5 5 301 All that was left of the Riot form was warped metal and broken circuitry. Some of its systems were still functioning, enough to shed ominous light through the dents and gashes in its carapace, but nothing else.
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7 7 301 1 Lucia It's abnormal for Commandant to not respond. Murol, Xun, we're pulling out. 1
8 8 301 My orders transmitted, I sheathed my blade and dashed for the rear, stopping only when I noticed the absence of following footfalls.
9 9 301 Lucia Murol? Xun? 1
10 10 202 1
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12 12 301 1 Riot — 1
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14 14 301 In the aftermath of the battle, only Riot was left.
15 15 301 RImgBg1Shake The EM noose was still wound tightly around the non-functional hulk, but the Constructs who bound it in the first place were nowhere to be found.
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18 18 301 1 Lucia Now is not the time for games. Report! 1
19 19 301 Something frustrating in me ticked. My growl of frustration echoed in the empty field.
20 20 301 Lucia Murol! Xun! 1
21 21 301 I searched everywhere, even tearing down the equipment they've set up to look for data echoes, but there was nothing. Not even a whisper.
22 22 301 Lucia Right, Hiro was here too. His channel is... 1
23 23 301 ————
24 24 301 Lucia ...Empty?
25 25 301 Not even a reminder of a failed connection. The channel was empty, the address vacant. My unasked questions fell on absent ears.
26 26 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Lucia What is happening... 1
32 32 301 1 Nikola Still with us, Lucia? I was asking for your opinion on your new teammates, Lee and Liv. 1
33 1156 301 1 Nikola There are other unallocated Constructs. By merit of your performance, I'll allow you to cycle through them until you find the right candidates. 1
34 33 301 The battlefield, the Riot, was gone. Only Commander Nikola stands in front of me, an open file in his hand, his gaze expectant as I ponder the future of Gray Raven.
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36 35 203 1 0.25 -400
37 36 301 1 Lucia No... they will form the backbone of Gray Raven. 2
38 37 301 Lucia They are who we're looking for. 2
39 38 301 Nikola ...Hmph, so be it. Consider them part of Gray Raven from this day forward. 1
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41 40 301 It was only after the Commander left that I released an unintentionally held breath. I backed up against the wall, M.I.N.D. reeling at the pain of rampant destabilization.
42 41 301 Every time I recall this specific memory, the data is always so scrambled to the point that my retrieval process glitches, skipping ahead to the days leading up to my first meeting with Commandant.
43 42 301 Though it may not be much to go on, I do have my theories...
44 43 301 Theories on Luna, my past teammates, Commandant...
45 44 301 The Lucia they knew...
46 45 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin ...could not be the me right now.
