If we take her core, we are NOT going to try to do anything with it here and now. We are not equipped to do so safely. That said, taking it back to base would solve that. G&K most certainly DOES have the equipment to observe it safely behind all necessary quarantines.
This is assuming though that
@Lurkman is having parapluie be a SOFTWARE ONLY virus, instead of the combination of software virus and hardware nanites that I observed some time ago in this thread that cannon makes it. If it is the cannon nanite virus, then we are already infected just by
touching Beneli, and this whole discussion is moot. I think it's reasonable to assume that that's not the case in this universe, right
@Lurkman?
Anyhow, unless otherwise told, I'll assume it's software only, and vote accordingly. After all, there's no point in even trying to be cautious anymore if it isn't.
Also note: in cannon, highly advanced t-dolls like the AR Team (and obviously our little V)
are able to resist parapluie. They are always affected and/or handicapped in some way, but they
are able to resist complete domination and/or rewriting of loyalties. AR15 winds up with her mind still her own, but with her original prime directive destroyed, and unable to use dummies or other high-level zenner network functions. We find out in Isomer that even M16, by her own report when asked by M4A1,
could resist it and leave SF, but is staying with them for her own reasons. Her prime directive of protecting M4A1 is even still intact apparently.
Dolls with less powerful/advanced neural clouds/cores get completely dominated though, as seen in one of the emergency chapters when IWS 2000 has to shoot AUG after AUG gets infected from interfacing with a Sangvis terminal.
Thus, assuming we don't have to worry about techno-germs, I vote we outline our plan to Benelli of attempting to save her and learn about parapluie by sifting through her code under quarantine if we can get her back to base before her core's reserve power runs out. We assure her that we WILL make sure not to do anything with her core that would allow the virus to spread. If she gives the go-ahead, we make the attempt. If not, we grant her wish and end her.
Besides, this way we get to say that we at least tried, and
@Lurkman can still have his dramatic death scenario if he wants it by making it not work for one or both of the dolls we are trying to rescue.
"Shhh! That's supposed to be a secret!" hushed Tiss, pressing a finger against her lips "You'll have to ask her about that when we find her."
[X] Write-in: "Right... if she's willing to talk about it that is."
"Please, Veresk…" she speaks, and you do not object "Please… take my wings. Those wings I was always too afraid… to see if I could fly… may you reach the sky with them. Thank you, teaching me… to follow my gut."
[X] Write-in: "Glad I could teach you something, Benelli, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. You might be able to keep your wings yet. Granted, it's a very slim chance, but there
is a chance. Go as deep into hibernation as you can and release your core. We aren't equipped to do anything safely out here, but if we can get you back to base before your power reserves are drained, we'll have the equipment to see if we can help you from behind software and hardware quarantines. I promise not to do anything with your core that would risk the virus spreading, and even if we can't save you, we would almost certainly learn valuable information about the virus to help counter it in the future. Are you willing to do this? If not, I'll grant your wish and end you, as much as it pains me, but I'd be grateful if you'd let me at least make the attempt."
[X] Write-in: "... It's up to you Benelli. Should I shoot, or should I pull?"
