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| >The once abandonned distric of midnight was buzzing with activity once again today as workers and robots were seen everywhere, unloading crates and looking at blueprints on holotablets
>A lone building, obviously made of temporary materials sits in the middle of the street, marked 45-OF. In front of it, guards stand before the door, wearing light armor and showing off large rifles.
>There's also a few children playing around, wearing uniforms much like military garbs

| >A lone man paces up to the tower, giving it slight glances through his eyeglasses as he keeps his head turning looking around the area, taking notes.
>The longer brown hair he has is pulled back into a loose ponytail.
>His hands in the pockets of his black and gold trimmed slacks, he approaches the guards, with a small smile.
"I'm here for a meeting. My handler sent me to meet with the person running the HR here."
>He states simply, leaning back a little.

| >The guard suddenly jerks up
"Oh sorry, huh, so you're here to see Serina?"
>He turns to the other guard who nods
"I'll just notify her of your arrival, and then Lord Katsyusha will take you to her office."
>As soon as he said that, he turns on his radio and the other guard moves closer to the children
"Oi, Katyush, Bring this man here to see Serina"
>He says to a small girl with blonde hair wearing a large eyepatch
>She waves to the other children and goes towards GK with a smile

| "I am the Lord Katsyusha, I'll be in charge of your escort master Gold Knuckle"
>She bows a bit before grabbing your hand and smiling, the guard suddenly puts his radio back into his pocket
"You can go right ahead, Miss Serina said you could come in"
>He opens the door

| >He nods as he waits the brief moment before Katsyusha introduces herself, returning the smiling greeting. He returns her bow with one as well, taking his right hand over his chest, before she takes it to lead him in.
>She'd notice the interesting feel of the material used for his signature Gold Knuckles.
"You can drop the 'Master' part, by the way."

>He allows himself to be led by the small girl, looking around the halls of the area.

| >>391622
"No, No I insist!"
>Katsyusha says as she smiles
"I have the duty to call a respectable individual with the title most fitting"
>She leads you inside the building, towards a somewhat large elevator in the middle of the building
>It looks oddly empty

| >>391624
"If you must, then please refer to me as Master Arx. Master Gold Knuckles is too much of a mouthful."
>He smiles as he keeps his eyes and ears sharp.
"Say, how long has the reconstruction here been going on. I figured you'd have more suits running around here. Or do you guys spend your budget on securtiy and construction over deskwork?"
>His gaze lands on the elevator they're heading to, cocking his head a little.

| >>391625
"Understood Master Arx!"
>Katsyusha is beaming
"Oh, about that, most of the budget is spent in protection, research and construction, most of the deskwork is sent to Burrow to lower costs and avoid the transport of too much personnel, all that needs to be processed with ahort delays or locally is taken care of by Miss Serina"
>She says, matter of factly

| >>391631
"That's what I was thinking... Makes sense, but I know too much deskwork is terrible for your mental well being..."
>He adjusts his glasses as they'd slipped down.
"Still, if that's the case the 'tower' structure seems to be a little much."

| >Katsyusha nods
"Serina said she liked being high up and threw a tantrum when they told her they wouldnt build ot just because she asked... She got it her way in the end... But I guess it really was a bit too much"
>She scratches her cheek
>The elevator reaches the top after a short wait, opening up into a small corridor with a single door
>A small plate reads: Priya Serina, HR manager and leader of AUCR Glitch City projects

| >He scratches his own head.
"Oh... well, I guess it's not the first time I've ever met someone higher up with some eccentricities."
>He chuckles weakly as he walks up with Katsyusha to the door, knocking on it himself.
"Hello, it's uh... Gold Knuckles."
>He calls out through the door.

| "Come on in!"
>A cheerful voice says from the other side of the door
>Katsyusha opens the door, and reveals an office filled with stacks of paper, a large desk stands in the middle of the room, no one can be seen behind it due to the sheer volume of paperwork covering it
"How are you doing!"
>The same voice is heard from behind the papers

| >He grins slighly as he sees the desk and shakes his head.
"I'm doing great. Looks like you could use a breather though."
>He leans back, as he crosses his arms.
"And before you call me Gold Knuckles; please call me Markus."

