Morning 2: CH 1 Part 3 Cargo Debate

MORNING 2: CHAPTER 1, PART THREE: THE CARGO DEBATE The digital time tracking digits on the foyer display panel shifted smoothly to 6:10 AM as the loud, sharp ringing noise of the security bell finally faded. Reaper 800 stepped forward onto the polished floorboards, casually adjusting his Old Money dark blue luxury shirt and minimalist black vest. Making sure his blue diamond Final Fantasy XIV crystal necklace remained hidden completely behind his buttoned collar to block any outside tracking frequencies, he hit the master command console. The massive obsidian glass front door panels slid open with a heavy mechanical click, revealing S-Rank Surgeon Liang Huàn standing on the artificial turf deck. Behind his bone-white deer skull plague doctor mask, his cyan eye lenses glowed with an analytical light as he stepped past the threshold. Liang Huàn: Great to see you, old friend. And let's be entirely honest here... so it was you the one trending on this social media network? Because when I saw this photo of you alongside the famous singer Astra Yao and her elite bodyguard Evelyn Chevalier, I knew the metrics matched. Honesty, that is one exceptionally good disguise you built for yourself. Completely zero people out in the city sectors know what you really are. Reaper 800: You know me, partner. I always disguise my true profile when I go out into the city sectors to maintain data stability. But anyway... who are the guests you brought along to help me with the estate lockdown? The words had barely left his lips when a flash of dark purple and black gothic lace shot straight past Liang Huàn's navy-blue dress coat. Shiori Kyomu completely abandoned her cold, aloof, winter-like persona. Her sharp neon-blue eyes lit up with radiant joy as she threw her arms tightly around Reaper 800’s neck, hugging her ancient Master with absolute shonen excitement while her long twin braided tails whipped through the air! Shiori Kyomu: Master Reaper 800! It is so incredibly great to see you again! Reaper 800: Shiori Kyomu! Wow, look at you... you’ve finally grown up since our training sessions. You’ve become a fine woman and a powerful Primordial God of the Abyss just like Liang. Anyway, it’s truly great to see you too, Shiori. Standing right next to the kitchen traction grid, Moon Queen Vesperine’s red eyes violently flared with a comically furious shonen jealousy fit! Hot steam began to vent from her tomboy wolf ears as she stomped over, her chunky dark red platform slide sandals slappping loudly against the floorboards as she pointed a sharp finger at the teenage Void Hunter. Vesperine: Hey! Get your hands completely off my boyfriend right now! But as Vesperine stepped past the lounge booths, her gaze suddenly locked onto the tall, disciplined Dragon Thiren standing behind Liang Huàn. Her angry expression completely vanished, replaced by cartoon tears of overwhelming joy. Her thick black wolf tail began to wag frantically as she ran forward to throw her arms around her older half-sister, her custom black, purple, and red long summer dress split skirt fluttered dynamically. Vesperine: Oh my goodness... my sweet older sister, Xuánlong! Xuánlong: I am really, truly great to see you too, little sister. I've spent thirty years tracking the spatial loops looking for you. The two sisters shared a deep, emotional embrace, their shared Thiren heritage anchoring the reunion loop perfectly. But as Xuánlong rested her chin on Vesperine's shoulder, her gaze accidentally dropped to the side. Her disciplined mind completely locked up, her eyes widening into an iconic, hyper-exaggerated cartoon expression of pure, unadulterated shock as she stared directly at the side profile of Vesperine's massive, prominent J-cup chest configuration. Xuánlong thinking: Oh my goodness... I am really, truly jealous of her right now! Look at the absolute size of her chest for real! How did she grow that much in thirty years?! Tiderider: Great honour to meet you, Reaper 800. Let me officially introduce myself. I am Tiderider. I work with the Criminal Investigation Special Response Team over at the New Eridu Public Security precinct—PubSec for short. The skinny mechanical robot sea lion android cracked his heavy titanium knuckles embedded with blue gemstones, adjusting his oversized baggy track jacket as he offered a respectful nod. The entire task force moved smoothly into the minimalist living room lounge, taking their places across the plush leather seating booths to initialize the strategy council. Liang Huàn leaned heavily on his crystalline Glacial Scalpel cane, his cyan eye lenses tracking across the floorboards until they locked directly onto Vantablack's newly upgraded appearance. Having studied cybernetic anomalies for over 800 years, the plague doctor recognized the raw, terrifying structural power humming inside the tiny 2-foot tall egg-shaped capsule chassis. The moment they saw the compact robot standing there in his leather biker jacket and white skull-mouth half-mask, the atmosphere inside the room completely shifted. Xuánlong’s dragon tail tensed up as she aggressively slid to the far edge of the booth, refusing to take a single step near the Bangboo. Right beside her, Shiori Kyomu began to visibly tremble, her long cold winter personality completely cracking as she backed away, her hands gripping her obsidian scythe in total defensive fear. Tiderider blinked his digital camera-shutter eyes, completely baffled by their terrified shonen-style reactions as he lazily sipped his can of specialized engine oil. Tiderider: Okay... why are you three so completely scared of that cute little Bangboo? He's tiny! Liang Huàn: Tiderider, maintain your defensive distance. Do not go anywhere near him. You have absolutely no idea what that machine is truly capable of tracking. Tiderider: What is he gonna do to me? Going to what exactly?— Vantablack’s digital eyes instantly snapped into a comically furious, jagged One Piece style shark-teeth shouting expression! A massive cartoon throbbing vein popped over his white skull half-mask as he aggressively slammed his soft robotic fabric flippers onto his hips, his tiny crimson-red rabbit puff tail standing straight up in pure outrage! Vantablack: "[HU-NA!! MEH-NA-NEH-NA!!] (Translate: Well, I'll show you exactly what I'll do with you, you overgrown tin can! First thing's first, as a sample, I'm gonna break your data tracking so you see who is truly powerful here! I am an extremely strong, high-spec elite Iron Guard Bangboo, and I'll prove it to your processors right now!!!")" The exact microsecond the translation loop finished, Vantablack activated his newly integrated elemental matrix! A dense, suffocating, and apocalyptic aura of dark red and deep purple Havoc Element plasma flames violently exploded outward from his capsule chassis, completely warping the local gravity grid around the lounge floorboards! The raw, reality-bending kinetic destruction crackled through the air, sending massive visible shockwaves blasting across the panel frames. Tiderider’s digital camera visors violently glitched. The skinny mechanical PubSec wall completely froze, his hydraulic fluid running cold as his robotic skeleton base began to violently tremble and shake in absolute, unyielding cartoon fear under the tiny potato's terrifying elemental overdrive!