It would come as no big surprise that the relationship between Nepgear and Uni is a special one. It started with anger from Uni as she thought Nepgear had run away and abandoned their sisters just to save her hide, the anger slowly subsided each time they crossed paths and slowly understood each other. This slow progression of emotion eventually led them to collaborate together to save their sisters and at the same time, deepen their new found friendship.
Over time, their bonds grew deeper and deeper, deep enough to make others wonder if their relationship was near the border of friendship. Somewhere along this line, a mutual love for each other was formed but at varying intensity. For Nepgear, it felt nothing more than the love between two really good friends. But for Uni, it felt like something even deeper, maybe close to her love for Noire, or maybe something bigger. Every time the two of them hung out, be it with Rom and Ram or by their lonesome, Uni would take a mental note of what Nepgear says. She would take notice of the subtle changes of her skin, the smell of her lavish purple hair, the tone of her voice, the movement of her purple eyes and her slender fingers.
Each time Uni heard Nepgear call out her name, her heart would skip a beat and beat faster, she'd stammer in her speech and avoid eye contact. When they hold hands, Uni's heart would race with excitement, the soft feeling of Nepgear's hand entwined with hers made her brain flooded with dopamine. Nepgear's smile, touch and scent were valuable and precious to Uni, for she was in love.
However, she'd experience a huge pang of spite whenever someone that isn't her touches Nepgear. Be it, Neptune, Vert, Rom and Ram or anyone. She knows she shouldn't feel this way since they're all friends and family, but she can't help but feel clingy to Nepgear. It even got to a point where Uni harboured feelings of "eliminating" her allies in order to have Nepgear all to herself. But she came to her senses when she thought about how depressed and sad Nepgear would be upon learning of a dear friend's death, by a seemingly "unknown" cause. Uni wants Nepgear to keep smiling, to see her happy, for a happy Nepgear is a happy Uni.
But, if the smile is caused by someone other than close family and/or friends, say a male friend Nepgear happened to befriend one day. The events that might happen will end in a pretty brutal way.
Uni was making her way to Planeptune's Basilicom as part of her "daily Nepgear visiting". But on this particular day, as she was passing through the market, she stumbled onto Nepgear leaving a shop. As she was about to call out to Nepgear, a man stepped out and started walking alongside Nepgear, both smiling at each other as they walked. Uni was shocked, a human male in Nepgear's circle of friends? The two were smiling at one another too, hinting that whatever relationship they had, it was slightly intimate. Recovering from the shock, Uni decided to follow and observe from afar their interactions and what they were doing. It seems they were making their way to the nearby park, a mere stone's throw away from the market and the Basilicom. Still observing, Uni moved closer and hid in some shrubbery as the two sat on a bench. There was little movement between the two, a lot of fidgeting, made it look somewhat awkward. Uni's suspicions grew as the guy soon turned towards Nepgear and said something. Sadly Uni was too far away to eavesdrop on the conversation, and so had to attempt to decipher what they were conversing about by reading their lips. Soon, the conversation stopped to Nepgear blushing furiously and the male moving his face towards Nepgear. A wave of thoughts flooded Uni's mind, "What did they talk about?", "Are they going to do what I think they're gonna do?", "That man better not touch my dear Nepgear or his fingers are coming off,", "Nepgear's first kiss shall be mine and no one else!". These kinds of thoughts were swimming around in Uni's head, preoccupying her senses of her surroundings. Due to this, Uni did little to notice a snake slowly approaching her, only when the snek's head bumped her ankle did she realise the reptile.
"Kyaa!"
Uni screamed and jumped out from her hiding spot, causing both Nepgear and the male to look towards the sound of distress.
"U-Uni-chan!? What are you doing there? What's going on?"
Nepgear tried to stand up and go towards Uni but.
"N-Nothing wrong here! Just startled by a snake because I wasn't paying attention! Hahaha..."
Uni laughed it off and slowly regained her composure.
"What were you doing there Uni?" Nepgear asked.
"Ah, I was just making my way over to your place and decided to cut through the forest by the park," Uni said as she approached closer towards Nepgear and her male "buddy".
"You've been visiting over quite a lot recently, don't you have things to do back in Lastation?" Nepgear continued with the questions.
"Yes but not really, I get my share of the work done before coming over. It's not like I came to check on you or anything, I just like how relaxed your place feels," Uni fell onto her typical response, admitting the motive of her visit would be undesirable.
"Ah, I see. I don't know about the 'relaxed' part of things, though," Nepgear scratched her cheek as she wondered how Planeptune's Basilicom was relaxing.
"So? Who is he?" Uni asked pointing at the man Nepgear was with.
"He's Dylan, a robot enthusiast I met online. Dylan, she's Uni, Lastation's CPU candidate and a good friend of mine."
"Nice to meet you, Uni," Dylan said putting out his hand to offer Uni a handshake.
"Nice to meet you too, Dylan," Uni responded by gripping Dylan's hand tightly, giving off small hints of killing intent.
"Right, let's head on home!" Nepgear cheerfully exclaimed.
Both Uni and Dylan let go of each other's hand and followed Nepgear back to the Basilicom.
After a few hours, it was time for both Dylan and Uni to return home, they bid Nepgear goodbye and walked out the door. After walking a few feet away from the door, Uni stopped, a confrontational aura surrounded her. She looked towards Dylan, his back towards her, in a menacing way. She thought that if she were to remove this pest now and come up with an excuse for his disappearance Nepgear would forget about him and stay with her instead. But, she decided that it was too soon to do so, there's the possibility that nothing might happen between them and she was just worrying over nought. So she thought she'd give him a warning.
"Dylan," Uni called out.
"Hm? What's wrong Uni?" He said as he turned to face her, a few feet ahead.
"I insist you keep your distance away from Nepgear, I don't think I can guarantee your safety if something were to happen for I will prioritise Nepgear's safety above all. Take this as a gentle reminder that you are powerless to protect Nepgear and trying to do so will get in the way, and if you do, I will not hesitate to do what is necessary for her safety, even if it means leaving you to die."
After saying her piece, Uni hurriedly left towards the ferry heading to Lastation. Leaving Dylan to stand and try to interpret Uni's message.
