Leo was silent for a moment, and thought about it.

"Hmmm." he mumbled.

"I'll get that soon, then." he told her.

"We'll worry about that later." he said.

"In the meantime, let's discuss a more... immediate... concern." he continued.

"As in, WHERE is this going to be stored?" he asked.

"It's going to take months and months of work to even get to a workable state. And something like this isn't easily hideable."

Leo just hung back and waited for her to finished the call.

Cain, meanwhile, on the other end, was confused.

"Uh... maybe...?" he muttered.

"Depends." he said.

"Seriously. Depends on what it is." he told her.

"Pretty sure they'd have an issue with weapons and shit." he went on.

"I'll need more info than 'something'..."

"......." there was a long bout of silence.

"You know what?" Cain asked.

"Sure." he said.

"I admit, it sounds like you're doing something absolutely HORRIBLE, but... whatever." he went on.

"Wouldn't be much of a boyfriend if I didn't help you hide a body every so often." he reasoned.

"So sure, bring her here whenever. Can't promise her brain'll be intact." he added with a snicker.

"....all right, I'm done asking questions." Cain replied.

"I'm going to just get a headache." he muttered.

"Just lemme know when you need to stash the evidence." he said.

The call was then ended, and Leo laughed.

"Right then." he said.

"Shall we?" he asked.

"We have plans to draw up."

Leo just sighed heavily.

"For the record, I am ABSOLUTELY unsure about this method of reveal that you've chosen." he said. "Just what to on the record, officially, state that." he clarified.

"...OFF the record..." he then said, trailing off a bit and turning to stifle a laugh.

"Regardless, I am in agreement with you. Cyber-attacks have been on the rise, lately. It's unreal." he lamented. "But, if we've done this right, this should give the Unit a MASSIVE boost in defense against them." he finished.

Sure enough, about 10 minutes later, Hal returned home.

"LUNET, I'M BACK!" he called inside, before shaking his head.

"First things first, to my room to change." he muttered, making his way to his room, and freezing in the doorway. It was dark inside, but enough light shone in to show a figure sitting on the bed.

One he didn't recognise.

"Who are you!?" he demanded.

No answer.

"Answer me!" he commanded.

Again, no answer.

Hal then readied himself, making sure he was on the defensive... before slowing reaching to the lightswitch that was nearby... and flicking it on.

".........button....?" Hal mumbled.

He then sighed, before hesitantly removing the piece of paper, revealing a small, but noticeable, button.

"..." again, he was silent, before narrowing his eyes.

"I have a suspect in mind for this..." he muttered to himself.

"Perhaps more than one..." he went on.

'But all right, let's humour her.' he then thought, before taking a deep breath, holding it for a moment, and exhaling.

He then gently placed his finger on the button... and pushed it.

"....hello." Hal responded.

'Right then.' he thought.

"I have questions." he told her.

"First one: Who are you?" he asked.

"Second one: WHAT are you?" he asked further.

"And the third one: What are you doing here, in my house, on my bed?" he then asked her.

"......." again, Hal was silent.

He then sighed, and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"No, no." he said.

"Just... stay there." he told her.

He then walked to the doorway, cleared his throat, and poked his head out.

"....LUNET!!!!" he bellowed.

"MY BEDROOM!!! NOW!!!"

Hal just looked at her.

"And any other accomplices that may be there as well!" he added loudly.

A few seconds later, Leo slinked into view sheepishly.

"Eh-heh." he chuckled.

"...I shouldn't be surprised that you colluded with my daughter on this." Hal commented.

"Now... my dearest daughter..." he then said to Lunet, his tone... almost disconcertingly sing-song. "...mind telling me what is going on?" he asked.

"And where there appears to be a female robot ripped straight from a Japanese anime in my room?"

"....surely you exaggerate." Hal responded.

"She does not." Leo piped up.

"If those organizations pooled their resources, and dedicated all their time and energy to trying to crack her, and hack into her, I'd estimate their chances of success at being less than 1%." he told him.

"So she's not impenetrable." Hal summarised. "However, for practical purposes, she's close enough?" he added.

"She is." Leo confirmed.

"And how did you think this would hel-" he started to ask Lunet, before freezing mid-question.

"...when I was ranting about my tech team being run ragged... before the vacation..." he realised.

"You were already formulating the idea, weren't you?" he asked his daughter, an unmistakable hint of pride in his tone.