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You groan as you wake back up. C-0RA is resting a can of cold beer against your head. Good thing you bought that machine. The throb in your chest feels...weirdly empty. You don't like it.
Just as you do, you hear the faint sound of an alarm being turned off. S-4M's face flickers on the screen. "She's escaping. I have a feeling you're not going to stop her."
"No." You mutter. You flip your camera over to the containment cell. The three employees are just sitting there, staring at what remains of the anomaly now that it has left.
A cap gun with plastic long since eroded by sand, a red scarf that is clearly homemade, and...something that draws your attention.
A massive cloak that would cover everything from the neck down hangs in the air, defying any sense of gravity. Razor sharp feathers made out of sandstone are what makes up the cloak. They swirl and twist around, moved by a non existent wind current.
<span class="mu-s">Oasis for the Heart has been extracted.</span>
"Let's...collect these." Monifa tries her best to suppress something. While Roxy wears the scarf and holds the cap gun in her mouth, the other three focus on pulling the cloak back to the ground.
You flip to find out where the new form of Sirocco is.
A humanoid made out of dense sand flutters in front of Star of the Century's containment cell. Massive bird-like wings with actual feathers have breached out of its back, as if the true form is hidden underneath the humanoid form.
Loose sand pours out of its back, swirling around the winds as a layer of extra protection. Maybe it also improves its flying? Anomalies are weird.
The humanoid's hands are more akin to talons, same for its legs and feet. Cracks cover every inch of the anomaly, like a half cracked egg.
"Miss Magician. I can't stay any longer but...send me a message when you can, okay?" A young adult's voice echoes out. "See you around. I'll wait for a response."
With blindingly quick speeds, it soars over to the elevator. The floor it flies over is coated in a thick layer of loose sand.
The last thing you see of New World Songbird is her waving a hand at the camera. "See you around, Mr. Admin!" And then she's gone, leaving nothing but a weird void in your heart.
[DYING LIGHT] She'll come back. You're the first place that has treated her kindly.
[HOPELESS WRECK] DON'T GET TOO ATTACHED. SHE WILL NEVER BE A PERMANENT RESIDENT AGAIN. SHE HAS NOTHING BOUNDING HER HER.
[BOUND BY DUTY] Her only duty is to enjoy her life now. I wish her the best of luck.
"Administrator? Are you okay?" S-4M asks, concern dripping from his voice. C-0RA rubs your back. "YouR head feelinG any better?"
"Yeah. I'm fine." You murmur. All you hope for is that she avoids the Outsider. Time to review the other work orders.
