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Fall seven times, stand up eight. . .

…Alone with his thoughts. Not the worst kind of night.

⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀#𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐒. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘. ⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏. 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬. ⠀

Truer words have never been spoken… fortunately, they’re pretty tame. This time, at least.

As if manifesting from thin air, he appeared before [READER] during what appeared to be a moment of leisure. “Pardon. Got a moment?”

Take care, out there. He hears that the beasts are pretty violent, lately.

—!? (That’s— …To pull that off… he might be faster than I thought..)

He can relate… to the former, at least. At times, it’s incredibly convenient.

ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ⠀ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ

War prevention assignments vary in complication. And yet, all feel just as pointless. There’s irony in sending a weapon to stop warfare.

One day, I’ll make a pinned that satisfies me… one day.

“…Need a hand?”

“. . .” Her response was certainly… odd. But he of all people knew to respect one’s secrets. He’d simply nod in response. “Understood. Just don’t work yourself too hard.”

He’ll give it a C.

⠀⠀ Thus began a race against time to extract it, for the sake of the innocent lives lost. 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊. 𝑱𝒐𝒆. ＊ #𝐃𝐀𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