[2130 hours, in a corner of the safehouse.]
M4 SOPMOD II: Uuuu… do I really have to go down this hole…
It’s dark and looks scary...
RO635: Our source must have left through this secret escape tunnel. The dust around the hole is heavily messed up. It was clearly moved recently.
M4 SOPMOD II: I hope you’re right, RO… hopefully it’s not an enemy trap… like, we go down and end up surrounded by dozens of dolls...
RO635: Urgh… you have a point… any suggestions?
M4 SOPMOD II: Don’t we have the fairy?
RO635: The fairy? She ought to be circling around outside. How do you want to use her?
M4 SOPMOD II: Hurry up and call her over.
We need to scout out the situation below, then we need to gather information on the sewers, because we’ll be just as screwed if we get lost as we would be if we ran into the enemy.
I’ll go in by myself first with the fairy. Once I’m halfway through, I’ll send the fairy on down. The fairy is smaller, so she can fly ahead and scan the surroundings.
That way, if there really are enemies lying in wait down there, I can get out right away with my superior speed.
RO635: Don’t you need me to go down there as well?
M4 SOPMOD II: Let me handle the risky business! Besides, two people in a cramped space will only make things more dangerous instead.
RO635: Hm… alright, you do have a point.
Ah, the fairy’s here.
M4 SOPMOD II: That was fast!
Fairy: Finally, it’s my time to shine! What orders do you have for me?
RO635: We need you to go in there and scout out the waterways. If you encounter the enemy, you have to be all sneaky and not get caught.
Fairy: Eh! Isn’t that like, super dangerous!?
RO635: If our mission succeeds, I’ll apply for more development points for you when I get back.
Fairy: Alright! Deal!
[RO635 hands the fairy drone to SOP2.]
M4 SOPMOD II: Actually, I’ve been thinking… the fairies’ brains aren’t very good, are they...
RO635: Well, they were just personality programs that Persica-san designed on a whim.
M4 SOPMOD II: I hope she didn’t have one of those whims when designing me...
Fairy: Jolly cooperation! Jolly cooperation!
M4 SOPMOD II: Right, let’s start the mission. Come with me, fairyー
M4 SOPMOD II: Uwah… the enemies got there before us again… RO, what does the situation down there look like through the scans?
RO635: Doesn’t look good… They’ve followed the trail into the sewers, and now those white guys don’t need to hold back anymore because they’re in the waterways...
We’ve got no chance at all with just the two of us...
M4 SOPMOD II: Then what should we do? Are we just going to watch?
RO635: I’ll contact the Commander… before that, we can run a simulation of the situation.
M4 SOPMOD II: Simulation of the situation?
RO635: Let’s try and predict the battles which might come up. It’s also for the sake of giving the Commander more information with which to make his decision.
M4 SOPMOD II: Uwah, you really covered all the angles, RO…
RO635: Aw, it’s nothing much… Just keep scanning the map and feed me data on the enemy. I’ll use it to run an internal simulation.
I’ll leave the scouting to you!
M4 SOPMOD II: Okay, leave it to me!