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Siesta left the Headmaster's office behind the two nobles before her, she felt very out of place as the two in front of her engaged in a glaring contest, neither noble wanting to make the first move, or they could be blamed for 'Inciting another incident' and take the full brunt of the blame as a result. She needed to get by but she wouldn't dare step in between the two, lest she draw even more attention to herself than she already has, instead she stood patiently behind the two nobles as they argued wordlessly for a few minutes. As time passed Siesta was beginning to grow anxious, she had duties to attend to and while she was certain the other staff would be understanding of her position, being forced into noble affairs, she couldn't bear the thought of forcing them to take on extra work for her sake.
Finally after what had felt like hours to Siesta the blonde noble sneered and turned on his heel to leave, but not before shooting a glare in Siesta's direction. It seemed he still 'blamed' her for a fault that was not her own. Letting out a despondent sigh of acceptance she realized she had made an enemy of a noble at the academy and would need to watch her back in the future. As she raised her head to leave she made eye contact with the other noble who had yet to leave.
"You." She said in a strict tone, "You said your grandfather knew what my familiar is?"
Siesta unconsciously straightened her back as the noble addressed her. "Yes my Lord. Although I'm afraid his description of them only vaguely resembled the one you summoned, it is without a doubt from the same origin."
The noble narrowed her eyes at her as if she was scrutinizing every word that came out of her mouth. Siesta felt a familiar cold sweat run down her back as she waited for the noble to respond. She was about to speak up when the Girl jumped and began looking around like a paranoid soldier mumbling under her breath. She had turned her back on her and she had difficulty making out what she was saying, she didn't want to ask or eavesdrop as she wasn't sure if it was some kind of noble magic causing this.
As the noble's conversation continued she noticed her tone become more agitated as time passed, and she could have sworn she mentioned her name. After a brief moment, the noble turned to face her, however as soon as she did Siesta knew something was different than before. She noticed the noble had drawn her wand, and while it wasn't pointed at her it was in her hand, ready to be aimed at her at a moment's notice.
"Come with me." That was all she said before turning on her heel to leave. Siesta wanted to refuse and explain that she needed to be helping the other staff, but she wouldn't dare refuse her now that she had pulled out her wand, she knew the noble's reputation for explosions, and that if she miscast a simple spell she may end up dead. Letting out a despondent sigh, she lowered her head and followed the noble to wherever she was headed.
New information received . . .
Confirmed theory - current location is now designated as an Academy - Current focus of institution remains unclear - further investigation required . . . .
Updating profiling of [ 3 ] individuals . . .
Profile [ 1 ] ID tag - ( Guiche ) :
Threat level . . . Low to none
Militia rank : [N/A]
IMC rank [N/A]
Observations : Profile ( Guiche ) appears to be of similar rank and affiliation by standards of the Academy, however, the individual holds no militia or IMC rank. Profile has also expressed confusion and lack of familiarity upon mention of both factions, a similar reaction to my Pilot. The Incident recorded of the profile aiming a live weapon at my Pilot has been dealt with and adequately punished.
Interest Level : . . . . Low
Recommended action : Maintain surveillance on profile. Record and log any suspicious action.
Profile [ 2 ] ID tag ( Osmond ) :
Threat level . . . . [ N/A]
WARNING : due to the appearance of unknown weaponry recorded ( profile [Guiche] ) . Possibility of weapons purely consisting of organic materials confirmed to be plausible. An accurate threat assessment cannot be made at this time. Further investigation required. . . .
Militia rank : [N/A]
IMC rank [N/A]
Observations : Profile ( Osmond ) appears to be head of command or ( Headmaster ) of the Academy. Authority to issue orders to Louise appears loose-based on confrontation. Profile ( Osmond ) does not hold the authority of a commanding officer nor higher-ranking individual. . . . Pilot remains highest-ranking officer.
