My apologies for the delay, but Amazones.com prides itself on sourcing our products in-house.
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@A:Amazones CEO
Most importantly, my costs are effectively zero thanks to my Amazons literally doing all the heavy lifting.
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@Amazones Employees
[f large]Raaah!
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@Mash
I'm fairly certain that violates labor laws in nearly every country on the planet...
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@Mash
Wait, who else is here?
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@Nite-Brite
Me!
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@Carmilla
And me.
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@Mash
Nite-Brite! Carmilla![sr]What are you two doing here?
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@Nite-Brite
Why, we took advantage of the confusion to flee before we got caught up in that missile's splash damage.
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@Nite-Brite
Kehehehe, I daresay our daring escape made quite a splash itself!
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@Carmilla
Of course, it seems our current state of affairs was inevitable.
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@Mash
I see. So you were both keeping watch to prevent Csejte from becoming dystopia-fied...
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@Carmilla
Oh no, it was the other way around.[sr]We were both fully on board with that.
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@Carmilla
Unfortunately, making and executing meticulous plans turns out not to be my strong suit.
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@Nite-Brite
Indeed. With Carmilla's chaotic yang to my orderly yin, there was simply nothing to be done.
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@Mash
If you ask me, neither of you have a leg to stand on!
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@Carmilla
At any rate, we will help you take Csejte Pyramid Himeji Castle back from Osakabehime. I believe doing so would be in all of our interests, no?
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@Carmilla
What do you say?
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?1:Of course we'll accept your help.
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@Nite-Brite
Excellent!
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@Nite-Brite
Personally, that princess is so full of herself it's really ticking me off!
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@Nite-Brite
It makes me wish for nothing more than to see her groveling for her life!
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@Carmilla
...Indeed. She is free to hole up in her room if she wishes, but she has no right to involve all of Csejte.
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@Carmilla
...At the very least, she could have avoided literally piling atop my castle's current architectural woes...
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?1:This is pretty serious...
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@Mecha Eli-chan
(I should point out how she has no right to speak for Csejte, but I suppose there are more important things to worry about at the moment.)
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@Mecha Eli-chan
(She should at least be helpful when it comes to defeating Mk. II. I suppose I'll just have to activate grin and bear it mode.)
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@Carmilla
...I could have sworn I felt some considerable malice directed at me just now.
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@Carmilla
But, no matter. We need to install this new part before Mecha Eli-chan can fight again.
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@Carmilla
Come, let's get on with it.
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?1:What part was she missing before?
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@Both
A heart circuit.
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?1:That should've been the first thing installed!
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@Mash
So that's why she nearly made Csejte into a dystopia...
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?2:Why didn't she have that installed to begin with!?
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@Nite-Brite
Don't blame us! WE weren't the ones who were making design choices, you know!
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@Carmilla
She never had much consideration for others from the start.
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@Carmilla
She only managed to avoid becoming a complete monster thanks to her directive to keep Csejte safe.
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@Mecha Eli-chan
...I have a heart. It is simply turned to its lowest setting for empathy and compassion.
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@Mecha Eli-chan
Besides, you of all people are in no position to lecture me, Carmilla. I'm already perfect in every way.
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@Carmilla
Is that so.[sr]Shall we throw this circuit away then?
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@Mecha Eli-chan
...I didn't say that. A heart circuit would greatly reduce my chances of going berserk, and would likely help to stabilize my erratic Spirit Origin values too.
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@Mecha Eli-chan
Most importantly, it should help me to forge a greater Servant bond with my new pilot candidate.
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@Mecha Eli-chan
Though of course, [&he:she] is still only a cadet at this point...
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?1:Pilot candidate?
?2:Who with the what now?
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@Mecha Eli-chan
You, of course![sr]Who else could I possibly be talking about!?
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@Carmilla
All right, I'm going to install the circuit.[sr]Um...where does this go again?