Panic at the Time Loop
True, but also makes it hard for them to remember things like this too...
-@-@-@-@-
"It's quite simple." Leonard Testarossa said calmly, slowly rising up from his chair. "I've come to rescue you, Kaname Chidori."
He couldn't help but smirk alittle more as he saw the way Sosuke moved more in the door, making himself more of a target while limiting the amount of view he had of his dear Kaname. With her at his side, perhaps he could finally understand what's been going on. To be honest, he wasn't sure how much more he could stand, considering he had no idea what to do. All his intellect, but every time he found himself working, it felt like he had done it all before. It was infuriating like he was sure none could truly understand, save a fellow Whispered.
He's stepped up his attempts to find any, but no fruit has been bore. And so he was forced to make his move earlier then he'd have preferred to claiming Kaname. Perhaps it would give him the leverage he needed to sway his sister to his side as well, away from that silly little organization she was apart of. And with their ability combined, anything was possible!
But that meant he had to deal with this mongrel first...oh my! All this internal monologue and exposition, which has been happening quite abit recently, and he wasn't paying attention to the neanderthal. How ill mannered.
"I'm sure you're certain you're doing the right thing, but the fact is you're nothing but a pet for Mithril, like how Sagara is a pet for you. But do you know this mongrel is a cold-blooded killer?" Smiled at the way the thug's sneer deepened, once again about to take a shot before he saw Chidori's hand grab his shoulder before shaking her head. At least she had some sense. "You see? He'd kill me right now if he thought he could get away with it. To him, obstacles are to be eliminated."
"Chidori-san.." Sosuke trailed off, a small frown on his lips as they both heard her soft voice speak up.
"..I.....I'll go.." The two men gasped softly at that before she stepped away from her meat shield, taking a hesitant step towards Leonard.
She finally understood! Leonard couldn't stop himself from smiling and meeting her halfway, seeming ignorant of Sagara's growing rage as he embraced her, feeling her slightly cold body against his own. Poor thing has been out all day in that delightfully tiny skirt. And even though he couldn't sense her thoughts through their resonance, no doubt due to that incredibly strong will of hers, he new she understood his feelings.
Which wasn't shared by Sagara, who decided to start shooting, of all things! The memory cloth didn't need a word to cocoon it self around Leonard and Chidori, the man's arms moving around her as well. The man-sized AS outside immediately began to fire as well, Leonard never taking his eyes off where the scrambling soldier had gone. "So you finally turn on your betters, eh Sagara? It simply shows Chidori who the real monster is!" He continued to backpedal, allowing the Alastor to move infront of him and Kaname as he began backing towards the window.
"So it was a success then?"
The way Sosuke's voice was so suddenly calm sent a shiver down his spine, even as the Alastor's machine gun stopped firing. "What was?" He frowned, Kaname shivering alittle and holding him tighter. So tight, he was finding it hard to breathe.
And when she finally tilted her head up to look at him, looking at brown lenses rather then eyes, he understood.
"Prototype Micro Infiltration AS, controlled by a basic AI system." Sosuke's voice was so calm it galled him. "I call it 'Trojan', for lack of a more appropriate name."
"...I see. So where is Kaname? Reports from our observers were that she was indeed in school with you."
"She's safe."
----
"I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS, YOU LUNATIC!!!" Kaname screamed, her hands tied to the chair, while her legs kicked at the school closet door. He'd rambled on about something to try and protect her, and then on about that...fucking mannequin he had with him and 'making sure no one suspect it wasn't her'.
She could respect that, but tying her up? She was going to cut off his balls and keep them on her mantle!
----
"So Mithril forced my sister create such this automaton?"
"It's my design, actually."
Now that broke Leonard's calm veneer, replacing it with a sudden snarl. "Impossible! A lesser lifeform like you can't create something like this! It's beyond you!"
"I will admit, I borrowed some of the basic motor designs from your Alastor designs, but the internal systems are indeed from my notes and research."
"And when did you get designs of my machines?"
"When you gave them to me."
The way he said that, something sparked in the back of his mind, a hard shudder going through him. He'd never spoken like this with the primate before, much less allowed him to even glance at the specifications of his AS units. But, something told him it wasn't impossible, that it held some grain of truth to it. "And what do you want from me now?"
He blinked when Sagara actually moved into the doorway, no weapon in his hands. "To continue our research. I have been working in conjunction with you on and off for longer then you are able to truly know. I thought that a demonstration of what we've manged to create together would help make it easier to accept."
Leonard finally from Sosuke to the automaton that was holding him, probably able to snap his spine if it was ordered to. "Then why did you shoot?"
"To distract your senses. Obviously your primary focus would be on self-preservation, not on the subtle differences between Trojan and the real Chidori-san."
For the first time he was ever aware of, Leonard Testarossa allowed himself a moment to be genuinely impressed by this monkey's intellect. "And what if I decide to kill you instead?"
"Aside from her abdomen being packed with enough C4 to level this entire floor?"
Well...so much for just killing him for the technology. Another iota of respect was garnered to the soldier. "Alright then. Call of your pet and we can get to business." As Sosuke nodded and stepped forward, several notepads suddenly tucked under his arm.
Well, this promised to be most interesting. "Are you sure we can't capture the real Chidori too?"
"Negative."
"Awwww..."