*grrr* had to recreate this after a mis-post deleted all the text. Irritating.
"So, you're coming along?" I asked. There was no real need to turn around as the door to the elevator opened.
"I think it will add some gravity to whatever claims you make," Shizuru replied.
That wasn't the only reason though. For one thing, I was sure she wanted to get the measure of this Natsuki. For another ... there were only little hints, but she was edgy. Anxious to actually do something to get closer to her own goal ...
... well, she'd no doubt get the chance.
It had come out of left field, really, despite ... or maybe because of the Schwarz provocation in the recent past. Well, ancient past if you consider politics.
This time, though, and according to the runner who'd come in after nearly finishing off his Frame in the process, the situation had gone from a calm after the storm to ...
... well, last he'd heard when he'd been leaving Remus, the Queen's Otome was getting ready for deployment.
All things considered, the reaction from Romulus should be somewhat similar, given the fact that outposts and a few border towns had, apparently, been swept clear off the map. On both sides of the border. And again, either side saw only a ploy by the other ...
The feeling of events in motion hung heavy as our two Frames cut through the Windbloom night, heading for Garderobe.
Alrighty, then. Let's play.
next: preludes to conflict
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
"So, you're coming along?" I asked. There was no real need to turn around as the door to the elevator opened.
"I think it will add some gravity to whatever claims you make," Shizuru replied.
That wasn't the only reason though. For one thing, I was sure she wanted to get the measure of this Natsuki. For another ... there were only little hints, but she was edgy. Anxious to actually do something to get closer to her own goal ...
... well, she'd no doubt get the chance.
It had come out of left field, really, despite ... or maybe because of the Schwarz provocation in the recent past. Well, ancient past if you consider politics.
This time, though, and according to the runner who'd come in after nearly finishing off his Frame in the process, the situation had gone from a calm after the storm to ...
... well, last he'd heard when he'd been leaving Remus, the Queen's Otome was getting ready for deployment.
All things considered, the reaction from Romulus should be somewhat similar, given the fact that outposts and a few border towns had, apparently, been swept clear off the map. On both sides of the border. And again, either side saw only a ploy by the other ...
The feeling of events in motion hung heavy as our two Frames cut through the Windbloom night, heading for Garderobe.
Alrighty, then. Let's play.
next: preludes to conflict
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm