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Weight of the World console transcription chaos space?
- A console in a locked vault, huh? Probably some juicy stuff in there. A prompt suggests a four-character password is needed.
Enter "S"- Enter "1"
- Enter "Q"
- Enter "X"
- Enter "J"
I should focus on why I came here...
(Entering Sung)
- Dear intruder.
- You are almost clever. Really. But also, you insult me. After all the basic security training I make my employees go through, you think I'd pick something so obvious? Good-bye.
- Frag.
(Entering the password Q2D! from Act 2)
- Which file system would you care to access?
- Notes
- Which notes would you like to access?
- Study of Natural Jade
1820 CC
Yesterday I found a batch of peculiar jade in mother's latest payload. It held a charge—a magic I've never seen before. She confirmed that she had never seen anything like it either. They'd just broken ground in a new location southwest of the Harvest Temple, and all the jade had come from there.
On a lark, I replaced the amber core in my lantern with a piece of the jade—the result almost blinded me! The radiance was so intense! I made some adjustments and found that I had to reduce the flow of magic from the stone by a factor of approximately twelve for it to become bearable.
A factor of twelve! What could we achieve with that kind of power?
- Chul-Moo
It's finally over. We've reached a settlement, and I will not have to spend one more minute staring at Chul-Moo's miserable tanuki face. I hear his little side project is now calling themselves "the Jade Brotherhood." I used to think he was such a brilliant businessman, but now I see him for what he really is—a small-minded man with an even smaller bag of tricks. Acquiring the Xunlai brand was the last good idea he had for the company. I'm not so sure taking on the name of a bunch of long-dead mobsters will be quite as effective, but what do I know? I am, after all, a "visionless husk of a woman with a stick lodged so high up my rear end, it's a wonder I can bend at the waist."
It almost didn't happen. At the last moment, his miserable mother got involved, insisting that she too was owed a payout for her "financial contributions to the company's early prototypes." Of course, Matron Park didn't anticipate my extensive record keeping—the look on her face when I produced the exact card in which she clearly referred to her contributions as a gift "for the future of my beautiful boy." I will treasure the memory.
Gi-Moon and I ate so much janchi-guksu in celebration. He fixed it just the way Mother used to. Nothing has ever tasted so good.
- Study of Dragonjade
1835 CC
That's it. It's done. The reactor is sealed, and Soo-Won is resting. I made a few final adjustments, and then the power began to flow into hundreds of pieces of waiting jade. Not a moment too soon—the survey team has not been able to find a single new deposit of charged dragonjade in months, and our stores have dwindled. Now every piece of the Jade Sea can be utilized, not only those previously touched by Soo-Won's presence.
Production is set to begin immediately on our new budget-friendly line. Now that there's no longer a need to ration the dragonjade, I will finally be able to fulfill my promise of bringing jade technology to everyone, not just the lucky few.
- Steam Device
Mai finally made good on all her talk. She brought me something I've never seen before, developed far beyond the borders of Cantha. It isn't clear how she got her hands on it, but I'm not going to press her on that.
The device in question is a turret once fastened to an airship. It is powered by heating water, which powers a turbine to produce a current. All of that involves a massive casing. It's amazing the airship could fly at all.
Mai took it strangely personally when I said the tech was unsophisticated. I've seen her work with much more complex systems, surely she is capable of recognizing mediocrity. I've asked if she thinks she can get her hands on more of it, and while she won't commit, she is optimistic.
- Steam Creature
Today Mai brought in another piece of steam tech, as if determined to prove I had misjudged it. Well, I hate to say it, but I misjudged it.
This was no simple turret, this time—but the husk of an automaton. The craftmanship is incredibly intricate. I never would have imagined something of this complexity could be fashioned from primitive technology. The act of doing so feels almost defiant—surely the inventor behind it must have had access to other options?
I asked Mai for more info about where it came from, but she got very quiet. She's clearly withholding something from me. It's only a matter of time before I find out what. But for now, some of the techniques used in this steam creature could be applied to my next jade mech.
Mai's access to the outside world continues to pay dividends. Maybe it's time I pointed her at bigger problems...
Back to menu.- Close program.
- Personnel Reports
- Which personnel file would you like to access?
- Captain Fa.
Term of employment: 1837-present
Current title: Head of Security
Status: Full-time
Notes: Previously employed as a dockmaster in New Kaineng Harbor for twenty years. Loyalty to Xunlai Jade is unequaled among staff. Volunteered to head the Xunlai summer picnic committee. Must speak to him again about the fact that at work we are Captain and Executive, not "Uncle Fa and Joon-ee."
- Yao.
Term of employment: 1843-present
Current title: Associate Engineer
Status: Full-time
Notes: No formal education but extremely gifted. Designed their own jade prosthesis. Previous association with the "Jade Brotherhood" but denies any current association—gets angry enough at the mention of the Brotherhood that it seems sincere. Do not assign to projects with Mai Trin. Expressed desire to transition to project leader in MedTech department. Avoid topics "cats" and "holodramas" as Yao has difficulty not talking about those subjects once they have been brought up.
- Mai Trin
Term of employment: 1842-1845
Current title: Executive Assistant
Status: Employment Terminated
Notes: Identified as a potential asset after her nearly successful infiltration of the Yong Reactor. Mai Trin is clearly not a local—I've learned bits and pieces of her background—but has been able to pass as one. (Xunlai Jade, as a whole, must strategically remain unaware to avoid culpability.) Has an uncanny ability to pick up new technology: seems to go from completely lost to understanding complex formulations after only a few minutes of reflective silence. Whatever her origins, she has proven surprisingly loyal, and her unique perspective has her on fast track for leadership.
1845 Update: Mai Trin's body was recovered this morning. As our investigation continues into the betrayal at the Yong Reactor, Legal is preparing multiple statements for when the full scope of her crimes goes public. In the end, I am responsible for trusting her. I am prepared to say so. (Personal Note: Who shot her? Is it possible she tried to stop the commander?)
- Taimi
Term of employment: 1845-present
Current title: Subject Matter Expert
Status: Consultant
Deep knowledge of many subjects, including dragon magic, asuran golemancy, and cybernetics. Adept at pattern recognition and complex systems. Loves to speak and is not discouraged by even the most pointed silence, must be assertive in need for quiet to focus. Blueprints for the jade exoskeleton we designed together to aid her mobility have been sent to MedTech for redesign to fit the human form. Her improvements to the design resulted in a reduction in both the incidence and intensity of her physical symptoms across the board, often by a self-reported fifty percent or more.
- Back to main menu.
- Close program
Nothing for now.
