1706/Preparing For the MAIN Event

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Preparing For the MAIN Event
Date of Scene: 07 July 2016
Location: Tsukino Residence
Synopsis: Ami visits Usagi to get her permission to use the Eternity MAIN to help Virtue and plots to bring Naru on board. And apparently, Serenity kept a diary of sorts?
Cast of Characters: Usagi Tsukino, Ami Mizuno


Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Luna's curled up on a pillow, dozing in the afternoon sun. Usagi is, to the surprise of many people, doing her homework.

Well, at least the ones she gets.

When Ami comes over, Ikuko will welcome her inside, ask if she'd like anything brought up, and then sent on her way upstairs.

Fortunately for Usagi's brain, she's near the end of her homework with an okay feeling about most of the answers, and decides that leaning back against the bed for a brief nap is a good reward!

At a knock on her door, she'll jump and look guilty! Then beckon the knocker inside!
Ami Mizuno has posed:
Over the past week, Ami has mostly been incredibly distracted at school. This might be exceptionally noticable if it weren't for the fact that 'incredibly distracted' for Ami means 'extremely focused on her schoolwork'. To most of the class, she's just been back to the same studious Ami Mizuno they've always known.

And if her friends don't see her quite as much, it's probably because she has her nose in a book or she's taking notes. That's all very normal for her, right?

Still, Ami didn't even really warn Usagi she was coming to her home, tonight, and that is abnormal. So it might come as a surprise when she pushes open Usagi's door and steps into the bedroom.

"Hi, did I interrupt your studies?" Ami asks, spotting the homework on the desk. "Sorry, I can come back later. I didn't mean to interrupt. Let me know if you need help, though. I know you can do it on your own, but sometimes having a little help can't hurt."
Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Oh! It's an Ami!

Usagi's on her feet, but pauses in her barreling over of her friend to give her a 'you dork' expression. "Hmmm, Ami-chan or homework. Gee."

And then a tackle hug and giggle! "How've you been! You've been either really sad or really grumpy lately. Or a bit of both with something else thrown in I don't know! But come on, come on! I'm almost done with the bits I know for sure! The rest...um...I can probably guess!" Yeah, like that would work. "Okay, if you don't mind, help would be amazing."

She drags Ami over to the small table and plops on the ground. The movement causing Luna to jerk her head up and give a bleary assessment of the room before yawning, stretching, and circling back into a ball.
Ami Mizuno has posed:
Ami smiles at Usagi's exuberance, although her returning hug isn't quite so tight. Still, she lets herself be dragged to the table, and sits down to look over Usagi's work. "Just busy," she promises her friend, rather than going into the real details. "Actually that's part of why I'm here, although I can probably help you with your homework, too," she notes.

Reaching up, Ami gently strokes Luna's ears, then frowns at the work on the page, "You misspelled this," she says. "i before e except after c." A glance at Usagi, then another soft sad smile before looking back to the homework.

"So ... Virtue has asked me to take on a big project," Ami notes. "I wanted you to be aware of it, and aware of what I want to do with it as it pertains to us."
Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Usagi keeps smiling, but her eyebrows draw together in light confusion.

Oh well, though. When Ami's ready to talk, she'll talk!

It can't be that bad, right?

Luna lifts her head to allow easier access to pets. Usagi leans over and grumbles a little as she corrects the word. "Yeah, unless it's weird, though. That one just gets me all confused."

She looks back up at Ami. "Ohhh? What are they gonna have you do?"

She mentally prepares herself to be either excited or dubious!
Ami Mizuno has posed:
"Well," Ami says, leaning back in thought, "Hotori-kun thought it would be a good idea if Virtue had an archive which could be used to share information between members of Virtue, longer-term. Like a library," she explains, "except it would contain information on villains, magical threats, monsters, and magical research.

"It would be very similar to Eternity MAIN, except it would be more curated. Anyways, they've asked me to head the project. I suggested we should synchronize that data with Eternity MAIN's, but only after I restrict what goes in to things which are safe for members of Virtue to research without assistance."

