[He practically snarls as he levels a sharp, yet confused glare Aoba's way.]

People don't do things without having something to gain. At least, not if they're smart.

[Plenty of people out there are idiots.

Scowling, Noiz opens up a window of his Coil and starts navigating through a folder menu. Where were those news files about the Allmate virus again?]

I'm not lying either. I can prove some of what happened. My Allmates remember things as I do.

[Technology can be tampered with, sure. And it's been a while since he asked them. But— Ah, there's one. He selects the file and it opens up in a new window in front of Aoba. A news article about the glitches being patched up.]

There. Does any of that look familiar? You can also ask Usagimodoki about what they heard while we were in the tower...