Chapter 8 - Past And Future Problems

05.03.1642

The Southeast Military Base

21:41

CHE5TER, RY4N and KYR4 are coming back from the meeting of the Council. They seem to be talking about something while walking around the hallway, until LUK3 and N04H make their appearances in front of them too. LUK3 being himself, he leaves the recruit behind and rushes to the group, more exactly to Officer KYR4, who he tries to take in his arms.

[LUK3]-KYR4!! You finally came back to me!!!

...And of course it doesn't take long before the Officer found herself trapped in his weird actions again, pissed off for good.

[KYR4]-Hey!! Hey, what are y... LUK3, get off me!! What's your problem, god dammit!??

[LUK3]-Mm... I have no problem! I'm healthy! I just waited for you to come!

[KYR4]-Are you serious... Let go already, you dickhead!

[LUK3]-Oh, I'm not leaving you any sooner! I will stay like this for some good minutes!

So, KYR4 struggles a bit to push him away, but seeing she doesn't succeed in doing so, she looks at her Great Leader in order for Him to help her. Or anybody in general at this point... Yet the others are simply staring at them.

[KYR4]-Master! RY4N! Please, help me! Anybody! ...Stop standing there and help me, for Heaven's sake!!!

Yet CHE5TER doesn't do anything about the situation, He only looks at both of them and seems a bit amused, but He gets back into His character and starts talking with RY4N again not long after.

[RY4N]-...So, are we going to help Mr. M1SH4M with the mission in the end?

[CHE5TER]-I think so. But I guess it won't be something hard to complete as he described. He only said that his team won't have the time to fulfil their plans at the last two places, so we only need to help them with those. Nothing special. It's not like it's the first time we assist him after all. The collaboration has some good years, doesn't it?

While KYR4 is trying to push LUK3 away from her though, LUK3 only seems to be listening to the conversation these two have.

[LUK3]-Oh, we are going in another rescue mission?

[CHE5TER]-Yes, we are. Late this night.

[LUK3]-Can we take N04H this time too??

[CHE5TER]-It's a rescue mission, Mr. LUCAS. N04H's role has nothing to do with it. What could he possibly learn from this experience if his role isn't even involved?

[LUK3]-But you said "no" at the missions that actually involved his role too! When will he be allowed to come!?

[CHE5TER]-When I decide that he is ready. I know you have good intentions, LUCAS, but he is still in his first months since he has started preparing. I cannot just take him everywhere with me just for the sake of him looking at us. If he chose another role, he could've join the missions even now to witness them. But at the moment, his role doesn't benefit from anything he will hear around. What do you exactly want to show him anyway? He won't even be able to see you in action.

[LUK3]-But I want to teach him more so he can be my buddy when needed! For example, how to fight with more enemies at once or how t--

But before he could finish his words, KYR4 manages to escape and knocks him on the floor, as he has lost his focus and forgot what he was doing in the first place. N04H finally gets close to them all, only to get confused on what's happening.

[LUK3]-Ouuch! Hey!! Why did you have to knock me that hard!?

[KYR4]-Are you serious, LUK3!?

[LUK3]-Yeah, I'm serious!! I didn't hurt you, god dammit! Why did you have to hurt me!?

[KYR4]-Well, maybe next time you will know where you belong if you keep doing this to me! ...The floor!

[LUK3]-*sigh* Man, you sure are hard to get through...

As LUK3 gets up on his feet, CHE5TER looks at him and continues his point.

[CHE5TER]-As I was saying... We cannot put lives on the line just because you want to teach him some small things that don't need to be seen in action yet. That's why we have the training room in the first place.

[LUK3]-...Then what? We leave him alone at the base again?

[CHE5TER]-It is not my choice what he decides to do while we are gone, LUCAS. He can train by himself if that's what he wants. Or he can go and take a walk around the city to visit anyone he pleases. It is not my responsibility to supervise whatever he chooses to do and ruin his free time. But he will not come with us!

