Identification: SANJO JIRAKI Rank: Director of R&D Recipient: Isla Nazumaki Location:CLASSIFIED Encryption:HIGH
Video feed: ONLINE
October 17th, 827 AS
Hey Isla. Good to talk to you again, I just got back to the labs. Several personnel are seen running around behind Sanjo, obviously stressed. An older man in a large lab coat is seen carrying a plasma extinguisher and rendering a model of Sulfuric Acid on a holographic screen. Sorry for standing you up back at Fort Bush, I'm tryna take care of a mishap that occurred with my engine project. It sort have set on fire a bit... But for the most part we've gotten it taken care of. Sanjo turns his head to speak to the old man, and the people behind Sanjo have settled down and are currently at their research stations, setting up for experimentation. A young man wearing forging goggles approaches Sanjo with what looks like a bit of engine. They exchange words, and the young man leaves with a maniacal smile. Sorry about that, work. We've been working on a way to render chemical equations into holographic projections. I'll add some examples with this post. Hey so, um, do you want to meet up again later? It would be awesome to talk to you again, even if its through comms. 'Till next time!
Sanjo Jiraki,
Director of R&D Liberty Intelligence Agency
From: Isla Nazumaki
To: Sanjo Jiraki
Subject: <<Unspecified>>
AUDIO FEED: ONLINE
Hey there, Sanjo,
It's very nice to hear your voice again, I was kinda thinkin' you wouldn't keep in touch - really cheerful to know I was wrong. A few moments of silence follow as Isla is paying attention to the people running in the background of Sanjo's video feed. Ugh... are you sure this was the right time to contact me? I hope everything went smoothly back there, certainly looks like a chaotic situation.
There's no need to apologize for leaving me at Bush, I was an unexpected visitor and well, life happened. You don't expect me to think keeping you from doing your job just to chill with a random woman you just met is normal, right? I wouldn't want you getting into trouble just 'cause you wanted to spend more time with me.
Well, it does look like you're doing smartboy things there, can't tell much of the stuff you showed me, but good work, I guess..? She chuckled lightly, having no clue what he was even talking about. Anyway, I would truly love to meet you again, name a place and time and I'll be there!
Identification: SANJO JIRAKI Rank: Director of R&D Recipient: Isla Nazumaki Location:CLASSIFIED Encryption:HIGH
Video feed: ONLINE
October 17th, 827 AS
Hey Isla. Sorry for heading out again while in space, another problem occurred, but we've fixed it. So, I've been working on some new stuff chemistry-wise and some classified stuff that I sadly cannot tell you. Several personnel are seen walking around behind Sanjo on a casual manner. The same old man as before is seen manipulating a holographic model of what looks like a reaction between Silver and Sulfate. The young guy with the goggles and the maniacal smile, Isaac, has his goggles on and is holding a plasma welder, jogging from the left to the right of the screen. A young woman is seen holding a gelatinous red blob and a vial of clear acid. A old Kusari man with a white lab coat and small pin in the shape of a bubbling beaker is seen carrying a condensing column and is being trailed by a woman about the same age in a grey lab coat and jeans. I don't really know what to say. I guess I can tell you what is occurring over here. My parents came over from their mission in the Badlands to help me and Dr. SternSanjo gestures to the old man. Sanjo also looks back at the older couple and smiles at them. They smile back. Those are my parents. They worry about me way too much. Sanjo has several scrapes on them that seems to be healing immediately, yet 1 small cut near the base of his neck doesn't seem to be healing. The young woman with the blob and another man pass Sanjo a clipboard, and he passes it back to them. Those guys are Angelina and Hideo-san. They are oooooold friends of mine. So, the holographic program is working very well, we were able to simulate reactions between ionic compounds. Its been pretty fun honestly, I'm hoping to work with more of the people here. Technically, I'm the new guy in this department. Well, that's about it, I hope your holding up well. 'Till next time!
Sanjo Jiraki,
Director of R&D Liberty Intelligence Agency
From: Isla Nazumaki
To: Sanjo Jiraki
Subject: <<Unspecified>>
AUDIO FEED: ONLINE
Hey there, Sanjo,
Was definitely fun to meet you in space that time, especially since I had no clue it was you I was talking to for so long. There's no need to apologize for leaving me there, your work's more important than me. I do hope that the issue you had has been resolved however. In any case, sorry for taking that long to get back to you.
Your parents look adorable Sanjo, I can totally understand why they would worry about you, working in your field must be really dangerous. My parents used to worry about me too, but in time they got used to my life. Isla pauses for a few moments, noticing the wounds. Are you sure you're alright Sanjo? Was there an accident there or something? You look like you were attacked.
Ionic compounds huh? I know exactly what this phrase means. She chuckles. Try not to lose yourself in all this work Sanjo!