Interest Level : . . . . . Low to Moderate
Profile [ 3 ] ID tag ( Siesta )
Threat level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Low to Moderate
Militia rank : Unknown
IMC rank Unknown
PRIORITY : Determine the affiliation and Identity of Profile ( Siesta ) lineage
Observations : Profile ( Siesta ) until the affiliation and Identity of Profile's grandfather is acquired, profile ( Siesta ) is not to be briefed on any information regarding the Militia due to the risk of information leaks. It is possible Profile ( Siesta ) is not affiliated with any faction due to her belief of their presence being classified as ( children's stories ) . Confirmation of the matter is required before any further contact with the individual is to be made. Due to the Pilot's lack of basic CQC training, they are not to be left alone with the profile until further information is acquired.
Interest Level : HIGH
Contacting Pilot . . . . . . . Link successful
[ Channel Open ]
- Pilot it is important I question the Maid ( Siesta ) please bring her to me at earliest the opportunity.
- 'FS? What's going on? Why can I hear you in my head?'
- . . . Pilot I am contacting you through your radio. Were you not aware of one being in your possession?
- 'Um no?'
- Noted. However our objectives remain the same, bring the maid to me so I can confirm her allegiance.
- 'Allegiance? What are you even on about?'
- Affirmative, according to recent information her ( Grandfather ) was possibly aligned with either the Militia or IMC. It is imperative we know whether or not she is a friend or foe. Pilot further communication over radio is not recommended as it may be intercepted, I highly recommend we cease communication until we are in person.
'Wha? You aren't making any sense. How can I hear you in my head? And what do you want with Siesta?'
- Pilot until I can confirm that radio contact is secure I cannot recommend its use. If Siesta is aligned with the IMC then your life may be at risk, it is imperative that we question her.
- 'What!? Fine, I'm bringing her now, but you will be explaining to me exactly what is happening when we arrive.'
- Affirmative
[ Channel Terminated ]
Incoming priority encrypted message : Codes confirmed MRVN Unit ID # 1 confirmed
Decrypting message . . . . . . . . . . . . Complete
/ STATUS UPDATE ON FOB /
Current Facilities :
HQ Dugout [ ONLINE ]
Harvester Beam [ ONLINE ]
Ore Quality [ HIGH ]
Ore Quantity [ HIGH ]
No further facilities at this time
Observation : Surrounding lands are rich with untouched ore deposits below 10 meters. It is very likely that the planet is rich with untapped resources due to insufficient technology to refine or harvest higher quality metals.
Current Objectives :
Activate harvester beam and begin collection of minerals [ IN PROGRESS ]
Awaiting further instruction . . .
/ END MESSAGE /
Message received
WARNING : no present maintenance rack or battery station available - Damage received will be permanent and irreparable - Recommend immediate acquisition of Titan facility
WARNING : Insufficient MRVN units to accomplish the task - Require acquisition of additional MRVN units to increase efficiency and allow for additional tasks to be completed - Recommended action construction of Specter factory to begin construction of automated units
/ OBJECTIVE UPDATE /
Updating objectives in order of Priority
[ OBJECTIVE 1 ]
Continue collection of ore for process
[ UPDATE ]
Begin construction of refinery facilities to process ore for further use
[ OBJECTIVE 2 ]
Begin construction of Specter assembly bay upon completion list:
-print [ 4 ] MRVN units to assist in construction
- print [ 6 ] standard specter units for security purposes
- print [ 1 ] Stalker unit for security and cargo heavy-duty lifting
[ OBJECTIVE 3 ]
Install a VR sim pod into FOB HQ for training purposes
[ OBJECTIVE 4 ]
Begin construction of Titan Maintenance and construction facility - Due to excessive costs do not begin construction or assembly of any Titan units upon completion
/ END MESSAGE /
Pilot returning resuming normal functions
WARNING : Atmospheric irregularities detected within cockpit embarking is not recommended at this time
Siesta followed the noble in front of her at a safe distance, she was being very careful not to cause anything that might warrant the noble casting a spell on her. Her hands tightly clasping the hem of her dress she did her best to remain calm and not ask any questions as she feared they may irritate the noble before her. As they made their way through the halls of the academy she noticed it was oddly quiet and that most of the staff were not present, she could only assume they were attending to the second years in the courtyard or cleaning the noble's rooms at this time.
