[color=FFD700][center][h1]Valeriya Zhukova[/h1][/center][/color]

Valeriya's investigation of the locking mechanisms had actually gone rather well. Breaking some of the bricks apart had revealed the wiring that gave the room the properties of the Starsteel Formula. Of course, cutting it right away would have given the game up from the start. A single room blinking out in the network would be too obvious. That was, if it stayed blinked out. Still, she had an idea or two on how to do that. Once she'd finished and covered her handiwork up by hanging a wall painting over the broken brick, Valeriya debated reporting her results to Lucretia. 

Well, she'd considered it until she'd noticed the little German girl in deep thought. Eh, best not to bother her for the moment. Might disrupt her concentration. There was always the morning to catch her up, after all. And with that, Valeriya went off to bed not half an hour after she'd begun her investigation. 

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[color=76c0f0][b]"SCHEISSE!!"[/b][/color] Was a cry that woke Valeriya up immediately, the loud shout immediately putting her into a state of combat readiness thanks to her training. What the hell was going on? Were they under attack? The Russian teenager shot out of bed, her eyes scanning the room to find out exactly what was going on...

[color=76c0f0][b]"SCHWARZRITTER! AKTIVIERE!!"[/b][/color] 

...Only for her to be greeted with the sight of Lucretia about to do [i]exactly what she'd been afraid of last night[/i]. God help her, it was too early in the morning for this shit. 

[color=FFD700][b]"Lucretia, no!"[/b][/color] Valeriya shouted hurriedly, immediately jumping out of bed as she tried to get the god damned German to stop. [color=FFD700][b]"Call it off! Now!"[/b][/color]