The Tempest Archives: Project Exokuro (Mangascript)

Chapter 31: The Plot

Morning

Meanwhile at area 64, Fayna had already broken the news to Hull. Hull sits there with his eyes closed and his hands folded on the desk thinking to himself.

Executive Hull: *Hmm, it appears I underestimated these assets. They were just about our best shot though. Just what did Laura create?*

Cleat walks into the room. He salutes when Hull looks up and then drops it. Cleat stands at attention. There's some tension in the room for a few seconds.

Executive Hull: "First Lieutenant Cleat...."

Cleat: "Aye sir?"

Executive Hull: "Commander Fayna already let me know what happened. Have you checked on Aftie and Bridge yet?"

Cleat: "Aye sir. Bridge is only bruised. Aftie on the other hand was stabbed. But, you know. She's a demon so she'll heal faster."

Executive Hull: "I see"

There's some silence in the room for a few more moments

Executive Hull: "Copper and his crew from area 63 are coming back again anytime soon. This will be unfortunate news for them. They really depended on you guys."

Hull looks up at the ceiling

Executive Hull: "But it's not your fault. There may have been an error in our strategy."

All of a sudden, Copper and Regelio walk in.

Executive Copper: "Greetings my friend"

Hull stares up at him

Executive Hull: "Greetings"

Executive Copper: "I assume based on your expression, things did not go as planned"

Executive Hull: "Not in the slightest"

Cleat stands next to Fayna at attention. Copper lights a cigarette

Executive Copper: "So then. What other options do we have? These guys are elusive"

Executive Hull: "Perhaps, we should take the fight to them a bit more harshly"

Copper sits down

Executive Copper: "More harshly you say? And how will we do that?"

Hull thinks for a moment before suddenly getting an idea

Executive Hull: "Instead of tracking them down and predicting where they might go or strike, we need to take the fight to them. Think about it like this, they're gonna keep showing up at our front doors. So why not show up to theirs"

Everyone in the room seems fond of that idea.

Executive Copper: "Yes. Why didn't we think about this before? We hit them hard where they reside. Then we cripple and capture. But we will need to combine our manpower and train them exclusively for this mission. We may even need some of the assets"

Executive Hull: "Indeed. We must plan this carefully and not rush too fast into it. Let's only send out scout squads to monitor their activity on the island. Once we find them and their base, we destroy it. And at this point, I'm fully on for dead or alive"

The 2 stand up and shake hands

Executive Copper: "Then let's get set up. In this scenario, we have no other choice. "

Evening

Bronx goes up to DJ at The Wei