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Shirayuri and Izanami, the closest thing the group has to matrix specialists, get answers to some questions out of the hospital's computers. More detailed information is unavailable, and they lack the skills to dig deeper.
- How fast is the conversion process for the population?
As of February 16, 2060 (60 days since the SCIRE was isolated from the outside world began), approximately 20,000 people have been converted. Relatively few additional conversions are taking place on a daily basis.
- What are the parameters of who gets converted and who does not?
- Whites are exclusively children and young adults, under the age of 20. They all demonstrate technical aptitude. None are Awakened.
- Greens are all adults with technical or administrative skills.
- Blues are all adults with security or combat skills.
- What is the significance of the tattooed black bands?
The bands represent the person's rank with in the hierarchy. For greens and blues, it's simple rank-based authority — supervisors have more bands than underlings. For whites, it represents the number of encounters they have had with the Deep Resonance, something they can seek out by choice.
They also conduct a records search for their brother and mother respectively. MUSUME Takeru is listed as a White Banded, Rank 2 and IGARASHI Airi is Blue Banded, Rank 5.