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[Not too long after the fall of the Lady's Good Men, UG members receive a video mail.]
Um...hello, everyone in the Unity Group.
...It has been some time since my last call to you, but the Foundation has been spread thin over the last few months. I also know that all of you have been having troubles of your own.
But today, I am sending this message as an invitation.
Among the members of the Foundation, there is an occasion held for members to celebrate their coming-of-age. On the date stated in this message is when my own takes place...
Normally, it would be a festive event with many attendees. But not this year.
So, the Foundation has agreed to open its doors to you...if you decide to come. This does not happen very often, and...I sincerely hope that you will be able to make it.
[She bows at the camera, and then looks around awkwardly for a while, before moving to turn it off.]
1. (Mingle/reactions - Frontdated to hours before the next mission)
[The Gloster Foundation HQ is located in the center of a vast woodland estate - nearly a half an hour's drive on a cobblestone path from the only road that connects to it. It is a compound of impressive-sized, linked buildings, all with a gothic, medieval look, complete with towers and tall walls.
At the center of these buildings is a mansion - the Administrative Building - in front of which a fleet of very expensive vehicles are parked.
For those of you who chose to accept Seta's invitation, it's pretty clear from the moment you arrive that if there's supposed to be some kind of celebration, you don't see anything related to it at first. Even the guards, who are all wearing dark blue long coats as uniforms, aren't saying anything beyond guiding you to the hall where you're supposed to be, if you need it.
In this hall however, there are a few 'people' already waiting, and dressed for the occasion. Their genders and apparent age differ, but one thing they share in common is white/silver hair. Of course, you'll get curious looks, some glares, and some complete aversions with your presence.
Probably worth noting that the event is moments away from starting, and Seta is nowhere in sight.]
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[Should you actually choose to explore nearby (the guards don't stop anyone), you'll discover the reason for the former UG member's absence. There is some rattling coming from an open store-room...
In this small room, a Seta dressed in a long, white, and almost bridal dress, is crouched down while reading a book, and she doesn't even realize you're there.]
This is impossible...how do I memorize it all in time...? Did they give me this so late on purpose...?
What should I do...?
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[Despite some notable hiccups, the ceremony was completed.
But, while others enjoy themselves, Seta is contacted by one particular wolf-Kijin to meet alone, and finds herself wandering through corridors in the Administrative Building that she has never been in before.
She eventually (after getting lost) ends up in a vast, circular chamber that lies underground, where her red-clad acquaintance awaits...]
...Astara?
Um...hello, everyone in the Unity Group.
...It has been some time since my last call to you, but the Foundation has been spread thin over the last few months. I also know that all of you have been having troubles of your own.
But today, I am sending this message as an invitation.
Among the members of the Foundation, there is an occasion held for members to celebrate their coming-of-age. On the date stated in this message is when my own takes place...
Normally, it would be a festive event with many attendees. But not this year.
So, the Foundation has agreed to open its doors to you...if you decide to come. This does not happen very often, and...I sincerely hope that you will be able to make it.
[She bows at the camera, and then looks around awkwardly for a while, before moving to turn it off.]
1. (Mingle/reactions - Frontdated to hours before the next mission)
[The Gloster Foundation HQ is located in the center of a vast woodland estate - nearly a half an hour's drive on a cobblestone path from the only road that connects to it. It is a compound of impressive-sized, linked buildings, all with a gothic, medieval look, complete with towers and tall walls.
At the center of these buildings is a mansion - the Administrative Building - in front of which a fleet of very expensive vehicles are parked.
For those of you who chose to accept Seta's invitation, it's pretty clear from the moment you arrive that if there's supposed to be some kind of celebration, you don't see anything related to it at first. Even the guards, who are all wearing dark blue long coats as uniforms, aren't saying anything beyond guiding you to the hall where you're supposed to be, if you need it.
In this hall however, there are a few 'people' already waiting, and dressed for the occasion. Their genders and apparent age differ, but one thing they share in common is white/silver hair. Of course, you'll get curious looks, some glares, and some complete aversions with your presence.
Probably worth noting that the event is moments away from starting, and Seta is nowhere in sight.]
