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Loud steps were coming from the stairs room. Her long tentacles kept swinging back and forth. Her eyes tracked down the clean red carpet, in front of windows which were showing the non-stopping rain. An Inkling man kept talking in front of another Inkling man: his irises caught a glance of rectangular glasses which flashed once.
The other man turned behind, seeing her legs moving towards a large, metallic door. Her mouth was flat, her nostrils opened for less than a second. Her right arm stretched over the handle…
CLAMK!
"Good morning everyone." Mirii passed the door, as her back turned and pushed the door back.
She returns ahead, as her right forefinger pushed the middle of her glasses. Her hands clasped, as she bowed down.
"My most sincere apologies" The girl rose back. "for holding the meeting from an unexpected need of time."
Her head rose, slightly lowering her eyebrows.
"I desire to confirm that my delay didn't cause any fatal consequences."
Bars' back was leaning on the wall, with his hands inside his pockets. Grina was chewing something, with her mouth closed. Tonna was in front of a erase board: her hands were holding a tablet device, which screen was black. On the board, a tower image was surrounded by words.
A large Inkling man, with a cigarette on his mouth, was sitting at the table's head. His hands were clasped and his irises were looking down the girl. His left fingers took off the cigarette, as he puffs out smoke.
"Mirii Kelpshell I assume…" He stood up, as he shows his yellowish teeth. "I know you had an obligatory visit for the Inkling Hot Baths: did those waters healed you up?"
"My veins were already tackling the ink problem themselves, but the miraculous baths put an end to this severe problem." She walked towards the man. "I'm no longer in need for medications: the orders of the Inkopolis Security Team are the priority who needs the proper attention."
Tonna and the man smiled.
"Excellent words!" He nodded. "I waited 5 years to finally hear an Agent with such attitu"
"Ahem, excuse me sir…" Tonna closed her eyes, raising her head a little. "Mirii's rank is Ranger, which points match the ones from Grina and Bars."
"Really?!" He turned over the woman, frowning a little. "That must be a mistake! No Ranger had this seriousness, ever since the first times the team formed up!"
"Heh, boss… not to burst someone's tentacles or anything but" Grina stood up, showing her grin. "me and Barsy are serious too for this nifty job."
"Oh yeah?!" The man turned behind, pointing the girl with his cigarette. "Do I have to remind you about the screams you and that other animal did, after first stepping in this darn room?!"
Tonna's eyes almost popped out. Mirii's jaw dropped. Grina giggled lowly, chewing some more.
"That scream was our serious battle cry for the intense, action moments!" Her right forefinger rose. "You gotta have some style, if you want to dry out some seaweeds!"
"Yeah! Like, totally agree there!" Bars moved out of the wall, folding his arms and grinning a bit. "The yells flat out the competition."
"The only thing who remains flatted are every single point YOU HAVE IN YOUR WORTHLESS RANK!" The man punched the table, as it trembled a lot.
"Whoa!" Grina jumped, with her irises right on his fist. "I didn't know the boss had ancient strength techniques!"
"You can learn them, once that spongy brain of yours works more." He brought the cigarette on his mouth, inhaling more smoke.
He puffs out the smoke, as the man flicks it over a clear ashtray on the table.
"Enough with this charade of words! Now that Mirii is here" He starts walking slowly, left and right. "the meeting will officially start!"
His head turned over each of the three Inklings. Mirii's hands were on her back, as her eyelids lowered.
"Usually, I would read a paper and send Agents to complete the daily missions… rarely I have to do the same for Rangers like you." He bends forward, pointing his eyes over Grina.
She sticks out her tongue: the man lifted back, snorting.
"However!" He resumes his walking, as his right hand scratched his belly. "Mr. Tarfo called me early, personally announcing the Inklings who would tackle this mission…"
"And that's the open box we all saw!" Grina opened her arms.
"You would be surprised to know" He turned behind, as his right forefinger pointed down the girl. "that Hun was also mentioned."
"What?!" Mirii's eyes shrunk, as her mouth opened wide. "I request a motivation for that choice."
"Good request." The man smiled, as his finger waved up and down over Mirii. "I reminded him about that health test he had to do…"
The girl frowned, as her left foot stepped forward.
"What was his response?"
"He didn't care." He shrugged, as he slowly shook his head.
Mirii kept looking over the man.
"… he isn't lying…" She closed them for a moment. "How could he answer such vital question with this careless attitude?!" Her left hand grabbed her right elbow.
The man chuckled, as his head turned over Tonna.
"Ha ha, this Ranger is going to eat up those ranks in a second!"
The woman snorted, as her eyes were directed on Mirii, with her eyelids almost completely down.
"Look Mirii." He clapped once. "Mr. Tarfo has the powers to not give a reason, behind his choices…"
"Nnngghh!" Mirii bended backwards, as her right arm bended in front of her, her teeth gritted and her irises shrunk. "No… th-that answer can't be true…!"
"Although, I mentioned the start time for the mission and suddenly, he changed his mind!" He let out a small laugh. "If I didn't told him that your mission starts at midnight, Hun would have been here too!"
"Midnight…?" Her right forefinger tapped her right cheek.
"Yeah, I can see the cause." Grina snapped her fingers, smiling. "His health test starts around that time. Aren't I right?"
Suddenly, everything went negative around Mirii: her wide eyes and open mouth were frozen.
"Hmm!" The man nodded, as he gradually turns over Grina. "You know… that answer might not really be that wrong at all…"
"Heh! So much for a spongy brain, huh?!" She shrugged, grinning even more.
"Like, Grina is our leader after all!" Bars raises his fists in the air. "That girl knows more than one smooth move!"
