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Shulk's heart went out to Adam. The guy must have gone through even more then he had, if he felt that strongly. Being an aug must be terrible.

"Heh. I must have sold my friend short if both of your situations are this bad." Shulk said, giving a small laugh while inside he just wanted to reach out and hug Adam.

"And you are a good man." Shulk replied. It seemed that Adam had many of the same struggles he had, especially after he left Colony 9. It was good that he found someone who he could share his feelings with.

Shulk grinned at Adam's growing impatience, and decided to order something himself. Perhaps he would have better luck with the service.

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    "Good men don't do what I do. I'm just a man with a job I intend to do." Adam admitted blankly before finally his coffee was brought to him. Though it was creamy-looking, almost tan from the level of creamer he'd requested, the coffee itself was to serve to wake him up. Even as an aug, Adam could benefit from the energy kick the caffeine would give him. His nervous tapping of his foot ceased, though one couldn't really tell it unless they were looking for it, as the noise levels of the lobby drowned it out. After having a few sips, he continued. "Get yourself something, Shulk, you look like I would without all the implants." he joked, as if to try and say Shulk looked tired in some way. "I know what hard work looks like on a normal face."

    Strange how this night was working out. Adam felt friendly now, and it was a rare feeling that he'd not had in a long time. Perhaps this was the start of something new, a start of a friendship that may never cease. He was thinking too wishfully, too far. For now, he had to focus on unwinding and getting away from the work he'd done, because soon he'd need to get back to it.

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Shulk was already looking at the menu. As he glanced over the numerous options, Shulk thoughts turned to Adam's augments. He had seen something of similar makeup in the past, but even then, he had never asked her about how her body worked. Now would be the perfect time to find out.

Signaling the waitress, he placed his order, and turned his attention back over to Adam. " Pardon me for being a bit rude but you've got me interested in your augments. How do they work, and what kinds of augments do you have?" Shulk asked. This sounded to him to be a bit to personal of a question, but he was curious, and Shulk thought that Adam might be in a good enough mood to talk about it.

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    The same question he'd been asked a thousand times at home, though with added curiosity as to what augments were. The words of 'where did you get those' or 'where can I get some' constantly rang in his mind. Adam sat quiet for several seconds, debating mentally if it was worth it to trust Shulk or not. There was quite a few things that he wished to know, himself, about Shulk. Perhaps an exchange of information would be in order. Finally, after almost a minute of thinking on that, Adam spoke. "I'll do it on one condition. You tell me how that weapon on your back works. Every bit of it."

    He sounded a bit abrasive about the subject, but in truth, Adam had every right to be. He'd been through so much in his life, and through all the hardships there were still more to face. It was a touchy sort of thing, and he wasn't going to give up information easily. Adam was lips sealed until he could ensure that Shulk wasn't going to flake as soon as he heard the secrets of the Sariff Augments. These were highly advanced, no one else in the world had them, not even where he was from.

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Shulk was silent for a while when he heard Adam's proposal. He understood that his augments were a touchy subject for him, but the Monado....that wasn't something that he could give that much information on.

"That's a tall order, Adam, because I don't know much about how it works either. Everything that I do know about it, I will tell you though." Shulk scooted his seat up and leaned forward as he began his story:

"Now, my world is situated on the corpses on two titans, who, according to legend, fought a tremendous battle until they both fell lifeless. The Monado is said to be the sword that one of the titans used. After the titan's battle, the Monado was sealed away, until it was found years later by an excavation team venturing in the mountains." Shulk looked away sadly. "My parents were among them. However, everyone on that expedition died when the Monado was found. Everyone except me, that is.

"The Monado and I were brought back to my hometown, Colony 9. As soon as I was old enough, I began to study it. I thought the sword was a last gift from my parents, so I wanted to know as much of it as possible.  When the attack on Colony 9 happened, I took up the Monado to fight. It was a risky move, because the Monado can't be wielded by just anyone. Someone would need extraordinary willpower, and even then, it caused the last wielder to lose the use of his right arm. But I could wield the Monado with no problems whatsoever.

"When I left the colony, I discovered that the Monado isn't just a powerful sword. It also gave me the ability to see into the future. That ability has saved me many times. And not only that, but it can also give me a shield against attacks, a boost of speed, or even the ability to shut down enemy attacks. How it does that, I have no idea." Shulk stopped, unsure of how to continue. The story of the Monado was a lot to take in, and wondered if Adam could process it all.

"Does any of that make sense to you?" Shulk asked. He understood if Adam had questions, and he was welcome to answer them.

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"It does, in fact. I can see it, and read it on you, you're not giving me bogus." Adam, in return, extended his right arm out, and thus holding his cup in his left. When his arm reached the peak of its reach, all fingers extended outward, and his arm's components all extended, showing the interior of the workings of his augmented body. "Ninety three percent of my body is this, or some variation. I got these from preventing a terror attack a few years back. A team of scientists and doctors from a medical firm known as 'Sarif Industries' put me back together. Think of it like Humpty Dumpty, if he was shot through a multiple story building by a terrorist organization bent on ending the United States Government." Pulling his arm back, and allowing his augment to close, Adam returned to sipping his drink. Adam felt at home with this guy here, really. Shulk was clearly a compassionate and right-minded individual. He needed to keep in contact with him. "You good with radios, Shulk? If so, I've got a frequency we can talk on later. I might need to head out soon. I've got a job I need to get to."