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"Not quite," said Yang, who was most certainly not smirking. He was, however projecting an aura that should have made the Asari tactician realize how outmatched she actually was... but she simply could not admit it, not even to herself.~[h+]~"I think I can see where this is headed," said Elsa, familiar with the battle."And my opponent didn't," replied Yang. "And just like Varro, she went straight for the heart. I won't bore you with all the rules of the game: suffice to say, getting boxed was not to her advantage, despite having superior numbers and cruisers with superior lateral armaments. I slowly squeezed her entire fleet, and eventually..."~[h+]~"NO!" T'suzsa was screeching now, stomping the ground petulantly. "NO NO NO! I refuse to accept this!"Eventually the commotion she was causing caught the attention of the Krogan bouncer, who had had to carry her off outside the arcade so that the other players could finally play in peace. "I'LL HAVE THE COMPANY RELEASE AN ERRATA!" she screamed. "ENJOY YOUR TURIAN REBEL BUILD WHILE YOU CAN!"The many Kepesh players that had been watching the game with great interest were now showering Yang with praise. Eventually, someone cut through the monotony by clearing his throat. Sitting opposite Yang was a dark-haired human wearing sunglasses and a longcoat. ~[h+]~"And that man was Adam Jensen.""Yes.""And...?""...And?""Then what happened?""We played a game of Go, which I won with some difficulty, and he told me that it was time for me to get back to the Agamemnon.""And that's it?""Yes. What were you expecting?""I don't know... a shoot out, maybe? What was the point of all that build up with this T'suzsa?""...I thought it was funny," the Georgie shrugged.Elsa couldn't help but wonder if Yang was hiding something from her. "So, fresh off a murder and getting chased by a joint Spectre/Alliance task force, Adam shows up for a job interview, then makes time for a game of Go?... Isn't that a little odd?""I know. I asked around C-Sec, and near as I can tell both C-Sec and the Spectres wanted to deal with Adam's capture as quietly as possible. It wasn't until his alleged bombing of Oleen hospital that they had no choice but to make his status as a wanted criminal public.""Interesting...""Very.""So what was your impression of him? Jensen, I mean?""Not crazy.""...Think you can give me a little more than that?"The Georgie remained still for a moment, then: "In games I can always gauge how my opponent thinks... usually by the games they pick. Truth is, that was my first game of kepesh. When T'susza picked it, and revealed her many, many expansion packs I understood that she liked to purchase power. Her opening moves revealed that she held to the surgical mindset of all Asari commanders. Adam had picked Go, a simple game, a profound game, a game that cares nothing of money.""How did he play?""Very poorly... at first. And then he played like a master... which was strange.""How so?""I couldn't shake the feeling like he was REMEMBERING how to play Go as we played, like he had played something like it a long time ago. I had to remind him of proper piece placement a couple of times.""Do you think he was trying to trick you?""It's possible. In any case, replaying that game in my head cements my belief that Adam is innocent of this crime. Games brings out slivers of our true selves, and when Adam lost the game he took it with far too much grace..." the Georgie's optics lingered on the holograms of the corpses for a moment. "...for this.""If you think Adam is innocent," said Elsa as she put away her cigarette in a metal cylinder, "then why pursue him? Why try and get us all to cooperate?""...It was a very good game of Go," said Yang."What does that mean?""...Speaking of opening moves, have you paid attention to Kim's? And Vandermark's?""...No? What does that have to do with anything?""They didn't come here. That means I won't be trusting them to cooperate any longer."Now things were getting frustratingly cryptic. "Bon, faut que j'y aille."Yang's mech nodded, and Elsa moved on. She was about to speak to Tenma when she heard Caim speak: "I do not remember you, Alien. Stop pestering me about it.""I find that hard to believe," replied Bau. "In fact, you reacted violently at the sight of the 108. It's previous model was present at Caleston."Caleston... that had gotten Elsa's attention. She had heard that one of Saren's minions had died there. So the 108 was there? Was it an actual machine... or Jake?"...I only know what I have been told," said Caim. "What were you told?" asked Bau."That my brethren and I were victims of alien Diablerie. You were there. Do you deny it?""...No. But I find your apparent amnesia a little too convenient.""Are we to fight, then?""No. If you prove a liability, I'll simply kill you."Caim chuckled. "At least your intentions are clear. A credit to your race, indeed."