History Recap / TheScratchedUniverseE6P1SmokeAndMirrorsPart1

'''Heavy:''' HA HAAA! Smoke! You are stand user! ''VERRRY GOOOOOD!!''

'''KIA:''' ... Wait, so...\\

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with what the V.A.C. Engineer claims. Aside from knowing trains never stop at server checkpoints despite the Engineer saying otherwise, KIA is left wondering why V.A.C. would leave a single operative on duty here, when they are required to leave at least three stationed in every location, without exception. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. He and Heavy Guy play along with the Engineer and convince him to allow them to enter the server's backbone to undo the power outage themselves. And the moment they're out of sight, a Walker appears, ordering the Engineer and his fellow Distorted to dispose of the uninfected.

''[Out comes Smoke's Stand, Switcheroo, in full. A stat spread splash screen appears alongside her.]''\\

''[This unexpected development catches KIA and Heavy Guy by surprise. They look at each other as if to confirm what they just heard.]''\\

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with what the V.A.C. Engineer claims. Aside from knowing trains never stop at server checkpoints despite the Engineer saying otherwise, KIA is left wondering why V.A.C. would leave a single operative on duty here, when they are required to leave at least three stationed in every location, without exception. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. He and Heavy Guy play along with the Engineer and convince him to allow them to enter the server's backbone to restore the power themselves. And the moment they're out of sight, a Walker appears, ordering the Engineer and his fellow Distorted to dispose of the uninfected.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with what the V.A.C. Engineer claims. Aside from knowing trains never stop at server checkpoints despite the Engineer saying otherwise, KIA is left wondering why V.A.C. would leave a single operative on duty here, when they are required to leave at least three stationed in every location, without exception. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. After he and Heavy Guy initiate their plan to restore the server's power themselves, their suspicions are proven correct when a Walker appears, ordering the Engineer and his fellow Distorted to dispose of the uninfected.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with what the V.A.C. Engineer claims. Aside from knowing trains never stop at server checkpoints despite the Engineer saying otherwise, KIA is left wondering why V.A.C. would leave a single operative on duty here, when they are required to leave at least three stationed in every location, without exception. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. After he and Heavy Guy initiate their plan to the restore the server's power themselves, their suspicions are proven correct when a Walker appears, ordering the Engineer and his fellow Distorted to dispose of the uninfected.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with what the V.A.C. Engineer claims. Aside from knowing trains never stop at server checkpoints despite the Engineer saying otherwise, KIA is left wondering why V.A.C. would leave a single operative on duty here, when they are required to leave three stationed in every location, without exception. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. After he and Heavy Guy initiate their plan to the restore the server's power themselves, their suspicions are proven correct when a Walker appears, ordering the Engineer and his fellow Distorted to dispose of the uninfected.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with what the V.A.C. Engineer claims. Aside from knowing trains never stop at server checkpoints despite the Engineer saying otherwise, KIA is left wondering why V.A.C. would leave a single operative on duty here, when they are required to leave three stationed in every location, without exception. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. After he and Heavy Guy initiate their plan to the restore the server's power themselves, the two's suspicions are proven correct when a Walker appears, ordering the Engineer and his fellow Distorted to dispose of the uninfected.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with not just what the V.A.C. Engineer claims, but what he's doing. Aside from knowing trains never stopping at server checkpoints despite what the Engineer claims, KIA is left wondering why V.A.C. Would leave a single operative on duty here, when they are required to leave three stationed in every location, without exception. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. After he and Heavy Guy initiate their plan to the restore the server's power themselves, the two's suspicions are proven correct when a Walker appears, ordering the Engineer and his fellow Distorted to dispose of the uninfected.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with not just what the V.A.C. Engineer claims, but what he's doing. While the Engineer claims the next train will stop at the checkpoint to pick up the straggling passengers, that's simply never been the case. KIA also immediately noticed something was up when the Engineer claimed to be the only V.A.C. agent on duty--and the only one needed there; V.A.C. is required to leave three agents at each location, with no exceptions. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. After he and Heavy Guy initiate their plan to the restore the server's power themselves, the two's suspicions are proven correct when a Walker appears, ordering the Engineer and his fellow Distorted to dispose of the uninfected.

