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“And so, you two will be working together for the foreseeable future,” Ego concludes, and promptly cuts the communication line.
They both stand in silence for a few seconds, still processing the wildly escalating news of so yes, this is an emergency, most of both of your teams were compromised, some of them might be dead, who knows, we’re on the brink of complete failure, etc.
Isagi takes a deep breath, relaxes his hands that are clenched into fists, and smiles at the other person in the room. “I’m lead of 299. Nice to meet you.”
“Rin,” they reply, glaring back as if Isagi has committed a particularly nasty breach of conduct. Their eyes are a piercing, vibrant turquoise, framed by long lower eyelashes that seem familiar. “You can stay here. I’ll kill all of them.” Without another word, ‘Rin’ turns toward the door.
“Hey—wait, you’re just going to go on your own? Everyone else—”
“Is useless to me. Including you.”
“You—” The door closes behind them.
Isagi dashes to chase after Rin. Well, this job isn’t getting any easier…