Aspera, confused, asks,"Who is this guy, and why does he know who you are? He's so passive-aggressive. Is he going to fight us? Or is he trying to talk? I'm los—"
Osprey exhales."He's Mr. N's biggest failure—"
Well, one of them, at least…
Aspera—"What? HOW? I'm an Elite Guard for this organization. He's not listed in the history books as a former general of any sort—"
As Mori takes note,"Elite Guard? What Elite Guard has to announce that they're an Elite Guard?"'This bitch is a joke?'
Osprey:"We don't talk about him. None of us do."
Aspera:"Are you being serious? If I knew who he was— I—If we knew his abilities, we could have prepared."
As they both ignore Aspera, the two men stare each other dead in the eye.
Osprey:"So you've finally come to kill me. I know it was only a matter of time. Life these days has been terrible. Maybe dying to you wouldn't be so bad after all."
Mori smiles for a split second. A part of him wishes he could speak, just be himself for a moment, but he can't.
Mori:"You're not the type to just roll over and die, so please don't give me that false hope."
"Zinn."
Mori's teammate looks onwards at the destruction as he walks into the building, flexing his 3-section Bo-Spear.
Mori lets out an irritated mumble."Didn't I tell you lot to stay back until I'm finished?"
Zinn ignores him completely, brows pulling together in confusion."Two Elite Guards, just randomly sitting in a restaurant? Off duty, are we?"
He pauses, his expression twisting with sudden realization.
Zinn continued,"Hold on… don't tell me Mr. N has sunk so low he's letting women run his army now. How inspiring. Truly progressive. I'm sure the non-gendered adore him for it."
Zinn's phone vibrates in his pocket. Calesxis.
Zinn pulls it out, glaring at the name on the screen before answering with a sharp flick of his thumb.
Zinn looks at Mori as he shows him the phone."Of course this creep calls now. Unreal."
He paces a step, voice dripping with annoyance.
Zinn:"You know, if you're gonna spy on me like a rat, at least have the guts to stay quiet while you do it."
He pauses, listening to the silence on the other end, a crooked grin twisting his lips.
Zinn:"Go on, speak up, kid."
Calexsis:"Okay, so despite the traumatic event, I was able to circle their base. The base is rather pathetic for someone with that much money. It makes sense as to why it slipped past us before on our previous search through this city."
Zinn scratched his head."So what are you trying—"
Cal cuts him off."I was spying on them earlier, alongside the 'Gift.' There was a misgendered male. I suppose it's the Serial Killer Siegfried."
"It perfectly matches the description. It's kind of a curveball. We thought Liam was the only gift. But Mr. N is two, no, five steps ahead."
Osprey's eyes open wide."Serial killer? Linked with Liam? Impossible. I know I wasn't paying attention, but there's no possible way he could have slipped me."
'The sounds, the voices, the cameras? We picked up nothing??' Osprey thinks to himself.
Aspera's mouth opens like a surprised Pikachu."Oh… fuck… Osprey was right. We should have stayed back…"
Mori sighs, conflicted. A serial killer is no joke. However, that's not our objective. Let's stay focused here, he says to himself as he looks back at Osprey with concerned eyes.
Mori:"Your work is getting sloppy these days, Os. You sacrificed so much for Mr. N, and yet it seems like you don't even want to be there anymore. What's the point?"
Osprey takes a deep breath, containing himself.
Mori continues,"But I get it. The man is scary. He will drown an entire city underwater, and everyone would blame the civilians for not being able to swim."
That's exactly the type of man Mr. N is.