Royan: “So?”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “You said you will spill it.”
Sarah: “... What do you want to know? We were sent to kill you, that much you know already.”
Royan: “Who is your leader?”
Sarah: “We’ve never known them, just that they confirm our missions and send us out.”
Royan: “How many more of you are there?”
Sarah: “... Just the four of us, I don’t know what happened to the other two.”
Royan: “Does Terrado and P.H have any ties?”
Sarah: “Don’t know that either.”
Royan: “Hm…”
Sarah: “But I know that we’ve been getting assigned to a lot more missions lately.”
Royan: “From Terrado?”
Sarah: “Everywhere. Along with Terrado, several other nations have been getting into contact with P.H on assassination requests.”
Royan: “Any correlations?”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “...”
Sarah: “The targets… were from Gillua.”
Royan: “??? Is anyone going straight to Gillua?”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “Well?!?”
Sarah: “...”
*Click
Royan: “Speak, I am not done with you yet.”
Sarah: “I can’t say anymore.”
Royan: “Fine then, guess neither of you are going home alive.”
Sarah: “Go ahead! Kill me-”
Royan: “What about your sister huh? Just a minute ago you were so desperate for her to come back to you, is that correct?”
Sarah: “We were not able to complete our mission, and we got captured by the enemy. We cannot go back, better off dead now than being shamed as traitors.”
Royan: “...”
Sarah: “And as long as she’s with me, I will follow her wherever she goes.”
Royan: “Fine by me-”
*SLAM!
Ms. Han: “I’m sorry I took so long! I got what I need to bring her back!”
Royan: “...”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “What is that thing…”
*Meow~
Ms. Han: “This ‘thing’ has a name, I’ll have you know. Her name is Fred, a symbiote that took over this collat. It was on the verge of death, before Fred was able to take control and repair every part of the host's body.”
Sarah: “What is a collat- anyways, what are you going to do with that?”
Ms. Han: “Well, in theory, if I could transfer Fred from the body of this collat to your sister-”
Sarah: “Hold on, you’re planning on putting that thing inside my sister???”
Royan: “She’s right, I was just about to kill them both so that won’t be necessary.”
Ms. Han: “What happened…”
Camren: “I-it’s a long story Ms. Han.”
Ms. Han: “A-anyways, yes, so if I could transfer her into your sister, Fred could take control of her body and repair her brain. The only thing is, that her body would most likely become its host, and would still be in control of her.”
Sarah: “So you’re telling me… that you want to turn my sister into a zombie???”
Ms. Han: “Well I-”
Royan: “Didn’t you say, that whatever was fine?”
Sarah: “You think she would want to live the rest of her life knowing she’s a monster??? I’d rather you kill us now! Why did you even save us? Didn’t we try to kill you???”
Royan: “Well I had more questions for you.”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “Also, you asked me to not leave her alone.”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “Ha… And as you said, you guys were just doing your jobs, and I’m sure back home, your parents are waiting for you to come back.”
Camren: (He’s right… They look only about our age, a bit younger even. I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like for them.)
Royan: “Did you not say it’s not certain whether she will gain control of herself, Miss?”
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Ms. Han: “Y-yes, while Fred will be able to repair her brain, it’s not for certain she will be herself.”
Royan: “Then that means there is still also a chance she will be herself again. Why don’t you take that risk?”
Sarah: “Why are you so reluctant to save her? You already got all the information you need from me, haven't you?”
Royan: “... That’s because, I too, once had someone die in my arms.”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “Greed feeds the hungry, and people die for another man’s hunger. At the end of the day, you and me both, we are still just kids. Life is too short for such hate, when from the moment we are born, Withering will take us in a few decades.”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “You should take better care of your sister. If you truly wished for her safety, then she should not have taken the job in the first place.”
Sarah: “Don’t you think I know that? I didn’t want her to, I never wanted her to be a part of any of this! But I had to feed our mom, our brother, she wouldn’t let me do this all by myself!”
*Pat
Royan: “Make sure she gets home safe, alright?”
*Slap!
Sarah: “Don’t touch me!... We can’t go back anyways. Not anymore.”
Royan: “... Well you can figure that out after your sister wakes up.”
Sarah: “What, are you really just gonna help me now that I said some stuff-”
Royan: “Just sticking to my words, take this as a lesson to not endanger her again.”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “...”
