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“Anything important happen while I was away?” You have to go through some briefing
“Lots, dear brother. Yet, not much.” Amelia tries to be vague. “The battlefield has shifted in unexpected ways…”
“How exactly?” You feel like she doesn’t want to talk about this.
“It’s a long tale of twists and turns, Johnny. It’ll take us all morning to understand the severity of the repercussions.” Tactical Ame looks around for possible threats.
“Well, keep it short.” You raise an eyebrow. She’s the one who wanted to rush things.
“OK…” Amelia clears her throat. “The ‘No Flame Possession Clause’ has caused a lot of unexpected headaches.”
“Yeah, I know, there was a big battle to stop the Behemoth, right? Richard and B-WORM went there, right?” You remember Xavi telling you.
“Y-You already know?” Tactical Ame loses half her ammunition.
“Not how it went.” You shake your head.
“There were big repercussions! Big!” Amelia tries to sell this as a bigger deal than it is. “<span class="mu-s">A crystal piece exchanged hands!</span>” Okay, maybe it is a big deal… “Nina's former-friend stole it from the Behemoth! All the flame users there went after her, but she escaped in one big whoosh!”
“C-Carmella?” You ask. That’s the drunk girl you saw piss her pants… ew.
“Yes, that very rude lady! The cats are looking for her, so it’s just a matter of time before we find out where she’s hiding.” Amelia avoids directly talking about Susie.
“And? What happened to the Behemoth?” You want more details.
“The flame users left —that didn’t chase after Carmella— stopped the Serial Killer; when the Zeppelin Referees were about to take his flame away, the big meanie let the host back in control, and they didn’t go through with it!” Amelia is pissed. “It was chaos! The Judges held a meeting to know why the punishments weren’t carried. It was like a big court trial! The Evil Fossil Judge explained that the man behind the mask was part of his defensive protocol personnel, and that prohibits the other Judges from taking his flame. He’s still around, Johnny! Richard was beside himself, he believes he would’ve won the case if he attended.”
“That ain’t good.” You say… “Does that mean he was working under Gordon Sr.’s orders from the very beginning?”