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I took a few minutes to think before nodding and finally speaking up. "I think I can come up with some solutions for most of the issues." I glanced at Levi who still had my leg in his lap gently holding onto it. I gave him a silent smile and thought to him that I wouldn't get too overboard and insisting on the mission without working out all the bugs first.

I turned back to Pixis and started talking. I knew he wasn't going to like what I had to say at first, but I would have to explain why I needed to tell him my plan even though he told me not to make a plan.

"Well, one of your main problems was that this was a new type of mission and you didn't know how to plan for it or how to even make a mission that would help with our problem, which I can think of one thing we can do. I know you said we aren't sure if we are actually doing a mission yet and that I shouldn't get my hopes up by making a whole plan, but just hear me out because my solutions won't make sense unless you know the plan."

He stayed quiet for a minute, his eyes staring into me as he tried to read me to see an ulterior motive. Sadly this time there wasn't any. No mischievous planning or reckless schemes, just a plain explanation.

"Fine, go on then," he mumbled sitting back hoping he wouldn't regret this.

"Okay, so what we do know is that they are planning some sort of press conference and almost like a town hall meeting with people and reporters right?" I asked going back over what he had already said.

"Yes."

"Well, they would use this to spread their propaganda and fear-mongering right?"

"Yes," Pixis nodded again squinting his eyes and furrowing his brows as he tried to figure out why I was repeating all this.

"Well, what if instead of spreading their propaganda they told the truth. They told the people what was really going on behind the curtain the government has pulled over their eyes."

"And why on earth would they do that?" Pixis asked.

I just looked at Levi who gave me a smile already knowing what my plan was. "Well, we could do it one of two ways," I said before sitting up a little taller in my chair seeing the intrigue on Pixis's face.

"Gunther's power is all about making people tell only the truth or only lies," I started, "However, with his power, we can't guarantee what will come out of their mouths," I said and Pixis raised an eyebrow. "So my other option is Eld, who can control what people say. We write a script and have him force the person to say it."

"But how would we-."

"I'm not done," I cut him off. I wasn't trying to be rude, but I knew he would have a lot of questions if I didn't go through the list of problems we were already running into as well as a more fleshed-out plan that would guarantee people's safety. "So now onto the issues we will get more into the specifics when it comes to that," I said as a quick explanation and he nodded.

"One of the problems you were facing was that we didn't know how many guards would be there and how to get in right?" I said addressing this one specifically.

"Yes, that was a concern of mine."

"I propose that we don't have to get in at all," I said, and instantly I saw doubt and a protest appear on his face but I continued before he could cut me off. "Here's why. We know Eld's powers work from a range. As long as Eld can see the person then he can control what they say," I reminded him. "I wanted to test just how far of a range that is, does it work through binoculars? Does it have to be with his own eyes? If so, how far is the range? Once we know the specifics we might find out that he might not even have to infiltrate the meeting as long as he can see the person. Of course, that all depends on where this is going to be and what's around, but I can also come up with a solution if we do have to go into the meeting."

He sat back after listening to my explanation with one question, "What would be your solution if we had to go into the meeting."

"We disguise ourselves as normal civilians no masks no costumes just normal everyday clothes. Nothing that sticks out, just ordinary everyday clothes that blend into the crowd. We send a small group in with him that can handle things if shit hits the fan as well as have a fast getaway. We don't group everyone up together because that might make us stand out more, but we have a few groups of people not too far but not too close to each other each with abilities to get away if need be."

"Who did you have in mind?"

"Well off the top of my head Connie, Erwin, Hitch, and Christa. We could even have Levi and me in there just for safe measures. Levi can try and focus in on the guards' thoughts near our groups to see if they are getting suspicious, and I will be there in case shit hits the fan I can help. I've been focusing on my powers affecting only specific points and I'm confident in my ability to only pin the guards down leaving normal civilians out of harm's way."

Pixis sat back thinking it over for a moment, "If, and this is a big if," he specified, "we do go through with this mission then I will be added in because I can protect you guys with my force fields in case anything gets too hectic."

"That's a good idea," I nodded.

"Alright, so how would you plan on getting us all in?" he asked.

"Christa, Hitch, and Eld," I said back without hesitation, "Christa could easily talk our way in, "and Eld could control what people say and just have them say we can come in. Hitch we could just have her bling the guards and walk right past them."

"And the guards? What if there are way too many?"

"I'm counting on it," I nodded, "which I also have an idea, but I will admit I'm not as confident in this one," I said honestly. "We could have Nanaba and Mina help out. Mina will be farther away in a safe location with someone looking after her body probably, Annie, and Marlowe. She can possess one of the guards and keep them off our trail. Nanaba could also shift into a guard if we can get a hold of one of their uniforms and do the same thing."

"I see," he nodded, "That might help a little, but I'm not sure how much good that will do," he mumbled.

"If nothing else this is where Hitch would come in good use. She could create a big illusion and just make us disappear from everyone's sights."

"We would have to act fast. Her illusions don't last that long on that grand of a scale."

"Yes, but it would buy us enough time to get the hell out of there and teleported back to safety if we hurried," I said and he seemed to agree with that.

"Alright. So far your ideas aren't too bad," he nodded in approval. "Keep em coming."

"Okay, another issue you had was that there will be civilians and you didn't want them getting caught in the crossfire."

"Yes, that would not be ideal."

"I think this plan ensures the most safety for both us and them, with what I explained so far. We don't want to use our powers and out ourselves unless we have to, and everyone should be safe unless we do that, but also the civilians work to our advantage. We won't have to jump to instantly using our powers. If any of us feel like we are in danger all we have to do is blend into the crowd more, whether that be ducking down behind some people. Quickly changing our appearance as much as possible, hats, sunglasses, jackets, anything that we could change quickly and almost seamlessly while getting more lost in the crowd it will be harder for anyone to locate us if we are suspicious."

"Like those old spy movies?" Levi asked laughing a little.

"Exactly," I nodded before rolling my eyes at him. "Don't laugh that shit actually works."

"I believe you, it works, but how are we going to pull that off effortlessly?"

"Practice."

He didn't seem as convinced with that, but hey a little practice goes a long way. He just gave a slight nod not as convinced with that as the other ideas, but he didn't totally shoot it down.

"As for your last few concerns of us never doing a mission like this before, your right we haven't, but if we never branch out we are never going to win this war."

"He's got a point," Levi mumbled to himself before clearing his throat realizing he said that out loud.

"Well, there is a new concern now," Pixis mumbled, "We would be going on this mission without masks. Meaning if it all went to hell they would know exactly what we looked like. Meaning whoever was discovered won't be able to show their face in public until all this is over."

"It's definitely a risk, but then again we already are afraid to show our faces in public. The only time we ever leave is food and supply runs. Well unless your Levi and decide to do a random recon mission on a whim," I said letting out a playful jab.

"Hey," he said, snapping his head towards me, his tone laced with frustration.

"All, I'm saying is we never leave base anyway aside from supply runs. So if people did get discovered we would just have fewer people to do supply runs with, but for the most part, everything should stay the same."

Pixis took a deep breath writing the last bit of notes down as he thought everything over and weighing the options. "Fine," he sighed, "I might have more concerns and questions later, but for right now you've convinced me. This might actually be a good idea. I just can't tell if this is the safest mission we would ever go on, or the most dangerous."

"Both?" I asked. I mean we aren't planning for a fight, we don't even have to interact with anyone. We just have to go and be normal, listen to a man speak and come home essential, however, if caught we have the biggest fight of our lives ahead of us.

"Both," Levi nodded.

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