Sarah: “...”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “Hey,”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “Hey,”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “Hey,”
Camren: “... What is it?”
Sarah: “Let me ask you something.”
Camren: “... Sure?”
Sarah: “You know, the two that were chasing you, what did you do with them?”
Camren: “What do you- I really don’t know what happened! All of a sudden Eva and I were getting shot at, and I was running with her, but they just stopped shooting at some point.”
Sarah: “You really… didn’t do anything? We lost connection with them, so I assumed someone got to them.”
Camren: “I-I promise, what could we have done anyways?”
Sarah: “Heh, you’re right. What could you have done?”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “...”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “... C’mon man, don't keep us in silence again.”
Camren: “What do you want me to say right now…”
Sarah: “Well? We’re gonna be here for a bit, no? Entertain me!”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “Well?”
Camren: “... Don’t forget, you guys were a threat to us. We’re not friends, y-you guys are just being told to be here by Roy-”
Sarah: “Yeah? What do you mean we ‘were’? Do you really think just because he’s gone you suddenly get to say whatever you want?”
*Click
Sarah: “Watch your mouth kid, I can still blow it off.”
Camren: “... Still…”
Sarah: “Tch, whatever.”
*Knock Knock Knock
Millie: “Hey, it's me!”
Sarah: “Took her a while.”
*Clank!
*Creak
Sarah: “What took you so long?”
Millie: “Sorry! Just got a bit lost! Oh! Did you guys make friends together?”
Sarah: “Yeah right. Forgot it, as soon as that bitch gets back up, we’re out of here. Also, make sure your gear has enough fuel.”
Millie: “Roger tha- wait, I-I don’t have it?”
Sarah: “What? You lost it?!? How???”
Millie: “I still have my harness on, but-”
Camren: “Can I ask you something?”
Sarah: “Oh so now you wanna talk?”
Camren: “The thing on your leg-”
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Merchant: “Sir! Are you sure we will be able to make it in time?!?”
Royan: “There is no telling when the enemy will launch their attack! If we do not hurry now, we may not have any chance at all. How much longer do we have?”
Merchant: “Still 15 hours to go sir!”
Royan: (Damn it! Have we… truly lost hope?
Evangeline…)
Merchant: “Sir! I see something in the distance!”
Royan: “! That's an airship from Holland!”
Merchant: “? There’s a li-”
Royan: “WATCH-”
*BOOM!
Merchant: “UK- WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?”
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Royan: “That was close… Have they spotted us already?!?”
Royan: (It’s not a big ship… if we can catch up to them, could I- !)
Royan: “Would we be able to catch up to them?”
Merchant: “I-I don’t think this cargo will allow us to go any faster!”
Royan: “Is there any way for us to unload?”
Merchant: “? But sir! They are still in the air!”
Royan: “They are not too far up, do not worry, I have a means of getting up there- ! That’s it! Could I take your horse?”
Merchant: “? But-”
Royan: “Thank you greatly my friend! I shall return you a new horse!”
Merchant: “SIR!”
Royan: “Until we meet again! Stay safe~”
Merchant: “But that’s my horse…”
—>
Royan: “Hurry my good friend, run as fast you can carry me.”
Royan: (At this rate, I may be able to catch up to them! With an airship that size, I would expect for them to be moving a lot faster, are they waiting for something? Regardless, their altitude hasn’t changed.)
Royan: “Hurry my friend!”
Royan: (Glad the gear fit on me, it was a good call taking it from her. I haven’t checked how much fuel it has left, but… Hopefully it’s enough to get up there.)
Royan: “We’re almost there!”
—>
Operator 1: “Sir, the target seems to have moved under us.”
Leader: “Don’t worry about them, just keep a close eye for now.”
Operator 1: “Yessir!”
Leader: (Even if they wanted to, how would-)
—>
Royan: “Take care, brave one! I will be on my way now!”
Royan: (God, this better work!)
*Zmmmmmmm
*Bang!
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Sarah: “What, you mean the gear?”
Camren: “Yeah, what is it?”
Millie: “Seriously? I’d assume you would know what this is at least! What do you say Sarah, should we tell him?”
Sarah: “Hmmm, I don’t know. What do WE get out of telling you?”
Camren: “Is that how you guys chased after us? What does it do?”
Millie: “What it does is, it makes you jump super high!”
Camren: “Really?”
Sarah: “Yeah, it’s an exoskeleton, it amplifies your power output from your legs.”
Camren: “What about your arms? Is it just for your legs?”
Sarah: “This was all that we could recover from the relics. Currently they’re working on adapting the exoskeleton to cover the full body, but it’s fairly new so we only have the legs to work with.”
Camren: “Is it hard? To like, use them?”
Sarah: “Well without training it could rip your legs off.”
Camren: “...”
Sarah: “And it’s not just your legs, your whole body needs to be able to withstand a certain amount of force being output at once in any direction.”
Camren: “Wow, that must be hard to use then.”
Sarah: “Sudden stops or turns can snap your whole spine if you’re not physically comparable… So yeah, I wouldn’t recommend YOU try it on or anything.”
Camren: “Has it ever happened? People die using it?”
Sarah: “They didn’t die, but yeah. Seen some ass-goons thinking they can steal the gear from the military and play around with it, not a fun sight lemme tell you.”
Camren: “... Right…”
Sarah: “...”
Millie: “Yeeeeeaaaah so, where are we anyway? I couldn’t really go outside, so I just wandered around for a bit, and it seems like we’re underground somewhere.”
Sarah: “Hm… Shrimp, wanna get us out of here? Give us a quick tour or something!”
Camren: “W-what?!? We can’t leave Eva here all alone! Plus, I t-told you, we aren’t friends!”
Sarah: “Yeah right, we just told you top secret information about our gear, can’t at least do that? What a buzz kill.”
Camren: “? It’s top secret…? Why did you tell me then?”
Sarah: “Eh fuck it, what else are we supposed to do, can’t go back anyways. Plus, we don’t have much fuel left- not mine at least.”
Millie: “Mine didn’t have much left either. Probably enough to last… about 5 jumps or so?”
Sarah: “Yeah these things run dry real quick, but that’s why there’s this gunpowder accessibility.”
Camren: “Gunpowder? You mean, you put a bullet in there?”
Sarah: “Yup, that’s for- GODDAMNIT!”
Millie: “? What is it?”
Sarah: “Uuuuurghh, that asshole probably took your gear…”
Millie: “Ahhh you’re right! Goddamnit!”
Camren: “? Royan? But didn’t you say-”
Sarah: “Yeah, hope it blows his legs off… Serves you right!”
Camren: “... But-”
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*Thud!
Royan: “DAMN!”
—>
Operator 2: “SIR! The target made contact with the aircraft!”
Leader: “And you let him.”
Operator 1: “Target seems to be inside the carrier! What should we do?”
Leader: “How the... Ha… Just take care of him. Send in F.E.L.I.X if necessary.”
Leader: “Yessir!”
—>
Royan: (Urgh… That was a lot more than expected… My legs are going numb. I should be more conservative with its use huh.)
Royan: “It’s dark…”
*Clank clank clank
Royan: (Someone’s coming this way? Dammit- I guess I at least tried being silent.)
*Knock knock knock!
Soldier 1: “COME OUTSIDE! WE KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE!”
Royan: (Do you now…)
*CLANK!
Soldier 1: “HANDS UP!”
Royan: “...”
Soldier 1: “... Check the boxes.”
*Nod
*Thud!
Royan: “...”
*Thud!
Soldier 1: “LAST CHANCE! COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!”