubious Disc to study. He’s been planning on taking a look into its contents, but he haven’t save up enough until now.

Not when he’s also saving up money for a possible investment into a house for himself and his Pokemon.

It’s after he take a good look into the Dubious Disc and dig in as much as he can, that he typed up a post to the network.]

Did anyone else look at what’s inside the Dubious Disc? The data inside is what cause Porygon2 to evolve into a Porygon-Z via trading. Which isn’t all that strange, since the Porygon line are made of data.

So I looked inside and I found some weird stuff. I’m wondering if anyone else can confirm it as well, or I lucked out in getting a weird copy to study.

Because I don’t know what to think about finding this inside. Or what looks like a bunch of familiar looking memes, just Pokemon (which is somehow both surprising but not really). So I’d appreciate your input on this.

Also, does anyone want a Dubious Disc? I can’t use it since Fortran’s fully evolved.

[Thanks for that, mysterious kidnapper.]

...And if you're also raising a Porygon-Z, mind if I ask you about the evolution process and results? Thanks.

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...On the one hand, that sounds both surprisingly useful and terribly awesome.

On the other hand, I don't think even the most advanced X-Rounder equipment we have could replicate even half of that. Especially the demons. Can it summon angels and fairies, too?

All in all, I think I'll just keep using mobile suits.

Funny you mentioned angels and fairies. According to someone I know (a priestess who knows her stuff), "demon" means any supernatural beings. Fairies and angels would technically count as demons.

I have to say that having angels under a contract is very awkward and I usually let my friends have them.

[Plus, he doesn't need the divine clan's Blood Wine. His magic using friends benefit more from it than himself.]

But like you said, demons can be useful! If you use them responsibly, a lot of possibilities opens up for people!

[Don't ask, man. Or else Atsuro may start babbling about his ~~route~~ proposed path.]

What, seriously? I'm not a religion expert, but you'd think that the creatures of good and evil wouldn't want to be dumbed in the same category. Are the angels particularly sanctimonious or something?

...I kinda have to ask what is considered responsible when demons are involved.

The angels are more picky about categories, yeah. So yes, they would take offence to being considered as demons. Despite being similiar enough to demons for the Demon Summoning Program to use.

Responsible use? Basically utilising the demons' powers for the benefit of society. Like construction or dangerous roles humans can't possibly do. Or providing power with their magic, like a demon power plant!

You know, that really makes it sound like demons are your world's Pokémon equivalent. I mean, those are all tasks the locals have their Pokémon do, right? Maybe you should take notes and try to bring them back home with you.

They are similiar, just demons are more likely to kill people than Pokemon and they can talk. This world is a little different from how I envision it, but it's almost the same.

If my world can adapt to demons like this place with Pokemon, that would make everything I worked for worth it.

You might have to do some rebranding first, though. A lot of people wouldn't be happy to work with 'demons', even if those demons were truly fairies.

Yeah, especially for people back in the Lockdown.

I'm fully expecting the government would keep the demons' existence as a secret from the general public, or the knowledge they're using them at least.

A potential government cover-up? That sounds just like home, it almost makes me feel nostalgic.

What's a government without their own cover-up or two. Especially about things that might cause a public panic. Or outrage.

Or both at the same time, with some large-scale warring to spice things up.

Fun times for everyone. More so if the government have a secret plan to deal with all of it that may or may not cause some deaths.

'May or may not'? I think you mean 'that will cause some or many'.

It's more along the line of "might not get used at all or kill everyone as a last resort".

Only as a last resort? Why the governments in your world sure are generous.

Dunno about other governments, but I know the Japanese government doesn't want to mass murder everyone.

See, that's more than I'd expect from the Federation government.
...Okay, maybe wanting to mass murder everyone on the other side doesn't count.

Right. Plus, civilians are in the general area so that would be a very tough decision for them. Enemies? Sure, their own people? Harder.

Well, I did hear rumors about warships trying to leave damaged colonies and abandon the civilians, but that was decades ago. Maybe the official policy has changed.

Maybe! Japan's policies uses a more defensive approach for wars and invasions.

[Although if things went well for him, that approach might change.]

It's nice that it can afford to be. Being on the defensive isn't always a safe option.

Right. But if you give them the right opportunity, they can change their approach.

Would it be a positive change, or a negative change?

That really depends on what they're going to do with that change. People can make it a positive change or make it very negative.

Let's all cross our fingers for positive, then.

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