tushanshu | Directive 001 [Video] [Public]

[There is a...dog? on your screen? He looks vaguely canine, at least, though the glowing red eyes and angular, mechanical features are a dead giveaway that he's not your average dog. He looks to be sitting somewhere in the city, most likely off the beaten path a bit, so as to avoid the gaze of the locals. The joys of a built-in codec.]

I find myself...curious, about the collar around my neck. Preliminary analysis suggests that it is an ordinary gemstone, however I have been informed that this item contains my "soul", and that I should not remove it.

[A pause, as he parses his thoughts on the subject at hand.]

As I am an artificial intelligence in a robotic exoskeleton, I do not have the required knowledge to determine the presence of a "soul" in my body. perhaps there are others more knowledgeable on the subject than I, who might inform me on how this is possible.

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Yes. It supplements the wearer's strength and durability, such that they can compete with wholly artificial beings, such as myself.

While Raiden's initial transformation into the being he is now was not his choice, he has embraced it, and made himselfa deadlier weapon, fighting so that others do not suffer as he did.

[He pauses.]

I believe the sword was meant for him, but as he is not present in the city, I will hold it until he, or someone who is his equal can claim it.

How is a person also a weapon?

[A point of confusion for Yorda.]

Perhaps he will be brought here and you may give it to him.

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