Nah. She didn't create Babel under her authority as King, and it wasn't made to be a military. More like-- she knew some things were gonna need force, and it was gonna need a solid defense.
[ they do feel more comfortable with her saying these things after finding out she works for an organization that genuinely wants to improve the world. ]
That does sound kind of cool. Like a spy.
But the kind in movies that blow things up instead of real ones.
[outside the window, the landscape is... well. it's pretty rough. jagged edges erupt from it here and there, coated in black crystal, and gouges in the land scar it; here and there, they can see the lingering impressions of what look like absolutely massive vehicle treads.
she considers, and given what ramiel has said...]
Ooh, how about this one. Our non-Sarkaz squadmate infiltrated an airship that my revenant here was powering before we met, but... where do you think anybody can go, when they get cornered on a hovering ship?
Uh huh. See, I sewed a tracker into her jacket when she wasn't looking, to keep an eye on her. I had a heads up on where she was.
So I launched a few bombs up to offset her fall speed, Hoederer's Arts made sure the explosion didn't actually blow her to bits, and voila! Instant safety net.
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The organization they used to be-- Her Highness started it. So in a way, they're what's left of what she wanted to make.
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So it's a royal military?
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I'm not sure I understand the distinction. But I suppose every world has such complex and unique history that this isn't a surprise.
[ they peer around the area again. ]
Do you like it here?
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That does sound kind of cool. Like a spy.
But the kind in movies that blow things up instead of real ones.
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Where I'm from, their greatest goal is to be unnoticed and leave no traces of their existence. So, no explosions.
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What I take care of, that comes after the intel.
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[ hehe ]
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...drama at any point, let's be real.
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Will you tell me about some of your missions? I still don't know what sort of thing you really do.
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she considers, and given what ramiel has said...]
Ooh, how about this one. Our non-Sarkaz squadmate infiltrated an airship that my revenant here was powering before we met, but... where do you think anybody can go, when they get cornered on a hovering ship?
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... Nowhere, unless there are parachutes or an escape ship.
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She just jumped off.
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[ who knows with your worlds of magic and ancestors in objects and whatnot. ]
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So I launched a few bombs up to offset her fall speed, Hoederer's Arts made sure the explosion didn't actually blow her to bits, and voila! Instant safety net.
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She must have been extremely grateful! Making the leap would be so frightening. It was brave.
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