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[h1][color=red]S[/color] [i]a m u e l[/i][/h1]  
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[color=red]"Still feeling that burn."[/color]

[color=888888]— Sam[/color]

[hider=Status]30 | Male | G.E.M.I.N.I | Creeping Anxiety
Rip, Tear | Dagger, Sword | Arcane | Fade
Delusion | Dying Light
Malice | Darkness | Devious Intent
[url=https://youtu.be/qTX9S9Xmyec]YPINMFMP[/url] | Umbral Contingencies
[Obfuscate (4)] [Intangible (4)], Damage X (6), Pull (2), Dispel (6), Mana Burn (6), Restrain (4), Construction (4), Transplace (8), Piercing (2), Full Enhance (4)

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: C | SENTINEL: D | [color=skyblue]750[/color]

[color=#CD7F32][Bronze Nada(0)[/color][color=yellow][Zilch(0)][/color] = [color=red]-0[/color]

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: D | [color=red]10[/color][/hider][/center]

[color=red][i]We succeeded but... it doesn't really feel like it...[/i][/color]

Samuel was exhausted by the time he ended up on the stunt bag. Slicing bugs out of the air was quite the workout for the arms, as it happened, and the rest of the events of the day hadn't helped, either. But in the end, it had been for something. The Holy Diver had been felled and Justin no longer could torment people. 

His body protested as loud as it could with aches throughout his arms and legs, but the G.E.M.I.N.I agent grit through and took the impressive action of standing up. Or at least the effort he needed to do so made it feel impressive. Hopefully, it wasn't too apparent to everyone around him how ready he was to take a nice week-long nap. 

[color=#bd71e8]”Kept you waiting, huh?”[/color] She folded her arms. [color=#bd71e8]”Seems our enemy was able to predict the Diver’s arrival. But you were able to complete the objective regardless.”[/color] Veronica looked over everyone present. [color=#bd71e8]”Where’s Breacher?”[/color]

By the time Samuel had realized it was Veronica who showed, Fable and Agent Leroux had already begun telling her of Breacher's fate, and while they did tell Veronica about Breacher, well, Samuel would have been a bit less vulgar in doing so. At the very least, Dr. Moller was generally not inclined to care about those things. Former Office Manager Howard, however? It might have cost the boy an ear. 

But those days were behind him. And so, he cast a glance at the two holding the harp and retained a firm grip on his weapons. It was difficult to imagine Su's child suddenly turning on the lot of them, what with her being so integral to the Diver's defeat at the end, so he naturally was keeping an eye on the other, less familiar, girl. 

But while Samuel was doing that, Mika approached Moller and, sadly, was forced to confront the sad reality that she had lost her parent in this fight. The experience was sad, but it was also quite frustrating for Samuel.

[color=red]"..."[/color]

When Samuel lost his parents, he felt very little. 

It was a shock, sure, but they ultimately weren't people Samuel cared for beyond the money they provided, and it was the parents themselves who wanted to have such a cold relationship with their child. As long as he didn't start too much trouble at school and kept good grades, they would not even pretend to have much interest in anything else about him. How could he love people like that? 

In stark contrast to his cold indifference was Mika's genuine pain at Su's death. It was the sort of reaction anyone with a normal, positive relationship with the parents should have. And so, they were nothing alike.

[color=red][i]She lost a parent, I merely lost sponsors, after all...[/i][/color]

Veronica held her chin. [color=#bd71e8]"When she calms down, she could make for a good agent.”[/color] 

Temporarily, the sorrowful situation left his attention as Dr. Moller made an observation. [color=red]"Assuming she had little to no experience before today, I would argue that she has shown absurd potential today, not unlike the newest agents,"[/color] he agreed. 

[color=red][i]But would her mother want that for her?[/i][/color]

As Veronica focused on answering Jacqueline, Samuel turned to the two younger agents, dismissing his demonic transformation. Noticing the reassuring hand on Finn's back, Samuel couldn't help but appreciate this was evidence they were becoming more cohesive as a team. [color=red]"How reliable you two have proven to be,"[/color] he glanced in the precinct's direction. [color=red]"I think she could use friends like that if she were to decide to join G.E.M.I.N.I. And even if she doesn't."[/color]

He said this much and returned his attention to the conversation about the harp and the girl. Unfortunately, a person coming out of a behemoth was unprecedented, or at least Dr. Moller herself wasn't familiar with any such situation. That meant they knew laughably little about the girl, but rather conveniently, someone who knew spontaneously appeared. 

[color=red][i]O-Oros the Mad, here!?[/i][/color]

Unfortunately, this individual was Depraved, dangerous, and known for her highly erratic behavior. And she was claiming to know Ashley.

Aside from the obvious surprise and concern, there was a small, unexplainable ire that cropped up in Samuel when he saw Oros, as well as an equally-random nostalgia. He vaguely recalled having a similar feeling about one of the Mavericks back at Justin's manor. Now if only he could figure out why he kept getting these strange flashes of nostalgia. 

But it was more important to see what Ashley said, and to see where this interaction was leading. Surely, such a sizable threat and menace to society like Oros didn't show up a mere minute after such an important fight merely by coincidence and for the sole purpose of picking up a date, right?