After a few more minutes the two rounded a corner and Siesta was brought before the Titan that was Louise's familiar. Gulping back her fear she continued to follow the noble as she approached her familiar, the noble stopped a few paces to the left of the machine before motioning for Siesta to do the same. The noble then raised her head and began to speak.
"FS, I brought Siesta now to explain to me why you wanted to meet with her so bad," Louise said in a tone that betrayed her frustration. Siesta tensed at the words, the Titan wanted to speak with her? Specifically? But for what purpose… could this be about her grandfather perhaps?
"Affirmative, thank you, Pilot, Miss Siesta, for my Pilot's safety I am required to ask you some questions about your grandfather's history. Do not attempt to lie, I am monitoring your vitals and will detect any dishonesty in your answers." The Titan spoke in a deep and threatening tone, Siesta felt the cold sweat on her back multiply tenfold. Next to her, she saw that Louise the noble who had brought her here seemed to have also been scared by the Titan's sudden change in attitude.
"R-right, um, what do you wish to k-know," Siesta said with a shaky bow of her head.
"During your conversation with the headmaster of this Academy, you stated that your grandfather is familiar with Titan's. Is this true?" FS stated.
"Y-yes"
"Did your grandfather operate any form of Titan chassis during the war you described?"
"N-no, he just helped to build them…"
As soon as Siesta spoke those words she regretted it as the Titan began to emit a low humming noise slowly building in volume. Siesta did not know what would occur when the noise reached its pitch but she held little hope it would be anything good.
"Did your Grandfather ever mention the name of the company? If he did tell me its name." FS's tone somehow dropped to an even lower octave as he slowly began releasing the weight on one of his arms from his crouched position.
"It was, umm, hammy robotics?" Siesta hunched her shoulders as she gave her answer, it had been some time since she had properly heard her grandfather spit out the name.
"Hammond Robotics. Last question, Miss Siesta, what was your grandfather's full name."
"H-his name was T-Takeo S-Sasaki." Siesta choked on her words as she tried to pronounce her Grandfather's name.
FS "blinked" once, then twice, as the sides of his eye whirred and clicked. After a few seconds the low whining that had been building cut off abruptly and began to rapidly quiet down. His shoulders also lowered and he assumed a far more relaxed position, Siesta allowed herself to breathe a sigh of relief and noticed that Louise next to her had done the same.
"Miss Sasaki, I apologize for the hostile nature of this interrogation, it was necessary for the event that you had been aligned with the IMC. I have confirmed the identity of your grandfather as Lance bombardier Takeo Sasaki of the early Militia Artillery corps. As a family member, I am to inform you that your grandfather received a medal of honor for his bravery and sacrifice in the final days of the frontier wars." FS's tone suddenly took a complete one-eighty back to its usual monotone.
"I… wh-what? I'm sorry I don't believe I understand." Siesta replied confused and more than a little dazed by the abrupt change in nature.
"Your grandfather was a hero and recognized as such for his actions during the Frontier war" FS clarified.
"I-I see, thank you, umm, is that everything you needed me for?" Siesta said.
"I just have one question, Siesta, you mentioned your grandfather 'Maintenanced' the Titan. What did that entail?" Louise spoke up from the side, the word maintenance was not foreign to her, and she was aware that it did often need to be done to carriages on occasion. Noble carriages were always reinforced and warded to prevent them from breaking down or being easy to break into in the event of an attack. If FS was going to need maintenance she would likely need someone at least vaguely familiar with his kind to avoid any damage.
"Oh, my grandfather only ever explained the basics, but typically any major damage was repaired in large buildings designed to work on them, but small adjustments and routine cleaning needed to be carried out to ensure the Titan operated smoothly in battle." Siesta recounted.
"Would FS require this sort of maintenance?" Louise asked.
"Affirmative, while my chassis is undoubtedly superior to the older models than Brigand Sasaki would have been familiar with, I still do require routine cleaning and maintenance." FS answered for Siesta.
"Ah, I see, out of curiosity how long would this maintenance take?" Louise asked FS.
"As there is no present Titan facility the job would need to be done by hand, depending on the experience of the individual the time may vary. I calculate that if Miss Sasaki were to attempt the task it would be 5 hours 12 minutes and 23 seconds for a complete Job." FS stated.
