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[ghoulking]

[ it's 4am and the feed will come up abruptly, and because Kaneki is using the mental network, everyone will see things through his eyes. It's dark but there is a small light on the side - Kaneki was reading when he had this epiphany]

They don't want us dead - [ he breathes out and suddenly Kaneki gets off the bed and rushes to his desk and turns on the computer. There are notes everywhere, and kaneki goes through them, barely giving anyone time to read them. ] OTO doesn't want to kill us, that's not their objective! [ finally he stops flipping through his notes, right where others could read "OTO" ] They were kicked out of DARPA for wanting to study very advanced tech - they want forbidden tech advancement. The government says "no" but if imPorts are involved, they are okay with it- [ kaneki keeps flipping through his notes fast. ] "We congratulate you" - they said that after Philadelphia-- they talk to us-- [ yes, kaneki is having an epiphany after 4 days of no sleep ]

We are means to an end-- [ kaneki seems frustrated he wasn't able to find what he wanted through his notes, so eventually he pushes all the papers away ] They want to push us to the limits. That's all it is. Break all limits! [ and kaneki is ready to ramble, but suddenly he looks down and there are two very excited pups nipping at his pants ] Ah-no- [ the feed is cut off finally.

Someone tell this person to go the fuck to sleep. ]

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[versusseeker]

[Red, never failing to disappoint and frustrate Kaneki, has only gathered one thing from this video:]

r those ur dogs

[ghoulking]

[ this isn't even the point ]

Many people have dogs, Red.

[versusseeker]

theyre gr8

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[am_i_a_monster]

Kaneki? Are you still there? They clearly want pets and cuddles. That's the priority. It's break time for you.

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[ghoulking]

[ he is sitting on the floor and covered in dogs. And this time he is actually using his communicator instead of the mental network ]

I know, they made that very clear.

I might have to go on a walk with them.

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[carbonfrozen]

If they wanted to push us to our limits, they got a real weird way of showing it.

[It's 4 AM and Han Solo's still up because of course he is.]

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[ghoulking]

We fixed everything thus far didn't we? [ he is no longer using mental network, but now there are two dogs on Kaneki's lap ]

[drivesadesk]

Huh.

So if Lachesis hadn't reset time, they would have really screwed themselves with that missile, if you're right.

That would change a lot.

[ghoulking]

No, that's the thing. Lachesis isn't at the Porter, and the government was the one building the Porter.

So even if it was destroyed, it would bring out Lachesis. I think that was the point, to see what would happen if someone destroyed it and what she and the government would do.

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[girlybruiser]

Kaneki-san?

[ This is a very concerned Haru, although her response comes a little after 8AM as she was soundly asleep when the post went up. ]

Are you feeling well?

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[ghoulking]

[ Kaneki now has two dogs on his lap. He isn't using mental network anymore, at least ]

yes, I'm fine- [ sleep deprived, though ] I just- there has always been so much about OTO and why they do this, and we always think they are just crazy psychos and we dismiss it but- [ rambling, he is rambling ]

It makes sense.

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[icecution]

[This comes a couple of hours past the broadcast, with enough background noise to make clear that she's responding to this while also getting ready for work.]

You appear to have done rather a lot of research into this place. I cannot say I've seen anything that suggests we weren't pulled here for very specific reasons but I'm curious as to what made you draw that particular conclusion.

[She's been the means to an end before, and she knows damn well that's not always a good thing.]

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[ghoulking]

[ a good thing that it does, because kaneki is a bit more rested now ]

The Porter - and consequently, Lachesis - are the ones that decide who comes and goes. We do not know if there is a patter or if it's just random, the Porter never answered us regarding that subject.

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[fource]

[Quatre's response comes around sunrise as he's finishing up a cup of tea. So... really just a few hours later. He is assuming that Kaneki went to sleep, for some reason.]

Good morning, Kaneki. I think your theory about the OTO makes sense. That's why they went to outer space. [He says this like it's the logical next step, like saying "of course you went to bed, if you're that tired."] Let me know when you're awake again to talk about it more.

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[ghoulking]

[ of course you went to bed

ahahahahahah

of course. Not.

Kaneki replies immediately after. He didn't sleep (maybe he did pass out for an hour, but that's it), and the dogs are still around, the smallest one sleeping on his lap and the oldest one is wide awake and demanding ear scratches ]

Good morning, Quatre-kun. I am awake.

It does make sense, doesn't it?

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[baetiful]

[ Guess who is ALSO awake at 4am. Although whether Baelish wakes up this early or whether he hadn't slept is anyone's guess. ]

I do not disagree with your theory. I've actually thought along the same lines myself -- although probably not to your same...extent. But they are intelligent. Certainly more intelligent than to launch a missile to kill imPorts. I believe it was a test to see the limits of nanites -- to see if we could survive even the most devastating of attacks. Death was not their goal so much as seeing our survival was.

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[ghoulking]

[ every has amazing sleeping habits ]

A missile would never kill us, not all of us. Plus lachesis is still around and her MO is to have a Porter and continue to bring imPorts - even if we all died, she'd just start doing it all over again. [ kaneki did think A LOT about this ]

Honestly, most of OTO's attacks - apart from the nuclear missile - would have never killed us. For example, they released criminals from a prison; human, non-powered criminals. They'd have never destroyed us and they know that.

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[loyal_soldier]

And if they found the limit with their missile attack, tens of thousands of civilians would have been dead, maybe millions. You don't make that kind of trade-off unless you're targeting an enemy that has to be destroyed at all costs.

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[ghoulking]

Except it wouldn't have destroyed us. Most of us weren't in Heropa at the time because the Porters stopped working before then. And even if it had theoretically killed all of us, Lachesis is still around and she would just build another Porter and bring back new imPorts again and again, since that is her legacy.

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[What is he even watching.]

Kaneki? You okay?

[Jacob regrets waking up to check the Network for this.]

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[ghoulking]

[ he is making SENSE jacob ]

I'm fine, there is nothing wrong. [ of course not, kaneki is great ]

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[imaphantomthief]

[Wait, what time is it? ...Oh hell no.]

You’ve been here a long time right? Where’s the mute button on these things?

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[ghoulking]

You can use the "off" button too.

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[codeofiron]

[This comes around 5:30. Brandon's an early riser.]

What are they trying to make?

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[ghoulking]

We don't know for sure, but before they left the government, they had many projects that were deemed too dangerous by the government, thus refused. They could still be working on those.