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[ Bro, he's fine, don't worry about it... But if he wasn't fine with it, he would steam roll right over anybody's feelings in this situation, so don't worry about that either! ]

Ah. Sorry, then. I must have misunderstood at some point. The castle was the only one I talked about it with, though, if that helps.

"brains hooked to the same machine" that's a metaphor for something, right?

[ He sounds dumb even double checking. ]

It's cool.
Honestly, it's kind of cute.
Being that close with my pals that people get the wrong idea!

But nah, that isn't a metaphor, our brains were hooked up to a machine that let us drift through a dying kaiju's brain.

👍👍👍👍👍

I can't tell if you're serious or not

???? Why wouldn't I be serious?

I'm 100% serious!

And I'm going to need you to explain how that happened please

[ It's been a trying day and you're pulling this on him. ]

Oof, okay, uh.

Shorthand version:

1. Giant alien monsters stomped around trying to destroy humans.
2. They were getting reaaaally close to actually succeeding at this.
3. I worked on the team that was stopping them from succeeding at this!
4. We needed information about how these monsters worked, so I used a drift machine to link my mind up to a piece of monster brain so I could gather information from its dying mind but it was very overwhelming and almost killed me but I got the information we needed for the next step of the plan.
5. Needed more information, so did it again! But this time with back-up so my mind wouldn't get fried!
6. That back-up was Hermann
7. We used that info to help save the planet

There you go! Easy peasy.

[ That- What? ]

That didn't answer

What's a drift machine? How do you link minds via a machine?

With special devices you put on your head, obviously. :)

These machines are usually used in our giant robots, because one human brain can't pilot them solo. It'd be too much on the mind, they'd be neurologically damaged doing it by themselves. So a system was created so that two minds could pilot the robot together. They connect. Share each other's thoughts, feelings, memories. It helps them pilot in unison.

I just used that method for, uh

looking through an alien's memories for information.

and that's healthy?

[ It doesn't sound healthy in the "normal" way, and this is from a guy that has done this without the need for a machine to get involved. ]

What, hooking up to an alien's memories for information?

Nah probably not, I almost died the first time.

But wouldn't you take that risk, if it meant stopping the destruction of humankind?

the first time

[ NEWTON ]

Well. Yes. Of course. But. How many times did you do this?

Don't repeat it at me like a disappointed mom!

Only twice, for the record.
The first time, I made the mistake of drifting alone.
But I'm good now.

The second time, I did it right. Had a secondary drifter, too, so the drift itself didn't overwhelm to the point of severe symptoms. That's when we got the information we needed and relayed it to our team. Totally the last piece of the puzzle in taking down the kaiju.

[ It's amazing. Everything Newt says makes Finn's anxiety worse. ]

Wait, go back, severe symptoms? Are you okay?

[o o p s]

Finn, you're doing that thing where you worry too much.
I had some issues AFTER that first drift, back then. Unrelated to now.
I'm good now.

[Or so the precursors like to whisper to him, under the surface of his thoughts.]

[ Worrying is his main hobby, all right? ]

Okay

Maybe you should talk to the doctor about it, though. Just in case. Everything you explained, all of that going wrong, it sounds serious.

[ It sounds long term. But, hell, maybe Newton's already talked with McCoy or something. Maybe he's got it handled. Finn doesn't know! Finn just worries! ]

YOU sound serious. :P
But I will.
You just focus on getting whatever info you can from the giant sentient castle, huh?

Kind of hard to focus on anything else but okay.

Sorry about the whole thing with Hermann.

Pfft, it's fine.
i'm in love with him anyway

Edited 2021-12-13 20:41 (UTC)

lol kidding kidding just kidding!!
Have fun having beautiful bonding moments with a giant sentient castle!

[ ... He knew it. He totally freaking knew it. ]

haha [ WOW HE'S SO GLAD THIS IS VIA TEXT ] yeah, of course, thanks

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