Siesta gulped at the number, even assuming that the time was reduced because of her vague familiarity with the machine it was still far too much time. She noticed Louise grimace and turned to face her. Guessing the question coming she bowed her head and said. "I'm sorry my lord, but my contract with Osmond would not allow me to dedicate all that time to your familiar alone."
The pinkette let out a sigh and nodded in understanding, "Thank you then, that will be all."
Siesta bowed respectfully and made her way out of the room as the noble returned her attention to her familiar. She was all too grateful to leave the two of them behind, yet, the claims the noble's familiar had made were certainly grand.
'A hero? My grandfather never claimed to be one, he always told us he was a soldier fighting in the line of duty...' Siesta thought to herself.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she wasn't even paying attention to the world around her, her grandfather was supposedly some form of a hero from a war that was never fought in the world she lived i- *thump*
Siesta was knocked onto her backside as she slammed into a person passing through the same corridor as her. She looked up to apologize, but when she caught sight of who she had bumped into, her face paled. She hadn't just bumped into a staff member or student, she had bumped into a noble visiting the academy.
The noble in question leaned over her, she got a clear view of their 'distinguished' features as they inspected her closely. Suddenly their face broke out into a grin, one form of lust, and Siesta was forced to hold back tears as she met their eyes.
"Tell me, what is your name?" The noble voice was crisp and firm, exactly what one would expect from them.
"S-Siesta." Siesta regretted the word as soon as it left her lips. She should have come up with an alias, they would have found out eventually but at least this way she could get away, maybe buy herself some time to pack her belongings and find a job in a distant town, but no, she had given her real name and possibly sold herself to the noble before her.
He grinned as he silently turned to leave, he had no need for words, especially not for some commoner.
As soon as he left Siesta lowered her head and wept, her day could not have been any worse than it had already been.
As soon as she was sure that the maid Siesta was out of earshot, Louise turned to glare at FS with her arms folded.
"What was all that about!?" She asked, with anger lacing her voice. She didn't want to ask the question with the maid present, lest she let it other realize how little control she had over her familiar. She had no doubt that the school was already spreading rumors about her after her 'fight' with Guiche, the thought of it causing her to grind her teeth.
"Had Miss Sasaki's an IMC official, there was a high possibility that she may have been a threat to your safety." FS responded, it's normal monotone voice had returned, much to Louise's relief.
"I still don't even know what or who the IMC is, and I'm supposed to believe that they are suddenly an enemy of mine?" Louise asked.
"Affirmative, as a Pilot of an opposing faction you are by default a threat to the IMC." FS stated.
"Tristan is an opposing faction?" Louise fought to keep her voice down.
"Negative, unless they refuse rights of their lands rich with ore to the IMC they will remain neutral in their eyes."
"What?" Louise was shocked by FS's answer, barring the fact that she was somehow registered as an opposing faction, FS had claimed if Tristan didn't just willingly allow an invasion they were to be considered a threat? She opened her mouth to ask more but FS cut her off with a surprisingly human gesture, an open palm facing her. She was so surprised she forgot how rude the action was coming from a familiar.
"Pilot, I highly recommend we keep this matter discreet, as I still am lacking in data as to my current location. Without further intelligence, my hypothesis will be inaccurate." Lousie could have sworn his monotone voice sounded softer that time.
Louise half sighed, half growled at his statement, of course, she would summon a familiar that spewed nonsense half the time. Taking a deep breath she decided to change focus, "Right, then what about maintenance, we spoke briefly on that, but you mentioned it could take something like five hours to complete?"
"Affirmative, however, this would only be in the case of Miss Sasaki. I estimate that a staff member unfamiliar with a Titan's design would need an additional three hours to complete the task alone." FS replied.
Louise paled at the numbers, how on earth was she supposed to have FS maintenanced now!?
"Pilot." FS spoke up unprompted causing Louise to jump. "I may have a solution to the problem. Earlier Miss Sasaki mentioned that her contract with the Academy kept her from completing maintenance on my chassis."
