Any injuries sustained on the job were covered by their top notch insurance. Though Mima had hoped everything done by the troublesome duo could be patched up with some simple measures. Anything major would be needed to be taken care of at the nearest hospital and reports would then be made to the Gvn regarding the issues that had taken place. For now, the girl wasn't too worried about the group but she did notice that Satoru seemed more quiet and uncomfortable than after a usual jaunt into the DgtWld.
'Of course this time, things didn't go so well.' She considered, trying to taste anything besides bitterness in her mouth. Turning back to the others, Satoru made a small joke which earned a roll of the eyes from Soshi and a snort.
Soshi decided to take Satoru's next remarks more seriously, "They picked us because we know very little about computers which means they can better control us and our avatars. They also selected us because of our moral values and that we're pretty neutral in society. I don't think we're idiots by a long shot, and I don't think the Gvn does either...of course they still keep us at arm's length." He shrugged a little. "Ow, shit that burns." He waved a hand at Mimamoru who had finished patching up his face. She looked around to find her next target but it seemed that Sarah quickly found something else to do. "Whatever their issue is, we can't do much about it now." Soshi said with a sigh. It was hard to walk away when they hadn't made a positive difference. "We can't win em all."
Everyone was trying to give their two cents. It made Mimamoru quite proud to see the team still able to rally together after what happened. If was her younger self, just a beginning Corrector, she would have blamed herself for the faulty defensive spells she had used. But now that she had years of experiences, having dealt with both loss and victory, she was able to see a big picture. In reality she had done the best she could given the sudden attack and it made her smarter for the fights to come. Her knowledge would help the Gvn collect better data and the team as whole would be able to fight better next time. She gave Sarah a nod as she set the kit aside for the time being.
"Oh!" She blushed and waved a hand at Yasukazu. "Too bad I left my nurse outfit at home!" She joked and grabbed the kit to see if he needed any assistance. Soshi headed over to where Sarah was, helping himself to some chocolates too.
"The intermission is over, let's get things back on track!" He grinned and looked to his cell phone on his wrist. He pressed two buttons and some music started to play, a nice upbeat pop
song by the artist XY3. It was all the rage around the world and even he couldn't deny it had some crazy charm to it. As the night continued to roll onward, no new information or alerts came to them so they were free to enjoy themselves without any further trips into the DgtWld. As things began to wind down and more drinks consumed, Soshi was settled on the couch with Yasukazu. "You know, you and I could do some more digging into these two weirdos." He expressed.
Mimamoru, on the other hand was off playing video games with the others, it was a cool racing game. Any fighting games in her mind were ruined thanks to their job. So she was happy to stick to puzzles or racing games to get her mind away from the black hole which was work. She paused the game and glanced over her shoulder. She thought she saw something out the window. It was probably a bird. Mima went back to playing and after the race was over, she coming in dead last as usual, she still managed to wear a red faced smile. "I think that was my new personal best!" She said as she took another shot. "You know if we keep this up...we all might have a big giant awesome sleep over at Soshi's house."
Just as she clumsily put down the empty shot glass, the door opened. It wasn't anyone she recognized. Soshi stood up and six people in black suits walked in with black shades. At first glance one would mistake them for the typical JPN Gvn but instead of the nation's flag pinned to their suit, it was instead a Romanian flag. "What's going on?" He asked but the men and women in suits simply threw out small gas grenades and slipped on gas masks in a very fluid but calm manner. "Everyone get down!" Soshi said and ran towards the back of the suit. Mimamoru stumbled backwards and put a hand over her mouth while trying to shield her friends with her body though it didn't help much as the small round balls began to emit a green fog.
His vision began to fade as Soshi stumbled to the floor and everyone else quickly lost consciousness.
The six people, two women and four men, began to pick up the bodies of the friends and collected their circular tools. They headed outside to the elevator after locking up and ensuring everything looked as it should. Once in the elevator, they removed their masks and made a call to the crew waiting in the street. It was dark enough and still private due to the holiday celebrations, that they could move people without anyone noticing. Of course the security cameras had already been toyed with, to ensure no one saw what was happening in the future or by accident. Once the Correctors were deposited into the silver van, it sped off to a small airport.
The gas was odorless and tasteless, it would subdue them for several hours while being taken back to Romania. And hours later, after the quick jet ride across the world, the Correctors were now situated in a large room. It was decorated with red velvet carpet and had pictures of the country's history displayed in gold frames around the room. There were plush beds and couches where the Correctors had been laid out. The room had a globe, a desk, an old record player, and one door in the northeast corner. It blended with everything and the only hint that there was a door, was a small gold keypad. Soshi slowly sat up as he finally regained consciousness. "What the hell..." He licked his dry lips and say on the mahogany desk, a tray of tea and cookies. He didn't move from the couch.
"Guys, get up." He said quickly. He didn't see any windows but he was sure they were being watched.
"Whaaaat?" Mimamoru moaned and rolled on her side, in bed with Sarah. But a few seconds later, it all came flooding back to long haired blond. "Oh!" She then pushed herself out of bed and ended up rolling off it entirely. She quickly got up and looked around. The dark green walls and red carpeting were a bit odd and dated but she didn't sense danger. But at the same time, she didn't sense safety either. "We were kidnapped? Please tell me this is a really complicated joke. Haha." She walked around but didn't get any new clues. "Soshi, your phone is gone." She said, panicking. That wasn't good, they couldn't lose their cell phones or anything could happen to them with the MChip link-up and syncing process. "Mine's gone too!" She checked herself.
"Shit." Soshi rubbed his forehead. "Someone brought us here...but why?" He looked back at the tea, his mouth dry. It was tempting but he was still worried. But if tea would kill them, he didn't see the point in them being taken somewhere and then killed. He decided it would be a safe bet to make. "I think we can eat and drink until someone tells us what's going on." Soshi walked over and poured a few small cups of tea for everyone.
"It's not Japanese tea, that's for sure." Mima pouted and took a sip after sniffing it.
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