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"Alright... thank you again for the call!" Tonna lowered her smartphone down.
Click.
The woman smiled widely, as her right hand puts her smartphone away.
"Well, what do you know…" Her eyes closed. "We got lucky, this time!"
"Lucky…?" Mirii's right eyebrow rose. "What you could possible do with an item that small?" Her head shakes a bit. "It can't have that much power to… to do anything powerful enough!"
"Never heard of a device who can let you talk with people from far away?" Tonna's eyelids were lowered to the middle, while she was smiling. "This is technology for you."
Mirii's eyes grew a bit.
"Wait… I knew about an item who let you do that…" Her eyebrows went down. "But I clearly remember it was connected with a small, black rope!" Her eyes squeezed a bit. "Are you telling me the truth…? I hope you do, since liars are a category I cannot stand…"
"Isn't it wonderful technology went forward?" Grina smiled, as her eyes closed. "It allows us to do even more than before… and what a great invention the smartphone is!" She nodded. "It's so useful for letting you stay in touch with your friends… and even play quick games, while waiting around!"
Mirii's head turned towards Hun.
"Master… do you know anything about this?" Her mouth downturned. "I don't feel like judging… I do not have any idea what that small box could possibly be!"
"I'm so sure they are saying the truth, Mirii…" Hun smiled. "I know some general information about the objects they use… and I can't even imagine what that thing you saw, can do!"
Mirii's right hand went on her forehead, as her head lowered.
"Th-this… this is rather perplexing…" She sighed. "Mortals are finding more and more ways to proceed in their lives without us…" She bended forward, looking at Hun, as her eyebrows went up. "Is this a positive thing, my Master?!"
"Well…" Hun looks up, as his right forefinger scratched his chin. "As long as this technology doesn't harm anyone, including those who use it… I guess it's fine." His irises returned in the middle, looking at Mirii. "Still, from my part… I prefer more natural approaches: I grew up with them and I found myself fine with them… thus I trust them more than a new, technological way to deal with the same problems, since it could hide some nasty traps."
Mirii smiled, as she nodded.
"Wise words, my Master…" She turned towards Tonna. "I'm thinking that using said tool must have something dangerous… it must!" She frowned a bit. "It can't be perfect! Nothing could ever be one!"
A sweat drop appeared on everyone else's right side of their heads.
"… anyway, because of this lucky event…" Tonna's glasses turned white. "Mirii can skip a security process, moving directly to the second one… which is really a relief, if you ask me." She smiled, as her glasses showed her closed eyes. "The first procedure is one of the toughest, for sure… I couldn't even imagine if things would have worked out, considering the unpredictable nature of said procedure."
"I would like to hear the details about that…" Mirii's head turned to her right, as her right forefinger and thumb were rubbing together. "At this point, those mortals aren't as predictable as we thought… I must learn their thinking ways, so I know exactly how to counter a surprise attack, whenever are those coming towards the Shrine… or trying to interfere with my task."
"Th-the procedure is w-way too lengthy to explain…" Sweat appeared on Tonna's forehead, as her eyebrows' tips zigzagged and her smile flattened a bit. "You don't want to waste your time, considering the huge amount of work you must do…"
"… figures." Mirii's irises pointed at Tonna. "I knew you wouldn't let me and the Masters learn more about the sweeter waters…" Her eyes squeezed a bit. "You are all the same… silent and lazy… ready to catch the first easy prey you come across."
"Anyway!" Hun walked in front of Mirii, looking at Tonna. "What we have to do now, Tonna?"
"Simple!" She turned behind. "We reach our office, where I'll illustrate you the cover-up mission to take on: in this way, Mirii would have the most airtight alibi she could ever have!"
"Wait, what in the world is an alibi exactly?!" Mirii frowned, as her arms formed a cross. "Reveal its meaning… nothing shall pass through me without a proper judging session!"
"Relax…" Tonna walked towards the door, as her head turned to her left and her eyelids were lowered to the middle. "It simply means you'll not get any suspicion on you… right now, this is what you need the most." Her right hand grabbed the door handle. "I'm certain you'll get way too much attention…"
"Tonna, are you sure no one would ever question the fact you entered inside this room, with the use of that universal card…?" Grina grins a bit, walking past Mirii. "If I was an Agent, I would"
"Grina, be quiet." Tonna turned her head towards the door. "The door is slightly open… someone can hear that!"
"Oopsie!" Grina's hands covered her smiling mouth, as her irises turned up-left.
"Wh-what is that supposed to mean?!" Mirii bended forward while frowning and gritting her teeth. "I want answers! I refuse to be left into ignor"
"Mirii, please…!" Sweat covered Hun's forehead, as he walks in front of the girl. "Tr-trust me, at least…! I-I know them… even my sister knows them!" He bended a bit down. "Please… if things seem to go wrong, I-I'll do everything possible to protect you!"