Identification: SANJO JIRAKI Rank: Director of R&D Recipient: Isla Nazumaki Location:CLASSIFIED Encryption:HIGH
Video feed: ONLINE
October 17th, 827 AS
Hey Isla. Good to hear from you again. The injuries I sustained are nothing to worry about, I accidentally messed up some of my code and the nanites tried to rip up my skin. It hurt, and I know it sounds gruesome, but its not to bad. This cut right here Sanjo points to the location where the small cut was, which seems to have grown larger and is now heavily bandaged. is the result of my code, which turned out to be too successful. I'm working on getting my arm "armored" similar to my other arm, but not as a prosthetic and more as a sort of "second skin". The whole is supposed to house nanites that leave my skin, but I think the nanites got confused with "exiting my pores like sweat" to "ripping a massive hole in my neck". I've stopped the spread, and its healing up. I've also gotten it to work. Let me show you. Sanjo closes his eyes and scrunches his brow, focusing on something. A black liquid seems to seep from his arm and forms a sheet that spans his entire arm and hand. So this is it. I can move the nanites in and out of the pores as well. Sanjo concentrates again, and the black plates on his hand turn to liquid and return into his hand, allowing his regular hand to be seen. So thats pretty cool I guess. Sanjo grunts, and seems in great pain. The bandage goes from tan to blood red, and back to tan. Sanjo appears to be back to normal. Thats been happening as well. Hopefully I can get it taken care of by the next transmission. My parent's are doing okay in comparison to what happened when I got, you know, almost torn to shreads. I'm starting to realize how much brainpower is in this division, and I am trying to figure out my place in it. Some of these guys are pretty smart, and most of them are top-tier geniuses. Its hard to look smart when there is hundreds of years of experience and a ton of talent in one area. Its humbling, but its an amazing experience. By the way, if you wanna talk in person again, I'm usually on Manhattan in the Central Plaza at the public LIA HQ. 'Till next time!
Sanjo Jiraki,
Director of R&D Liberty Intelligence Agency
From: Isla Nazumaki
To: Sanjo Jiraki
Subject: <<Unspecified>>
AUDIO FEED: ONLINE
Hey there, Sanjo,
Yeah, it does look and sound -very- gruesome, how could you tell? Jokes aside though, please take more care when figuring out algorithms and codes for your 'extra' parts, would be a real shame to have you killed by something that stupid, you know? At least your parents weren't too mad at you, I guess.
Also... ugh.. that weird thing you did with your arm there, what the hell even? I have no clue what I just watched but it really seemed like you had a symbiote living inside you, I'd highly prefer if I hadn't watched that!
Anyway, I doubt you'll really see me around the LIA HQ's Plaza that often, if ever, I usually don't hang around Headquarters of groups I don't belong to, but hey, you can always catch me in space. In fact I'll be undocking right after I'm done with this recording so if you want we could meet somewhere outside for a chat.
Identification: SANJO JIRAKI Rank: Director of R&D Recipient: Isla Nazumaki Location:CLASSIFIED Encryption:HIGH
Video feed: ONLINE
November 3rd, 827 AS
Hey Isla. You are not wrong about the symbiote thing, but the ones in my arm do not have a neural net while the ones in my head do. It was good to see you in space, and thanks for suctioning in my emergency pod. Its annoying that I didn't know that was Lilac, and its even more annoying that everyone likes to discredit the agency. I do not think it is a good idea for me to keep patrolling, considering how hard it is to be in this faction. Sanjo appears to look better, and his arm is no longer bandaged. A long scar stretches from his neck to his elbow. My arm is better, and I feel better physically, but mentally, I do not know what to do. I just started my career in the military, but if the military doesn't me and my faction, I might as well retire and do some personal research. This environment is toxic, and its hard to enjoy my work when no one else does. My research is stagnating, no one reads or understands anything I do besides the agents at LIA, and nothing I'm doing feels fun, as anything I do will be insulted by the other militaries and everyone else. Sanjo looks at his arm, and the nanites harden and liquify around Sanjo's arm. I'm able to control it better by the way. Also, it no longer hurts. Everyone here is doing good, and considering most of them don't do patrols, they haven't felt the same as I do. Considering I am a director as well, I get hit with the brunt of this... anxiety. Sorry, I'm being depressing. I've got nothing else to talk about for now. 'Till next time...
Sanjo Jiraki,
Director of R&D Liberty Intelligence Agency
Isla can be seen sitting in comfortably in the Captain's chair of the Interdictor, finishing up what seemed like a peach. The bridge of the Interdictor seems empty, indicating that some sort of maintenance or repairs are about to take place. A few moments later, she continues.
"How have you been Sanjo? I hope you're better than last time I saw you, honestly sounded like you were gonna quit right on that instant. Hey.. trust me, things do go down at times, people do try their best to screw you over, but you gotta fight back. Been there - done that. Don't let 'em take you under.
