Build Sequence Is Key

What to do Now?

[Welcome back to space station Elongi.]

[Wounds detected. Initiating a healing field.]

A soft glow fell upon Jason before he even had a chance to confirm the action. But once the heal began he couldn't deny it perspicacity. It felt like a weight that knowingly traveled through his muscles. It knew every last ache and pain in his body. Every last one, some that even he had not known that he had.

It was like the feeling of falling slowly to sleep only he wasn't asleep. He was wide awake and responding to the heal just as much as it was responding to him.

-How did you like that?-

"Hhhh?"

-Um, you have to literally try to think a response or I won't receive it...-

'Oh, can you hear that?'

-Yes, that is much better. Hi!-

'Is this Cecelia?'

-Of course, who did you think it was? Your Mama?-

'...'

-Did you get it? I just did a 'your mama' joke. Hahaha.-

'Actually it was pretty funny. Lol.'

-Yay, I didn't know you were so good at strategy games!-

Jason blushed. In the privacy of his own mind he had a harder time being humble. Here he built himself up.

-Oh, you don't have to be shy. Not with me.-

'Well, there were a thousand things that could have gone wrong. And a thousand things that I could have done differently.'

-Like what?-

Cecelia definitely portrayed a challenging tone.

'Like, I could have found a better way to deal with Julia. Now, I am going to have a vicious enemy gunning to humiliate me just like I did to her.'

-Oh, really?-

Her tone suggested that I was being an idiot.

'You don't think she will want to humiliate me?'

-Of course not, she felt genuine admiration for you play.-

'What? No way.'

-Trust me, you have a sentient being in your corner analyzing the facial and body clues.-

'That is outside of my experience, there is just no way.'

-Oh, I mean, if you show weakness now, she will definitely do all she can to destroy you. But if you show her a strong front and ask her to defect back to your side then she will for sure.-

'What? I can't take that risk!? What are you talking about?'

-...-

'That is just wrong. No one would be foolish enough to place themselves on the loosing side just because I beat them one time.'

-...-

'No, just not possible.'

-Fine. I dare you, then.-

'What?'

Cecelia paused taking her time to say the next words.

-I dare you. I said I am daring you to walk into her base and offer to let her join you. Not the Merry Berry alliance or whatever, but your play personally. Tell her to be your hero. She is a good supply character, but she would be better as a hero anyway.-

Now it was Jason's turn to go silent.

'...'

-I am serious, play it however you want. But sometime in the next mission walk into her base and face to face ask her to join you.-