"Major Cage, she's over there." Said a soldier as he guided the way to the training area.

She was lying in a yoga pose.. surrounded by spinning steel giants darting about. The steel giants was fashioned and programmed to move like those things. Who was almost unkillable and had great numbers. A human trying to stop those things was comparable to the turtle catching the hare.

But we turtles found the way, and won the race against the monstrous hares.

I walked forward, determining the direction of each steel giant and carefully increasing or decreasing my walking speed, this was simple, after all, "she" trained me specifically in this training area 'before i even stepped foot in here'.

"Yes? What do you want?" She stood up as i finally approached her. Her long blond hair tied to a bun like it always did.

As i looked at her... i was speechless, I never thought id see her alive again. I couldnt help but laugh.

"What is it? Is there something on my face?"

Disregarding thar insubordinate tone, she really is like that towards anyone huh? The tone of a real warrior.

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"Sergeant Rita Vrataski, my name is Major William Cage and i would like to ask some questions over some coffee" i said, more of a request than a command. Although my rank is higher than hers. My respect for her is higher.

"Questions? About what?" She asked.

Shit... about what?.. I couldnt help but panic in my mind, this is the first time this happened.

I.. I.. I dont know what to say!!

"Nevermind" i curtly said as i turned around.

I dont know what her reaction was but i slowly pulled out my pistol by my side..

Anndd.... i shot myself in the head.

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"Questions? About what?" She asked.

Ok round two. I carefully thought of what topic to talk about this time.

"Sageant Vrataski, about Verdun" i said with the most serious voice i could use.

"I see.." she stared at me for a few seconds before finally nodding..

"Alright, lets head to the ca--" I turned around as i said that but I couldnt finish.

I was down.

She shot me at the head.

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What the hell?

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"Questions? About what?"

Okay. Here we go.

"First of all, Sargeant, hand me your pistol." I said and i pulled my hand out.

She pondered for a second and tilted her head, but she gave me her pistol in the end. Whew. Now then.

"It's about Verdun- do not. Stab me AGAIN, Sargeant Vrataski" she was already holding her knife behind her back by that time.

She was shocked at my word 'again' but she nodded as she kept the knife back to its holster.

"Let's head to the cafeteria and have some coffee then, shall we?" She said as she passed by me and went out of the training room.

Finally! I sighed as i walked towards the exit...

I was hit by a moving steel giant.

FUCK. here we go again..