[quote=@DarkRecon]
"...Elise...I'm sorry...even if I was on infiltration, I should have gotten the job done sooner...", she had said along the way when she had pulled up in her wheelchair.
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Elise blinked in surprise from her single eye, and then looked at Maria's hospital gown. She sighed. "It's not your fault, pilot Twilight, so no need to apolog-Ouch!" She reacted to Devors accidentally stumbled onto her. "Hey, watch it, Devors!" She screamed, her cheeks slightly blushing. She saw how Captain Ritsu looked at her, and she bit her lip when the drunk(?) pilot finally got a hold of the handles. "Ugh, what am I gonna do with you..." She mumbled, her arms wrapped around herself as she was pushed into containment.

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[quote=@DarkRecon]
"...uh...Captain Ritsu...heads up...", Jake suddenly said tilting his head towards Maria.

Maria then looked at Ritsu with a controlled expression on her face but the anger was clearly shown.

"...it's...bad enough...that..."thing" is still alive...but now your treating Elora the same way...tell me...with the combat system I use and now my perfect sync, will you throw me into containment as well?...I told you...bringing that Cruxi in isn't worth it...", Maria suddenly said in a low tone.
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"Silence, Pilot Twilight! You were not given permission to speak!" Elise lashed out, having slightly risen from her chair to look at Maria. She then saw Ritsu lift her hand, and the Sergeant sat down. She cleared her voice.
"Pilot Liu'un has committed hostile action against our forces while operating a Framewerk modified by the enemy. Under regular circumstances, she would be tried as a defector, and executed." She let those heavy words hang in the air. "However, Executive Officer Lorenzo has explicitly ordered for her to be brought back safely despite the consequences." 
Ritsu's expression turned more stern, and a sharp eye could notice her grip no her personal device strengthened.
"To answer your question; no, I won't throw you into containment for that reason. But if you show disrespect to your superior again, I may have to resort to such disciplinary action. But for now, I will let you off with a warning. Dismissed."

[quote=@redbaron1234]
She was one of the first to leave, having no business with the cadet she'd never met. However she made a point of approaching Elise, and saying [color=tomato] "I'm glad to see you made it in one piece, Sargent." [/color] She kicked herself and quickly added [color=tomato] "Or made it out alive, I mean."[/color]
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Elise laughed out loud upon hearing the joke. "Haa, that was funny. Reynolds, you aren't half bad." She slapped her on the back, or as far up her lower back she could reach from her sitting position. "Hey, thanks for rescuing me. I was pretty stupid back then..." She leaned her head back against the chair, and looked up at Devors.

[quote=@Ammokkx]
[color=Gold]"...So, uh, Elise, do I still need to push you somewhere or something?"[/color] Devors asked her, disregarding everyone else.
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"Hmm..." She thought, and then a small smirk appeared on her lips. "Let's go to the rest area. Drinks are on me." If she was going to be a cyclops, she might as well make the most out of it. 

[quote=@Evil Snowman]
When the briefing was done and they where dismissed Katya approached the captain.
[color=Fuchsia]“Ma’am. I would like to visit Elora. But I have the feeling you knew I was going to ask.”[/color] 
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Ritsu's stern expression turned warmer when Katya volunteered, and she made a couple of presses to her device.
"I did, pilot Romanovna. Request granted." Some armed guards walked in, and stood on either side of the sphere as it was opened. "You have five minutes. Dismissed." When Katya walked in, she didn't see Elora's face first as she turned away, shivering. "Please, don't-" She turned towards Katya, and the older woman saw how much she has changed; her eyes have turned duller, and her complexion has turned more sickly. Though she appeared normal from the camera feed, Katya saw that there were faint signs of scars on her hands and legs, masked by medical care.
"K-Katya?" Her lips quivered, unsure if what she saw was real. "Is it you?"

Elora sat down on the side of the bed, and wrapped her hands around herself. "I'm so sorry...I didn't mean to hurt you..." She was on the verge of tears. "They...Tested me. They gave me strange objects with many parts, and made me play strange games with some kind of virtual interface. They gave me bugs, fat bugs as food...Blghhh!" She reflexively reached for her mouth, and had to breathe hard for a bit before she could continue. "They put the hat on me, and...I understood them. Not words, but...Feelings. Emotions. Direction. I resisted, for weeks upon weeks. Then, they finally put me in Logic Gate...Oh god, what did they do to her...She screamed at me. I heard her scream, like I didn't belong in that cockpit. That's why...I had to scream too."

Elora then hugged Katya, and buried her sobbing face against her. "I'm sorry! I was weak...I gave up. ut please...forgive me." She released her hold, and calmed down. "I've missed you, Katya. I still can't believe I got out of there. But...I still hear him." Her expression turned serious. "I hear the Son. He speaks to me...No, wait...It can't be-" The sphere was opened, and Ritsu spoke: "Alright, time's up, pilot. Don't worry, you'll get to talk to her again in Solaire."
Elora began to panic as Katya was taken away. "No! You have to listen! You have to kill the Son!" But she was locked in the sphere, and only the silent screen of her screaming could be seen. Ritsu lifted an eyebrow, but decided to ignore it, explaining it away as Cruxi-caused PTSD.

An unspecified amount of time later, after the squad had gained an opportunity to rest, the ship had arrived in Solaire. Not long after they have gotten through hyperspace, various machines flied away; maintenance droids, labor drones, including two who carried the Cruxi Elite, and of course the Framewerks, who were ordered to keep a formation around the detainment sphere before it was received on ground. Lorenzo was at the hangar, full of barely held excitement as he saw the Frames, or rather, the package they delivered to his doorstep.
The pilots greeted him in a row once they got out of them, with the exception of Serah, who was handcuffed due to having committed war crimes; as a result, her Framewerk had to be carried by drones down to the surface. Lorenzo smiled in a creepy manner, his yellow teeth on full display. He rubbed his hands together, and snickered. "Hahaa! At last, I got my hands on you! Oh, I can't wait to read about your brainwave patterns! We're making history today To the laboratory with you!" 

He then noticed the pilots were still standing there, their arms numb from the salute, and he scoffed. "What are you waiting for, some pieces of junk metal you can stick on your clothes? Ritsu will handle that. Alright, dispissed, or whatever." He turned to follow the droids, but then finally turned back as he saw a certain someone walk towards them.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Due to the losses you have sustained in these past couple of operations, Ritsu assigned new pilots to your squad, but is currently too busy to hold a proper briefing for it, and said she'll hold it later. So here's pilot Cam...Camden?" He squinted as he tried to read the crumpled piece of paper, before he gave up and looked at his own device. "Anyway, make sure to train the rookie, Sargeant. And pilot Gene, you will be tried for your crimes, and will be under surveillance until then. Disnissed." He walked past Alyssa Camden, who was ordered to meet with squad Sigma upon their return, and she could hear him grumble about his handwriting.