Together. Together

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**Together. Together** is the fourth episode of Genlock season 2. It premiered on November 25th, 2021, for HBO Max.

## Summary

In the year 2068, within the Union territory of Ukraine. Valentina Romanyszyn enjoys some drinks with some friends at a bar. Val's lover asks Vale why today is a day of doom, to which, Val answers that it's because every day they live under Union rule is a day of doom. The two then kiss and embrace each other only to be then chastised by a man sitting at another table named Oleg for belittling the Union's name and disparaging Val's sexual preference. After Val confronts Oleg by correcting him for their proper sexual preference, the two fight resulting in Oleg losing his right ear. A news broadcast concerning the attack on New York City. To the breaking news, Val raises a toast to "The End of the World".

Back in the present time, Val finishes their story of the time when they learned of the Battle of New York to Kazu who just recovered from a hangover. The two then have a heart-to-heart about Kazu's avatar issue and from this, Val deduces that because of Kazu's fear of being vulnerable, his avatar became feminine. This problem is thought to stem from Kazu's belief that women are vulnerable, which points to the likely hood, that subconsciously Kazu feels vulnerable. Therefore, unless Kazu is able to solve this psychological problem, his avatar would likely remain as a female figure forever. Hence, Kazu shows Vale an excerpt of the RoboShogun anime where the RoboShogun rescues a young woman and expounds their creed while Kazu watches with childish glee. Val, on the other hand, is notably perplexed by what they saw and notes that RoboShogun isn't what caused Kazu's avatar issue. Stating that it'd be best to learn more about Kazu's past to find out a plausible cause, however, Kazu refuses since they've already seen many of his personal memories. But Val notes that's not the case and believes it's from a suppressed childhood, memory. Boastfully, Kazu notes that he's an intrepid man, but the RoboShogun head manifesting and replacing his head begs a differ. Hence, Kazu admits his childhood wasn't an easy one, causing the RoboShogun head to disappear, which, Val notes as progress.

Brother Tate gives a broadcasted speech to all of the Union followers concerning the Polity's upcoming invasion to retake the Anvil. From the auditorium where the speech was held, Dr. Fatima Jha and Brother Sugiyama were also in attendance. Once the speech was over, Sugiyama gives Dr. Jha a scornful remark noting she's able to enter a temple without spontaneously combusting. As a retort, Dr. Jha claims that only garlic and stakes work on someone like her, and then she approaches Tate who holds Mr. Cook in his hands. They then talk about the belief in ascension what happens to those who don't and that Dr. Jha is now an accomplice of the Union.

Twenty-four days prior to the present, in No Man's Land Colorado, Driana is shown to be alive and living with some refugees. After entering the Ether, she sees her brother and Cammie in her avatar form. Before she could approach or call out to him, the Ether begins to become distorted and ultimately shuts down. Driana though is happy to see that her brother is still alive.

Meanwhile, Raquel Marin talks with Miranda Worth about how their Holon forces with the new Anti-Nanotechnology patch will take back the Anvil. Miranda points out that the Gen:LOCK team is not on the roster for the mission, which Raquel answers due to the holons recent success and Chase's insolence, they're deemed unnecessary for this mission. On the other hand, Miranda tries to dissuade Raquel from that decision noting Cammie's comp tech capabilities and Chase's leadership qualities. Raquel then simply says that their holons have been repaired. Within his room, Chase sits disconcertedly at his table while the Door continuously makes knocking noises in front of him. Hearing a knocking from his other door, whereas Cammie and Yaz are revealed to be behind it. Chase with bloodshot eyes confronts the two and Cammie gives him a plate of cookies his mother made, while Yaz notes her concern for Chase's well-being. Chase states he can't eat, but Cammie invented a way to emulate a way for him to eat and enjoy. Right, when Cammie tries to coax Chase into enjoying the cookies she made him and grasps his arm. Chase loses his cool causing Cammie to become emotional and log out and Yaz claims that Chase isn't himself and has to do something about his problem and Chase agrees. He then returns to his room and finally goes to open the door that torments him so much.

Back in Kazu's room, both Kazu and Val Mind Share each other's childhood memories that made them vulnerable. After this, the two reciprocate each other's emotions and kiss. They then copulate with each other, while Chase calls out to whoever was knocking at the door to come out. From the open door, out walked an organic version of Nemesis that tries to drag him through the door. However, Chase fights back and manages to throw the creature back through the door and re-close it. Emotionally distraught, Chase screams at the top of his lungs, while Kazu and Val enjoy each other's embrace and talk about Chase's instability. Kazu then gets a message that they've been called in to help with the retaking of Anvil.

On the day of the retaking of Anvil, both the Union and Polity forces fight one another, while the Gen:Lock team state their convictions to themselves. Once they're dispatched onto the field, Chase observes a bunch of holons fight against scores of Nemesii and realizes the moves they're using are one of there's. Amid the fight, Cammie patches the Union's Hammer defense systems allowing full control to return to the Polity. Left with no other alternative, Brother Tate gives the order to "Ascend" everyone regardless of whether they're Union or Polity. The entire field of view then starts to be engulfed by the oncoming Nanotechnology as those watching by the sidelines can only watch in shock and awe. Using the Hammer, Miranda follows Raquel's order to fire the Hammer and destroy oncoming Nanotechnology and all Union targets. However, Polity targets including Jodie Brennan were also caught in the crossfire and killed by the Hammer's beam. Astounded that the Polity destroying their Nanotechnology was to him, "Destroying Heaven itself", Tate is reassured by Dr. Jha who is holding Mr. Cook that together, they'll complete Twilight. Reassured by Dr. Jha's claim, Tate agrees and has all of the units to withdraw from the Anvil. But before leaving himself, Tate leaves incriminating evidence in his office of Marc Holcroft's true intentions.

Returning to the field, Chase demands to know who the holons are, but to no avail. He's convinced by Kazu to leave, who then helps Yaz with her own confrontational problems. Because of this, however, Kazu is impaled from behind by a Nemesis holon thus leaving the team distraught, especially Cammie who downloads and runs away distraught. Ordering the team to return to their base, Chase mindscapes with a dying holon and sees it for what it truly is, a massive blob-like creature containing the deformed faces of his team.

## Characters

Heroes

* Valentina Romanyszyn
* Kazu Iida
* Cameron MacCloud
* Julian Chase
* Yasamin Madrani

Villains

* Brother Tate
* Brother Sugiyama
* The Door
* Nemesis

Others

* Oleg (debut)
* Fatima Jha
* Mr. Cook
* Driana Chase
* Miranda Worth
* Able
* Raquel Marin
* Roberta Chase (Mentioned; room avatar)
* Jodie Brennan
* Marc Holcroft (Video)