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Reiku looked at Asuka. " Can I talk to you for a minute alone? " He stood up as he walked towards where the LFO's where. He turned and leaned on Twilight's foot. " What should we do with him? If the stupid port security find's out where here, were gonna have a couple KLF's to handle if not a small regiment if best. " He stopped as he looked at Okk then back at Asuka. " I might sound like I'm over reacting but I'm stating what I feel. " He rubbed his arm. " Just like when we found him I got a funny feeling you know? " He moved his hair away from his eye.

Nic had quickly found her way to the medical bay where she leaned against a wall, just trying to think of everything that she needed to think about was giving her a headache. Clasping her hands behind her neck and letting her elbows drop to her chest she stood there for a little clearing her mind, or at least trying to and pretty much failing at.

"This morning I was given a package to deliver to Port Security. The package was a fairly sized box containing only a note which was directed towards me. It was from a person I know, a mischievous and devious person. Upon port security receiving and opening the package, a bomb exploded. The bomb had been planted on my LFO. Port Security assumed it was a Vodarak terrorist attack, that the note was a distraction, and that I was the terrorist. Amidst the confusion of apprehending me one of the soldiers searched my bag and set off one of the many non-lethal grenades I possess. With that happening I decided to make my escape and thus ran. The only way out was to hop on my ref board and make a free-fall from the port down to here in the woods. Crash landed, hurt my ankle, furthered the injury by walking away and then setting a trap for any pursuing forces, met you guys. Summed up." Okk nodded as he finished speaking and looked around the hangar carefully.

Okk tapped his foot for a moment and sighed. It was taking too long for the conversation to continue. Amidst all the noise within the ship's hangar, Okk's body hitting the ground was loudest. He had unknowingly worsened his injury by tapping his foot and now the pain was growing intensely alongside his exhaustion. A single flash grenade rattled noisily as the contents of his bag spilled in front of him. The device rolled until it was chocked by a single paper ball. The not Nolie had written him.

Okk managed a weak grin as he turned his body to the side. The pain of his injury was growing and now he was beginning to suspect something had broken. "I'll live," he stated rather calmly though the grunt of his voice was enough to convince himself that he was showing weakness. Of all the things he had trouble coping with, pain was the worst. Rarely had he been injured, and when he was the endorphins were enough to keep him going until a doctor and anesthetics were brought forward. "All I need is just a simple patching up," he shifted his weight onto his arms and turned himself onto his back, carefully so as not to worsen his predicament.

Reiku started to move Twilight out of the hanger to get him airborne. " It's Okk his leg is pretty banged up. " Twilight hit the ground and he grabbed the board. " Asuka Going up for air watch you got the ground? " He turned his radio to the frequency of Asuka's walkie talkie

"Yes." Asuka promptly responded to Reiku's question as she always did. The girl stood perched on a large rock roughly 25 yards from the open loading ramp of the Ragnarok, her arms crossed and her expression stoic as usual. As Twilight shot upwards overhead, a sudden gust of wind tousled her hair, irritating her slightly since she had just finished fixing it moments ago. She turned around a few times on her rock, scanning every surface within sight for a sign of enemies, or anything, really. When she saw only a squirrel mindlessly munching an acorn, she sat down and picked one direction to watch, deciding that she would turn every 15 minutes or so.
She lasted only perhaps three before realizing that she was already bored. Asuka stole a glance back behind her. She could just faintly make out the figures inside of the ship. Specifically, her eyes fell on the pale silhouette of Kayako, who at present was leaned again Senturi, her eyes downcast as she pretended to be watching Nic's efforts to treat their new acquaintance. It was obvious that she was off in her own little world, where things apparently were not too pleasant. Asuka frowned a bit at this. She hated that look, the look of hopelessness and depression. She had seen it far too often, and had gotten sick of it. It had no place on a pretty girl. She knew, of course, that there must be a reason for it, but still she found herself wishing that whatever the problem was would just go away. They had been having such fun recently, why did it always have to revert back into this?

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"Nic, after you're finished, why don't you take him up to the medical bay to rest. Keep an eye on him. And before you go up, call Asuka and Reiku in and close the bay door. It's getting late, we'll need to secure everything for the night soon." Kayako pushed herself back up into a standing position with one arm, shaking a bit and addressing Nic in a quiet voice only slightly more than a whisper. As she turned to walk away, she added "I'm trusting you with this. I have some errands to do before the sun goes down..."

Errands. As she headed off, Kayako's mind began searching or any manner of mundanes tasks that she could use to occupy herself for the longest amount of time possible. She knew that stalling wasn't the sort of thing she ought to be doing at a time like this. And yet, somehow, she needed to stall. She couldn't face it right now; that room, that girl, the many horrible revelations that might await her when she finally went and preformed her scheduled investigation. As she listened to the sound of her boots clunking against the tile floors of the Ragnarok's halls, her mind began to piece together a to-do list. Wash the dishes, do the laundry, clean up the kitchen and bathrooms, take a shower. She could eat up a good couple of hours that way, and hopefully by the time she was done she would have regained some of what was left of her determination.

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The motion of Kayako's departure caught Asuka's eye from where she sat, her captain's shaky movements once again sparking her irritation and worry. She had had enough.

"Reiku." she called into her walkie "Cover for me, I'm going back inside."

She had already begun walking towards the loading ramp before she had even finished her sentence, not giving the boy an time to offer objections or ask her why. This wasn't like Asuka, leaving her post to chase after someone that very likely wanted to be left alone right now. She had disobeyed orders before, yes, but not any that were good orders. Asuka was a good soldier. Asuka always listened. Asuka always put her crewmates before herself. So, what exactly was she doing? She, in all honesty, didn't know. As the girl walked past Nic and Okk, she could only think to utter "Make sure Reiku stays at his post." She was gone and down the hall before she could observe any reaction, and that was fine with her. She had things to do.

Reiku nodded as he put twilight on the ground. " Got your back Asuka. Nic I'll close up I'm making one more pass. " Twilight landed as he put the wheels down. He turned on his night vision as he drove on the ground looking towards the woods. " Nothing.. Nic nothing on radar. Coming in. " He turned as a cold chill went down his back like he was being watched from the forest.