| "Ah, then Markus, thanks in advance for accepting to aid us, I'll make sure you get a good deal out of this ordeal"
>The pile of paper says
"Lord Katsyusha, you can leave us now"
>The girl in question salutes and waves to Markus
"See you later master Arx!"
>She leaves the room and the stacks of paper work suddenly get moved on the desk, by two small arms
"Ghgh, Please take a seat and excuse the mess"
>A small girl with long flowing pink hair and a bionic eye appears from the papers

| "Glad to hear it. I'm glad you don't expect me to work for free."
>Markus waves to Katsyusha as she leaves. As the paper began sliding away, he was already in thebprocess of approaching and pulling the chair nearby the desk so he could sit.
>Now that they both could see each other, Markus nods to her.
"Mess is no problem. My friend-back-home's desk is always like this. With research papers, though."

| >He shows off the Golden Metal of the black gloves, with the gleaming Sapphire in the middle, with a Gold VII inside.
"Just to provide I'm the real deal, by the way. Security down there is kind of trusting, in my opinion."

| "Why thank you, but I had reports of your appearance, although this does shows a bit of your character, and I appreciate it"
>The girl shows a smug smile
"I am Serina, I'm not quite fond of my first name so I would like it if you did not use it"
>She says before showing a serious expression
"So lets get to buisness shall we?"

| "Thanks. I like straight forwardness, regardless. My gloves act as more than just a weapon. They are an identifier of my status as a Black Collar, so I'll show you this respect."
>He leans back in his chair, getting comfortable.
"You're right. Run me through the beginning."

| >The girl nods
"Well, everything began when we sent our first saints to the city, back during the aftermath of the five minute war, surely you've heard of it"
>She starts rummaging through some files while explaining
"One of the Saint we sent was weird you see, she started saying she could hear what people thought, and that she could somewhat alter those thoughts at her own volition..."
>She pulls out a file
"She was sent to Glitch City to test those powers, and then, she went MIA"

| >She hands you the file
"Normally this wouldnt be a problem, since all Saints have trackers, but hers went haywire and most of all, she met a person who we thought we had killed, a long time ago, not the kind of person we ever wanted to come across again"
>The file reads "F ALECK CASE, CULPRIT REPORT"
"She met who we call person of interest F, A psychopath that caused quite a ruckus back in seattle and in Burrow, and it seems that meeting had her go unstable"
>Serina says

| >He opens the file promptly, taking a bit to look into it himself, as he asks additional questions.
"First; I must verify, that this... Saint had her powers develop outside of the city, correct?
Second; Who were the Saints that were sent with her?
And third; Is there any known connection between this F Aleck and Her?"
>He flips through the file, as he simultaneously prepares to read and listen.

(If it's easier to dictate the file on discord, go for it, btw.)

| >>391764
>(I'll send the file over Discord later tonight or tommorow)
"She developped her power on a trip to the old state of Vermont, As for the other saints with her, they were Saint Ibaraki and Saint Kasen, they never had any problems although Kiyohime was jealous of Ibaraki since she was closer to the mother of all saints, Douji"
>She sighs
"As for the connections with F, none were ever found, but he is known to toy with people"

| (You're good, thanks.)
>Markus takes a moment to process the information as he closes the file, placing it back on her desk, while scratching his chin in thought.
"If I could also have Kiyohime's file personal file too, that would be good. I'd like to know about the person I'm searching for."
>He takes a moment to think once more, before speaking again.
"Also, in your previous conversation with Hakase, you mentioned another... 'Saint of Eldridge has went missing as well, correct?"

| >>392025
"I cannot give you direct access to the saint's files, but if its photos or a personality assesement, they're in this folder here"
>Serina pushes another folder towards you, its rather simple looking
>Her face looks sullen upon the mention of the other Saint
"Yes, indeed... The saint of eldridge is one of the oldest saint, but she never could rein in her peculiar instincts, we had to keep watch on her most of the time... She escaped last winter, in GC"

| >>392325
"Personality and Photo are a good place to start... Any recent Psych Analysis since the mental abilities began as well would be much appreciated?"
>He takes hold of the folder and opens it to peruse the contents.
"Any idea if it's connected? You had mentioned Eldridge's presence is also troubling to you."

