The screen flickered, presenting three icons that pulsed with raw power.
[Monster Hunter World]
"Interesting, but nah. Too easy…"
[Devil May Cry]
"Dante is cool but I am not ready to die."
[Genshin Impact]
"Ah… Vision, but I don't want to play it yet."
[Final Fantasy XV]
"This choice is interesting. Cindy hehe."
Theodore's finger hovered over the icon. He was a pervert gamer.
Unlike the others, this one was not too easy or too hard.
"I'm picking this one,"
Theodore said firmly, tapping the FFXV icon.
"I've got a world-class programmer and a master engineer now. If anyone can crack Magitek, it's them."
Theodore would go with 2B and 9S in this run.
Theodore decided to give 2B and 9S a few weeks to fully "anchor" themselves before dragging them into a world of gods and kings.
He secured them positions at a high-end R&D firm called Aethelgard Tech.
9S didn't just become a programmer; he became a legend in the office within forty-eight hours.
He wore his blue-light glasses and sat in a swivel chair, looking like a teenager, but his productivity was terrifying.
"Theodore! They have something called 'Legacy Code'!"
9S laughed, his fingers a blur over his holographic keyboard.
"It's like an ancient, crumbling ruin made of logic! I've been 'cleaning' it. The CEO tried to give me a promotion, but I told him I'd rather have a faster server rack in my basement."
He had successfully hidden his YoRHa origins, but he couldn't help but "optimize" everything.
The office coffee machine now had a custom OS that predicted exactly when someone needed caffeine based on their typing speed.
2B took a position as a Senior Hardware Engineer.
She was no longer a soldier; she was a creator. She spent her days in the machine shop, surrounded by lathes and 3D printers.
"The materials here are... soft,"
2B noted as she polished a drone prototype.
"But the precision required is satisfying. I have modified the internal combustion engine of the company's transport fleet. Fuel efficiency has increased by 60%."
One afternoon, Theodore visited her at work. He found her staring at a small, non-tactical birdhouse she had built from scrap metal.
"Is it for the mission?"
Theodore asked.
"No,"
2B replied softly.
"It is for the sake of the creation itself. It is... pleasant to build something that is not meant to be broken."
The bond between 2B and 9S had shifted from "Combat Partners" to "Creative Collaborators."
In the evenings at the Hub, they would sit together, 9S writing the code for 2B's mechanical designs.
They were currently building a "Smart Kitchen" for Marika, which used 9S's algorithms to perfectly temper chocolate and 2B's engineering to ensure the oven never had a hot spot.
"9S! You've miscalculated the thermal expansion of the heating element!"
2B would scold, pointing at a blueprint.
"It's not a miscalculation, 2B! It's a 'Dynamic Feature'!"
9S would retort with a grin.
Theodore watched them, seeing their conversion rates climb toward.
They were becoming human—not just in body, but in their passions.
As the departure date for Final Fantasy XV neared, Theodore gathered the two in the basement.
"Alright, engineers. Listen up,"
Theodore said, pulling up a map of Eos.
"The world we're going to is bending with fantasy and futuristic. We're going to deal with Magitek Armor, which is basically giant, angry robots powered by corrupted souls. 9S, I need you to be ready to hack things that aren't even digital. 2B, I need you to be ready to fix a car called the Regalia."
9S pushed up his glasses.
"Magitek? Soul-powered tech? That sounds like a disaster waiting to be optimized. I'm in."
2B checked the edge of her blade, then looked at the drone she'd built.
"My tools are ready. We will ensure the Prince reaches his destination."
Theodore smiled.
"Then let's go. System! We're going on a road trip."
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