"Yes, she did, and your solution is?" Louise asked, she was terrified the Titan was going to suggest kidnapping the maid because its intelligence lacked any room for anything other than combat.
"Would it be possible to purchase her contract so she would be employed by us? If only one staff member was instructed on Titan maintenance it would be easier to protect against information leaks. Additionally, while I have confirmed Miss Sasaki's lineage to be linked with the militia I need to still confirm her Allegiance." FS proposed.
Louise blinked, it was, surprisingly, a very good and logical solution, noble's were allowed to have personal maids on campus, and seeing as Siesta was previously employed here, she may be allowed to keep her current lodgings. It would cost her a large amount of gold no doubt, but her allowance could easily cover it, additionally, the maid had stories about FS which would help her to understand her familiar better.
Louise grinned, truly she had summoned an extraordinary familiar.
"Alright we'll go with that solution, I'll go speak with the headmaster right now." Louise shouted over her shoulder as she practically ran out of the room to get to the headmaster's office. Of course a few paces out the door she reduced her sprint to a very fast walk once she remembered she already had a week's detention and she didn't need another.
A brisk walk and a few flights of stairs later and Louise was back at the headmaster's office for a second time that day. Taking a deep breath she knocked on the door and waited, a tense moment later she heard the headmaster voice through the wooden door. "Come in."
Due to her frail form, she was forced to press her entire shoulder into the door in order to make it budge, it took a great deal of effort but the door was open. Sitting at his desk the headmaster raised an eyebrow when he saw Louise enter his office, unexpected but not entirely unwelcome.
"Miss Valliere, I certainly hope this isn't about the detention I gave you, I understand how close you are with the princess, but I am afraid that won't get you out of a punishment." The headmaster said.
"No, I'm not here about that, it's actually related to my familiar," Louise said with a wave of her hand.
The headmaster sighed, "Has it attacked someone again?"
"No! No, he hasn't. It's just recently I found out that he requires maintenance, similar to how a carriage would, only due to his size it would take an extended period of time for it to work, so I was hoping to purchase the contract of one of the staff members to do so." Louise asked rather nervously.
Osmond tilted his head at the request and hummed. "Well, I suppose the staff are partially responsible for taking care of your familiars on school grounds, namely cleaning them. Although I must admit I've never heard of staff performing maintenance on one, I've had earth mages require a teacher's assistance to reform some dents in a student's golem familiar, but this is quite unusual…" Osmond hummed as he mulled over the request. "You mentioned an extended period of time? May I ask how you would know this?"
"FS told me, he said without proper training it could take upwards of eight hours…" Louise suddenly found the floorboards very interesting.
"Eight hours! My goodness, it's no wonder you wanted to purchase a staff's contract for such a task! By the Founder, they would need an entire day to work on such a task!" Osmond exclaimed jumping up from his seat, Louise eeped and jumped back a step. Osmond eventually calmed down and sighed, he was beginning to regret his statement that the school would take care of the students' familiars now. Groaning he reached for his pipe only to find it missing, courtesy of his secretary Miss Longueville, he cursed under his breath, of course, it would be missing when he needed it most. "Very well then… did you by chance have anyone's contract in mind?"
"Ah! Uh yes, I did, um it was Miss Siesta Sasaki." Louise replied she was still a little shaken by the headmaster's sudden outburst.
"Hmm, wasn't that the maid that was in here earlier?" Osmond questioned.
"Ah, yes she was, apparently her grandfather did maintenance on Titans before, FS believes she will be the best fit for the job as she already possesses some knowledge of them," Louise spoke up.
Osmond hummed as he stroked his beard, he could confirm for himself that the maid had claimed she knew of the 'Titan', but she had been involved in an incident with the student in front of him just minutes prior. Although, it had seemed as though the student before him had been protecting the young maid… He sighed, if the Titan did not receive maintenance and possibly got damaged in some manner he could be held responsible, and if Louise sent a letter home to her mother well… Osmond likely would not survive her wrath.
"Very well then, there are a few matters I need to discuss with you before I can hand over the contract, firstly I am assuming you wish to have her remain on campus?" Osmond inquired.