| >>392343
"Yes... Eldridge and Kiyohime used to be quite close, so they might of reunited. But as I said, Eldridge is a troublesome individual, and I mean that in a violent way"
>The document shows a photo of a youngish girl with long reddish hair, her eyes are captivating, white irises with black sceleras...
>Serina points to a photo in the file, two small girls cuddled together. One of them is Kiyohime, the other has long white hair and scars over her arms. They both are sleeping

| >>392343
"We didnt perform a psych analysis as she herself did not desire it, she was scared to have anyone analyse her for some reason"
>Serina adds

| >>392346
>He keeps his eye on the picture, tapping it a little bit, before going through the rest of the personality report.
"Violent tendencies are a non-issue, relatively speaking. I am capable of talking out most situations and even more capable in self-defense..."
>Markus's hands shut the personality report. He proceeds to sit back, tapping his chin thoughtfully.

| "Well, number one thing I'm gonna have to do is canvas the city as best I can have done. I have some regular suits inside still along with some affiliates I can leave sensors at..."
>Markus states crossing his arms.
"Has anyone been looking into this before my potential involvement, Serina?"

| >>392394
"Only I have been looking into it to my knoweldge... And as you can see I lack the time to do anything substantial"
>She sighs deeply
"other than that, Maybe Douji, but I try to avoid talking to her"
>The personality report isnt much, it describes the saint as a mellow girl who often seemed lost in her own world... The file mentions her being incredibly scared of the dark and something akin to PTSD

| "Hmmm.... I see. In that case, I'd like to talk about something else for a moment."
>He shifts in his seat leaning forward.
"What do you plan to do once I find Kiyohime? Her powers, similar to mine or not, are a dangerous issue and I'd prefer it not be left in the hands of those incapable of handling it."
>His tone was flatly serious. He adjusts his glasses up slightly as he sits in front of Serina.

| >>392422
"Normally I'd tell you we would bring her back into our custody, but my boss gave me carte blanche, so I would like you to take care of her until we are in the clear, if that's okay of course"
>She says with a sigh
"Of course I would rather you do not study her Ascension or talk about it, if that is okay with you"
>She says
"My bosses would never let me hear the end of it if I ever gave information to a third party"

| >>392435
"Well isn't that just handy... Alright then. I have a partner so I'll be running it by them first, but i'm sure I can arrange something."
>He nods gently as he leans back.
"And you're lucky i'm not in the R&D team, is all I'll say with that."
>He smirks a little as he states it.

| >>392470
"Yes indeed... I fear more for Hakase's curiosity"
>She says with a chuckle
"I'll also be looking and combing around the midnight District with the squads who take care of reconstruction, We have to find as her before anyone with bad intentions does... People like VT and VL"
>She says in a serious voice

| >>392473
"Hakase is more mischievous than anything. Plus, Her speciality is programming and hacking tech instead of any of the other stuff."
>He stands up, checking his phone for a moment, before a quick smile flashes over his face.
"Good to know you'll cover this area. Midnight is pretty big on its own. And I agree. I've seen what VT can do to it's own so I'd like to avoid that for her."

| >>392479
"Oh is that so? Well I'll have to be careful of her mischief then!"
>Serina laughs a bit, before getting up and extending her hand to Markus
"Once again, I thank you for the help and hope we can find her soon, for both my sake and hers"

| >>392486
>He removes the appropriate glove, his hand and digits scarred deep for someone his age. Despite the glove, his hand felt cool to the touch as he grips at just the right amount of force for a 'perfect' handshake.
"As mentioned, I feel obligated to help where I can now. But you're welcome, in advance. I'd like to get this case taken care of quickly too."
>He pulls his hand back, slipping the glove back on, pulling it tight.

|
"I hope you don't drown in your paper work before I finish this too. I'd like to speak more about your Supernatural you've had previously and are stuck at, once I finish this."
>Markus takes a moment to set a black card with gold etched print on the table.
>Black Collar - Markus Arx
>Rank VII - Combat Specialist
>777-XXX-XXX
"My card, by the way. I'll allow you to have a direct line to me in case of any developments."

| >>392680
"Thank you, and i'll try to not over do it"
>Serina says, taking the card and chuckling
"I'll contact you if anything comes up"