none of which so dangerous as virtue

Welcome back.

I want full reports of what happened over the weekend in my inbox within the next two hours. From everyone. That includes you, Lyle Dylandy.

I don't care if Colonel Smirnov claims amnesia - I want everything you have on him. I don't believe him for a minute. We are to take this as an extreme risk situation. For all we know, he now recognizes all of you.

Setsuna F. Seiei, do a thorough check of Exia. I want to make sure he hasn't stolen anything, and I trust you know your machine well enough.

Lockon Stratos, my quarters. Now.

Allelujah Haptism, be sure to include all instances in which you spoke with Smirnov. It's possible that he knows you for what you are.

Michael Trinity... just. Do the report. With less swearing this time, please. Nena Trinity, full details on what you have picked up from the Enterprise.

Feldt and Mileina, please work together. Lyle Dylandy, if you need assistance, ask your brother.

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...Motoko, I need to talk to you.

It's good to be going back. I really do prefer space. It's so much cleaner, and Earth's gravity can be so tiring.

Speaking of Earth...well, I suppose that's only a tenuous connection, as this will have an effect space too, but: there has been a huge development on my world, for anyone who is following our politics. The Union, the HRL and the AEU have decided to join their military forces into a single army. The UN Forces will be the largest military the world has ever seen, and together, they will fight to take down Celestial Being.

I must say, this move is a surprising one. I wonder what prompted it.

In other news, I am pleasantly surprised with the number of volunteers I have found to help me with my plans to fix the community's security systems once and for all. However, I still need to talk to one "Foaly" and one "Yuki Nagato". They have been recommended to me, and I shall speak with them.

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There's something wrong. Very, very wrong. With our system, with the world, everything. I must confess, I am extremely worried.

...no, I am more than worried.

I'm scared.

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I cannot believe what Michael Trinity has done. Next time I see him, I'll kill him.

I haven't updated properly in a while, it seems. I have been...busy, after all, what with Setsuna, then Allelujah. This community is almost as much trouble as I predicted it to be.

Mikaela's party was interesting, to say the least. A shame that I couldn't examine the Cybertronians for myself, but then, there is little I can do about that. I cannot help but feel that we should have stayed longer, to try and stop Hades from taking Mikaela like that, but as she said, I wouldn't have been able to prevent him. Irritating.

We are going to our benefactor's, for a couple of weeks before term starts. Christina seems rather overexcited about the prospect, but then, when shopping and swimming are involved, she always is. Lichtendahl is also looking forward to it, but I suspect it's for rather different reasons. We'll be somewhat unavailable over the upcoming weeks, but I shall catch up where I can, as always.

[locked from Allelujah]
Allelujah seems much calmer now, thankfully. Removing him from the program would have been annoying. Vashti and Moreno can handle him for now - he will not be joining us at the house.
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...there's a television program on about Celestial Being. It's one of those investigative documentaries, but it sounds mostly like theories and guesswork. Apparently, a lot of scientists have gone missing over the past 200 years, and they think that Celestial Being may be responsible. I doubt there's any proof. I mean, an organization that's been making plans for so long, only for it to be revealed now? Ridiculous.

Speaking of Celestial Being, they're certainly having some sort of effect on the world. Since they began their interventions, the number of conflicts in the world has dropped by 38%. Over 63% of companies involved in the military industry have declared their intentions to withdraw. Many people condemn their actions, but you can't deny their effectiveness.