[i][b][h3][center][color=f6989d]HIBIKI[/color] & [color=6ecff6]SHIZUKA[/color][/center][/h3][/b][/i]

Hibiki and Shizuka were at the hospital resting when they received Eos's message. It surprised the two of them that they would be commanders, considering that neither one of them has any experience leading others. Sure Hibiki could organize a group of maids to clean up a house, and Shizuka has her way with animals, but leading an army was quite different. However they weren't going to tell Eos they couldn't, but Shizuka was worried. Hibiki was getting fitted with a mechanical leg, and she worried that her sister wouldn't be able to fight at her full strength. As if reading her mind, Hibiki put a gentle hand on Shizuka's head.

[color=f6989d]"It's fine sis. As long as you're with me, I have nothing to worry about. Now, we have a lot of work to do. Once I'm done here, there are many people we need to go see."[/color]

Holding her hand to her face, Shizuka looked at Hibiki sadly before standing up and giving the doctors their space. Hibiki would be laid up for a while, but she would be ready for battle soon enough. In the meantime Hibiki gave Shizuka a list of things that she needs her sister to do. Since they were within the capital city of the Machina, Shizuka would have much more free reign then usually, if only because if Shizuka did anything, she'd be quickly taken down. First Shizuka needed to check their weapons. Hibiki lost most of her weapons trying to capture Bastion, so Hibiki needed some new ones. Second, Shizuka needed to figure out what exactly they were going to be hunting down, and what intel they have about the Angels. Hibiki had some ideas how to deal with the angels, but she needed more about the demons. And lastly, Hibiki wanted Shizuka to research her holy rituals. While Shizuka has largely ignored her powers in favor of Machina equipment, Hibiki wanted Shizuka to study her powers. She said she'll need it for their next battle.

Getting the weapons checked was easy enough. Same standard issue pistol and plasma cutter. For a rifle, while they could still use the Cerberus, it seemed like Hibiki had another rifle that was just finished while they were at battle. It was something called a "Biotic Rifle", but what it does, Shizuka didn't know. She put it in Hibiki's equipment locker and would tell her about it later. Next Shizuka headed to the Machina headquarters and tried to gather some intel there. With any luck Shizuka might be able to meet with some of the others and see if they knew anything, or could help Shizuka.