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Before you can try to talk to Preston, Kiara points something out. "Wait, hold on, this doesn't make sense. The point of the mission is to HIRE more people here, right?" You don't respond at first, only offering a raised eyebrow to gesture at her to continue. "Why would they hire us to help recruit people if they ordered him to make it deadlier only a week and a half ago?"
"Preston. Wait in the Barracks." Naomi firmly barks out. Seems like he recognizes the tone because he fucking bolts back inside so you guys can talk privately for a moment. Once he's inside, Naomi turns her focus towards Kiara. "What are you trying to imply, robot?" She questions with the same firm tone of voice but it's obvious that the question is bothering her too.
"Well, clearly they should already know what the problem is. Men don't want to join a company that turn them into mulch in their first day in, let alone women or robots or bugmen! Yet they're asking us to get new recruits. There has to be a reason outside of incompetence."
[MILITARY EXPERIENCE] "If they felt like the training had to be this brutal, that necessitates that what they're preparing for is equally as brutal. Perhaps something akin to the Antiseptic War. Any edge would matter in that case." Naomi proposes.
[SEEKERS OF THE CITY] Both you and Kiara flinch at that name. Company wars occasionally happen but the Antiseptic War was the biggest one in recent history, ended about sixty two years ago. At least 16 companies were involved and it had one of the largest bodycounts of any conflict in centuries "Wouldn't there be some obvious clue that a war like that is about to happen?" Kiara points out.
[CORPORATE INSIDER] "They wouldn't even have hired us if it was that confidential. Sure, having company deathsquads as a deterrent towards leaking any information should be enough, but it has to be something they're not afraid of us knowing." Alexis states.
The burning sun shining about your group is making your head throb. You dry swallow a PEP PILL and a RASPBERRY SINSU to clear your head.
>RASPBERRY SINSU ACTIVE!
>-1 PEP PILL and RASPBERRY SINSU
>CHECK PASS!
"Maybe it's not a war." You click your tongue. "If they're desperately trying to improve how skilled their units are, and they have corporate reps here RIGHT NOW, maybe they're making a corporate power play? Gain resources, gain influence, gain allies."
"That would make sense but the other companies have to get something out of this, right? If they want to work with X-Company for extra security, what are they guarding against?" Alexis's brow furrows. "Naomi? You got an idea?"
"...Hm. The only threats I could think of that would fit would be Abnormalities or those with access to anomalous equipment. Like you." Naomi's eyes lock onto you.
"Wait. A surge of anomalies, that restaurant..." Alexis mutters.
Kiara's posture tenses up. "Nicole, those figures you asked me about..."
[PERSON OF INTEREST] Wait, are they trying to fight against THEIR plan?
