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Saru stood at attention near the entrance to this work room. She was not order to do anything at the moment other then stand there doing nothing. Dantom told her early to not do anything that would draw attention to herself thus she merely stood there still as statue with the one thing showing that she was still alive. That thing was being her chest moving up and down. Not even her eyes were moving nor was she even blinking at the moment. So still was Saru that her very presence in the room's entrance was forgotten about as people walked right by her without giving her a second look.
This was mostly because everyone's attention was so consumed with Marz at the moment they did not even notice that Saru was even there. The guys trying to get look at her were so distracted by blue hair dolls in normal mode they unaware there was another Dolls in the room they could gather around. She too had normal mode and could act 'normal' just as well Marz. However just pay her no mind at all even the ones that were ashamed of their co-workers that were obsessed with Marz indirect manner. Their thoughts were consume with shame and number of other feeling towards how they were acting around Marz right now. The one they were most ashamed of was Arata who now seriously saw Marz as his girlfriend in their eyes.
Only one that really notice Saru's attempt at impersonating a statue was Dantom himself and he was rather pleased that Marz in normal mode had managed to draw all the attention to herself among everyone here. While watching her he noticed that Juni had appeared from where she had went off to. He knew that she had been called by Bison for something as that what he was informed of while watching Arata crack after being around Saru and Marz in normal mode for the first time.
So when she appeared now being the first one other then himself in quite some time to acknowledge Saru's existence. He could only guess that she was here to collect Saru for something. Since she was not get any attention here there as no point in her staying here. Beside if this was about what he was thinking it was about it would far more interesting in the long run.
"Come with me Juni" said as she stood in front of Saru
For the first time since arrive here Saru move, it was not much though. She just moved her eyes upward slightly as Juni was an inch taller then her. Then more dramatic move as she cocked her head to the size. This was not out curiosity or any other possible emotion she no longer possessed . The only reason for this was that she was looking over to where Dantom was to see what his order would be. She followed the orders of her master and lord only. Juni was neither Master Dantom nor Lord Bison so she was looking toward only one she could see at the moment.
Seeing this going on out the corner of his eye he shooed her away in manner only a Dolls like herself would pick up on.
'Affirmative' Saru thought.
"Lead the way" Saru told Juni who replied with an affirmative of her own.
Normally whenever two Dolls were going somewhere together just they just traveled in silence. There was no need for idle chatter as they were not friends with each other. They were only tools to be used by Master Dantom and Lord Bison. However what was happening at this time around was something very different. Once they were out of earshot of Arata's workstation Juni held out her arm in front of her.
"This can not where I have been order to come. There is not there here of importance" Saru said looking over at Juni.
"Affirmative there is nothing here that is of importance. It just merely a hallway that we are currently standing in at the moment. However that is not the reason for the halt in our progress. As I am to relay my orders from our Lord for right now"
"Those being?" Saru asked.
"We are to be partners starting tomorrow" the orange hair Dolls told her.
"Then will we form a trio then with Juli" Saru said
One the follow up she had subjected after she had been broken as Sakura. This was knowledge of the other Dolls were inserted into her now Dolls brain. Thus she would not have to be given any briefing later on about her fellow Dolls and their abilities. Maximizing her ability to work with them right off the bat if she teamed up with one of them for a mission.
"Negative as Juli is being reassigned. We are to form a new team by ourselves without her" Juni informed her.
"Affirmative. Removal of your arm is now requested to continue leading to our destination" Saru told her.
"Noted but only after the second part of the order has been given as well. I have been order to talk to you in regards to leadership over Dolls as while Master Dantom and Lord Bison are the only ones that we take orders from. One Dolls has the role of leading the others during joint missions and other operation in which a large number of us is required along relaying and receiving personal one from a Lord and Master themselves" Juni replied
Saru stated that this would obstruction to their heading to their destination as idle chat is not need along the way. To which Juni counter that what she stated but their Lord told her why. This was Saru could get used to the movements of her mouth thus can read her lips so they can communicate without the need for speaking out loud to which Saru agreed to.
Thus the two them did just that as they continuing walking as they talked. It was really typical idle chatter. They did not talk about anything you would normally expect either one of them would have usually spoken about. If the two of them had met at another place and time, they might have become good friends with their shared love of street fighter circuit. Sakura would most like have been interested in Katelina's desire to mix street fighting gymnast even give her the means to carry it out. After all she herself started out as just normal girl that taught herself how to fight at street fighter level. She might have special ability to learn from watching but it took countless hours of training for her body to carry out what her mind knew.
