Chapter 14 - Unexpected News

06.05.1642

The Southeast Military Base

16:43

KYR4 seems as she just got to the base, walking around the hallway in order to arrive at her first destination. It doesn't seem as she does anything special at the moment though, she is just talking with one of the other Hackers that she's leading during the missions.

[M4SASH1]-Good day, Officer KYR4!

[KYR4]-Morning, M4SASH1. So? Have you looked into the problem regarding your equipment that we've discussed yesterday?

[M4SASH1]-I did, but I only managed to fix one of the errors. Since you are the one that knows better than anybody in this building about this technology, could you help me with the others for a bit? I'm having a small difficulty here. The program simply doesn't want to function properly and I really don't want to change it any sooner since I will have to program it all over again...

[KYR4]-May I ask again how many times did we have to fix your equipment though? I'm just saying. If you got a new one, then we probably wouldn't get any more difficulties during the missions, god dammit!

[M4SASH1]-But there's nothing wrong with it!

[KYR4]-You are kidding, right? You've destroyed it so badly in the past, M4SASH1! I'm even surprised it even functions now! So what if you will have to program it all over again? We have to make sure we don't have difficulties with the equipment when we are in the City of Above!

[M4SASH1]-Yes, KYR4, but it will take ages to get the contacts again! You know very well that I have to go to all the members and register my device into theirs manually with the USB, and also theirs into mine, so that the contacts can be saved. I know it's suppose to be programmed this way so that nobody can hack the system and all, but it takes too much time to do so!

[KYR4]-And what do you suggest? We are here to solve problems, not to create new ones! I don't care that it will take you a lot of time to register everyone again, okay!? We had too many difficulties connecting you to any other system because of your broken device lately! You have to change it!

[M4SASH1]-Then can you at least help me this time so I can keep it until the new one arrives from the Central Base??

[KYR4]-*sigh* You guys just simply like to make my life harder, I swear... Alright then! Just let me take a look and see if I can do anything about it!

In the end, M4SASH1 gives her the communication device he has on his right hand and KYR4 starts analysing the problem while he watches. It takes her some good minutes indeed since it does seem as the device barely even works at this point. So in the meantime, even LUK3 makes his appearance. He notices them both and gets closer to greet them.

[LUK3]-Mooorning, KYR444!

[KYR4]-*sigh* I swear, the gods are testing me...

[M4SASH1]-Oh, good day, LUK3!

[LUK3]-Hey, M4SASH1! What's up? What are you guys doing over here?

[M4SASH1]-Well... You know how I got some difficulties during the quests in the City of Above lately?

[LUK3]-Yeah...?

[M4SASH1]-Well, I asked Miss KYR4 to help me out with my device again since it is broken. I'm just waiting for it to be done.

[LUK3]-Oooh, alright! But, why is it broken anyway?

[M4SASH1]-I kind of... managed to destroy it during a quest some months ago...? And since then, it has all kind of errors and stuff. Right now, it seems like it doesn't take long before it won't even open.

[LUK3]-Huh... And I wonder how mine didn't get broken after all the things it had to endure...

[KYR4]-Maybe because the equipment is made to resist even in the toughest fights? Just a thought. But I don't even know how you managed to destroy it so badly, M4SASH1! In what Hell did you even put it!?

[M4SASH1]-Eheheh...

[KYR4]-*sigh* Never mind... I'm done anyway. But I'm serious, M4SASH1! You have to change it soon! It won't take long before it won't function at all!

[M4SASH1]-I will! I promise!

KYR4 hands him over the device and they nod to each other as a goodbye, as M4SASH1 leaves them alone.

[LUK3]-Sooo, KYR4... I was thinki--

[KYR4]- --Nope! Nope! I don't even want to hear it, LUK3!

[LUK3]-Why nooot!?

[KYR4]-Maybe because I know you too well? Come on, LUK3, you are doing the same things you did when we were kids!

[LUK3]-But I just want to take you out!! I'm not doing anything bad!!

[KYR4]-Okay, so?

[LUK3]-Sooo, I want you to come!

[KYR4]-Why? You have the others anyway! No need of me coming every single day!

[LUK3]-But nobody will come, KYR4! It's gonna be only the two of us!

Yet as she hears these words, she looks him straight in the eyes, a bit pissed.

[KYR4]-...You are joking, right? You know very well that I'm not coming with you alone.

[LUK3]-Why noot!?

[KYR4]-Becauseee you are always acting like a creep every time we are alone! I don't like that! So just... leave me alone, god dammit!

[LUK3]-B-But, but, what if I promise I will behave properly??

[KYR4]-No!

[LUK3]-Come ooon! Pleaaase!!

[KYR4]-Just give up, for fuck sake! I already said no! Leave me alone, LUK3!

[LUK3]-W-What if I pay you?

[KYR4]-You barely have money for yourself, you idiot!

