[h1][center][color=7bcdc8]Rana[/color][/center][/h1]
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Rana turned to look at Chelsea, appearing more confused and vulnerable than she normally did whenever she stood by Sartorius' side. However, the vulnerability passed as Rana replied, [color=7bcdc8]"Lord Altissima will not be participating in today's exercise, but I will. W-will pilot Rose be my commanding officer?"[/color]

Sartorius had abandoned Rana to this task with very little information. Normally, she took her orders from him directly, and she knew not from whom he took his orders. One's chain of command was easily broken when one had only one link to rely on. Receiving her answer, Rana headed to the IA Lovers Custom: Simyalaymis, and boarded it, initiating the docked separation sequence so that she could take only her left, melee-focused half of the unit with her on the mission. Though she had operated alone during her training back at the Tree of Heaven Project, she had gotten used to operating side-by-side with her mentor, Sartorius, making his abrupt absence create an exposed, naked feeling.