Mirii blushes a lot, as her irises shrunk. Hun blushes too.
"You… you are a very kind person… you deserve this." Hun nodded, while smiling.
Mirii's whole face got red.
"… I… I can't keep on doubting anything…" She smiled. "You are the Master of the Shrine… your words are proof for us." She nodded, while closing her eyes. "I shall be quiet and follow your orders…" She bowed down.
"Actually, you should have that inquisitive approach…" Hun nods slightly. "I fear to not know anything… or even guess anything!" He chuckles a bit. "You do seem to be pretty good at this… considering your Defensive nature and all. You truly know the art of looking beyond appearances…"
"If that's your wish, Master… I'll be more than happy to satisfy it." Mirii's right forefinger pushed her fringe. "You did greatly for our Shrine… you deserve to be trusted and prized by all of us."
Tonna's right hand pulled the door, as she walks out of the room.
"Follow me, everyone!" Her right hand tilted back and forth, as her face kept pointing in the same direction where she was walking. "And close the door, since not even Agents are immune from the stealing habits!"
The 5 Inklings walked each, out of Mirii's room: Bars pulled the door back, closing it. Mirii's irises kept bouncing left and right, as she was near Hun's right side and her feet were walking forward.
"Master Hun… is this another Shrine?" Her eyes squeezed. "The looks of the floor is rather"
"Ssssh!" Hun's eyebrows went up, as his irises went to his left. "Don't mention the Shrine… you might get the attention of those who don't know it!" He whispered.
Mirii's mouth sealed, as she nodded.
"Could you please tell me, where are we exactly…?" Her right forefinger and thumb rubbed together, as she whispered too. "I want to have expectations… this place is making me very nervous."
"S-stay calm, ok?!" Sweat covered his forehead, as he swallows silently. "If you are getting nervous, I-I'll get nervous too!"
Mirii sighed, as her eyebrows went up. The Inklings were all entering inside a room of stairs.
"… forgive my terrible mistake, Master…" Her eyes closed. "Giving you trouble is literally not in my intentions… ever."
"That's ok… don't worry…" Hun turned his head to his right, as he smiles a bit. "Nothing bad happened… everything is going smoothly!"
Mirii smiled a bit, turning her head to her left. Her irises tilted upwards, seeing another opened door leading towards a white wall.
"… I understand why I'm feeling so nervous…" Her eyebrows lowered a bit. "The air I'm breathing in this place… it's rather toxic for my soul."
"Really?" Grina's right eyebrow rose, as she was walking behind Hun. "Don't tell me you have tons of prejudges in that mind of yours… that's"
"There is no pure energy, moving in the air!" Mirii snorted, as she got out of the room. "That's what I need the most, right now… the pure energy is the only who can calm me!"
"Sssshhh!" Sweat jumped out from Hun's head, as his teeth gritted, his irises bounced sideways and his eyebrows skyrocketed on his forehead. "Mirii, hold on… we are almost reaching Tonna's room! Just a couple of steps… the room is right in front of us!" His right forefinger pointed forward, towards a door.
"S-sorry!" Mirii squeezed her eyes, as her eyebrows went up and he nodded fast. "Th-this air is making me crazy…!"
Tonna reached her door, as her right hand was holding a plastic card.
Click.
The woman pushed the door, entering inside her room while followed by the 5 Inklings: Bars entered, pushing the door back and closing it. Tonna sighed, as she sits down on her office chair with a laptop resting on her right side.
"I got curious about that laptop of yours…" Grina grins a bit. "Something so small for a chief like you…? It does sound like an insult."
"Honestly, I always liked laptops better…" The woman grasped the mouse, as she moves it a bit around, while her right forefinger pressed two times on the mouse's left button. "I'm rather on the move, sometimes… I don't usually stay in the same place." Her left hand covered her mouth. "Besides, even when I do have some time to spare, I would still like to work a bit more… the less I have on my back, the more relief I get! Also, it does help me do something in the meantime…"
"Like, how about playin' some games, girl?" Bars shrugged, while smiling. "You would get a whole adventure"
"First of all… I'm a woman." Tonna's eyebrows flattened, her eyelids lowered to the middle and her irises pointed towards Bars. "I'm nowhere near your age and I deserve respect, since I'm a senior. I'm a guide in front of your eyes, not a little kid who wants to play all the time."
"Eh eh, like… if I call you girl, wouldn't I make you look young?" Bars chuckles a bit. "I mean, don't you like to always be a young girl?"
Tonna groaned, as her eyes squeezed a bit.
"Don't make me think of that… I'm way too honest, when it comes to watch myself in the mirror." Her irises returned staring at the laptop's screen. "Anyway… today's mission is a rather straightforward one: go into Oceanic Park and make sure that everything is alright and fine."
"A park…?" Mirii's head turned to her right, as her right forefinger and thumb rubbed together. "Uhm… do tell more about this park… it might be useful for my task."