[LUK3]-B-But, but--

[KYR4]- --Just give up already, LUK3! You know that Green Head has two years before he can join us in the missions! Why can't you understand that!?

[LUK3]-...I bring you a new member after years of nothing and I can't take him anywhere with me. How thankful you guys can be sometimes, I swear...

[KYR4]-Oh, gods...

Then, CHE5TER looks at N04H for a bit, as he has already listened to the conversation. N04H was a bit disappointed, of course, but he didn't expect that he could come either, so it wasn't a surprise for him.

[CHE5TER]-*sigh*...Sorry, little one. The mission from yesterday is the best I can do for you right now. If I stumble upon something similar, I will try my best to give you a small training like that one again.

[N04H]-...It's alright. I will wait until you consider that I'm ready.

[CHE5TER]-Don't be disappointed. You did well back there. It's just that your role here won't be so easy for me to give you anything since all the other Investigators have left and I'm the only one who remained. If we had more people, probably we didn't have any kind of problems like this one...

Yet RY4N seems a bit unhappy as he hears Him talking, looking down. Even the Great Leader notices that, so He looks at him calm.

[CHE5TER]-...Don't worry, RY4N. I will take you with me as well one day. Just like the good old times. I'm really trying, I swear. But I don't find anything for the both of us since the little time I have. I promise! I'm doing my best.

[RY4N]-...Is it one of your unbreakable promises or you are just saying that so you can get rid of me again?

[CHE5TER]-*sigh* It is my word.

[RY4N]-Hah...

But then, LUK3 intervenes and tries to get their attention again.

[LUK3]-Oh, right! You guys went on that mission yesterday and you still didn't tell me what happened! N04H, why are you keeping me in the dark!?? I thought I'm your buddy!!

[N04H]-I simply forgot to tell you and you didn't ask me either! It's not my fault!

[LUK3]-Well you have to tell me EVERYTHING! I'm your mentor after all! Stop forgetting!!

[N04H]-What do you even mean!? It's something normal to forget! You can't expect me to tell you everything for the rest of my life!

[LUK3]-Well, do your best and remember!! I wanna know EVERYTHING that you are doing so I know if I missed anything fun! I do not like a disciple that's having secrets which he hides from me!!

[N04H]-But I'm not hiding anything, god dammit! I just forgot!

[LUK3]-WEEELL, I don't care!!

[KYR4]-*sigh* Are you for real now, LUK3? You sound like an idiot the more you speak.

[LUK3]-Oh, shut up! I didn't ask you anything! I was talking with little N04H here!

[KYR4]-Okay, so? Maybe it's time for you to take a break from speaking and leave everyone in peace.

[LUK3]-But maybe I don't want to!! And it's not like I did something wrong! I just told him a rule!

[KYR4]-If that's a rule, then I might as well just bring everyone here and ask them if they ever heard about it, god dammit...

[LUK3]-Well, it is a rule made by me for the recruit! So just shut your mouth and--

While they are fighting though, CHE5TER looks at RY4N as He wants to inform him of something, before having the tendency to leave.

[CHE5TER]-...I need to see MY4 now. Tell me if something bad happens between these two, alright?

[RY4N]-Did you see her yesterday?

[CHE5TER]-I couldn't find her as she was away with her work. This time, it wasn't my fault, really. But I did talk with her some hours ago and I need to meet her now. Just so you know that I'm taking my schedule seriously.

[RY4N]-I don't want you to take your schedule seriously, I want you to take your HEALTH seriously! But you don't seem to understand that...

[CHE5TER]-...You want to argue about this now? 'Cause I don't. I either see MY4 now or don't see her until tomorrow. We can continue after, if you wish so.

[RY4N]-...

Then, the Great Leader takes His leave, making only a nod representing a goodbye to the people around. Only RY4N looks at his little brother as He leaves them behind, going forward in the hallway alone.

"...Broken promises are nothing to me, CHE5TER. I'm just worried like all the others. When will you understand that we need you alive...?"