Irina would be sitting on her office. She would be looking out of her window. It was a windy day. Gray, cloudy sky and some flakes, but everything else would be as usual.

Down in the street, Reapers patrolled the streets. Civilians walked around the downtown of Mossholm, their heads mostly leaned downward. A couple was stopped by a Reaper patrol. They were inspected

"So. Your Excellence..." asked a guest, who had been waiting on the entrance, standing firmly. Both hands behind his back

"Yes?"

"You wanted to see me?"

"Indeed. I want to know how your subjects are going, Selestina"

"Well. We have seen great deals of progress. Implanted Semblances and Jordensblod Injections have surely been a success. I take great pride on Subjects 40 to 67"

"What about that other Subject?"

"Oh. She is playing her part. Wasn't that Atlesian General here last week?"

"Indeed he was. We had a...particular conversation. Now all we have to do is wait for that subject of yours to get us where we want. Once there, those Atlesian synthetics will be on your hands"

"Well. For now, I was wondering. We are combat ready. All Reapers and Executioners are very well prepared to take on any army. Why keep on waiting?"

"Simple. Because of that woman"

"What?"

"The more she keeps on exhausting the Atlesian Army, the less chances of failure there are. And the more rebellions that we can quail after the initial conflict"

"I see...Excuse me, Your Excellence"

"It's alright, Selestina. You're a person of methods and numbers. So you are prone to...skip over the longer term plans"

"Now. What about Subject 87?"

"He is stable. Although we don't know if he can still make use of his abilities"

"When was the last time he used them?"

"2 months ago. He claims to have seen...something else. Something that he described as a negative to our world but...deeper"

"Has he seen anything else?"

"Many things. But that conversation would be better suited for when he is in full control of his power"

"Now. About the Vacuan Relic. What did you get from it?"

"Not much. We are having a hard time studying it because of the blade. We may need more personnel from the Schwerkraftkorps , if not for a bigger supply of Gravity Jorgensblod"

"I'm assuming it is because of the blade's properties?"

"Indeed. Anything it touches is pulverized immediately, although it only goes for the edges of it. The cheeks are able to be touched but, again, its hard to keep it afloat for long enough to study it"

"I can allocate for some of those necessities you cited earlier"

"Now...What about the other relics?"

"One of the BIFROST teams located the Crown. Problem will be extracting it. It is mobile"

"Mobile? It grew legs?"

"Not precisely. It's storing vault is apparently concealed. Hidden in plain sight"

"May I..."

"Yeah. I'll send you the information"

"Now...The lamp...is in Evernight. And the Staff?"

"Still in Atlas...and hopefully it remains there until the Atlesians make their assault on Evernight. Once they obtain it, we are seizing it"

"Now...One last thing. Apparently the...defector's kid is in Vacuo"

"Woah. That was one hell of a skip for them. What drove them to the dunes?"

"Derrelict woman"

"Alright. Then...who is with him?"

"Callows. Ah. I just think we should get rid of them"

"Not yet. They can still keep the spotlight off our doings"

"Ah...That's true indeed. Well, I guess I should be on my way then. If that is all you wanted to talk with me about"

"Yes. That was it. You can leave now"

Selestina then salutes and heads for the exit

Irina returns to look at her window. The couple from before had been executed. A cleaning unit was taking their bodies into a truck

"There where the State ends, the superfluous person begins..." says Irina

"...And only those non-superfluous are to live" replies Selestina back, then leaves