I was in space just earlier today, you missed quite a damn show. A huge unlawful parade just outside Manhattan - full of Gunboats of course, was really a sight for sore eyes. I even briefly saw one of you guys, I think the code-name was "Hercules", and then it struck me - "Where is Kaiju?".
I'd certainly have liked your company today, even though I have to admit maybe it's better that you didn't show up. I had to get aboard the Elizabeth to make sure I don't get spaced, and even then I almost got shot down. I'm currently in Houston, Texas, waiting for the repair crews to take over. But regardless, this isn't about me - it's about you, keep your head up and don't give up Sanjo, your family and friends are with you, I am with you."
"Take care."
Captain Isla Nazumaki, Liberty Police Incorporated
Identification: SANJO JIRAKI Rank: Director of R&D Recipient: Isla Nazumaki Location:CLASSIFIED Encryption:HIGH
Video feed: ONLINE
November 3rd, 827 AS
Hey Isla. Congrats! You look like you are at home in that chair. I'm glad you made it out alive. I wish I was there, but it seems as though I would have been eviscerated... Good thing Herc was there though, I'm glad he was able to help. Hercules is one of the codenames for one of our greatest operatives in my opinion. I'm glad I am getting a support network... and more of the agents are able to log due to, ahh, classified matters. The scar that was seen in the last transmission is lighter, and matches the rest of his skin. Sanjo blinks, and the nanite plating surrounds his arm. I went through another glitch yesterday with the arm nanites, but this time its a good glitch. I showed you how I could shape the nanites into items right? Well, now I can detatch the nanites from my arm. The nanites harden into a steel like material. Sanjo presses on one of the plates, and it slides off his arm and into his hand. It looks like a black steel. I do not know what use this could be as of yet, but from our initial reports, its pretty interesting. The steel here has millions of nanites in it, and it can reshape based on physical pressures it has to deal with. This thing has no intelligence, I made sure of that... Sanjo winces.but it can melt and it can go gaseous. When I put it back on my arm, it reliquifies. Its actually really cool. I can also create objects from the liquid when its used by me, but not like that blade and that fork I showed you before. Here, let me demonstrate. Sanjo opens his palm, and the liquid solidifies into a cube. It reliquifies and turns into a sphere. Sanjo shouts, "Hey Isaac!". He throws the sphere at Isaac, which hits him in the head. Isaac picks it up, laughs maniacally, and throws it hard at Sanjo. Sanjo calmly raises his hand, and the ball lands perfectly in Sanjo's palm. When the ball touched Sanjo's palm, the metal reliquifies, seeping into Sanjo's palm. See? Its pretty cool. Also, it can change colors. I've been turning it orange and stuff. I haven't been doing much LIA centric research, as the directors have not pitched any ideas. I've gotten used to the rude jabs and remarks at this point. At some point, I want to show you around the lab, but that probably won't happen. I will have to ask Vixen... she's been incredibly busy recently. If you ever want to meet up, let me know, although it might be hard for the next month. I am sort of on a break from space, and I can only patrol for about an hour at most... Usually around 0200 to 0300.
Sanjo Jiraki,
Director of R&D Liberty Intelligence Agency
Isla watches as Sanjo manipulates the liquid metal in any way he wants, listening to him speak about it as her jaw drops. She is impressed by how much knowledge the man has on the subject, truly fitting for the role of Director in the R&D department of the Agency. She unconsciously smiles as she's proud to see him that interested in his work, feeling great for him.
"You truly know what you're doing, Sanjo. I am really impressed by the amount of work that you must've put to actually make this, let alone for it to be a success. That glitch sure seems fun though, but I can see how it could get annoying at times - have you figured out a way to actually control when it happens though? It really wouldn't help if your hand started melting away on random occasions."
She chuckled at her own joke for a few seconds, looking away momentarily, thinking. "Nah, I don't think you'd -wanna- give me a tour around the lab, I think you'd get in deep trouble with the Agency if anyone was to see me. After all this is top secret stuff and I am by no means an Agent, you gotta remember that I am part of a Corporation. I am mostly a civilian more than anything - just because you trust me with that does not mean the Agency trusts me, to the Agency I'm just a random girl.
I do thank you for the offer though and just for the record I have no clue who Vixen is, I assume it's another code-name for an Agent? Speaking of Agents and code-names, I haven't seen Hercules around enough to know him, I doubt I've ever seen him in combat too. What makes you say he's one of the greatest operatives, I really am curious.
Don't worry about not being around too much, I myself took a break from space and decided to stay off-radar for a while. Olivia left for the Taus due to the most recent invasion of the Outcasts, so I decided I'd take this chance to give myself a break - which is the reason I didn't get back to you for so long, I.. didn't really check my comms until today.
Seeing how it's been so long since we last came in touch, how are you nowadays? Are you still on a break too?"
"Take care, Sanjo."
Captain Isla Nazumaki, Liberty Police Incorporated