"Y-yes! Um if that's not an issue…" Louise was beginning to lose hope for a moment but was ecstatic that things were now working out.
"Very well then, she already has her own lodgings and belongings so I suppose that works, and… Ah Miss Longueville, good timing, could you please fetch me the maid, Siesta Sasaki? I need to inform her a noble has purchased her contract." Osmond suddenly addressed his secretary after she had finally returned from the courier task he had sent her on.
The green-haired woman nodded and left without a word, leaving the two to confirm the details of the contract.
Siesta had managed to gather herself and make her way back to the kitchens to help with the cleanup effort. Nobody questioned why her eyes were puffy and red, they had their suspicions, after all, it was better they didn't ask. However, one individual was not one to shy away from such matters, chef Marteau, the moment he saw her face he pulled her aside and asked to know what was bothering her.
"Siesta, what in the Founder's name has you so hurt?" Marteau inquired softly.
Siesta shook her head, doing her best to play it off as nothing, but Marteau was not about to let her off so easily.
"Siesta, I can see it in your eyes, you've been crying my dear." He pressed.
"It's nothing terrible, I've just, well it has just been a terrible day for me, please, I just need some work to get my mind off of things." Siesta's voice was low and feeble. Marteau relented but did not drop the matter, Siesta knew he would ask again in time, she prayed she would be gone by then.
As she began washing some of the dishes one of her co-workers arrived at her station, accompanied by the headmaster's secretary.
"Miss Siesta I presume?" She asked.
"Yes." Siesta had a sinking feeling she knew what this was about, she noticed in the corner of her eye, Marteau had paused in his work to glance in her direction.
"Come with me please the headmaster would like to speak to you about matters regarding your contract." The Secretary turned to leave without another word, clearly, she expected her to follow. Siesta took a deep breath and followed along, she knew this was coming, but she had not expected it to happen so soon. Regardless she lowered her head, unable to meet the eyes of her once coworkers as she left the kitchen likely to meet her new employer.
Siesta dragged her feet up the stairway of the headmaster's tower, she knew who she had bumped into, just like she knew who every member of staff and every noble at the Academy. She knew they were not one of them, she knew they were the visitor the female staff had been warned about. Now she had no choice but to slowly walk step by step to the headmaster's office where she held little doubt the infamous noble had purchased her contract. Never before in her life had she felt so powerless.
After a time that passed too quickly, Siesta found herself standing in front of the double doors of the Headmaster's office. Behind the doors she could hear the muffled voice of the headmaster, to which if she strained her ears enough she could make out a few words which she presumed were about her pay and the likes. Gulping down a breath of air she waited for miss Longuvielle to open the doors for her.
But when she did she was surprised to see the young noble Louise in the place where she expected count Mott to be. Confused, she searched the room with her eyes but did not find anyone else present. To her surprise there was no one but those she had seen upon arrival, she assumed that Louise had gotten into trouble again, as a result, she had been sent to the headmaster's office once more.
"Ah, miss Sasaki, very good timing we have just finished discussing the terms of your new contract. Louise here has just purchased your contract, but seeing as she is staying at the Academy, during the duration of her stay you are more than welcome to remain in your current lodgings." Osmond said to Siesta's utter shock. She had no idea what to say, the entire time she had been walking up to the tower she had been dreading the fact that she may have to work for the dreaded count Mott, compared to him Louise was a Saint. If anything she may as well be her savior. Siesta had no words, she feared if she spoke any she may break out into tears of relief, the best she could manage was a simple bow and a respectful "I look forward to working for you my lord."
Louise wasn't entirely sure how to proceed once she acquired Siesta's contract, she had only intended on acquiring it so she wouldn't have to do maintenance on FS for hours on end. She had realized as Osmond had explained to her all the other variables she now had to keep track of, namely paying for her lodgings in the Academy and for Siesta as well, that any trouble Siesta got into was now her responsibility, however, should any noble harass Siesta she could hold them accountable. She sighed, in trying to free herself of a great deal of responsibility she had taken on a great deal more, nothing she could do about it now.
