AUDIO LOG "Project-B7 Discussion 1": *Quiet footsteps are barely audible beneath the sounds of feverish typing. A door slides open and the typing ceases.* "Welcome, friend." "Drop the pleasantries." "In a hurry, are we?" "I don't feel like dealing with your mannerisms now." "That's a bit rude. I can't so much control my mind." "..." "Alright, what do you need?" "We have a new enemy." "Of course. They seem to flock against us." "Dorman Pact is trying to 'free' the PSRB from the Red Legion." "@%^&. @%^&%#$ piece of @%^&%#$ !%^@. The entire Dorman Pact?" "Yes. Now you see our predicament and my seriousity." "What do you want me to do?" "What you always do. Make some random weapon that works by rather unconventional means." "I... okay. Okay... what's the situation?" "We need something to reinforce our infantry. Stronger armor, new technology, better weapons, whatever." "HLM has weapons down, and stronger armor isn't so simple. New technology... that's a different story, that would depend on what exactly would be viable and... no, because then we'd need to- hold on-" "Sam. What can you do." "Sorry, I- you want stronger soldiers, right? Why not make them?" "I know very little about science, but I know enough to know that that is a ridiculous idea." "Well, that's very wise of you, then. But think about it. Throughout the world, we've done things with chemicals, nuclei, simple explosives, but we've done basically nothing with genetic engineering." "...because it's a new field with little technology to use in it." "We have vectors, we have transcribers. We could just take an animal, like a rat, and just mess with its genes until we isolate what we need, and edit it until it works the way we want." "I have no idea what any of that even meant." "We can change DNA. All we'd need to do is find what we need to change and what we need to change it to." "You wanted to change soldiers, not rats." "Yeah, and- oh. Ohhhh !%^@- nevermind then." "What?" "Are you going to endorse cloning hundreds of human children simply to do a *#&@ glorified science experiment?" "Of course not... is there not an easier way?" "Well, I mean, I guess you could take preexisting DNA, just find someone who has the desired traits and use that somehow." "One of the innovation overseers would be willing to take on this task, I think." "You mean Zake? Because if so he'll get us all killed." "Well, maybe, but-" "He has no morals. I don't even know why he's helping us, considering we're more likely to lose." "He said he enjoys a challenge." "And you really want to entrust him with a completely new project that we haven't even decided on yet?" "Gene splicing." "Genetic engineering, splicing's only half of it- you're insane." "You help run a country." "Fair point. I do not trust Zake." "He's brilliant." "And a monster." "Sometimes you have to make deals with the devil." "And inadvertently lose your soul." "We can subdue him." "Can we shoot all his creations?" "They're robots, you make them sound like unkillable monsters." "If you do this then I will be watching closely." "You would anyways." "Watching him as well, I mean." "I will brief him, then." "Fine. But let me do it, I'll do better at explaining our goal." "Alright, then. I wish you luck with your new task, Miss Hache." "You ought to wish me a @%^&% #$ bandage." *More footsteps are heard as the man exits the room, and a long sigh is issued, followed by quiet muttering.*