"Still, her impish"
"WAIT JUST A SECOND!" Mirii frowned a lot, with her body bending forward.
Everyone turned their heads over the girl.
"Is this true chief?!" She was breathing loudly. "Does Hunley's health test really starts at midnight?!"
"Nah. Your friend's suggestion was interesting, but at the end I'm sure his health test starts out much sooner."
Mirii kept looking at his eyes: she smiled.
"As I suspected… he's lying." She closed her eyes for a moment. "Are you really positive about that answer, chief? I must point out something rather… contradicting."
"Which is?" His hands fell in his pockets.
"Mr. Tarfo's answer." Mirii folded her arms, as her head rose a bit. "As we know, Hunley's reason to work for this team was to receive admittance for utilizing an expensive machine." She nodded.
"So?" He rose his mouth.
"Just recently, a mysterious dark ink emerged from his body." She starts walking near the others. "No scientist could state the origin of this ink… nor the cure… he even ordered that Hunley must not leave the Headquarters." She breathed loudly once. "At the light of those evidences," Her right forefinger pointed at the chief. "why he doesn't care that Hunley is out of the building, tackling a mission?"
"Hmmm…!" His left hand scratched his belly, as his eyes were looking up-left. "Indeed a suspicious decision..."
"Would you like to give us an answer, chief?" She folded her arms, smiling.
"Not now, Mirii." He walked towards the board. "I have the mission to expl"
Suddenly, Mirii jumped right in front of him: she frowned at him, as her right hand stood on the board.
"Forgive me, chief… I wasn't clear enough…"
"Hmm?!" His head tilted to the right. "What are you"
"I need an answer now." She nodded. "It's very important."
"Err… actually…" He looks to the right for a moment. "I don't have much ideas about his answer… but why it's important?" His hands opened in front of her eyes. "I don't see anything terribly wrong."
Mirii kept looking at his eyes. She frowned even more.
"You are LYING!" Her hand slammed on the board.
"HEY!" The man frowned, as his belly rose. "I'm the chief, Mirii! No Agent or Ranger can order me to talk about matter unrelated with the mission!"
"Your answer might be vital for the mission…" Her right fingers lifted her glasses once. "I may decide to drop my task, if I suspect that Hunley needs my support."
"Your support?! As far as I know, he only cares about his little sister!" He lifts his sleeves.
Mirii left her mouth open, as her eyebrows gradually rose.
"If there is someone who needs the most is that little girl!" His wrists rest on his sides. "Come to think of it, didn't you have a chance to see him?"
The man turned over Grina: the girl was unwrapping a yellow candy.
"Especially you, Grina." His eyes saw the plastic card threw away from the girl. "Tonna said he paid a visit in your room."
"Yep!" She puts the candy inside her mouth, chewing loudly. "What's the deal?"
"He… … naaah, he didn't." His right hand moved down.
"He did what?!" Mirii's fists clenched.
"That kid's memories must have tricked him again…" He turned back to Mirii. "Tonna told him yesterday, that he had the health test."
"HE KNEW?!" Mirii's eyes almost pop out!
"Aaaah yes." He nodded, as his head turned over the woman. "Am I right, Tonna?"
She nodded, sighing loudly.
"He really didn't take the news too well…" A sweat drop appeared on her forehead's left side. "I remember him yelling, wanting his little sister with him."
Mirii's face got bluer.
"There it is! The key element: his little sister." His right forefinger tilted back and forth, as his eyes went back on Mirii. "So, what it makes you think he would need more your support? Absolutely nothing!"
Her eyes were getting watery: her left hand was trembling, as they pulled out her glasses.
"Since he doesn't need you, that answer"
"I WANT TO KNOW!" Mirii roared, showing her fangs.
The man tilted backwards, stepping back with his left foot.
"I want to know the truth!" Her eyes got more watery. "Hunley might be in danger in this very moment!"
Their mouths were sealed: their eyes were all seeing Mirii sniffing with her nose, as her wrist passed over her eyes.
"He needs my support… he's calling my name… he's waiting for me, chief!" Her voice felt chocked. "I just need to know the truth… because your words were nothing but obstacles for my dear friend!"
The man rose his mouth, as his right hand fell in his back-pocket, picking up a box of cigarettes.
"… I see it now…" He took off one. "… I know that behavior…"
His left hand immerged inside his left pocket, extracting a lighter. He puts the cigarette on his mouth, as the lighter cough off a small fire which he lends near the cigarette's tip.
"… I assume I could be a little more specific…" He puffs out some smoke.
Mirii kept her frown, as her breath lowered.
"Alright, here is the news: Mr. Tarfo told me that Hun and the rest of his friends were tackling this mission, since his health test got postponed for 11:30 PM."
"When this decision was taken?!" She bended forward.
"Can't tell." He puffs out more smoke, as he walked towards Grina. "I told him that the mission would start at midnight… he changed his mind."
"Then, why he has to go to the labs?! That's, where I suspect the scientists are located…" Her right forefinger tapped her right cheek.
"Heh! Here it comes Mr. Tarfo's powers…" He shrugged.
"NO! THERE HAS TO BE THE REASON!" Quickly, the girl wears her glasses.
"Trust me, please." He turned over the girl. "Mr. Tarfo refused to talk more about it… the only thing I can confirm is Hun will stay at the labs for the rest of the day."
Mirii holds her breath, as her eyes were right on his ones.
"Who knows what he'll do there… I never understood why this team cooperates with scientists, actually." He puffs out smoke, before flicking it on the ashtray. "Whatever. They just announced that Hun is on his way for the labs."
The girl turned over Tonna: her eyebrows were up, her mouth was downturned.
"Alright, time's up." The man walks over the board. "Without any more interruptions, I shall explain the mission once and for all."