@Mercedes:
You see that Olivier, Isamu and Jeshua are all awakened beings and appear to be dual natured but aside from that it is incredibly difficult for you to understand the patterns in their aura because they are incredibly foreign, especially Olivier's.
@Everyone:
Olivier looks at B.B. and seems to ponder what he just told him. "I agree, evolution is a basic imperative and my 'vetting' process as you call it is exactly the way it's supposed to be to ensure just that. It has been tweaked for decades now, updated constantly and all in place for one specific purpose....to assure a mutually beneficial relationship between two parties, Seattle and myself." He seems to look off into space as if reminiscing on a time long forgotten. "I used to be the greatest security decker, or as you call them now, hacker in the biz. That's all it used to be about for me, being the best no matter the cost. I was hungry for it, and then I made a stupid mistake one night here in Redmond. Or what I thought at the time was a mistake. I know Fastjack already informed you a little bit about what he learned from an old nemesis of mine, but he has no idea...no idea at all. I let my curiosity get the better of me, and it's the best thing I could have ever done.
Then the hunger of infection came....the real hunger that cannot be satisfied and only brings with it even more hunger. At first it was a curse, a cross to bear that forced me to flee the world and everything I had known. I had lived in a bubble and suddenly that bubble burst. After devil knows how many years, I began putting my sanity back together and slowly reshaping that bubble, this time to keep me in, not to keep the world out. That quest is what led me here to where you find me now. Simply by staying within the confines of these walls I have journeyed farther and deeper into every corner of the universe than I could have ever imagined. It's no longer about being the best. I am far beyond that. It is merely about being." By now Olivier's eyes are closed in meditation and his lips are pursed into a little smile.
"But the hunger remained and I needed a way to satisfy it. So I thought, why not put this hunger to some good use. Why not feed off of those who needed to learn the same lesson I needed to learn? So that has been my life for some time now. I'm sure you were dying to know.....well even if you weren't, your legendary Fastjack sure is." He opens his eyes and looks at you through his glasses which you notice actually have no lenses in them at all.
"So you want to take this creature people used to call Jeshua back home. Well I'd say both these boys have learned their lesson that curiosity killed the cat and then from the ashes of that dead cat shall arise a radiant phoenix." Looking over rather disgustfully at Jeshua he continues. "Well at least Isamu did, but they got what they wanted, I got what I needed. But that's merely incidental. The real target who i've had my eyes on for quite some time now is soon going to learn the lesson of a lifetime." Olivier pauses and closes his eyes again.
"Germaine Robinson is about to get the wake-up call he always needed to get but nobody got around to doing it, and you, my friends, were hired to be the messengers. You were hired to take this shell of an elf back to his fathers doorstep. Then Germaine Robinson would learn the true cost of reckless ambition and would be set upon a journey towards redemption." Again, he opens his eyes this time removing the frames of his glasses and rubs the bridge of his nose.
"At least that WAS the plan....but like I said, I myself am still learning about this universe of ours, and from the furthest most alien metaplane to the darkest most hidden recesses of the matrix, no being has ever taught me this lesson until I met Mr. Argentis over here." He looks yearningly over at Isamu who merely looks straight forward with a stern look on his face, obviously quite upset. Olvier continues, a light in his eyes shining like two little flames embedded in his irises. "I fell in love and now everything has changed. It is HE who has taught ME a lesson!" Isamu seems to almost be annoyed by what Olivier is saying and just tries to ignore it.
Ollie puts his glasses back on and finishes by saying, "So if you want to deliver this package back to Germaine Robinson, it is no longer of any consequence to me. I most earnestly hope Germaine and Jeshua here can work things out. However, I put it in the hands of my love to decide because who am I to rob something from him which he desires." At this Isamu seems to soften but clutches the crouching Jeshua and pulls him in closer to his side.
