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"Takane Kamiko and Kannagi Kamiko," introduced Esther. She paused for a moment. That reminds me... "Kannagi-chan, you have the list of suitable partners?" Of course it was for Idrial, since every single member who was ranked equviliant of a elite or ace had at least several suitable partners, though normally they work with their specific squad or partner.

"Somewhat. Idrial's potential through her knightmare is around a ace's level, that is factoring skilled use with Geass as well. But from what the data from the battle shows, her current ability matches a elite's. And that, is problematic," replied Kannagi.

"Well, I can have Elcair and Lumiere help bring her up to speed," suggested Takane.

"That depends on her decision. After all, a lack of will and effort defeats the purpose of it no?" replied Esther. The two sisters nodded in agreement. "So Idrial, you up for it? Or no?"

"Standard regulations or standards, depending on how you interpret them. All pilots must be able to work in sync with at least one other. The better the pilot, the less needed. Aces are paired up with a regular partner, usually that is. While Elites are usually formed into squads of fours," informed Esther. "And as for the battle, Politically, Britannia's victory. Directly, ours. Nephilim and the Black Knights took more damage, but neither were wiped out completely..."

"A shame really that we didn't get the opportunity to take out Nephilim in full," said Takane. "It would've been for the best, not to mention undercutting Britannia's political maneuver. There's a copy of the speech in the files if you want to look it up afterwards." She took out her communicator and tapped it on. "Eclair, Lumiere, prep the simulators and load the data. Borrow her's for our new member. I'll bring her over in a moment so we can complete it." She tapped the communicator again, turning it off. "Care to join us?"

"Of course," replied Esther. After all, obvervation does help, as does actually pitching in if needed be.

"I'll handle your end of things then, Senpai." Kannagi turned to leave down the left corridor.

"Thanks Kannagi-chan," said Esther. She turned to Idrial and Takane. "Now then let's go shall we?"

"Of course." Takane took the lead, heading down the right corridor. She kept a steady pace so that Idrial wouldn't lag behind, since Esther could keep pace with her regardless of her own pace.

Takane descended two floors, via stairs, and made a right turn, continued on for five minutes, then turned left and entered the stimulator room. The door had been left open by its earlier arrivals.

"Ah, Onee-chan!" greeted Eclair and Lumiere in sync.

"Eclair, Lumiere, is it ready?" asked Takane. The twins nodded in response. Takane smiled slightly. "Thank you."

Lance walked on around from behind the display array that almost divided the room in half. "There you are missus," began Lance. The three sisters glared at him with intent. "Wa-was it something I said?"

"You never tire of it do you, Lance-sensei," remarked Erina. She walked out over from the other side across the room from Lance. "All we need now is to make sure that the data didn't miss anything."

"In short, Idrial, did you or did you not display the full capability of your knightmare in the previous battle," interpreted Takane. "It's needed for a effective stimulation."

"Without the normal drawbacks of course," continued Esther. "The one you're using is a specialized variant that we're temporarily borrowing from another member. You'll meet her later, when she gets back that is."

Eclair and Lumiere waited off to the side for Idrial's answer to Erina, as to make sure whether or not they were going to start immediately or a bit later.

"That shouldn't be too hard to work in," replied Erina. "Give me a few minutes." She ditched back into the stimulator.

"It's not like I have," began Lance.

"You have your cousin, your connections, and relations," listed Takane. She smiled innocently as she spoke. "Would you like me to inform them you prefer going after other people's women?"

"Ack-Uh no." There was a slight sweat on Lance's eyebrow. Esther exited to the room adjacent to the stimulator room.

"Good. Now then, Eclair, Lumiere, does the new information affect anything?" asked Takane. The twins shook their head. Takane sighed. "It'll be a bit uncomfortable at the start since we're using technology to stimulate your knightmare. And Niiro will be needed to interface due to cellular constraints."

"Simple. Match ups against more skilled opponents. Various other conditions can also be set as a limitation on the person who's training or being brought up to speed. Plus, we can stimulate post-damaged conditions," informed Lance. He walked on over, noting that Takane and the twins had kept their glaze on him. He sighed and shook his head before straightening out.

"It's cheaper and more cost effective, "said Eclair.

"Plus it keeps casualties down," added Lumiere.

"It's particularly more effective when used for customized or custom built knightmares, since repairs on them can add up quite a bit." Takane walked on over to the side and tapped in a sequence of keys. Two rectangular portions of the floor on the side they were on retracted and a row of chairs and a long rectangular table, both built into the floor, rose from the floor to take their place. Takane walked on over to the seat left of the center seat and sat down.

Esther returned to the room with several sheets of paper that composed of a document of sorts. She took the center seat and laid the document facedown on the table.

Erina came back out from the stimulator and began heading towards the room that Esther had gone to. "It's ready. Idrial enter first so that Niiro can get used to the wiring."

"Just remember to do that when Niiro's in control and to remove them before switching back," reminded Takane.

Erina entered the room that Esther had returned from.

"Well then, Eclair, Lumiere, let her have it. Lance, stay on standby...just in case," directed Takane. "This will be entertaining."

Eclair, Lumiere, and Lance entered the other half, each picking out a stimulator, all three of which had been prep'd and preloaded earlier. Lance left his offline while the other two were activated.

"Just activate it, it's neural connection so it'll respond quite well," said Erina through the simulator's general frequency. "We'll begin in a moment."

Erina tapped several keys and brought up the location to be stimulated, which Esther had picked out earlier. It was a simple, barren plains. Erina smiled and ran the location. "Starting in 3, 2, 1 Start!"

The stimulation began, with the Mk. Lance and Mk. Gun respectively on one side and the Hogsha on the other.

Erina switched the comm. channel over to the twin's side only. "Take her out."

Lumiere pulled back while firing her pair of Blade Pistols. "Eclair!"

"Got it." Eclair drew her knightmare's two VES and slashed, while taking evasive maneuvers, at the harkens. She fired her Hadron Blasters twice when her VES wouldn't block her line of fire.

"Hm... so when can I join in?" asked Lance. He was directly communicating with Erina.

"In a moment. Just start up and stay on standby. You'll know when it's activated," replied Erina.