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[color=ed1c24]Current Status: Standby Ready[/color]
[/center]Akari straightened her back and looked at the men carrying some goods out of the room, doing her best to turn a blind eye to the, more than awkward, scene she walked into.

Her determination would be challenged when the commanding duo decided to shanghai her into a tea party. Not one to turn down free snacks—or thinly veiled superior orders—Akari tagged along. However, [color=ed1c24]“I—I only did the right thing, Ma’am. All of us did,”[/color] she stuttered after being accosted by Commander McNair.

[color=ed1c24]“I’m sure you must have much better stories to tell, Ma’am.”[/color] She tried to circumvent the issue with a bit of flattery.

Akari’s tense mood became more evident as they approached the sector containing Terrorkeet’s cage. She could feel her palms getting moist with cold sweat as she finally made her mind and said. [color=ed1c24]“Ma’am, can I ask a question?”[/color]

However, before she could articulate her question, a fourth figure came to them. This one was easily one of the top-ranking beauties Akari ever saw in the MFF HQ. Not to say anything about being the highest-ranked officer to boot!

[color=ed1c24]“You know what they say: ‘We’ll always have fun as long as we are doing things we like’, Ma’am,”[/color] Akari replied in a calculated way. She breathed easy when McNair was the one being dragged around this time.

Akari may still have her questions but she knew when it was time to go. And, with a quick salute and a spin on her heels, go away she did.

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[color=ed1c24]“Y’know. This talk could easily come across as something suspect,”[/color] Akari said as she switched off her radio.

[color=ed1c24]“Not saying that I like it or not. But, when you think about it. Isn’t this the same as the cops arresting someone for causing a ruckus and breaking others’ stuff?”[/color] she answered after Utena made her doubts known. [color=ed1c24]“Though, I guess we could have tried some other things? I—I don’t think this is the best-case scenario,”[/color] she added after a brief pause.

[color=ed1c24]“But it’s far from the worst as well. I think that new officer, the dark-haired cutie, may turn this around. She better do. Because the other one—that one sure ain’t. Trust me.”[/color] Akari shuddered just to think of what kinds of “unusual” ideas McNair had in mind for the GMGs if she could have it her way.

She had to put those thoughts aside soon enough. As soon as they arrived at [b]The Cavern[/b]—[color=ed1c24][i]“Seriously, who comes up with these names?”[/i][/color]—and found their victims doing very well and fine. So much so that it looked like they had zero intention of going away on their own.

[color=ed1c24]“Hey, guys, I don’t know, but it looks like these people might have been slightly brainwashed,”[/color] Akari said as she approached one of the captives’ habitat and tapped the wall once or twice.
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[color=cornflowerblue]Current Status: Into Starlight[/color]
[/center]Who would have thought that Seika didn’t have one secret life, but rather two? A seemingly normal, everyday girl who was both a GMG and, in truth, also a rising idol. A true Diva, charming the masses with her melodies.

Yes, Seika’s true identity was none other than Haruka Hoshino, the hit idol. Well, perhaps she couldn’t trick HART’s command, but at least she was sure that the other GMGs didn’t know about it.

Thinking about the other GMGs.

[color=cornflowerblue]“Can’t we do something about Yeshua? Even though we had no choice, I feel bad after leaving her behind.”[/color] Those were the first words to leave Haruka’s mouth after she returned to HART’s mothership, a day after their failed attempt to stop Gummie’s foolishness. They were followed quickly by, [color=cornflowerblue]“What if they are conducting inhumane experiments on her or something like this? Looking at the way they captured her, it would hardly be a surprise if they don’t.”[/color]

[color=cornflowerblue]“You’re with me on this, aren’t you, Tomoko?”[/color] Haruka said to the lab coat-wearing, blonde midget.
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