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“Two subject allies... I cannot believe it.” France said, before stepping forward and reaching out for a handshake. “France Cobbler. It... it is a pleasure to meet you both in person! Ah, these are my men! Antonin, Lautaro, Maija, Orhan, Ignacy, Archie, Sigit and Guilherme.” France and his men all reached out for handshakes, Chrys being eager to accept them. “It is a pleasure to meet more reasonable people like Mikhail and his men, hehe.” Chrys said a little awkwardly, yet still clearly happy to be here. Katya was a little more reluctant, giving quick and quiet handshakes without exchanging any words. “Katya, is... everything okay?” Sigit asked a little worriedly, you reassuring that she wasn’t the most sociable subject, but that she wouldn’t bite and was friendly. She just needed to come out of her shell. Regardless, you’d look to France and jokingly told him that he could ask Katya a bunch of questions now, since he was so curious before. “Oh, I-I’d love to! But, ummm, maybe first...” He’d point up, as you saw something shifting in colour a bit of a distance above you.
Right near the ceiling above where you stood, you saw a large green mantis subject. It was Idalia, her shifting colours as Chrys spoke up in awe. “Wow, it’s almost like Kamara!” France and his men looked rather pleased, with Maija speaking reassuringly: “You can come down now, Idalia.” And indeed, Idalia would hop down and land in the snow near you. She’d keep her raptorial claws in front of her, looking at you in a mixture of curiosity and distrust. “Idalia, these are Mikhail and his men. We might have mentioned them to you.” Idalia scanned you and your men, before finally speaking up. “Are they effective combatants?” It was a little bit of a strange question to start with, Guilherme speaking in mild bewilderment. “I guess. But, that doesn’t really matter now, does it? What matters more is that these guys can be trusted! They can be considered friends as well!”
Idalia nodded understandingly, before looking over at Katya and Chrys. Though, her attention seemed mostly focused on Katya. Chrys remained interested though, speaking up excitedly. “I, uhhh, take it you’re part Anderson subject?” Idalia shook her head. “I was designed solely by Roraima, but I do not care for him and his cruelties.” It was reassuring that Idalia wasn’t a broken subject like Katya or a mindless animal like Reika. Though, you could tell that her cold and mildly militaristic tone was a likely remnant of Roraima’s training. “So, I presume you girls will have a lot to share with each other, hm? Want us to... leave you three alone to discuss things?” France asked Idalia, who didn’t seem to mind. Your girls would look at you instead, waiting to hear whether you’d agree to France’s suggestion to give them some time together.
