Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex · Season 1
In cases like this, it's always the ones whose backs are up against the wall that pull together and take action the quickest. The actions of our own citizens are an opposition to the government agencies at this point.
It's a mass trend toward individualism. No, it's more like a peace at any price movement growing within the population. Even though this is basically a declaration of war from the refugees.
Batou, you and the others go on ahead and gather information on how extensively the refugees are armed. Ishikawa and I will dive the refugees' net and rendezvous with you after we've pinpointed Kuze's location.
Roger!
Section 9, looks like things are starting to turn ugly here.
The top brass don't seem to think so. I admit we're always hard up here on the field. More than a few of them are itchin' to pass operation command over on to the self defense army. I'm guessing you guys are here as part of them right?
We just came as part on an independent op.
Huh, must be nice to pick your jobs with no strings attached.
You'd think but we gotten haul our own ass' out of the fire.
We'll hack a refugees' brain. Kuze's cyberbrain seems to be accessible to them at any given time. We won't require any back up until we get close to his ghost line.
Understood.
It's a lot livelier here than I had heard.
The refugees have been building up this high rise slum for over twenty years. That's why I don't find it strange they refer to the place as their castle.
Now then, what would be the shortest route to Kuze?
Major! I found a duty roster for a Dejima police station showing that a female officer no else is of full percent is on duty right now!
Alright good work. Give me a visual.
Here you go!
Hmm they sure seem bored.
Maybe they're on alert for terrorist attacks.
OK, we're going to borrow this woman's cyberbrain.
Roger!
Ishikawa, I want you to run a trace back from gate 5 on the net and try to find out what draws these people to him.
I'm on it.
Tachikoma, inject maskarae I'll cross his ghost line using my corma file.
It's me.
That you, Kuze? Something happened?
I'm sorry, but there's a good chance that you'll be raided by the police or a military special ops soon. There's no need for you to fight them. Hide the weapons and avoid combat as much as possible. Don't throw your lives away.
Batou.
What's up?
We have Kuze's location. It's a camouflaged harbor on the north east edge of Dejima. There's a retro-fitted fishing trawler anchored there. He's probably aboard it.
That's not like you, Major. Are you sure?
He spotted me at the last minute. We're currently circling above the harbor. He hasn't gone anywhere yet. We'll grab him before he escapes. Meet up with us at the harbor ASAP.
Roger!
You came here to capture Kuze.
What the hell.
You're idiots. Kuze will never be caught by the likes of you. He's the real thing, he's a legend.
Major, what the hell's going on? You never screwed up like this before. Kuze's not here, and we've just lost one of our own damn rookies. In an ambush by a handful of armed refugees!
I know. Sorry, because he was never even here to begin with.
Huh?
Kuze is securing a deal with the Russian mafia for plutonium. He's in Etorofu.
[holding Kuze at gunpoint] You're overconfident of that P.K.F. body of yours.
It's exceeded its product lifespan. It no longer gives me an edge.
[furrows his brow] But you think you're gonna beat me anyway? That pisses me off!
What the hell's up? How long has this guy been running around without his frontal lobe? Does he ever stink.
Just as water runs downhill, the human heart also tends to revert to its basest instincts.
Ishikawa of Section 9 I take it. I came here to take that off your hands.
Oh, you mean this?
[Ishikawa motions to the plutonium hanging from his shoulder.]
That's right.
[Ishikawa punches him in the face through the car window]
Don't screw with us punk, Section 9 practically invented dirty tricks and information warfare.
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