Cpl. Gerald Reporting for Duty

[maria_gerald]

[When the pod opens in the Bay, it takes a while for the young woman inside to even wake up. She shifts, groans, and soon everything comes into focus. She's staring at a cave ceiling. What happened...?]

[When she moves, she notices the box settled on her stomach, and how her rifle is stuffed into the pod next to her. Sitting up she opens the box and goes through what's inside to find the necklace, video phone, money, and note explaining where she was... Genessia? But how? All she could remember was going to sleep in her bunk. Was this a dream?]

[It had to be. She was in full uniform. She didn't go to sleep in full uniform, that's for sure.]

[Maria gets out of the pod, her boots protecting very well against the water. Reading the instructions on how to use the phone, she tries to make an announcement.]

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[The screen shows a blonde-haired girl wearing a red beret and square-framed glasses. She has green eyes, and it's clear to see the butt end of a rifle from over her shoulder. The rest of the details of her uniform are unclear.]

G... Greetings. I am Corporal Maria Gerald of Squad Thirteen - The Valiant Hearts; Forge Special Forces. If there is anyone out there, please respond. I repeat: please respond.

Comments

[maria_gerald]

That was the plan, yes! A soldier must be adaptable for any situation, especially one like me. [She looks at the weapon shown off to her. It sure doesn't look like a scythe all folded up like that...]

... I assume it's compacted so you can carry it around. That's actually really interesting! And you made it all by yourself? Amelia must adore you.

[onecream_fivesugar]

Yeah, that's exactly it! Oh right, I should actually unfold it!

[And she'll stand back and so Maria can see as it goes from a folded bundle into a pretty darn big red and black scythe.]

Yeah everyone at the school I went to forged their own weapons.

Iiiiiii haven't actually shown it to Amelia yet.

[She's not sure if she wants to either seeing as most things in Amelia's room were in pieces on the floor when she went there.]

[maria_gerald]

[What the heck is THAT? Wow!]

Everyone at school? You must come from somewhere really amazing!

And if you do show it to Amelia, maybe you shouldn't let her touch it. In fact, I recommend that.

[onecream_fivesugar]

[She'll shrug a little.]

I guess, it seemed pretty normal to me.

[She'll nod in agreement.]

I think it that would be the best for everyone, especially for me and Crescent Rose.

[maria_gerald]

I... guess it would seem pretty normal to you, wouldn't it? Of course.

[Heheh...]

Well, Amelia may be... eccentric, but she's not a bad person. Trust me when I say that even if she can be hard to get along with, she does care for people.

[onecream_fivesugar]

Well yeah. Everyone doing it makes it kind of normal, I guess.

Y-yeah, I know you're right about that. She may be kind of really weird, but she was just trying to help.

I'll know what I'm in for the next time she offers to.