Pre-Lengthening Shadows

[srwuga_npc]

[Frontdated to right before the mission. These events happen some time before the Strike Witches ones

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[punches_vamps]

[Roads is indeed going to show up to the conference room, wearing his normal clothes.]

You know, my name is Blackwell, not Blackmore...

But yeah, we've got stuff to talk about. Why don't you start?

[srwuga_npc]

[Nicolai is already there, with a small briefcase waiting by his side.]

Ah, my apologies. I think I explained before that I know quite many Blackwells and Blackmores, and the names tend to blend sometimes.

In any case... Since we talked like this last time, you fought the Id Beasts again. In space, even. What do you think about that battle? Don't you find it worrying they made an appearance so far away from Earth?

[punches_vamps]

Yeah, it's weird. That puts all of the colonies well within their range...and day/night cycles can be weird up in space.

Took a hell of a lot of firepower to dispatch them that time, too...

[srwuga_npc]

It's possible that the stronger fragments of Ahriman's Id take longer to awaken... Which would mean that the Id Beasts we encounter will only get stronger over time.

But not all is bad news. If I heard correctly, you managed to use the Sunlit Hero mode in that battle. Does it work reliably now?

[chozo_girl]

[And Samus, who is going to be participating in tomorrow's mission, inevitably happens to be nearby. No particular reason to meddle in Roads's conversation for now, however, so she's just staying against a wall, eyes closed, listening without saying a thing]

[russianbluerobo]

[Vlaska's next to her of course, napping and purring in his sleep.]

[chozo_girl]

[As the conversation starts to turn increasingly hostile, however, Samus pokes Vlaska subtly to awaken him so that he's ready, and tosses him a look of "stay sharp". She's just waiting for the shoe to drop now...]

[russianbluerobo]

[Vlaska yawns and stretches, but seemingly after a moment the cat seems less adorable and more like a hunter on the prowl.]