However that would never happen as both them were now just pair of Dolls named Saru and Juni. As result what they were talking about was variety of duties that Juni had taken over herself since Cammy had gone rouge. It was not anything close to what two girls their age would normally talk about, yet they were no longer normal girls.
Walking and talking like this had caught the attention of others that they had passed by in the base. They were just shocked that two Dolls were talking even if was about something Dolls related. What was more shocking was that one the Dolls was the Perfect Dolls Juni explaining things apparently new Dolls in white headband with Shadaloo logo on it. Saru while well known amongst the circle that worked around Dantom. Along with those that just happened to be around while Sakura was forced to the room where she went in but never came out per say. By then Sakura was wipe out leaving only Saru (then just Dolls 14) in her place.
The place they were heading to was portion of the lab that was different from where Dantom and the Dolls area was. It was not anything like where Dantom's labs and other places were. If to reference a plane where he worked in was the coach area, mostly through choice because his personality and what entertained him. The area Juni and Saru were currently in could be consider first class area. Where Dolls were just seen as nothing more then tools and they laughed those that were so obsessed with them. Along with the captives that were stuck with them and Dantom of all people.
They could not really understand why Dantom willingly chose to be in that area of the base. Forgoing all the perks and luxuries that came with being within the first class area of the base. It also pissed them off that he managed to create the Dolls at all with the lower level of tech that he had at his disposal. After all Bison did not trust those within the coach area of the base with the most advance tech he had available at the moment. Dantom was aware of this and actually like rubbing in their faces that he managed to do what they had not been able to with the most advance tech at their disposal.
When the two Dolls were spotted in their area acting abnormal for their kind. After all even if they speaking about various Dolls duties they were still having what would amount to idle chatter for them. Thus as numerous people were whispering maybe there something wrong with Dantom's prized Dolls if she was being sent up here again. Before she was here once but that when she had just arrival here after being discovered. She consider perfect then because she just how fully she had been brainwashed however she taken here for what to them was an unknown reason.
Rumors began spreading about maybe she was not so perfect after all and the one she speaking to might have be even below the current lowest level Dolls. Based on the fact she had to be verbally told her duties rather then just having them taken hold during her initial dolling process. Underestimating Saru's level one guy thought be interesting to 'bump' into her and attempt to get her off balance. It was something that someone very brave and mostly stupid did. Throwing them off balance like that was interesting sight as they were consider Dantom's masterpiece after all. So taking them down was kind of like take an indirect blow at Dantom himself.
The guy after bragging to his friend went out to try do this to Saru. Getting close he was just both to perform the bump when she moved out the way and instead knock at his own foot. A knock with the enough cause them to be the one to fall. Right into Saru's waiting iron hand grip around their neck.
"Obstruction of my path. State your reasoning for it now" Saru stated.
Of course with her gripping their neck they were having trouble speaking thus resulting in the grip clapping down on him even more.
The guy's life was saved when unlikely person, Juni, stepped in to prevent their neck from being snapped by Saru. After all those that were stupid enough to try play a prank like that on a Dolls were consider to have forfeited their lives. The only reason others got away with it was because they were really Dolls of a low level thus did not report or deal with person. People could hear the sound of bones starting to crack when Juni played her hand on Saru's wrist. Causing her to release him as he ran away literally have crapped his pant he was so scared that he going to die.
"State your reason for that. They were in violation of the rules and would not respond with a reason" the brown hair Dolls stated.
"That rule does not apply within this area of the base. We are merely to report them to Lord Bison or Master Dantom, then they will administer the proper punishment" Juni informed her.
The people in the 'first class' area were not as easy to replace then those in 'coach' area yet in the end they replaceable. The only thing that changed for the bulk them up here was that the amount of time it took to do so. Their ultimate fate of that guy would be unknown but it clear that it would not be pretty and in the worse case scenario would wished Saru had killed him.
Moving and leaving that guy to his fate, Saru and Juni kept going to where they were heading as well kept talking too. However now no one bother them or even thought about doing so. People even avoid the guy that had like the plague and denying his existence like all hell. They did not want to get dragged into the mess he had made for himself.