"Lock down the bunker? What are you talking abo-" Ace's transmission was cut off, though it was timely considering Rika had chosen to steer the course of the conversation towards herself. She wanted to settle on a price after their next mission, Ace couldn't help but be irritated by her attitude. This wasn't a game to him, he took his position seriously, and she acted as if the only thing at risk here was the weight of her pockets. He let her leave without a word, choosing to stay in the bunker for support, Shizuka however, decided to follow after the blond mercenary. 

By the time Shizuka caught up with Rika, they were on the streets. "Mind if I help you out?" She had asked, skipping up to her. The lamp posts were just turning off, heralding the rising of the sun. The star's light shined on the city's pavement and busted architecture, It was a pathetic sight, seeing something so majestic wasted on a filthy city. Shizuka held a hand over her forehead, and looked to the sky. "I used to love watching the sun rise." She said. "The view from the top of the keyblade academy was beautiful. There was a garden on the campus, doubled as our training grounds, The way the sun's light would hit the green plants and the pond, it was so..." Shizuka let out a sigh, a nostalgic grin pulling at her cheeks. "I'd give anything to see it again. What about you?" She asked, looking directly at Rika. "The Empire's taken something from all of us, that's why we're fighting to get it back. Is there something you're working towards?"

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Ryoko's eyes squinted as Salforge took the liberty of scanning the entire factory. She resisted the urge to slap the back of his head, she knew the factory was secure at the moment, but that didn't mean the rebels weren't working on a plan as they spoke. They were here as insurance. Salforge started talking, but suddenly tilted his head like a dog distracted by a squirrel. "The hell are you on? No one should be inside the factory, it runs it's self." She said. However, sure enough she heard the mechanical rumble of an elevator behind her. She turned around, and watched the intricate culmination of metal come down. It opened, and out walked a familiar woman, wearing an irritating grinning mask. The masked woman had come on behalf of Nomis, her master. She didn't know why the man was here with his servants, the Emperor had only sent her and Salforge to the factory, as far as she knew, Nomis had no business here. Ryoko stepped into an elevator, waited for Salforge to follow, and sent it upwards.

"Just what does that filthy old man want, he had better not be overstepping his bounds." She muttered, crossing her arms and tapping her fingernails in aggravation. She glanced at the array of machinery that zoomed past her line of sight, The large pipes were constantly rumbling as if they were an inch from blowing apart, and gears turned so quickly they could be mistaken for saw blades. "There's nothing up above here, ya know." She said. "This place's real purpose is found below, so far below that I doubt you saw it with that vision of yours. "People call these things factories, however, a more accurate word would be refineries. A small distinction to some, but an important difference nonetheless..." 

The elevator came to a stop, and Ryoko walked out. Nomis's servant let her master know of their arrival. "...The fuck is all of this, Nomis?" Ryoko looked around the room, seeing what could only be described best as a hacker's wet dream. Upon one of the many monitors she could see what remained of the warehouse smoldering as firefighters arrived on the scene. Her brows arched in fury, and she stomped over to Nomis, shoving the masked servant in the face to get her out of the way. "What have you been up to, and why did you send one of your whores to come get me?"