[LUK3]-Theeen... what if I give you something as a gift?

[KYR4]-Oh, yeah? Like what?

[LUK3]-Likeee--

[KYR4]- --I don't give a shit.

[LUK3]-Aw, man... Then... what if I--

[KYR4]- --Just stop already! A no is a no!

[LUK3]-But whyyy??

[KYR4]-'Cause I don't want to! What's so hard to understand!?

[LUK3]-But why don't you want to come with me if we are alone?? I'm not doing anything, I promise!!

[KYR4]-Because I'm NOT coming with you ALONE! Go ask MY4 and then we can negotiate!

[LUK3]-I've already asked her! She said she will be busy at the shelter!

[KYR4]-Then N04H, or C0NNER!

[LUK3]-N04H has a reunion with his old classmates and I have no idea what the hell C0NNER does!

[KYR4]-Then RY4N! I don't give a fuck about who you ask, man! Just find someone to join and I will think about it after!

[LUK3]-Nobody wants to come, KYR4! I already asked everyone around! Come oooon!! Pleaseee!

[KYR4]-LUK3...

[LUK3]-L-Look! I will do as you say! I will be quiet! I give you my word!

[KYR4]-LUK3!

[LUK3]-I-I promise!! Look! LOOK!! I, LUCAS XANTH3 the Third, promise to you that I will be serious and not disturb you while we are outside this area! During this trip, I shall stay silent and obey to all your orders as your loyal soldier, Officer KYR4!

While he says these words, LUK3 seems to have one hand put on his chest and the other one raised, doing this so-called "promise". He even stopped in front of KYR4 to make her not move any further. All she does now is to look at him in the eyes, annoyed. He sure doesn't know how to give up that easily...

[KYR4]-*sigh* Fine! You wouldn't let me leave no matter how hard I try to deny anyway...

[LUK3]-Hahah!! *whisper* I knew it's gonna work on you...

[KYR4]-BUT, there is one condition!

[LUK3]-Eh!? And what's that??

[KYR4]-I decide what we do!

[LUK3]-...We are not... going to the shelter again, are we...?

The Underground City

18:21

And so, she got forced to go with him again. They walk together for a while around the city, but it's a bit unusual. None of them seem to talk at all. Even KYR4 seems to get a bit bored, so she tries to start a conversation.

[KYR4]-...Do you think that the merchants still sell those small sculptures of ores? I know they cost a lot, but they look pretty interesting. I could buy one to put it in my apartment somewhere. What do you think?

But LUK3 doesn't seem to respond. She waits some seconds, yet then she finds it kind of weird to not hear a word coming from his mouth. She gets pretty confused quickly and takes a look at him, yet LUK3 doesn't really seem as he has a problem or anything. He is looking straight in front of him all the time with a serious face while walking, trying to not make any eye contact with KYR4 or anything like that.

So just to amuse herself a little, she gets a new idea. She smiles evilly, stands straight and closes her eyes to begin her malicious plan.

[KYR4]-Oh, LUK3... I actually have so much to tell you... I feared to tell this to MY4 since I thought that she is going to make a wrong idea out of it, so I might just tell YOU what I have in mind instead...

LUK3 does seem as he wants to hear her words, but he still remains in his position, even if he struggles a little from his curiosity. Yet KYR4 continues to give that evil smile of hers.

[KYR4]-Do you know how we've started having these missions with Mrs. M4EK0 and Mr. M1SH4M? During one mission, I swear... I saw a figure of an angel itself... He was one of M4EK0's soldiers... strong and good looking... Ahh, you should've seen him, LUK3...

LUK3 doesn't say anything but he surely looks as if he wants to speak. He is sweating pretty heavily and barely manages to keep himself cool knowing she is playing with him. KYR4 notices that and continues to irritate him.

[KYR4]-So... after one of our missions was put to an end, I managed to meet up with him before we were suppose to leave towards our bases. I spoke for a while with him and he seemed to be pretty interesting in his personality as well! In the end... after some days, I managed to tell him what I have in mind! And guess what!! He feels the same!!

Yet again, LUK3 seems even more uncomfortable continuing listening to her.

[KYR4]-And lately... I was thinking... maybe I should join from now on the South Base in order to be closer to him! So... I'm going to leave the Southeast Base in some days and go work together with him! It's not like you have a problem with that, right LUK3? After all, there is nothing wrong with me leaving you guys for good, right? And never see each other again...

In the end, he finally breaks down and loses his cool, starting to speak at her, mad.

[LUK3]-NOW WHY ARE YOU TORTURING ME?? I KNOW YOU ARE JOKING! HA HA! VERY, VERY FUNNY!! OFFICER KYR4 CAN DO VERY NICE JOKES ALL THE TIME! I KNOW THAT ALEADY!! ...You are joking, right?

[KYR4]-Oh, gods... You are so dumb sometimes, LUK3, I swear.

