"Very well, I shall need to speak with your outfitter to know what I am to work with and access to some materials that may be difficult to find, though not until I see my apprentice." You offer, accepting the deal as you stand. Waving your hand, you use Telekinesis to open the door from the other side and wait for your escorts to catch up.
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"-ill can't understand you." You hear from the other side of the door. The commander had split off from your group in order to 'make some arrangements' while you speak with Louise.
Entering the room, you see your snarling apprentice strapped to a bed. "Stop saying whatever you're saying and untie me already you worthless animal!"
"I. Don't. Know. What. You. Are. Saying." A woman in a white and grey jumpsuit says in annoyance, not bothering to look up from the glowing rectangle on the small desk next to Louise's bed. The two guards with you wait outside the room, peeking nervously at the restrained girl.
Not bothering to announce your presence, you make it halfway across the room before Louise notices you. "Master!" She shouts after the shock and confusion of your sudden arrival fades. "How did you find me here? Where even is here? Where's Cattleya? Is the princess... er.. queen okay?"
"Jesus Christ, kid, shut the hell up already!" The woman in white yells, slamming her hands on the desk as she moves to stand. She makes it halfway out of the seat before meeting your eyes. "Oh... hello." She says dumbly, seemingly frozen in that position.
"Greetings." You say with a smirk, causing her to blush and finish standing. Gesturing toward the pinkette, you tease, "I see bedside manner is in short supply around here."
The woman brushes a strand of blonde hair out of her face and crosses her arms. "In case you haven't heard, this pint-sized terror tore through a quarter of the security here a few hours ago. You'll forgive me if I'm not gonna let her do whatever she did to Doctor Moore again."
"Stop that! I can hardly understand a word your saying! What are you talking about?" Louise interrupts.
"Nothing important." You reply. "To answer your questions; magic, a secret military base, Cattleya is most likely somewhere nearby, and Henrietta-" You glare the girl into submission when she attempts to interrupt you. "- is with Quelana."
The woman, who may or may not be a doctor, attempts to stop you from releasing your apprentice. She is rather unsuccessful in her attempt, due to the fact that she randomly started screaming and clutching at her eyes. A quick look at Louise's face confirms your suspicion that she blinded the woman. Shrugging, you ignore the cries of panic and summon Tsun.
Two wet impacts announce the arrival of a bisected zombie. Louise squeals in happiness and proceeds to use her magic to move the two halves back together. "This is perfect, now we can let my familiar block their attacks while we escape!" She says with a malicious grin. "Lets see the peasants try to stop me again without their insidious poisons."
Mussing her hair, you feel a slight pang of guilt at crushing her hopes with your next statement. "Unfortunately, you will need to refrain from such activities for now, as I have negotiated an alliance of sorts with the locals."
"What?! What do we need them for?" She demands furiously. Obviously her fragile pride has taken a hit with her recent defeat. However that came about.
Before you can speak, the commander walks into the room with a balding man who looks even older than you. "Doctor Shen, this is the person I was telling you about. Cynric, this is Raymond Shen, our engineering chief. If it involves building, maintaining, or designing, Dr. Shen is the one to talk to."
"Pleased to meet you." Shen extends his hand, which you shake as he continues. "The Commander mentioned your... talents. While I can't speak for all my colleagues, I for one am certainly looking forward to working with you."
"Likewise, it will be interesting to work with a fellow innovator." Platitude offered, you turn your attention to the scarred man. "My apprentice and I can be of more assistance than simply providing crafting services. I am an accomplished healer and have begun training my apprentice in the same capacity."
The next hour or so is spent working out the details, but in the end it is decided that in exchange for your services, you and the Valliere sisters will be free to take any reproducible gear that you can carry when the war is over. You are once more reminded of the fact that you haven't seen the elder sister yet. Oh well, she's probably fine.
Status: Healthy
Magicka: (650/650)
Choose:
[] X-com's current armor is trash-
[] Enchant for increased defence.
[] Enchant for stealth.
[] Enchant for flight.
[] Write in.
[] Magic lessons with-
[] Louise.
[] The strike team leaders.
[] Shen.
[] Begin converting base personel into minions.
[] Create scrolls-
[] Write in.
[] Write in.
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A/N: There will be a timeskip to the next X-com mission. The vote for potions will be included with whatever you vote to do during the timeskip. Since I haven't been able to sleep, I may have missed more than usual in editing.