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2. (Actual prompt)
[Should you actually choose to explore nearby (the guards don't stop anyone), you'll discover the reason for the former UG member's absence. There is some rattling coming from an open store-room...
In this small room, a Seta dressed in a long, white, and almost bridal dress, is crouched down while reading a book, and she doesn't even realize you're there.]
This is impossible...how do I memorize it all in time...? Did they give me this so late on purpose...?
What should I do...?
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3. (Locked to one doge)
[Despite some notable hiccups, the ceremony was completed.
But, while others enjoy themselves, Seta is contacted by one particular wolf-Kijin to meet alone, and finds herself wandering through corridors in the Administrative Building that she has never been in before.
She eventually (after getting lost) ends up in a vast, circular chamber that lies underground, where her red-clad acquaintance awaits...]
...Astara?
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Seta?
Is this where you were all this time?
I was looking all over for you!
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When she recovers, though...]
I...Izuru...?
When...?
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[Izuru tries to put the brooms back where they belong, one by one. That looked painful.]
So I wanted to come too, since we didn't talk for so long...
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In spite of all this, she smiles.]
No, I am glad...
With how much the Unity Group has been doing lately...I thought that no one would be able to make it.
...Have you been alright?
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Did you know Major Kagura is a fairy?
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A...fairy...? Like this...?
[She brings her hands together and flaps them like an actual fairy's wings would...just to clarify.
Mentally though, she's trying very hard to picture such a creature speaking the way the Major did. It's not very easy to combine those two things.]
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She's actually one of them. I was very surprised!
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[The red-clad Kijin waves at her best friend, she looks a lot better now after getting through...whatever poison was affected her weeks earlier.]
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[She sort of seizes for a while, not knowing how to approach this. But then...]
Astara...the Foundation has been searching for you for months...where have you been?
What happened?
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Of course I would
[Astara...is glad to see that Seta was still exactly the same and actually showed up. Out of nowhere she pulls her in for a hug. After what feels like an eternity she finally releases her grip.]
I've been...doing some investigating on my own.
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This is...about what you said before, isn't it? The souls that instantly vanished...
But...why not tell us more about it? Why did you not return until now?
...I wanted to ask you; but you left too quickly the last time we met.
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[Her tone grows a lot more serious. Those feelings of concern should be getting stronger Seta.]
I wasn't sure if the Unity Group would blow my cover and...well you're the only one I can really trust right now and I had to be sure. It was hard enough to get back here without them noticing...
The souls weren't vanishing, they were being drawn to someone...
[Dramatic Pause.]
The Chairman is the one who's been absorbing the lesser Kijin Souls. When he found out I knew he sent Lady Grey to try to silence me, I only barely got out alive...
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Ah...I know...
This is a...prank...isn't it?
It is right after the ceremony...so it cannot be a coincidence.
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They are indeed very young Kijin in their human forms, who are also dressed for the event.]
"Hey! I know you!"
"We all do, doofus. He's one of Seta's friends, isn't that right?"
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Yeah, we talked a while ago. It's good to finally meet you!
[He'd never been around so many little kids before, but in a way this almost seemed pre-ordained. Like it was just something that happened to Gundam pilots or something.]
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"Come to think of it, we don't actually get visitors at all, do we? It'd be cool if we opened up like an amusement park or something."
[One of the girls ponders this.]
"Um, this place is old, gloomy and full of monsters, so I won't blame them if that doesn't work."
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[Asagi quickly assesses the situation.]
Are you supposed to give a speech?
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[The startled Kijin bumps into a shelf by accident. Of course, the items on it fall on her head with loud 'thunk' sounds.]
...Asagi?
No...it is an oath that I am supposed to take...
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And you have trouble remembering it? What kind of oath is it?
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This...
[It's like a bloated version of a regular military creed. Much, much more bloated. There are even parts that seem completely unnecessary, but are just there to cover specifics.]
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[Yeah, there's no way Asagi could remember all of this, himself. Maybe Suruga, with his enhanced memory...]
...Could you sneak it in and covertly read from it during the ceremony?
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At this rate...I will fail...
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[Yeah, this doesn't look good. There's no way Seta can remember this in such a short period of time... And suddenly, an idea!]
...Have one of the kids read it for you over the radio?
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