* WhamLine: A Feral Distorted alerts its brethren that KIA, Heavy Guy, and Smoke are intruding on the server backbone, and KIA uses American Myth to dispose of it. Suddenly, the perspective shifts to Smoke, who ''sees'' Myth and immediately questions her companions if they have a spirit following them, too. That's right; Smoke is a Stand User, and now that she's established that she has one, freely uses it throughout the subsequent confrontation to show off what she's capable of.

''[This unexpected development catches KIA and Heavy Guy by surprise. They look at each other as if to confirm what they just heard.]]''\\

* AndroidsArePeopleToo: Bonkbot has long since been allowed to live as a civilian along with Fixer and Jumpsuit, but this episode reveals that he's not unique in this regard. Fixer takes him and Jumpsuit to a local coffee shop for breakfast, and he surprises him with the barista there: a robot Heavy. Upon seeing Bonkbot, the robot Heavy hesitates before serving Fixer and company, but Fixer assures him that Bonkbot is a friend. Turns out, according to Fixer, that this Heavy is a robot from Gray Mann's army; he was ostracized due to being defective. Thankfully, he was smuggled to safety, but he's constantly alert for any Gray-allied robots looking to capture him to be scrapped.

* AndroidsArePeopleToo: Bonkbot has long since been allowed to live as a civilian along with Fixer and Jumpsuit, but this episode reveals that he's not unique in this regard. Fixer takes him and Jumpsuit to a local coffee shop for breakfast, and he surprises him with the barista there: a robot Heavy. Upon seeing Bonkbot, the robot Heavy hesitates before serving Fixer and company, but Fixer assures him that Bonkbot is a friend. Turns out, according to Fixer, that this Heavy is a robot from Gray Mann's army; he was ostracized due to being defective. Thankfully, he was smuggled to safety, but he's constantly alert for any Gray-allied robots looking to take him back to be scrapped.

* AndroidsArePeopleToo: Bonkbot has long since been allowed to live as a civilian along with Fixer and Jumpsuit, but this episode reveals that he's not unique in this regard. Fixer takes him and Jumpsuit to a local coffee shop for breakfast, and he surprises him with the barista there: a robot Heavy. Upon seeing Bonkbot, the robot Heavy hesitates before serving Fixer and company, but Fixer assures him that Bonkbot is a friend. Turns out, according to Fixer, that this Heavy is a robot from Gray Mann's army, who was ostracized due to being defective. Thankfully, he was smuggled to safety, but he's constantly alert for any Gray-allied robots looking to take him back to be scrapped.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with not just what the V.A.C. Engineer claims, but what he's doing. While the Engineer claims the next train will stop at the checkpoint to pick up the straggling passengers, that's simply never been the case. KIA also immediately noticed something was up when the Engineer claimed to be the only V.A.C. agent on duty--and the only one needed there; V.A.C. is required to leave three agents at each location, with no exceptions. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they theorize that the Engineer is a Distorted, alongside the other straggling passengers present before their train arrived. After he and Heavy Guy initiate their plan to the restore the server's power themselves, the two's suspicions are proven correct when a Waler appears and orders the Engineer and his fellow distorted to dispose of anyone uninfected.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Without warning, the train KIA and Heavy Guy are on stops at a checkpoint due to a power outtage, according to the lone V.A.C. Engineer monitoring the location. Being a former V.A.C. operative himself, KIA immediately notices inconsistencies with not just what the V.A.C. Engineer claims, but what he's doing. For starters, the Engineer claims the next train will stop at the checkpoint to pick up the straggling passengers, but that's never been the case. KIA also immediately noticed something was up when the Engineer claimed to be the only V.A.C. agent on duty--and more over, the only one really needed there--when V.A.C. always leaves three agents at each location with no exceptions. After revealing all of this to Heavy, they expresse the possibility that the Engineer, potentially along with the other stragglers present before they arrived, is a Distorted. After he and Heavy Guy initiate their plan to the restore the server's power themselves, the two's suspicions are proven correct when a Waler appears and orders the Engineer and his fellow distorted to dispose of anyone uninfected.

'''Heavy: HA HAAA! Smoke! You are stand user! ''VERRRY GOOOOOD!!''