Axl doesn't even bother to hide himself as he approaches(still not touching the ground), a light grin playing on his face.

Spider turns to look at Axl (presumably he heard the hover-jet noise), blinking. "...kid?"

Axl lets his smirk widen, not at all offended by the remark(now he -knows- something's up). "Not quite."

Spider says '...What's with the new armor...? Since when can you frikken' float?'

Axl 'pushes' off in a slow circle-strafe around Spider, still grinning as calmly as ever. "Let's just say I got a little friendly with family."

Spider falls into a decidedly "wary" position. "Explanation. Now."

Axl locks his hands behind his head, turning to continue his little circle as if doing a backstroke in a pool that doesn't exist. "What's there to explain? One side was too weak and was overcome by the stronger force."

Spider says 'What the hell -are- you?! Newgens can't get viruses!'

Axl looks defiantly at Spider with one amber eye, still grinning. "You're right, we can't. But this isn't a virus." His voice changes, becoming tinged with a second tone. "Does 'evolution' ring a bell?"

Spider narrows his eyes faintly. "I don't know what you're talking about..."

Axl blinks and takes a more upright position, feigning surprise. "You don't? And here I thought I had -all- of us ranting about it." He shrugs, going back to his snide little grin.

You say 'That's no problem, though. You'll know what it means soon enough.'

Spider glares at Axl. "Who the hell -are- you?! Why are you so bloody -familiar-?!"

Axl seems to consider something for a moment, then trains his gaze on Spider knowingly, his voice changing completely from its once delinquent tone. "Surely you can recognize the frontman of the New World when you see him~..."

Spider puts one hand to his head. "...The chip... it's not supposed to... shut -up-, Redips..."

Axl maintains his grin, taking back his own tone(Lumine likes using Axl's voice?) and pushing a little further. "What's it not supposed to do? You really think the Copy Chip has -limits-?"

Spider says 'Shut up! I just wanted it to increase my power, but... You're him, aren't you?! You're Redips! Why do you never -leave me alone-?!'

Axl actually looks slightly confused now, but the change in expression doesn't last long. "I'm not him... but maybe he's -me-. Ever think of it that way?"

Spider looks desperate now. "SHUT UP!" He fires off at Axl/Lumine!

Axl moves ever minutely to one side, the charged card harmlessly flying by the side of his head. "I try to help you cope with yourself, and this is the thanks I get?"

Spider says 'This... This is -your- fault! I wasn't like this before the chip! Sure, I wanted power, but after... The need... the need to evolve... to dominate...'

Spider falls to his knees.

Axl touches down, closing the few steps' distance between them. A gloved hand firmly takes hold of the back of Spider's hat, tilting his head upwards to stare into his own eyes. His words come softly, but not without underlying intent.

You say 'Don't fight it. We'll all evolve higher than the rest and ascend to our own world, free of all the impure, decaying souls that stand against us.'

Axl gently places his other hand on the side of Spider's face, as if trying to calm him. "We're all brothers... we'll all escape and never have to know fear or death... We'll all live together on our true Eden."

Spider looks up at Axl, eyes strangley vulnerable considering who it is. "...are you sure...?"

Axl nods softly, releasing his hold and standing straighter. He smiles warmly, without any sort of deranged taint or warped intention; an odd gesture, one rarely seen from him. "It's what we're all striving for. Besides, lying -is- a sin, after all."

Spider says 'I just... it hurts sometimes. Force Metal almost eases the pain, but I haven't had any in so long...'

Axl lowers himself to one knee, looking up at the desperate soul hiding underneath the fedora and defiant scarlet eyes. "Accept your path, and it won't hurt anymore..."

Spider nods slowly. "...alright..."

Axl stands, resuming his little act of floating a few inches above the ground. "You're doing the right thing... Though I suspect the others won't be as thrilled about it."

Spider says '...they don't have to know yet. I misled them before. I can easily do it again...'

Axl nods, looking towards Cosmo Canyon with a sort of defeated glare. "Then I'll just have to worry about myself, then."

Spider says 'I could tell them I put you on duty in Crysta or something of the sort... unless you'd prefer to visit them.'

Spider's voice is just a -tad- deeper, the copy chip unconciously working...

Axl smirks, touching down again. A white light surrounds him for several moments, then dies down to reveal his usual midnight-and-red color scheme. He grins in maybe too familiar a manner... "Don't worry, I've got it covered!"

Spider smirks as well as he stands. "That works."

Axl nods and jogs off towards the canyon in the distance waving. "I'll meet you there!" Once he turns his back towards the other side of the path, a rather wicked grin surfaces on him. /You really have done so much for me, brother~../