You stubbornly kept yourself awake, if not for yourself, but for the children. Comforting them as best as you can, which you probably failed but still you tried. Eventually, you managed to succeed in both calming the children down and making them sleep, all the while you kept watch over them as their protector, having generating some Light to manifest one of the pistols that make up Solemn Lament.
You glared at every corner, tightly gripping the handle of the pistol out of trying to keep yourself awake and when you need to shoot. You soon heard the sound of movement, frantic and in a rush. Acting quickly, you brought the gun up, ready to open fire if it turned out to be an enemy. But that tension turned into relief when you saw they were the police. Gladly, you smiled at them and soon fell asleep, the cries of the police, one being the closet grabbing and saying reassurances and such.
You just quietly fell into the peacefulness of sleep, uncarning of everything right now but you and your dreams.......
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The situation was grim. Ever since Angela did her thing, you and those, both Agents and Clerks, have been here in this version of the Facility. Fighting off Ordeals and any Abnormalities that managed to not get into Angela's Library, which was quite a few, because most Abnormalities were coming from that well. Most of them were weak and barely formed, like those Peccatulum, those things were at least able to be put down. Which was weird really.
But they digressed. It's been not easy but not hard, it's just been just another day at the office. Of course, that all changed. First up was the arrival of 10 of what someone called as Phantoms. Entities similar but not quite to Abnormalities or Ordeals, each one taking place in each Department. To say those things were powerful were an understatement, at best they could match when Binah or Gebura entered their Meltdown states. Not to mention that somehow, the Ordeals that took place in any Department along with some Abnormalities seemed to fallen sway to these Phantoms.
And then today, there was something made it's home here. Something not belong, more so than the Phantoms. Strange creatures reminiscent of the Indigo Ordeals began to appear and it just made things harder. Right now, almost everywhere was under the control of the dark, with the only place left is the Employee's Quarters being safe.
To be honest, the only reason they made it this fair, besides not actually dying, immortality here was useful, still made it a bitch when they were killed in frankly gruesome ways, they had help from an Abnormality of all things. Though not the one they expected it to be and quite frankly, they forget the thing existed at all.
It was Standard Training Dummy-Rabbit. Yep, the Abnormality everyone took as a joke was helping them. Holy shit it was fucking effective without the Qliphoth Deterrence weakening it, because it can not only pack a mean punch, but apparently it can multiply like how rabbits do and be smart on how to use their strengths to the fullest advantages. It was honestly terrifying, reminded him of both the Rabbit Team that was hired when things go scary or like that that one scene in the movie about a vicious man eating rabbit.
They are also rather upbeat fellows as well, constantly cheering everyone they can, as well saying that the Manager will be back to fix everything like he always do. Heh, wish they shared their optimism, but every day seems bleaker and worse. At least, it seems so, they don't how long has past and has since stopped caring at this point.
But one day, something changed. Or rather, something exploded.
Light. Pure Light was seen and bursting through the Facility, with most forming a large tower originating from the Manager's Office. Whatever it was, power seem to be returning as well to some of the Departments, mostly heading to here and the Central Command Department as well. Whatever it is, it was certainly stirring up everything right now judging by the increasing noises now.
The Training Dummies in particular were very excited, hopping up and down, shaking left right, front and back, all kinds of motions their bodies can provide as they all chanted non-stop of "He's Back."
"Whose back?" Someone finally asked as one of the Rabbits turned to them, face, usually a blank, now in the widest smile that it looked like it could break the materials covering it's face.
"See we told you, He would be back!!!!! The Manager's back to help us!!!!!" was the answer the beings said as some of them rushed forward to the Manager's office.
Well, guess that explains what was going on, you suppose.
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You woke up with a start, heavily breathing as though something has startled you or violently shaken you awake. You looked around, wanting to know what has stirred you so crudely from your slumber. But this is not where you were you expected to find yourself. Instead of the backseat of a vehicle, the brightness of a hospital room or hell, even the warehouse once more.
But not your office. You would never forget this place, this was where you were born, lived and eventually left to join the Light. It still looked the same as you left it, even to your cactus which was probably the one thing that was really yours to be honest. You did wonder what had happen to it, feeling a bit guilty for leaving it, but here it was.
But now you have a bigger question, why were you here again? As for you were aware the Facility has vanished into the Light as well? Maybe this is a dream? If so this is the most realistic dream you ever had.
You looked at your Cactus, and deciding to see if this was truly a dream or not, prick your finger on it.
Ow. Yep, this is real. But this just left more questions than answers, however, especially when you found yourself holding Penitence, the EGO Weapon of One Sin, in your hand.
Whatever the case was, time to find you as waiting here and just pondering would answer any questions and it was not like you are being restrained here either as you were before.
So, determined, you headed out and saw two choices before you. Two hallways promising you two different locations from each other.
One was the Employee's Quarters. The place where Agents and Clerks that either have no home, can't afford one, too tried to head back or other reasons. Perhaps that's where you can find some answers there as is the sound of what is excited children heading to you, you think at least.
The other was the Central Command Department, where the Tiphereth's resided before the Light's release. There you can visit there to refresh memories and also find out that music, already you are reminded of a certain annoying ordeal that had a similar music to it, making yourself nashing your teeth in pure rage.
After a moment of thing, you have decided to take......
[ ] Employee Quarters
[ ] Central Command Department
AN: Well here it is, bet your surprised by the inclusion of the Standard Training Test Dummy-Rabbits right? Well Kal and I have been thinking over this and decided why not, especially with new possible information that came to us, we decided why not. Also have deicded to base the Rabbits off of not only the depicition in And the Show Goes On, but also off of the Tachikomas from Ghost in the Shell as well. Now, have fun voting you guys~