Once she was finished speaking with the headmaster she made her way back to her familiar with her new personal maid in tow. She needed to explain to her all the new responsibilities she had been given, although she presumes she had also removed a large number of her regular tasks, nevertheless, it was important she knew what tasks she needed to accomplish or her contract would have been an enormous waste of money.
Once they arrived back at the room presently housing the familiars too large to fit in the rooms of other nobles Louise motioned for Siesta to stand beside her again so they could both speak with FS.
"Miss Sasaki, as of today you will be working for me, now I won't be changing any of your regular duties much, but with the time you now have free from your previous responsibilities will now be put towards learning how to maintain FS. FS knows how to teach you, so I will be leaving that up to him, while I am in class I expect you to clean my room and take care of my laundry as the other staff won't be permitted into my room anymore, only you have that privilege. While I am between classes I will be checking up on FS and I expect you to join me should he request your presence. Also, should FS require you for any reason I expect you to drop what you are doing to aid him. Do you have any questions?" Louise stated.
"No, not at all, thank you for this opportunity. Oh and please if you wish, call me Siesta." Siesta said with a bow.
Louise raised a brow at her choice of wording, as far as she knew she had possibly given a more difficult job than her previous employment. 'Was she eager to work on FS perhaps?' Louise thought to herself. 'That's probably it.'
'I calculate there is a 67% chance that this is the case Pilot.' FS's voice rang out in her head again causing Louise to jump in fright.
"FS! Stop that! How are you even doing that anyway?" Louise scolded her Titan.
"Umm, I'm sorry my lord but is something the matter?" Siesta asked from the side.
"FS is… wait didn't you hear him just now?" Louise asked confused.
"No, I'm afraid not." Siesta apologized.
"Wait then how did I hear you and not her?" Louise asked as she turned to face FS. "Come to think of it this has happened before as well. Only this time you read my thoughts…"
"Affirmative, I can reach you via your radio. However, I believe my sensors are malfunctioning at this time as I cannot detect a radio on your person." FS stated.
"For the last time FS, I don't even know what a radio is, nor would I have any reason to have one on me," Louise said bitterly.
"A radio is often a small device installed into military helmets and other devices in order to communicate across long distances," FS explained, it was about to give a more detailed explanation into how the device operates, but his analysis detected there was a 99.8 percent chance that his pilot would yell at him in confusion if he did so.
"Then no, I don't have one, which doesn't explain how you can hear things that I hear and speak to me even though you aren't present!" Louise was getting frustrated by all the things she didn't understand about her familiar. As their master, it is her responsibility to know all about them, and if she couldn't explain her Familiar to another noble, it would damage her appearance.
FS's eye did its 'thinking thing' as Louise had opted to call it, leaving the room in awkward silence.
"Pilot, perhaps it would be best if I explained all of my functions to both you and Miss Sasaki to avoid any further confusion," FS said after a moment.
Louise sighed and clutched her head, why hadn't they just done this from the beginning. Oh right, there hasn't been a single quiet moment since I sat down for a cup of tea.' Louise realized.
'Affirmative Pilot, I have registered extensive activ-' "FS STOP READING MY THOUGHTS!" Louise cut off FS's analysis before he could continue further.
FS simply 'nodded' by bobbing its up and down. Louise took a quick moment to calm herself before she came up with a proposition. "It's still early in the afternoon, but the staff is likely done serving all the other students. Hmm, Siesta could you please ask some of the staff to leave us a table setting outside so we can speak with FS in peace?"
Siesta bowed and set off to complete her task. Once she was gone Louise sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose, she just prayed the rest of this day could pass without any more surprises. The Founder knows she's had enough excitement for one day.
Siesta returned a few minutes later to fetch Louise and FS, and the three made their way to the court in silence. Upon arrival Louise took a seat and asked if Siesta could fetch her a cup of tea before they began, she also added that Siesta was free to pour one for herself when she was done.
When she returned with the tea, Louise finally allowed herself to relax in her seat.
"Siesta, do you know where the other noble's went? I'd imagine at least one or two would have preferred to stay for longer." Louise wondered.
"Ah, I was informed that they have moved elsewhere to practice with their familiars for the upcoming familiar exposition show," Siesta answered respectfully.
