More testrunning

[a_linear_mind]

[1] [The Usual Combat Prompt]

[Explosions ring through the air as a city is attacked by some strange crystalline beings. In the middle of all of it you see a very weird looking slightly angelic robot fighting against the beings. However, whoever the pilot is - he seems to be a complete amateur.  As the entire machine is wrecked. Very large sections of it are missing and the only weapon it has left is a dinky-looking sword. And he's not using it very well. In fact he struggles against even a single one of these crystal beasts.]

Great, how could this get any worse?

[What he doesn't notice is the much larger group that's about to jump him from behind.]

[2]



[You've just helped Willis with something completely trivial that he really shouldn't have needed help with. Despite that, he's already grasping both of your hands and bowing to you repeatedly.]

Thank you thank you thank you. I don't know where I'd be right now without your help.

[3]



[For one reason or another Willis is trying to cheer you up in the only way he knows how. By bringing up how terrible he is.]

Hey come on now, don't let it get you down. You just made a mistake. I've made way more, like the time I crashed into my Boss'  personal garden with a mech.

[4]



[Something very bad has just happened and Willis was directly involved. When you find him, he's looking at what seems to be a very old photo. Of course, your presence doesn't go unnoticed.]

Yo, sorry you had to see...that.

Comments

[a_linear_mind]

Well yeah it's just...hard to hide a giant robot in those places.

You know how 'they' are. If they spotted Strahlend near a city they'd make up some reason to deploy there.

[a_reserved_mind]

[Sigh...]

I hated to think that was actually the case, but it does explain why you were close to impossible to track down.

That stalker woman was getting all depressed about it, too.

[a_linear_mind]

Oh come on, it's been like...15 years...give or take.

Although, you must have missed me more than her if you were looking for me this entire time.

1/2

[a_reserved_mind]

And yet she wouldn't stop going on and on about it...

That's one of the reasons I'm so relieve-

[Now registering...]

2/2

[a_reserved_mind]

No, I did not.

All they did was place me on the forward team. It was partly my responsibility to look for you, understand?

[a_linear_mind]

You're still just as hot and cold as ever. It's important to be honest with your feelings Elys.

Just because you still look like a teenage girl doesn't mean that you have to act like one.

[a_reserved_mind]

A-acting...?!

I am not acting like one! Look- you're the one twisting my words here!

Nnnnhh, I should have expected this...

[a_linear_mind]

Seems like neither of have changed that much after all this time.

I've really missed you though Elys. I'm glad that we were able to meet again after all of this time.

[For once Willis actually sounds genuine here.]

[a_reserved_mind]

[This sudden honesty takes her by surprise.]

...Ah...y-yeah...

Well...I guess...I've missed you too. So there.

[a_linear_mind]

Hmmm? What was that?

[a_reserved_mind]

I said...I missed you too, idiot.

You're not making me repeat that again.

[a_linear_mind]

Ahh, that used to work all the time.

I guess I have to take whatever small victories I can.