Green with Guilt

[Demetri Malius]

Once the duo came upon the tangled Green, Demetri came to a stop and extracted his motorbike. It would be wise not to attract too much suspicion, though it would be hard to tell what exactly was defined as suspicious in the Tangled. Either way, if would mot likely be faster on foot. With IRIS taking control of his perception and awareness, he could focus more easily. Her HUD was extremely useful, and often times she spoke his status, enjoying her new form.

"Woah, so it looks like you don't necessarily need food or water, BUT YOU STILL HAVE STATUS LEVELS FOR BOTH. I think it's a psychological thing, like with your brain. That's supposed to be like your CPU and RAM in one right?"

"I suppose it would be, yes."

" Hey, it says here that you are lying, you don't know what I am talking about do you?"

"That is also true."

"That's okay," she spoke with a mechanical giggle."I think I know what I am talking about at least. Oooh, it also says your omnilium levels too, how did you manage to make all of this Creator?"

"To be honest, IRIS, I am unsure. Most of your hardware seem beyond my understanding. It is likely that the forces of omnilium adapt you to what I wish for you to be."

"Probably, it's still cool, though."

"On that thought, what do you mean by my Omnilium levels?"

"You can see how much your omnilium is distributed among your abilities I think. It shows it in percentage!"

"Can you relay the information please, IRIS?"

"Of course!"

"I appreciate it, lass."

"Anything for you, Creator." She spoke softly, making Demetri a bit uncomfortable. She seemed a bit too eager to help him at times, seeing him as her master or something. Especially when she referred to him as Creator. To him she seemed equal, the only difference being that she was summoned by him and not Omni. "Alright, now it seems that around sixteen percent of your omnilium is factored into your weapons and items that are able to be summoned at will. Fifty-one percent is allocated to keep your abilities sharp and your powers functioning. Twenty-six percent is focused on combat ability and your physique. Four percent is allocated to special abilities, and the rest is in reserve. "

"That is some valuable information, are others able to gain any of that knowledge from you?"

"I believe we are skilled enough to combat any viruses or outside sources that might try to glean any bits of information from you, but it is possible. We can take this information from others too, but it takes time. "

"I see. Most of your display aids in what I need to know, correct?"

"Yup!, Anything you need!"

Demetri nodded as they continued through the dense jungle of the Tangled green, walking for hours until they came to a small city. It managed to be in a rather large clearing.

They entered the village of Ambrosia and began to take a look around. many vendors and merchants were out selling goods, and everything seemed rather modernized. Dataverse devices didn't seem scarce at all here, in fact, many citizens seemed to be going about on their devices on social media. What a waste of time, or so Demetri thought.

"Notice anyone out of the ordinary, IRIS?"

"Not yet, everyone seems... normal"

As he susp[ected. he supposed that the criminal and shady sort wouldn't be hanging around at the entrance of the village though they would definitely stay close to hear about any newcomers or distance news. As a citizen bumped into Demetri without giving any thought and continuing ion their way, the thief began to doubt his old ways of investigation.

"Let's just head a bit deeper in."