Ms. Han: “A-am I… proceeding with the transplant then? I do not know how much longer she will hold on.”
Royan: “Are you fine with that, pawn?”
Sarah: “My name’s Sarah… Go ahead.”
Royan: “That’s not the right way of asking~”
Sarah: “Fuck you!... P-please save her.”
Ms. Han: “A-Alright… I’ll need everyone to leave the curtains.”
*Shhhhh
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Sarah: “...”
Royan: “...”
Sarah: “... What?”
Royan: “Sarah, was it?”
Sarah: “What is it?”
Royan: “Can you… put the gun down? You’re making them worried.”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “...”
Sarah: “It’s my coping thing. I’m not gonna do anything, I know I can’t kill you anyways.”
Royan: “Right… still I will have to ask you to let go of it.”
Sarah: “... Can you mind your own business?”
Royan: “Not when I saved your petty ass that tried to kill me 30 minutes ago.”
Sarah: “I said I won’t do anything! You said so too, right? I’m not gonna put Millie in any more danger.”
Katie: [Hey, Cammy?]
Camren: [What’s up?]
Katie: [I’m sorry I forgot to wish you a happy birthday. I hope… you had a nice time with Evangeline.]
Camren: [Yeah… I did, although I didn’t think it’d lead to this.]
Katie: [Right, I’m sorry this all happened.]
Camren: [Well it was… out of both our controls.]
Katie: [... You still… look a bit upset.]
Camren: [Of course I am, I couldn’t keep her safe.]
Katie: [... Is there anything I can do?]
Camren: [I’m sorry, I just don’t know what to think right now. I’m also sorry if that’s rubbing off on you.]
Katie: [It’s alright… I’m here if you need anything alright?]
Camren: [Thanks.]
Katie: (Even if it’s because of what just happened… Something’s just not right… He’s somewhat different…)
Camren: “Hey, Royan.”
Royan: “Yes?”
Camren: “I was told that you and Eva never met face-to-face before, is that true?”
Royan: “That is true, this is the first time I am seeing her.”
Camren: “Oh, I-... I’m sorry.”
Royan: “No need to apologize, it was her choice to have run away. I am just glad she is safe.”
Camren: “... How do you feel about… the marriage?”
Royan: “... I do not know what you mean by that.”
Camren: “I mean, what do you feel for her?”
Royan: “Well like I mentioned, this is the first time we are meeting. I do not know anything about her, other than that she will lead the future of Gillua.”
Camren: “Wait what?!?”
Royan: “Did you not know? She is the daughter of the village leader.”
Camren: “So that was really true…”
Royan: “That is why I must get her back home.”
Camren: “Do… Do you want to marry her?”
Royan: “That is… I believe that Evangeline will be a wonderful leader. She is said to be strong and brave, along with her brilliant intelligence.”
Camren: (R-really…?)
Royan: “But that is all that I know. I do not know her as a normal person, nor as a friend. I am sure she felt the same way, and that is why she left.”
Camren: “Right…”
Royan: “As for me… My heart already belongs to someone else.”
Camren: “?”
Sarah: “Ha! Look at you, got a girl already but going for another one?”
Royan: “She died.”
Camren: “Oh...”
Sarah: “... What the hell man…”
Camren: “Say… how old are you?”
Royan: “I will be turning 25 this year.”
Camren: “????? Well, I guess that explains you already having someone.”
Royan: “Right… She was... my everything.”
Camren: “If you don’t mind, what happened to her?”
Royan: “Six years ago, we were on a recon mission over at Hilland, along with a few from other nations, our base was stationed to watch over the recent terrorist attacks in a section off the coast of the island.”
Camren: “Both of you were in the military?”
Royan: “We were childhood friends. Did everything together.”
Camren: “...”
Royan: “We came back from our honeymoon a week before we were notified of the mission. I advised her to not go with me, that I would be alright. She did not listen and insisted on coming with me.”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “...”
Royan: “Then I lost her on the night of our supposed return. The enemy located us sooner than we expected, and took half of our men.”
Camren: “... Her being one of them.”
Royan: “Right…”
Camren: “That’s…”
Sarah: “You’ve been through some shit, huh freak? What was the girl’s name?”
Royan: “See… that’s what gets me choked up the most.”
Camren & Sarah: “?”
Royan: “Her name… was also Evangeline.”