This chapter opens with Deryn's description of her wettzeug, which she calls a "dern thing" . Deryn says that she's never seen anyone use it with a limiter like that before, and that it's just a tool to help her move. She says that each player in a single league has a specific number of numbers between "o" and "99" , which means that no one can have more than 100 players at any one time. This means that if a player joins a second-league team, he or she will have to wear the same number as every other player in the league. This is a problem, Deryn points out, because there are only about ten numbers that can be used in second-level play. She points out that the guy in the 23rd spot on the league points list is wearing 99, so he's going to have to use it. She tells Deryn that she knows that alita will use her lighter weight to take the initiative, and Deryn thinks that's what she'll do. They load up all their tools and supplies, but Deryn doesn't want anyone to think that they're wasting time loading up their stuff. He says that he'll crush alita into scrap so badly that she won't be able to walk again.
This chapter opens with Deryn's description of her wettzeug, which she calls a "dern thing" . Deryn says that she's never seen anyone use it with a limiter like that before, and that it's just a tool to help her move. She says that each player in a single league has a specific number of numbers between "o" and "99" , which means that no one can have more than 100 players at any one time. This means that if a player joins a second-league team, he or she will have to wear the same number as every other player in the league. This is a problem, Deryn points out, because there are only about ten numbers that can be used in second-level play. She points out that the guy in the 23rd spot on the league points list is wearing 99, so he's going to have to use it. She tells Deryn that she knows that alita will use her lighter weight to take the initiative, and Deryn thinks that's what she'll do. They load up all their tools and supplies, but Deryn doesn't want anyone to think that they're wasting time loading up their stuff. He says that he'll crush alita into scrap so badly that she won't be able to walk again.