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[color=9e0b0f]"No, Bianca. In Atlas we never take any operation too seriously. That's why we stopped after conquering half the world."[/color] Jericho didn't look up from packing his duffel bags - he had grabbed another when his first one started to look full - and stopped short, surveying what remained of his surprisingly deep stash of munitions. [color=9e0b0f]"Did you guys see me unpack a minigun?"[/color]

Luke Schwarz's strangled noise was confirmation that he must not have.

[color=9e0b0f]"God damn it. That means my clone has it."[/color] His words had devolved into the quiet ramblings of an obsessive compulsive boy who had misplaced something valuable. He stood up, restless, and paced back to his dresser. His chest holster was dropped onto his bed, and his original black t-shirt summarily pulled off over his head. He unconsciously rubbed the bandaged area on his left arm as he did so.

His new shirt looked almost identical to the first, especially when he put the chest holster back on, but only from the back. When he turned, even the size of the twin Manticores and the knife on his chest couldn't disguise the white block text that fearlessly spelled the title [b]"LOCAL REGIME CHANGER RUINS EVERYTHING"[/b] across Jer's torso.

[color=9e0b0f]"Ready. Hey, Bianca."[/color] Jericho turned to face the owl Faunus, so that the message on his chest bored into her eyes, but when he picked up the Atlesian duffel bags - revealing the words [b]"FOR USE ON FURRIES"[/b] - his voice was casual, almost gentle. [color=9e0b0f]"You're gonna do great. Just remember what we've worked on in Practice. I have earpieces in here for all of us if you need to keep in contact. Any of you."[/color]

He looked around at all of them. His mouth was set in a straight line, but its corners threatened to smile.

[color=9e0b0f]"We have a Waffletopia on Baron Street, back in Atlas, that we like to go to after missions. They do a discount if you show up whenever the sun is down or if you look like you're on ecstasy. It's pretty great, for food someone else makes. Do they have Waffletopia in Vale?"[/color]

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[color=9e0b0f]"Do...you guys eat waffles?"[/color]