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"If I just drilled all of our protocols into his head... Would he have done something different? Would Liza? And even if not, I'm the Code Cracker here! If I had some device in place to hide their location, or had better masking, or..."
Sealsdramon's attack was powered by the City's technological superiority. As the one in charge of all their tech, her failure to defeat the enemy's tracking protocols must have been eating away at her for a bit. You're not really sure what to say, or how to even console somebody. While Squid is surrounded by people, yet unable to close the distance, you've been a loner for almost all of your life. Your friends have all been cursory, and the only person you've been able to rely on intermittently has been Doc. And even that was a purely business relationship till recently.
There are no magic words you can think up to tell her it wasn't her fault. The most you've been able to do is instill hope that Ryan could learn from her, and help her feel a little bit closer to another human.
"You'll beat them." You say confidently.
"Beat them...?"
While you don't have words of comfort, you have spite and anger in spades, ready to be unearthed. And that's the only direction you know how to go in, when it comes to matters of 87-O's management.
"You're a genius Code Cracker. I've never seen anybody work the magic you can do, not even Doc. If you're agonizing over failing to do something, you just need to keep pushing until you DO accomplish it. Right? If anyone can code some device or tool to do all that, it's you. You guys want to take over the City, you'll have plenty of time to invent things that'll help."
She glances at the object she's been working on, chewing on your words carefully.
"Yeah. I guess I have to try, don't I?" She mumbles, sounding unsure. "It's why I joined up in the first place."
A thought crosses your mind. You've asked a few of the others, including Wind, but you've never asked her why she joined. And when.
"How'd you come across the Dogs of War anyway? Was it before, or after finding Toy Agumon?"
