iCO sits at reception of the Museum. Staring at the broken wall from Bass.exe, now covered in police tape. It’s been a while since, people & Reploids both visit so casually, as if nothing happened. “It’s quite funny, actually.”, she says, so monotone. “How fast this city recovers from conflict.”

“Good. His notes suggested you were somehow more erratic & dangerous than him, but he exaggerates many things. If I was a dangerous Maverick, I’d utilize that I don’t have the dependencies that organics have- food, oxygen, hydration. But that’s a big, hypothetical if… Anyways, a real suggestion:”

“Tempted to see if it’s a good idea to give a Robotnik my contained, refined Virus. It could overclock his machines… It could make them perform better… Or it could blow up in his face. I’m curious to see what happens.”

“While you’re at it… Enker. And maybe Shadow Man…”

// Yes I’m just scrolling through the Wiki. Here’s something truly nightmarish. youtu.be/ksq5ib1kmpM?... [NC] “I wonder how big the core needs to be to make a Yellow Devil model this size…”

// what do you mean he’s barely taller -To the right we have: Ancient Machine of Destruction -To the left we have: Normal delivery kid that’s only had a lightsaber for a week.

Empathy isn’t just for organics!

MACHINES CAN KEEP YOU BREATHING, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?

THEY LOOKED TO ME ONCE. NOW THEY TURN TO YOU. DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS: THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS.

megaman.miraheze.org/wiki/Slur.EXE //idk why this just sounds like how someone who’d name themselves Slur would behave

Crona Ah yes. My favorite megaman character. Slur.

THERE IS A FLAME THAT I'VE BEEN FANNING, THERE IS A FIRE WAITING TO CATCH. THERE IS A HELL THAT HAS BEEN BUILDING FROM THE MOMENT WE FIRST MET.

(As the crowd marches somberly back -- some to their homes, some to the makeshift grave where Protoman's helmet would remain, all to slavery -- Light notices a tear streaming down the dorsum of his hand and feels a breathtaking weight in his chest.)

//I suddenly remembered: 1- X in the Ruby Spears cartoon was a beast. 2- Vile looked pretty cool then, too. 3- They thought the symbol was C for Cigma. 4- Fully Charged

“Admirable. I am a carrier and container of the Maverick Virus to prevent its spread in my city. It’s given me… different treatment compared to my sister… It’s why I had to leave. The Museum life’s quieter, but I feel like I’ll make a better impact where history can be taught.“

“Hello. I am iCO. I am in your computer.”

So let them watch as we decide, THE VERY FATE OF ALL MANKIND.

Ciel brushing Zero's hair - quick doodle #Ciel #Zero #MegamanZero #RockmanZero #rkgk #doodle

I imagine Ciel made Passy when she was a child still working for Neo Arcadia. Also threw in a little Cial with this design idea. #megaman #megamanzero #rockman

“The layout is quite fortified. At certain points, it is actually impossible to traverse without advanced developments to mobility technology. Even without the Yellow Devil, the natural defenses & remote location ensures I am undisturbed in my… research. Your design deserves acknowledgement.”

“Extracting data…”

They've waited so long for this day... (THEY'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS DAY.) Someone to take the death away. (THERE IS NO PRICE THEY WOULDN'T PAY,) No son would ever have to say, (FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO LEAD THEM.) ''My father worked into his grave.'' (DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME.)

“If Tron Bonne can handle so many Servbots I can manage a few Metalls to help me around the Museum. The Plushies are when visitors find the Metalls aesthetically pleasing & make good souvenirs. The Tiger Robot is for me. I decided a Tiger Robot’s cooler than a Robot Dog or Mechanical Wolf.”

“Ordering 17 Metalls… A batch of Metall plushies for the Gift Shop… And one Sumatran Tiger Robot, modified.”

//Made this hastily.

When the blood washes over me, GOD I HOPE IT CAN WASH THIS BLOOD FROM MY HANDS.

iCO sits next to the Cutman on display. “Tell me. You and Fire Man have a strong heart. Would you have jumped in, when fighting could’ve resulted in more harm?” She looks at Fire Man. “The flames of justice have experienced loss. I’m sorry.” Yes. She’s talking to deactivated robots again.

[Abel City News Report]: It was only a few days ago that the New Abel City Museum of Robotics was attacked by an armed assailant. According to the Caretaker, iCO, nothing was taken except Weapon Data of countless deactivated Robots. The perpetrator used a hostage to take control of the situation.

I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING UP, I'M SO TIRED OF GIVING IN. YOU WAKE UP KNOWING THINGS SHOULD CHANGE, NOT KNOWING WHERE TO BEGIN.

There is an evil that holds them here, Yet they won't try breaking its grasp.

They don't deserve this. (When this is through,) Now more than ever, (Mankind will fall.) WE ARE THEIR HOPE!!

It is bearing down on me.

// Oh well… what a better way to come back to life?

This city never stood a chance against the dying of the light.

THIS CITY MADE US. THIS CITY GAVE US LIFE.

I am... very normal about this outfit...

[NC] “This you?”

THIS CITY MADE US...

[ Solo: This is iCO] iCO sits in the city park. To human eye, there’s nothing there… iCO can see Cyber-Elves. “Siblings. How have your days been going? Woodman says hello. What’s that? Yes, I did switch to the other polish, he shines quite well. No, watering him won’t heal his damaged shell.”

“It’s November.”

DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? DO YOU SEE THAT THE TRUTH IS: THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS. THEY DON'T WANT A HERO. THEY JUST WANT A MARTYR. A STATUE TO RAISE.

“Careful, ViA. He could get defeated by a bubble.”

“Former. My sister and brother, on the other hand…”

“… You know what, I’m going to go to the roof now. It’s over, the infiltrator left no trace. Expect a walking arsenal to pop up somewhere sometime next week.” iCO walks away as her arms indicate she’s charging a weapon. She uses Recoil Rod to bounce to the rooftop and get some quiet time.

RiCO was already at the scene. She had her DiVE Armor sketched a terrible drawing of Bass. “So you say this is the Robot that attacked the museum?”

iCO sits at the steps of the Museum (recently attacked by… something from Cyberspace). The Maverick Hunters ask her to share as many details as she can about the invader she saw, but there were obviously a lot of things that she couldn’t make public just yet. She contemplated who to contact.

“A virus, perhaps… or some sort of Cyberspace…” She calls an ambulance just in case. When the Maverick Hunters do arrive, she simply writes the civilian as a hostage under stress and shock. As for any details about Cyberspace, she wouldn’t divulge. It was a secret that’d be shared another time.”

Alas she'd never get an answer, for as soon as the rift was formed. He'd vanish..leaving behind a mechanical puppet where they stood. one who would unfortunately be a civilian caught in the wrong place in the wrong time. With themselves waking in a daze, their memory seemingly fragmented.

iCO sits at the steps of the Museum (recently attacked by… something from Cyberspace). The Maverick Hunters ask her to share as many details as she can about the invader she saw, but there were obviously a lot of things that she couldn’t make public just yet. She contemplated who to contact.