Chapter 6, Page 1
Communication Log
Date: 11/2
[Recorded Three Hours Ago]
TARA: Final preparations are set, Kijo. Sounds like this contract fits our usual guidelines but, I’ll be honest, some of it’s a little strange.
KIJO: Not the first time a client had us clean up something unusual.
TARA: True. Fortunately, we’re getting a huge payout with this one. Can really use it too, after that fiasco last month in Nu Metropol. Those prosthetic repairs of yours aren’t cheap, y’know!
KIJO: You do realize, Tara, we can always dip into Kagetsu Corp funds.
TARA: Too risky. Using money from our contracts is much safer than reallocating Kagetsu Corp resources. No danger of pesky board inquiries, auditors, analysts, or anyone with too much free time digging deeper into our affairs. We wouldn’t want it to go public that the heir to Kagetsu Corp is engaging in some, how shall we say, extracurricular activities…
KIJO: Can’t argue with that. Have the Tengu II fueled and ready to take off in an hour. This Volkan contract shouldn’t take long.
Danger Zone One. Story by Midnight. Art by Salaiix.
I never really thought about a cyborg having prosthetic eyes that could transmit footage, but it makes sense. It’s like those police body cameras, but ones you can’t turn off. Seems like a no-brainer in the case of military ops too, where footage could be reviewed later.
In the anime series Ghost in the Shell a major plot point was that law enforcement personnel were being secretly monitored by a corrupt politician through having “interceptors” installed during routine medical procedures, letting the bad guy see everything they saw.
Being monitored by a third party has its drawbacks.
It always comes down to “Who watches the watchers”.
The last specimen in panel 1 made me laugh because it looks like it did died with a huge smile on it face and it appears to have rather phallic tentacles.
i see it now, too. lmao