animus_network | ❄ transmission 001; video (possible action)

[The video feed opens on a young boy with green eyes that glow faintly.]

Hello. My name is Sephiroth.

I am interested in learning more about other planets, for research purposes. The planet I am from is named Gaia. I have met people from Earth and Alternia. If you are from a different planet, or if you could tell me more about these planets, please contact me. I do not know very much about Earth or Alternia. We may speak on the network or in person in the library.

I heard that someone has made a list of all the floors, but I do not know what their name is. [Shinji had described them as a "blowhard", but Sephiroth does not think it would be a good idea to use that description.] Could you contact me also? It would be a good idea to make copies of the list or put it on the network for everyone to access.

Another good idea would be a manual for operating the network, if there is not one already.

Thank you.

[Sephiroth believes the network should be useful!

For anyone interested in action, Sephiroth is in the library at one of the terminals, not very difficult to find.]

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I do not have the list. Shinji has it. [A pause.] He says it was given to him by a "blowhard". He did not say what their name was, and I do not know who he meant.

I would like to have a copy of the list, if you are making one. I can help to add to it.

If there is a list on the network, new dangers can be added to that version. If there are always new dangers, then the list will never be complete.

[An annoyed look crosses Diarmuid's face.]

If the list is one that Shinji has, then it was mine. I gave him a copy of it not long after he arrived. I'm so glad he appreciated my efforts.

[Though, if he is sharing the list with others, it's better than nothing. It means the boy at least realizes the floors are dangerous enough that others need to know about it.]

I have no problem giving you a copy of the list. I've added a lot to it since I gave the copy to Shinji. Has anyone told you about the mailboxes in the tower? Otherwise, I can just leave it in your room.

And you are right. A copy on the network could be updated. I guess I just worry about the times when we can't access the network. It was offline most of last month for example. Ideally, I would like to give a copy of it to everyone in the tower, but that would be difficult to do. It would require a lot of time and effort to copy the list over so many times. Help would make it go faster, but it would still be a large undertaking.

The list seemed very useful.

[Sephiroth is appreciative of your efforts, Diarmuid, even if Shinji is not. Shinji had only shared knowledge of the list with Sephiroth because they were going to the workshop together.]

I would like a copy, please. I do have a mailbox. It is number 7993. Or you could leave it in my room.

Even if we cannot access the network at all times, it will be useful when we can. Giving a copy to everyone would also be useful. When people arrive, they do not know where to go and where they should avoid. I would be willing to help in adding to the list and distributing copies.

Then as soon as we are done here, I will drop something off at your mailbox.

[Tomorrow a copy of the list will be delivered to Sephiroth.

Diarmuid pauses, hand to his chin in thought.]

Do me a favor, once you get the list can you look over it for a good way to organize it? Obviously, we could just list them in floor order, which is what I have done so far, but there are a lot of floors now and it would take a long time to read it. Most people upon arrival are not going to have the patience to do that. It might be best to break them into sections listing the most dangerous and then less dangerous and stuff like that. However, danger varies from person to person. What is dangerous for you or me is very different from what would be dangerous for my friend Tohko, for example.

Thank you, Diarmuid.

I will look over the list.

Yes, some people are not able to fight any monsters. We could have a scale to rate their danger. One side of the scale is safe, and the other side is dangerous for everyone. In the middle, we can list floors that are less dangerous for trained warriors.

You are welcome.

That would work actually. It is a simple arrangement, and most people can agree if they have any training or not. It is the level of training that we would have people arguing about.

Have you been through most of the floors now, Sephiroth? If so, would you mind sorting out the floors into what categories you think they would fit the best in and then I can do the same. Afterward, we can compare our lists and discuss differences. Once we come to an agreement, we can see about posting the list for everyone to see and use.

We could give the information, and people could decide for themselves whether they are trained enough to go to the floors.

I have been to all of the floors, yes, but I know some better than others. I would be glad to help you with sorting them out.

Do you know if there is a printer or a copy machine in the workshop? That would make it easier to make copies.

Yes, I suppose that is the best course of action. I worry people will overestimate their abilities, but I can't protect everyone in the tower. I have already learned that.

Unfortunately, I don't know if there are copiers or printers on the workshop floor. I don't remember anything like that, though I wasn't looking for something like that either. I was fully prepared to copy everything by hand. That is why I said it would take so long.

Some people do not know their limitations. [This is not a good thing, in Sephiroth's book. Obviously they should be more careful.]

I will try to help you protect them. I have been patrolling the floors, too. But I have been careful as you suggested. [Maybe not has careful as he could be, but that's another matter.]

If we could find a copier, that would make our work much easier. We can look for one. Or we can ask for one.

I thank you for taking care and for your help. This place has trouble at every turn so I am sure you have been kept quite busy on your patrols.

I will ask around about the printers and copiers. Tohko works in the library and would be a good one to ask. Unfortunately, I have a feeling there probably aren't any we can access. It would just be too easy.

[And Diarmuid can't believe the administrators would ever want anything to be easy for them.]

Yes, there are many dangers, but I have been studying them and know when to be careful so I can inform others. [Doing his job, just like he's been trained to do.]

I will also look and ask and see if I can find one. I will inform you if I discover anything useful.

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