Louise nearly spat out her tea upon hearing about it, she had completely forgotten about that. She could only hope that something FS was capable of was at least marginally interesting.
Updating profiles. . . . . . .
Siesta Sasaki
Threat level: low to none
Affiliation:
[ Militia ]
Observations : Siesta Sasaki has now been employed by my Pilot, expected to perform routine maintenance in place of my Pilot. She has claimed to be vaguely familiar with Titan maintenance which may prove to be an asset as no other individual has shown any recognition of technology past the 16th century. Observation will continue to ensure Siesta Sasaki is a trusted individual, at this time she holds no rank however it is possible her grandfather gave her basic training. Confirmation on this matter is still required.
. . . . . Should Individual Siesta Sasaki prove to be trustworthy with Pilots' approval Siesta Sasaki will be granted access to FOB.
A/N
Well then did you enjoy the chapter?
I promise things will start to pick up so more as we get going, I didn't really want to go with such a slow start, buuuuut if we just jump into the action Louise would likely be dead within a few minutes…
Anyhow on to our reviews!
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Holy $#!+ there are a lot of them…
villanueva9034864616 : I am back as promised, on the second Sunday there is a fresh new chapter out! Now, where is my pog?
As for the Phase shift, I was always disappointed by the lack of its use during Titanfall's cinematics. I think I'll change that…
As for Viper's lines, well, a little patience is all you require. See you in two weeks!
x-x-TheBurnedMan-x-x : I couldn't agree with you more, both with sleep and with your ideas of Louise on the battlefield. Now as for her element, I may add a gimmick or two to both improve and balance her magic here and there, however, I will be careful to respect the world's canon.
As for the history lesson, I was going to add it to this chapter but it was going to be a bit too beefy and I needed some more time to properly organize the exchange between the two without the whole school finding out that Louise's familiar comes from a completely different branch of humanity. It may be a few chapters before we get Louise to step into a sim pod but I hope you are looking forward to when she does because boy do I have some plans for that!
Lastly, I totally agree it would be hilarious to get a mission prompt of don't move don't talk. And for the army aspect… well no spoilers.
Hope to see you in two weeks!
Bluebunny9 : Hiya! I appreciate the comments and I hope I did a little better in this chapter. Still very new to this whole writing gig, but I'm doing my best and hope to see you sticking around! Till next time!
DodemGM : Ah, that was a little experiment of mine for the people returning from two weeks ago, it was just to show that no time had passed in-between the chapters.
Hope to see you in two weeks!
Aron the Aron : Glad to see you like it! I've always loved the POV of a computer writing style, it's very unique and pretty difficult to pull off, glad to see you liked it!
Also very glad to see you got the reference of FS being the Titan originally meant to be linked to Jack cooper. Loadout wise I do understand that FS was intended to have a Legion loadout however as I mentioned he is a 'prototype' unit so he has a few more tricks up his sleeve. As for why I chose the expedition loadout to start, well you assumed correctly when you mentioned it was far more versatile than the other loadouts.
Hope to see you in two weeks!
kukuhimanpr : Haha! Love the reference, hope to see you in two weeks!
Guest : Oh I totally agree, Louise is gonna need some serious Pilot 101 classes pretty soon.
Hope to see you back in two weeks!
naufalrakha0104 : Hmm, well now if none did I would be missing out on a great action sequence
Hope to see you back in two weeks!
(fun fact the send-off above was the only send off to be copy-pasted)
Lilcrafter : Thanks! Hope to see you on the following Sunday!
ponyheart07 : Glad to hear it! Tune in two weeks from now for more!
Raven : Indeed indeed, well now we know Siesta's grandfather was an Artillery Lance bombardier, now I wonder how they managed Artillery strikes during the early frontier wars? Seems like Siesta might have her own unique set of skills to work on.
Now as for what's in the vault and who our wielder of the 'staff of destruction' weeeelll, no spoilers!
Glad to see your regular review and hope to see you next chapter!
Stone125 : Its pretty nice.
Here following Sunday?
Donut : Awesome! Love to hear it, back in two weeks!
A Viewer : Will do! Tune in in two weeks!