Why isn’t Shion a gnosis?
The question that became so irrelevant, even the LP forgot about it.
In Episode 1, it was established that everyone who is touched by a gnosis becomes a gnosis. Also, we got to see Cherenkov, ya know, become a gnosis. Logically, it must only be a matter of time before Shion herself becomes a gnosis, as she was nearly saltified back on the Woglinde before KOS-MOS’s rescue.
And then… it’s never mentioned again.
Previously on Xenosaga: Wow, here we are, last disc of the last Xenosaga game. Let’s reminisce about the past. Like when Shion summoned the gnosis into this universe 15 years ago? Or when Shion summoned Abel’s Ark 15 minutes ago? Good times, good times.
So, uh, would anyone be mad if I just skipped this update? Move ahead a LP chapter, and just ignore this bit that is going to be wall-to-wall talking heads? Is anybody still reading this thing? Can I just LP Chrono Cross for an update and see if anybody notices?
Like, okay, Abel’s Ark showed up, we already know this.
And I suppose there’s some debate over what’s fantasy and reality from the last update. There’s nothing more interesting than watching your heroes try to figure out what the hell just happened.
For all the running around since the tomb adventure, we’re still in the exact same spot. Metaphor. Moving forward…
Previously on Xenosaga: It only took three games, but a Testament has been defeated! Granted, he was taken down by ghost hugs, but I’m still counting this as a win for the team. Go team! Now let’s go rescue Shion. Again.
Picking up seconds after we left off last update, Kiddy Shion has run off into a building filled with medical experiments, berserk robots, and the occasional insane soldier. I’m sure she’ll be fine.
So, finally, after two visits to the Labyrinthos basement, we’re allowed to explore the Acute Neurosis Treatment Facility again. The elevators are broken, however, so we’re going to have to use the stairs.
We’re at 11:27, and we may explore this lobby again for the last time. There are more corpses now than there used to be.
The stairwell is the only way to go. Hm, I wonder if detonating the entrance to the fire exit is a fire hazard.
For every bit of this update, note that Kiddy Shion somehow beat us to the top floor despite… everything.
Previously on Xenosaga: Everything went really well with The Brews stealing back their Anima Relics and powering up the ol’ giant robots… but then Shion blew it when she tried to save her ailing mother. And then she freaked out over her dead fiancée returning from the grave! Come on, girl, stop caring about people!
So now she’s stuck in the official U-TIC time-out chamber.
Shion recalls that Virgil made a comeback in cloaked form, so… uh… Testaments are the afterlife?
Shion?
This was two hours ago.
So Shion has officially been captured by U-TIC, and she’s drawn the attention of (younger) Pellegri and Margulis. There’s only an entire war brewing, so interrogating some random weirdo should take precedence for the commander of the troops.
Of course, Margulis is interested because she reminds him of his super best friend 4-ever, Jin.
Pellegri has written erotic friend fiction about Jin and Margulis.
And Suou and Kevin are going to be involved in this bad guy party, too…