[LUK3]-WELL IT'S NOT MY FAULT SOMEONE LIKES TO BULLY ME!!

[KYR4]-LUK3, you know very well that I won't leave the Southeast Base behind, right? I didn't come from the Central Base only to leave again. At least there I had a reason to leave.

[LUK3]-Oh, yeah! I forgot! Hehe!

[KYR4]-Besides, do you really think that I can fall in love as easy as you?

[LUK3]-Right... Wait, what do you mean as easy as me!? MY4 already had someone when she first joined the base! You tell me that I fall in love so easily?? Look at her!!

[KYR4]-*sigh* Why are you so quiet anyway? You do know that you have permission to speak, right?

[LUK3]-B-But I thought that you don't want me to annoy you!

[KYR4]-Yeah! Don't annoy me! But doesn't mean you have to be silent for the rest of the day too! Just don't be stupid, that's all I'm asking you! I'm starting to get bored here!

[LUK3]-Then what am I suppose to say, hm?

[KYR4]-I don't know! Tell a joke or something!

[LUK3]-A JO... Ah, for the gods' sake... Okay, um... You know how there are three races right? "M", "R" and "C"?

[KYR4]-Yeah?

[LUK3]-And you know how "C" stands for "Creators" and "R" for "Renaissance", right?

[KYR4]-Right.

[LUK3]-So, then... "M" can't stand for "Immortals" since it starts with an "I". It would mean that they actually have a different name! Do you know which it is? Do you know for what "M" stands for?

[KYR4]-For what?

[LUK3]-...For "Morons"!

Yet hearing that awful joke, or even if it can be categorised as a joke, KYR4 looks a bit serious at LUK3, who was forcing a smile to make her laugh.

[KYR4]-...I'm starting to regret that I didn't take your permission to speak away.

[LUK3]-I DON'T KNOW JOKES, ALRIGHT??

[KYR4]-Then tell me something else!

[LUK3]-LIKE???

[KYR4]-Why do I have to think about everything, LUK3? I don't know! Like what problem did you have a few days ago? You never told us!

[LUK3]-...No.

[KYR4]-Wait, what??

[LUK3]-What?

[KYR4]-How come you don't want to speak now??

[LUK3]-Why do I have to?

[KYR4]-Because I told you so!?

[LUK3]-God dammit, girl! I'm starting to lose hope that one day I will understand your thoughts! I thought you don't want me to speak, now all of a sudden you order me to tell you something??

[KYR4]-Well, I'm beginning to not understand you either, idiot! You always talk like there is something suppose to happen to your voice one day! How come you don't want to speak now??

[LUK3]-BECAUSE even I have things that I don't speak about!!

[KYR4]-That's unbelievable coming from you, I swear! Why don't you want to tell us??

[LUK3]-I told MY4!

[KYR4]-And why don't you want to tell to the rest as well?

[LUK3]-Because MY4 is my best friend!

[KYR4]-Then what am I!?

[LUK3]-Well, you refuse to be what I want you to be, so...

[KYR4]-Even your excuses are dumb!

[LUK3]-Shut uuup! You are the one who makes excuses every day just to avoid me! Every time I'm coming to invite you out, you bring all kind of excuse so that I will leave you alone!! You are the one tha--

But KYR4 doesn't seem to listen anymore, as her attention is caught by something else. She looked a bit in front of them to see the road, but she noticed something that made her silent. So, she puts her hand on LUK3's mouth just for him to shut up, as she keeps looking forward at what she has noticed, a bit confused.

[KYR4]-Shut up for a bit...

LUK3 doesn't seem as he enjoys this though. He tries to free himself by moving in different directions, but doesn't succeed. In the end, he manages to free himself in a different way. KYR4, when she realises it, she takes her hand off quickly and looks at it disgusted.

[KYR4]-What!? Eww! Did you just fucking lick my hand??

[LUK3]-YOU DIDN'T WANT TO LET GO!!

[KYR4]-You are insane, I swear!

She then wipes her hand on his clothes as she doesn't want to do that with hers and continues looking forward.

[LUK3]-What are you even looking at anywa--

But before he finishes his sentence, LUK3 looks forward as well, towards the spot where KYR4 was looking and notices a person with crevaator clothes and without an insignia, similar to how the Great Leader looks like. He cannot see the face as the person has the hood on, but he gets the same idea of who this person might be, just like KYR4.

[LUK3]-...No way. Could it be...?

[KYR4]-Master...

And so, she starts running after the strange person, but LUK3 takes a bit to process what's happening.

[LUK3]-Wait! Hold on!!

KYR4 gets closer and closer to the being while the person seems to walk on the opposite direction. She then screams at the figure...

[KYR4]-Hey, you! Stop!

...but the man doesn't listen. When the figure looks a bit back to see who screams and notices a girl and a boy running towards one's location, the figure starts running away from them.