Here, Ami looks to Usagi thoughtfully. "I told them I'd love to do it, and I would, but it occurs to me that linking with Eternity MAIN will give them a bit of access to knowledge about you, and while I can screen a lot of it ... it's not going to be all gone. So I wanted to ask your permission, first. The bright side is, I'd need to visit the moon to do some of this work, so I'd also be able to find you a way up there, at least once in a while."
Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Oh, a library! And having a localized source of information would be very handy indeed!

However, she worries her lower lip as Ami voices obvious concerns Usagi has about it. While she doesn't think they should hoard the information, part of the mainframe feels private. Like that one folder on a hard drive you'd really rather not have other people know even exists let alone looking through it.

"Would...someone be able to hack the MAIN?" Her worries are, of course, on Takashi and people with intentions similar to his, whatever they may be. Add to that that the moon had been, in some parts, more technologically advanced than Earth is a cause for concern, too.

She's quiet for awhile, and she feels Luna's eyes on her. "Is there a way...you could copy the information we'd need?"

She feels weird for asking. Almost like she's being a greedy and selfish child who won't share her toys.

She looks down at her hands. "It's just..."

She trails off, not completely sure how to say it.
Ami Mizuno has posed:
Ami shakes her head firmly no. "The worst they could do is insert data into the MAIN via process, but any unrecognized data will be trigger an audit before data is pushed to the moon. The opposite will also be true, but since MAIN is only being updated by my own data and from the Archive, it shouldn't be a problem."

Ami's smile is a bit more genuine now as she says, "Eternity MAIN will be safe. And what we copy out of MAIN into this database will only be copies. I'm not giving them everything. It's just that somet things only make sense with records about you attached. For example, explanations about the Silver Crystal. If they're in there at all--and I think they should be--then the associated records relating to you should also be in there."
Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Usagi sighs in relief! "Okay. I like the copies thing. And if Serenity wrote any diaries, I don't want them included, either!" A beat. "Though I probably should have a copy for myself if there is..."

She leans against Ami and hums. "And it's okay about the crystal and me, stuff like that. Everyone pretty much already knows the basics about it."
Ami Mizuno has posed:
"Mmm, she did keep a bit of a diary," Ami notes with a faint blush, "but it was more recordings and scrapbooking than an actual diary. When you're done with your homework today I can show it to you," Ami notes.

"Anyways, I appreciate that you'll let me do this," she says quietly. "I really didn't want to turn them down, and since Eternity MAIN has more knowledge than anything else available right now, it seemed natural to open up parts of it for use by Virtue. I'll be very careful with what information I reveal about your past, though, and if I'm at all uncertain I will check with you, first."

With a wrinkle of her nose, Ami says, "Also, I was thinking that I might like to ask Naru if she'll assist me with the project. This would give her a lot more access to information than most of Virtue will get when we're through; she would effectively become my assistant curator. It would give her a lot of knowledge, which in her case I think would be very helpful. Are you okay with that?"
Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Her cheeks turn a bright scarlet, but she still clings to Ami. "Yes! I wanna seeeee!"

And she feels better about the MAIN thing now! "Oh, yes please. Even if it's something you think's silly but you're not sure!"

As Ami talks about Naru as an assistant, Usagi pulls back as her eyes grow wider. At the end, she's squealing and hugging Ami all over again. "I think that's a wonderful idea! She'd be very useful, but also know which things not to poke in the face!"
Ami Mizuno has posed:
"Oh good," Ami says, smiling just a little as she hugs Usagi again. "I'm glad you feel the same way. I think she'll feel useful, and more importantly I think the knowledge gained will be helpful to her, too."

Leaning forward, she begins going over Usagi's homework a little more seirously as she considers it. "So, should we ifnish working on all of this so wwe can go through Serenity's journals?"
Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Usagi nods, perhaps more enthusiastic about Naru joining Team Ami than of the project itself. "And she's real good at working hard, too."

Usagi groans and slumps over the table. "Yeaaaaaah. I'm closer to being done than I was when I started, though! I've done at least half of it already!"

Be strong, Usagi! There's a Serenity Diary of Sorts to see!